At the National Shrine of the Infant Jesus of Prague, thanksgiving and honor are given to Jesus Christ in his humanity. Through the depiction of Jesus as a child, hope and expectation are heightened, for Jesus was one of us. He understands our needs, and many of the faithful turn to Him in moments of crisis.

The history of the devotion to the Miraculous Infant Jesus of Prague dates back more than four hundred years when the statue of The Holy Infant in the guise of a king was brought to Prague, Czech Republic. It was a precious souvenir of Maria Manriquez de Lara, a Spanish princess who married Vratislav Pernstyn, a Czech nobleman, in 1556. Because of the many miracles that occurred when people prayed to the Infant Jesus, a great devotion arose and has spread throughout the world. Statues of the Infant Jesus of Prague are found in churches and homes everywhere.

Devotions to the Infant Jesus of Prague were brought to Prague, Oklahoma by Rev. George Johnson in 1947. Father Johnson credited the construction of the new church to the intercession of the Infant Jesus of Prague. Keeping his promise that he would establish a shrine to the Infant Jesus of Prague in the new church upon its completion, Father Johnson set a statue of the Infant Jesus of Prague "on a throne of gold" back of the main altar.

As the Iron Curtain fell around the communist countries of Eastern Europe, the faithful were unable to communicate with the Shrine in Prague, Czechoslovakia. Responding to the requests of the people, the Shrine in Prague, Oklahoma was designated "The National Shrine of the Infant Jesus of Prague." Since this time, people from around the world have been accepted into The Association of The Infant Jesus of Prague, and public devotions to the Infant Jesus have been offered. Each month a Novena of prayers are offered on the nine days from the seventeenth to the twenty-fifth. The Sunday that falls between the 17th and 25th is designated "Pilgrimage Sunday," and the public is invited to come to St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church and the National Shrine of the Infant Jesus for additional prayers and benediction. The Shrine is open daily from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm.