Prayer to be recited on Christmas Eve

Child Jesus, dry the tears of the children! Caress the sick and the elderly! Push men to lay down their arms and to embrace in a universal embrace of peace! Invite the peoples, merciful Jesus, to break down the walls created by misery and unemployment, by ignorance and indifference, by discrimination and intolerance. It is You, Divine Child of Bethlehem, who saves us by freeing us from sin. You are the true and only Savior, whom humanity often gropes for.

God of Peace, gift of peace to all humanity, come and live in the heart of every man and every family.

Be our peace and joy! Amen. (John Paul II)