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Prayer to the Holy Face of Jesus :
Holy Face of Jesus, Be my joy.
Holy Face of Jesus, Be my strength.
Holy Face of Jesus, Be my health.
Holy Face of Jesus, Be my courage.
Holy Face of Jesus, Be my wisdom.
Holy Face of Jesus, Image of the Father, Provide for me.
Holy Face of Jesus, Mirror of Thy Priestly Heart, Be my zeal.
Holy Face of Jesus, Gift of the Spirit, Show me Thy love.
Holy Face of Jesus, saddened by sorrow, Grant my requests through Thy merits.
Amen.

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Jesus Christ, Our Lord, has granted enormous graces to the devotees of his Holy Face.

Uprooted in the daily life of the Church, already mystics as St. Gertrude and St. Mechtildis, knew and disclosed such pious means of sanctification.

Venerable Sister María of San Pedro obtained, by the force of the visions and revelations that the Redeemer gave to her, who His Holiness Pious XII, moved by the heavenly graces, established the universal celebration of the Holy Face Tuesday before Ash Wednesday. 

The golden path to grow quickly in the love of God was the favorite devotion and the one that with greater charity St. Theresa of the Child Jesus for the Holy Face. For the saint from Lisieux, enormous graces granted through this devotion are not but the fulfillment of the promises given by Our Lord to St. Gertrude and St. Mechtildis in the past. 

"The healthy adoration to the Holy Face is a divine work, destined to save the modern society", will later affirm to His Holiness Pious IX at the request of the venerable Sister María of San Pedro. O.C.D., Carmelite like the Saint of the small souls. 

Our Lord said to this nun: "Whoever gazes at my Face is already consoling me" 

Amongst the promises made by the Sweet Redeemer to such great saints and to the Carmelite of Tours, that were given by the Redentor Candy to so enormous saints and the Carmelite one of Tours, are the following: 

1. I will grant such perfect contrition to them that their sins will turn to precious gold upon My gaze. According to the care which they must take to repair my Face disfigured by the blasphemous, the same one I will have of theirs which has been disfigured by sin, transforming them as when they finished receiving the waters of the Baptism. 

2. None of those people will ever be separated from Me. 

3. Offering My Face to My Father, they will calm His anger and they will buy with celestial currency the pardon for the sinners. By this offering, nothing will be denied to them. 

4. I will plead before My Father to grant all the requests that are requested from me. By My holy Face, they will work wonders. 

5. I will illuminate them with My Light. I will consume them with My Love and I will make them fruitful of good works. 

6. They will cry, like the pious Verónica, for My adorable Face, tarnished by sin, and I will imprint My divine features in their souls. 

7. By resemblance of My Face, they will shine more than others in the eternal life and the brightness of My Face will fill them with joy. 

8. All those that defend this cause of reparation, by words, by prayers or in writing, will also receive defense in their causes in front of God Father at the time of their death. I will wipe the face of their souls, wiping out the spots of sin and giving back their original beauty to them.

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Blessed Maria Pierina de Micheli & The Holy Face of Jesus Devotion & Medal

"No one gives me a kiss of love on My face to make amends for the kiss of Judas"

"I firmly wish that My face reflecting the intimate pains of my soul, the suffering and love of my heart, be more honoured! Whoever gazes upon me already consoles me." - Our Lord Jesus to Sister Maria Pierina

Brief Biography of Blessed Mother Maria Pierina de Micheli

Birth and childhood :

Maria Pierina de Micheli was born on September 11 1890, in Milan, Italy and she was baptized at St. Peter in Sala's church on the same day, with the name of Giuseppina.

Suffering came early for Maria Pierina as she had not yet turned two when her father died, leaving the family without his fatherly love and affection along with the sufferings of losing their main breadwinner.

Early visions of Jesus :

At age 7 on May 3, 1898 she received Jesus in her First Communion.

Recalling that day with holy joy many years later in 1943 she wrote-

"I saw the baby Jesus in the host. Heaven on earth! Today, only by faith, I know he loves me."

Then began a lifetime of heavenly graces and visions, along with many sufferings in union with Jesus.

One day while she was praying in St. Peter in Sala's church (her local parish), Jesus on the Crucifix came alive and spoke to her.

On another occasion at the age of twelve, when she was again in her Parish Church during the 3pm Good Friday service, she heard a Voice saying quite distinctly:

"No one gives me a kiss of love on My Face to make amends for the Kiss of Judas." 

