Eternal Father, I offer Thee the Adorable Face of Thy Beloved Son, for the honor and glory of Thy Name, for the conversion of sinners, and the salvation of the dying.This chaplet was composed by Sister Saint-Pierre, a Carmelite of Tours. Saint Athanasius relates that the devils, on being asked what verse in the whole Scripture they feared the most, replied:"That with which the 67th Psalm commences:
'Let God arise, and let His enemies be scattered.
Let them that hate Him flee from before His face.'"
They added that this always compelled them to take flight.
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Prayer of St. Theresa of the Child Jesus O Jesus, who in Thy bitter Passion didst become "the most abject of men, a man of sorrows", I venerate Thy Sacred Face whereon there once did shine the beauty and sweetness of the Godhead; but now it has become for me as if it were the face of a leper! Nevertheless, under those disfigured features, I recognize Thy infinite Love and I am consumed with the desire to love Thee and make Thee loved by all men. The tears which well up abundantly in Thy sacred eyes appear to me as so many precious pearls that I love to gather up, in order to purchase the souls of poor sinners by means of their infinite value. O Jesus, whose adorable face ravishes my heart, I implore Thee to fix deep within me Thy divine image and to set me on fire with Thy Love, that I may be found worthy to come to the contemplation of Thy glorious Face in Heaven. Amen.
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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.
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.
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Chaplet of the Holy Face
The purpose of the Crown or Chaplet of the Holy Face is to honor the Five Wounds of Our Lord Jesus Christ, and to ask of God the triumph of His holy Church. This chaplet is composed of a cross and 39 beads: of these, 6 are large beads and 33 small ones: to this chaplet is attached a medal of the Holy Face. On the Cross, which reminds us of the mystery of our redemption, we begin the chaplet by saying the words: "Incline unto my aid, O God; O Lord make haste to help me. Glory be...." The 33 small beads represent the 33 years of the mortal life of our Divine Lord. The first 30 beads recall to us the 30 years of His hidden life, and are divided into 5 parts of 6 beads each, in honor of the senses of touch, hearing, sight, smell, and taste of Jesus, and, as they were situated principally in His Holy Face, to render reparative homage for all the sufferings which Our Lord has endured in His Face through each of these senses. Each 6 beads are preceded by a a large bead, followed by a Glory be to recall the sense we wish to honor. The 3 other beads mark the 3 years of the public life of Our Lord, and have for their intention to honor all the wounds of His adorable Face; there are also preceded by a large bead, to be followed by a Glory befor the same intention. On each large bead is said: "My Jesus Mercy." On the small beads is said: "Arise, O Lord! and let Thy enemies be scattered, and let them that hate Thee fly before Thy Face." The Glory be is recited 7 times in honor of the seven last words of Jesus upon the cross, and the Seven Dolours of the Immaculate Virgin.
The purpose of the Crown or Chaplet of the Holy Face is to honor the Five Wounds of Our Lord Jesus Christ, and to ask of God the triumph of His holy Church. This chaplet is composed of a cross and 39 beads: of these, 6 are large beads and 33 small ones: to this chaplet is attached a medal of the Holy Face. On the Cross, which reminds us of the mystery of our redemption, we begin the chaplet by saying the words: "Incline unto my aid, O God; O Lord make haste to help me. Glory be...." The 33 small beads represent the 33 years of the mortal life of our Divine Lord. The first 30 beads recall to us the 30 years of His hidden life, and are divided into 5 parts of 6 beads each, in honor of the senses of touch, hearing, sight, smell, and taste of Jesus, and, as they were situated principally in His Holy Face, to render reparative homage for all the sufferings which Our Lord has endured in His Face through each of these senses. Each 6 beads are preceded by a a large bead, followed by a Glory be to recall the sense we wish to honor. The 3 other beads mark the 3 years of the public life of Our Lord, and have for their intention to honor all the wounds of His adorable Face; there are also preceded by a large bead, to be followed by a Glory befor the same intention. On each large bead is said: "My Jesus Mercy." On the small beads is said: "Arise, O Lord! and let Thy enemies be scattered, and let them that hate Thee fly before Thy Face." The Glory be is recited 7 times in honor of the seven last words of Jesus upon the cross, and the Seven Dolours of the Immaculate Virgin.
The chaplet is concluded by saying on the medal:
"God, our Protector, look down upon us and cast Thine eyes upon the Face of Thy Christ."