In her childlike simplicity, she believed that the voice was heard by everyone and was pained to see that only the wounds were kissed but not the face.

In her heart exclaiming, "Have patience, dear Jesus, I will give you a kiss of love", and when her turn came she lovingly and devoutly imprinted a kiss on His Face. And later as a novice, she was permitted to do night adoration and on the night between Holy Thursday and Good Friday, and while she was praying before Jesus upon the Crucifix, she heard Him say: "Kiss Me."

Sister Maria Pierina immediately obeyed and her lips felt not the contact with the plaster figure but contact with the living flesh of the Face of Jesus.

Becomes a religious sister as a Daughter of the Immaculate Conception of Buenos Aires :

From a young age Giuseppina (Maria Pierina) felt called to be a religious Sister—a bride of Christ.

In 1912, the Daughters of the Immaculate Conception came from Buenos Aires, Argentina and settled in Milan, not far from the house of the De Micheli's family. On October 15, 1913, at the age of 23, Giuseppina was accepted by the founder of the Congregation, Servant of God Mother Mary Euphrasia laconis, and joined the Daughters of the Immaculate Conception as a Novice.

On May 16, 1916 she made her profession and was clothed in the habit, taking the name of Sister Maria Pierina.

In 1919 Sister Maria Pierina was sent to the Mother House in Buenos Aires.

On April 12 1920, when she was complaining to Jesus of one of her sorrows, He appeared to her covered with bloodstains and with a sorrowful and affectionate expression (which I shall never forget - she writes) telling her:

“And what have I done?" 

Sister Maria Pierina understood and from that time the Holy Face of Jesus became her meditation book and the door to His Heart.

She returned to Milan in 1921 and Jesus continued to grant her many favors, along with various sufferings that are always the lot of true Mystics.

In 1928, Mother Estanislada Tognoni was elected Superior General, but had to return to Buenos Aires.

In the same year, Mother Pierina was appointed Superior of the Community of Milan, and then she was later re-elected in 1932 and 1936, and in September 1939, she was elected Superior of the Community of Rome.

Pierina recieves visions of Jesus requesting devotion to His Holy Face.

As years went by, Jesus often showed Himself to her sometimes sad and other times bleeding, asking her for reparation, thus increasing her desire to suffer and to sacrifice herself for the salvation of souls.

During the night adoration of the First Friday in Lent in 1936, Jesus, after letting her share in His spiritual sorrow of the agony in the Garden of Gethsemane, with His Face covered with blood and profoundly sad, Jesus told her:

"I wish that my Face, which reflects the intimate sorrow of my soul, and the suffering and love of my Heart, be better honoured.

He who contemplates me consoles me."

On the Tuesday following Passion Sunday, Jesus returned to her and said:

"Each time my Face is contemplated I will pour my love into hearts and through my Holy Face the salvation of many souls will be obtained."

On the first Tuesday of 1937, while she was at prayer, the Lord Jesus instructed her on the devotion to His Holy Face and, in the end, told her:

"Perhaps some souls fear that the devotion to my Holy Face may diminish that to my Sacred Heart.

Tell them that, on the contrary, it will complete and increase it.

Contemplating my Face, souls will share my sorrows and will feel the need for love and reparation.

Is this not the true devotion to my Heart?".

The Blessed Virgin Mary appears to Pierina requesting the Scapular-Medal of the Holy Face

These manifestations became more and more frequent and in May 1938, while Pierina was at prayer in the Community Chapel, a beautiful Lady, which she knew to be the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared on the altar step in a beam of light, holding a Scapular made of two small pieces of flannel joined by a cord.

One of these pieces bore the image of the Holy Face of Jesus with the words "Iliumina Domine Vultum Tuum Super Nos" (May the light of Thy Face, O Lord, shine upon us) and the other, a Host surrounded by rays and the words "Mane Nobiscum Domine" (Stay with us, O Lord).

Gently the Lady approached and said:

"Listen carefully and refer everything to Father (her priest confessor); This Scapular is an armour of defence, a shield of strength, a pledge of mercy which Jesus wishes to give to the world in these times of lust and hatred against God and His Church.

There are very few true apostles.

A divine remedy is necessary, and this remedy is the Holy Face of Jesus.

All who shall wear a Scapular like this and make, if possible, a visit to the Blessed Sacrament every Tuesday in reparation for the outrages that the Holy Face of my Son Jesus received during His Passion and is still receiving in the Holy Eucharist every day,

- will be strengthened in the Faith, and will be made ready to defend it,

- will overcome all difficulties, internal and external

- and they will have a peaceful death under the loving gaze of my Divine Son".

The request of Our Lady was increasingly pressing but Mother Pierina replied that it was not in her power to put it into execution.

The permission of the one who guided her spiritual life and funds were necessary. The same year Jesus appeared again covered with blood and very sadly said to her:

"Do you see how I suffer?

Yet, very few understand me.

Those who say they love me are very ungrateful!

I have given my heart as the sensible object of my great love to men and I give My Face as the sensible object of my sorrow for all the sins of men.

I wish that it be venerated by a special feast on Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday.

I wish that the feast be preceded by a novena in which the faithful make reparation with me, joining together and sharing in my sorrow."

In 1939 Jesus said again:

"I wish that My Holy Face be honored in a particular manner on Tuesdays".

Mother Maria Pierina de Micheli felt the desire of Our Blessed Lady more and more fervent.

She obtained permission from her spiritual Director and although she did not have any financial means, she set about the task, as requested by Jesus and Mary.

She obtained the permission of the photographer Bruner to take copies of the Holy Shroud as reproduced by him, and she received the permission to do so by the Archdiocese of Milan on the August 9, 1940.

Attacks by the Devil :

Financial means were still wanting, but the faith of the Reverend Mother made up for it.

One morning she saw on a little table an envelope: she opened it to find 11,200 Italian liras.

Our Blessed Lady had seen to it.

The devil, maddened at this, fell upon this soul to frighten it and prevent the distribution of the medals: he threw her down in the corridor and down the steps, he tore the images and pictures of the Holy Face, but she bore up everything.

She tolerated and sacrificed all so that the Holy Face may be honored.

In the beginnning she was worried because she got medals made instead of the cloth scapulars because she felt called to do so.

She turned to Our Blessed Lady to obtain peace of mind in the matter.

On April 17, 1943 the Blessed Virgin appeared to her and said:

"My daughter, rest assured, the Scapular is replaced by the medal with the same promises and favours - it only has to be spread widely Now my heart is on the feast of the Face of my Divine Son. Tell the Pope that I desire this."

She blessed her and then departed.

Thus began the spread of the devotion to the Holy Face of Jesus and also the spread of the medal in its honor.

Since then the devotion and the medal have been spread worldwide with much enthusiasm, accompanied all the while by wonderful graces, conversions and cures as a testament and heavenly sign of God's institution and approval of both.

Her holy death :

Mother Maria Pierina de Micheli's motto was: "Give to Jesus; give everything; give always."

Having given herself and her life completely to Jesus, at the age of 54 surrounded by her spiritual daughters, Mother Pierina joined the One Whom she loved on July 26, 1945, at Centonara d' Arto (Verbania) at the house of the Holy Face.

"I felt a deep longing to live always united with Jesus; to love Him intensely because my death can only be a transport of love with my Spouse, Jesus." - Words from the diary of Blessed Maria Pierina de Micheli on July 19, 1941.

Sister Pierina was beatified on Sunday, May 30, 2010 at the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome- the first beatification ever held within its walls.

-Blessed Maria Pierina Di Micheli, pray for us!

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Invocation-Prayer to the Holy Face of Jesus:

Oh Holy Face of my sweet Jesus, by that tenderness of love and unspeakable grief with which the Blessed Virgin Mary beheld Thee in Thy painful Passion, grant that our souls may share in that great love and great sorrow, and fulfill more perfectly the Holy Will of God. Amen.

-Imprimatur in Curia Arch. Mediolani on Jan. 25, 1941 -Mons. Cavezzali Pro Vic. Gen –

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Our Lord desires that His Holy Face be offered as the exterior object of adoration to all his children who would be associated with this work of Reparation.

His Holy Face is the very Image of God.

"Offer It unceasingly to My Father for the salvation of your country"

..."The treasure of My Holy Face in itself possesses such tremendous value that through It ALL the affairs of My household can readily be settled." 

..."If you knew how pleasing the sight of My Face is to My Father."

..Our Lord told Sr. Mary, “Woe to those cities that will not make this Reparation !" 

...He said, "Sinners are snatched from this world and they are swept into hell like the dust that is carried away by the fury of a tornado.

Have pity on your brothers and pray for them!"

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Rosary in honor of the Sacred Face :

[Uses Regular Rosary Beads] 

Most Sacred Face, we call on You until You hear our prayers. 

You are able to help us wonderfully, Holy God, Mighty God, 

Holy Immortal God! Have mercy on us and on the whole world! 

Turn Your Face towards us and we shall be saved!

At the large beads we pray:

Heavenly Father, humbly and fervently we offer You the infinite merits and sufferings of the Sacred Face, His Precious Blood, all the wounds and tears of Jesus, to Your greater Glory, for help in our great need!

At the small beads, instead of the Hail Mary, we pray: 

FIRST DECADE

O Sacred Face, covered with wounds, 

have mercy on us, who call on You! 

SECOND DECADE

O Sacred Face, covered with blood, 

have mercy on us who call on You!

THIRD DECADE

O Sacred Face, shedding tears with infinite Love, 

have mercy on us who call on You!

FOURTH DECADE

O Sacred Face, despised and insulted, 

have mercy on us who call on You!

FIFTH DECADE

O Sacred Face, silently bearing the most bitter pain, 

have mercy on us who call on You!

Conclude:

Let us adore the Sacred Face of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Our Savior, 

Whose merits are infinite and Whose mercy is fathomless.

May He grant us the remission of our sins and true conversion.

Let us console His Sacred Face by the purity of our lives, by fearless 

witness to our Faith and by the depth of our love! 

Amen. 

Source :http://www.catholictradition.org/Christ/holy-face2.htm

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Canticle to the Holy Face
12 August 1895

Jesus, Your ineffable image
Is the star which guides my steps.
Ah, You know, Your sweet Face
Is for me Heaven on earth.
My love discovers the charms
Of Your Face adorned with tears.
I smile through my own tears
When I contemplate Your sorrows.

Oh! To console You I want
To live unknown on earth!
Your beauty, which You know how to veil,
Discloses for me all its mystery.
I would like to fly away to You!

Your Face is my only homeland.
It's my Kingdom of love.
It's my cheerful meadow.
Each day, my sweet sun.
It's the Lily of the Valley
Whose mysterious perfume
Consoles my exiled soul,
Making it taste the peace of Heaven.

It's my Rest, my Sweetness
And my melodious Lyre
Your Face, O my Sweet Savior,
Is the Divine Bouquet of Myrrh
I want to keep on my heart!

Your Face is my only wealth.
I ask for nothing more.
Hiding myself in it unceasingly,
I will resemble You, Jesus
Leave in me, the Divine Impress
Of Your features filled with sweetness,
And soon I'll become holy.
I shall draw hearts to You.

So that I may gather
A beautiful golden harvest,
Deign to set me aflame with Your Fire.
With Your adorned mouth,
Give me soon the Eternal Kiss!

Source :http://www.fisheaters.com/holyface.html

The Holy Face of Jesus

O Sacred Head

O Sacred Head surrounded
By crown of piercing thorn!
O bleeding Head, so wounded,
Reviled and put to scorn!
Death's pallid hue comes o'er Thee,
The glow of life decays,
Yet angel hosts adore Thee
And tremble as they gaze.

I see Thy strength and vigor
All fading in the strife,
And death, with cruel vigor,
Bereaving Thee of life;
O agony and dying!
O love to sinners free!
Jesus, all grace supplying,
O turn Thy face on me!

In this Thy bitter Passion,
Good Shepherd, think. of me,
With Thy most sweet compassion,
Unworthy though I be;
Beneath Thy Cross abiding,
'Forever would I rest,
In Thy dear love confiding,
And wilth Thy presence blest. 

Saint Bernard of Clairvaux [1090-1153]

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A litany of the Holy Face of Jesus                                                            

Repeat after each invocation: Have mercy on us

O Jesus, Whose Adorable Face Mary and Joseph worshiped with profoundest reverence, Have mercy on us

O Jesus, Whose Adorable Face ravished with joy the angels, shepherds and Magi in the stable at Bethlehem,

O Jesus, Whose Adorable Face wounded with a dart of Love the aged Simeon and the prophetess Anna in the temple,

O Jesus, Whose Adorable Face was bathed in tears in Thy Holy Infancy,

O Jesus, Whose Adorable Face at the age of twelve astonished the doctors in the temple,

O Jesus, Whose Adorable Face is white with purity, and ruddy with charity,

O Jesus, Whose Adorable Face is more beautiful than the sun, brighter than the moon and more brilliant than the stars,

O Jesus, Whose Adorable Face is lovelier than the roses of spring,

O Jesus, Whose Adorable Face is more precious than gold, silver, and gems,

O Jesus, the charms and grace of Whose Adorable Face win all hearts,

O Jesus, Whose Adorable Face is most noble in Its heavenly features,

O Jesus, Whose Adorable Face is the admiration of angels,

O Jesus, Whose Adorable Face is the sweet delight of the saints,

O Jesus, Whose Adorable Face is the masterpiece of the Holy Spirit in which the Father is well pleased,

O Jesus, Whose Adorable Face was the delight of Thy Virgin Mother and of Thy holy foster-father, St. Joseph,

O Jesus, Whose Adorable Face is the ineffable mirror of Divine perfections,

O Jesus, the beauty of Whose Adorable Face is ever ancient and ever new,

O Jesus, Whose Adorable Face appeases the Divine wrath,

O Jesus, Whose Adorable Face is the terror of the evil spirits,

O Jesus, Whose Adorable Face is the treasure of graces and blessings,

O Jesus, Whose Adorable Face was exposed to the inclemency of the weather in the desert,

O Jesus, Whose Adorable Face was scorched by the sun and bathed in sweat on Thy journeys,

O Jesus, the expression of whose Adorable Face is Wholly Divine,

O Jesus, the modesty and mildness of whose Adorable Face attracted both just and sinners,

O Jesus, whose Adorable Face gave a holy kiss and blessing to the little children,

O Jesus, whose Adorable Face sorrowed and wept at the grave of Lazarus,

V. The light of Thy Face has been shed upon us, O lord;

R. Thou hast given joy to our hearts. 

Let us pray:

I salute Thee, I adore Thee, O Adorable Face of Jesus, my Beloved, noble seal of the Divinity.

With all the powers of my soul I apply myself to Thee, and most humbly pray Thee imprint in us all the features of Thy Divine likeness. Amen

Repeat after each invocation:  Have mercy on us

O Jesus, whose Adorable Face grew sad at the sight of Jerusalem and wept over that ungrateful city, Have mercy on us

O Jesus, whose Adorable Face bowed to the earth in the Garden of Olives because of the burden of our sins,

O Jesus, whose Adorable Face was bathed in bloody sweat,

O Jesus, whose Adorable Face was kissed by Judas, the traitor,

O Jesus, the power of whose Adorable Face smote the soldiers to the ground in the Garden of Olives,

O Jesus, whose Adorable Face was struck by a vile servant, derided by enemies and desecrated by their unholy hand,

O Jesus, whose Adorable Face was defiled by spittle and bruised by blows,

O Jesus, the Divine look of Whose Adorable Face wounded Peter's heart with love and sorrow,

O Jesus, whose Adorable Face was humbled for us before the tribunals of Jerusalem,

O Jesus, whose Adorable Face preserved Its attractiveness and dignity when Pilate pronounced the death sentence,

O Jesus, the brow of whose Adorable Face was crowned with thorns,

O Jesus, whose Adorable Face was covered with bloody sweat which fell to the ground under the Cross,

O Jesus, whose Adorable Face is worthy of all our reverence, veneration and worship,

O Jesus, whose Adorable Face the pious Veronica wiped on the way to Calvary,

O Jesus, whose Adorable Face was lifted up on the tortuous Cross,

O Jesus, the eyes of whose Adorable Face shed tears of Blood,

O Jesus, the mouth of whose Adorable Face was tormented with vinegar and gall,

O Jesus, the hair and beard of whose Adorable Face were plucked out by the executioners,

O Jesus, whose Adorable Face was disfigured like that of a leper,

O Jesus, the incomparable beauty of whose Adorable Face was disfigured by the sins of the world,

O Jesus, whose Adorable Face was overcast by the mournful shadows of death,

O Jesus, whose Adorable Face was washed, anointed and wrapped in a shroud by Mary and the holy women,

O Jesus, whose Adorable Face was laid to rest in the grave,

O Jesus, whose Adorable Face was resplendent in beauty on the day of Thy Resurrection,

O Jesus, whose Adorable Face was radiant in glory on the day of Thy ascension,

O Jesus, whose Adorable Face is hidden in the Most Blessed Sacrament of the Altar,

O Jesus, whose Adorable Face will appear on the clouds at the end of the world in great power and majesty,

O Jesus, whose Adorable Face is the joy of the Just in Heaven,

V. O lord, show us Thy Face;

R. And we shall be saved.

Let us pray:

We beseech Thee, O Almighty and merciful God, grant us and all who venerate the Countenance of Thy dearly beloved Son, all disfigured by our sins, the grace to behold It throughout eternity in the glory of Its majesty, through the same Jesus Christ, Our Lord. Amen. 

http://www.ourcatholicprayers.com/holy-face-litany.html

Prayers of reparation to the Holy Face of Jesus

as requested by Our Lord Jesus Christ.

These prayers are to be said on Sundays and the Holy Days of Obligation, publicly (if possible), and preferably before the Blessed Sacrament or before the picture of the Holy Face.

Dear Lord, through the Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary, I (we) offer You these prayers in reparation for the sins which offend God the most in these modern times, the sins of blasphemy and the profanation of Sunday and Your Holy Days of Obligation:

One Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory Be To The Father

http://www.holyfacedevotion.com/devotion.htm

Consecration Prayer To The Holy Face :

O Lord Jesus, we believe most firmly in You; we love you! You are the Eternal Son of God and the Son Incarnate of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

You are the Lord and Absolute Ruler of all creation. We acknowledge You, therefore, as the Universal Sovereign of all creatures.

You are the Lord and Supreme Ruler of all mankind, and we, in acknowledging this dominion, consecrate ourselves to You now and for ever.

Loving Jesus, we place our families under the protection of Your Holy Face, and of Your Virgin Mother, Mary most sorrowful.

We promise to be faithful to You for the rest of our lives and to observe with fidelity Your Holy Commandments.

We will never deny before others, You and Your Divine Rights over us and all humankind. Grant us the grace to never sin again; nevertheless, should we fail, O Divine Savior, have mercy on us and restore us to Your grace.

Radiate Your Divine Countenance upon us and bless us now and for ever.

Embrace us at the hour of death in Your Kingdom for all Eternity, through the intercession of Your Blessed Mother, of all Your Saints who behold You in Heaven, and the just who glorify You on Earth.

O Jesus, be mindful of us for ever and never forsake us; protect our families.

O Mother of Sorrows, by the eternal glory which You enjoy in Heaven, through the merits of Your bitter anguish in the Sacred Passion of Your Beloved Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, obtain for us the grace that the Precious Blood shed by Jesus for the redemption of our souls, be not shed for us in vain.

We love You, O Mary!
Embrace us and bless us, O Mother.
Protect us in life and in death. Amen.

Glory be ...

Source : http://www.greatspiritualbattle.com/holyfaceconsecration.html

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“All those who, attracted by My Love, and venerating My Countenance, shall receive, by virtue of My Humanity, a brilliant and vivid impression of My Divinity”

Our Lord Jesus to St. Gertrude :

Holy Face of Jesus, Be my joy.
Holy Face of Jesus, Be my strength.
Holy Face of Jesus, Be my health.
Holy Face of Jesus, Be my courage.
Holy Face of Jesus, Be my wisdom.
Holy Face of Jesus, Image of the Father, Provide for me.
Holy Face of Jesus, Mirror of Thy Priestly Heart, Be my zeal.
Holy Face of Jesus, Gift of the Spirit, Show me Thy love.
Holy Face of Jesus, saddened by sorrow, Grant my requests through Thy merits.
Amen.

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The prayer Adorable Face of Jesus...

O Lord Jesus Christ, in presenting ourselves before Thine Adorable Face to ask of Thee the graces of which we stand most in need, we beseech Thee above all, to grant us that interior disposition ( ? ) refusing at any time to do what Thou requires of us by Thy Holy Commandments and Divine inspirations. 

Amen.

Hail, O adorable Face of Jesus, present in the Most Blessed Sacrament, more resplendent than the sun !

Hail ! You noble seal of the divinity, You mirror of divine perfection !

With all the powers of my soul, I turn to You, O Jesus, and humbly pray You to imprint upon our hearts all the features of Your Divine Countenance.

†Amen.

O Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God and our most gentle Queen and Mother, look down in mercy upon us all who greatly hope and trust in thee.. †Amen.

Promises of Our Lord Jesus Christ :

Revelations to Sr. Mary of St. Peter, Discalced Carmelite Nun of Tours, France, in favor of those who honor His Holy Face.

Details of these revelations are found in the book named The Golden Arrow (the autobiography of Sister Mary of St. Peter) 

1. By offering My Face to My Eternal Father, nothing will be refused, and the conversion of many sinners will be obtained.

2. By My Holy Face, they will work wonders, appease the anger of God and draw down mercy on sinners.

3. All those who honor My Face in a spirit of reparation will by so doing perform the office of the pious Veronica.

4. According to the care they take in making reparation to My Face disfigured by blasphemers, so will I take care of their souls which have been disfigured by sin. My Face is the Seal of the Divinity, which has the virtue of reproducing in souls the image of God.

5. Those who by words, prayers or writings defend My cause in the Work of Reparation, especially My priests, I will defend before My Father, and will give them My Kingdom.

6. As in a kingdom they can procure all that is desired with a coin stamped with the King's effigy, so in the Kingdom of Heaven they will obtain all they desire with the precious coin of My Holy Face.

7. Those who on earth contemplate the wounds of My Face shall in Heaven behold it radiant with glory.

8. They will receive in their souls a bright and constant irradiation of My Divinity, that by their likeness to My Face they shall shine with particular splendor in Heaven.

9. 1 will defend them, I will preserve them and I assure them of Final Perseverance.

Further Revelations from Our Divine Lord concerning reparation to His Holy Face, as told to Sister Mary of St.Peter :

Chaplet of The Holy Face :

The purpose of the Chaplet of the Holy Face is to honour the Five Wounds of Our Lord Jesus Christ, and to ask of God the Triumph of His Holy Church and the downfall of her enemies.

This Chaplet was composed by Sister Saint Pierre, a Carmelite of Tours.

Saint Ethanasius stated that the devils, when being asked what verse in the Holy Scripture they feared the most, they replied, "That with which the sixty-seventh Psalm commences."

This passage states, "Let God arise, and let His enemies be scattered.

Let them that hate Him flee from before His Face."

They added that this biblical passage always compelled them to take flight.

How to pray the Chaplet of the Five Wounds :

The Chaplet of the Holy Face is composed of a medal and 39 beads, 6 of them being large ones, 33 being small ones, with a medal of the Holy Face.

The chaplet of the Holy Face honours the 5 senses of Our Lord, Jesus Christ, and entreats God for the triumph of His Church.

It is recommended that the faithful pray the Chaplet of the Holy Face to obtain from God, by means of the Holy Face of the Lord Jesus, the downfall of His enemies.

The 33 small beads represent the 33 years of the mortal life of Our Divine Lord Jesus on earth.

The first 30 beads call to mind the 30 years of His hidden life.

These are divided into 5 groups, with the intention of honouring the 5 senses of touch, hearing, sight, smell, and the taste of Jesus.

These senses have their seat, principally, in the Holy Face and render reparative homage for all the sufferings which Our Lord Jesus endured in His Face, through each of these senses.

The last 3 small beads remind us of the 3 years of public life of Our Saviour, and have as their object, to honour all the wounds of His Adorable Face.

Begin as follows:

Make the sign of the Cross, with the Cross, and say:

"O God, incline unto my aid.

O Lord, make haste to help me."

Then say 1 Glory Be....

Before each group of beads, there is a large bead.

On this bead, reflect on the sense of Jesus, or the wounds of His Face, and say 1 Glory Be... and the following prayer invocation:

"My Jesus, mercy."

On every small bead, say:

"Arise, O Lord, and let Thy enemies be scattered, and let them that hate Thee fly before Thy Face!"

At the end, say:

The Glory Be... 7 times, in honour of the last 7 Words that Jesus spoke on the Cross, and the 7 dolors of the Immaculate Virgin.

Upon completing the Chaplet, say on the medal:

"O God, our Protector, look down upon us and cast Thine eyes upon the Face of Thy Christ!"

http://www.catholicdoors.com/prayers/chaplets/chap07.htm                                               

Seeking The Face of God :

Lord Jesus, I thank You for remaining with us in the Eucharist.

It is here especially that I can go to seek Your Face, to know You more
intimately and to grow in my love for You.
Increase my love for You; may I return love for love.

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