I firmly wish that My Face reflecting the intimate pains of My Soul, the suffering and love of My Heart, be more honored! Whoever gazes upon Me already consoles Me . . .

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NOVENA IN HONOR OF THE HOLY FACE OF JESUS
OF THE SHROUD OF TURIN

“See how I suffer. Nevertheless, I am understood by so few. What ingratitude on the part of those who say they love Me. I have given My Heart as a sensible object of My great love for man and I give My Face as a sensible object of My sorrow for the sins of man. I desire that It be honored by a Special Feast on Tuesday in Quinquagesima [Shrove Tuesday – the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday]. The Feast will be preceded by a Novena in which the faithful make reparation to Me, uniting themselves in participating with Me in My sorrow.” (Our Lord Jesus Christ to Sister Maria Pierina)

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DAILY PREPARATORY PRAYER
O Most Holy and Blessed Trinity, through the intercession of Holy Mary, Whose soul was pierced through by a sword of sorrow at the sight of the Passion of Her Divine Son, we ask Thy help in making a perfect Novena of Reparation to Jesus, united with all His sorrows, love and total abandonment.

We now implore all the Angels and Saints to intercede for us as we pray this Holy Novena to the Most Holy Face of Jesus and for the glory of the Most Holy Trinity — Father, Son and Holy Ghost. Amen.

NINTH DAY
BEGIN WITH DAILY PREPARATORY PRAYER

For if Thou hadst desired sacrifice I would indeed have given it: With burnt offering Thou wilt not be delighted. A sacrifice to God is an afflicted spirit: A contrite and humbled heart, O God, Thou wilt not despise. Deal favorably, O Lord, in Thy good will with Sion; that the walls of Jerusalem may be built up. Then shalt Thou accept the sacrifice of justice, oblations and whole burnt offering: then shall they lay calves upon Thy altar. (Ps. 50:18-21)

Sacred Face of our Lord and our God, what words can we say to express our gratitude? How can we speak of our joy? That Thou hast deigned to hear us, that Thou hast chosen to answer us in our hour of need. We say this because we know that our prayers will be granted. We know that Thou, in Thy loving kindness, listened to our pleading hearts, and will give, out of Thy fullness, the answer to our problems. Mary, our Mother, we thank Thee for Thy intercession on our behalf. Saint Joseph, we thank thee for thy prayers.

Through the merits of Thy Precious Blood and Thy Holy Face, O Jesus, grant us our petition. . . . My Jesus, pardon and mercy!

PRAYER TO THE HOLY TRINITY
Most Holy Trinity, Godhead Indivisible, Father, Son and Holy Ghost, our first beginning and our last end. Since Thou hast made us after Thine own image and likeness, grant that all the thoughts of our minds, all the words of our tongues, all the affections of our hearts and all our actions may be always conformed to Thy most Holy Will, so that after having seen Thee here on earth in appearances and in a dark manner by the means of faith, we may come at last to contemplate thee Face to face, in the perfect possession of Thee forever in Paradise. Amen.

Pray one (1) Our Father, three (3) Hail Mary’s, one (1) Glory Be.

BLESSED FEAST of the HOLY FACE of OUR LORD and SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST
Shrove Tuesday

Shrove Tuesday ~ The Feast of the HOLY FACE of JESUS

LORD Jesus Christ, Whose most holy Face, hidden in the Passion, shines in its power as the sun, grant, we beseech Thee, so that, sharing in Thy passion on earth, we may be able to rejoice in the revelation of Thy glory in heaven.

Who livest and reignest, with God the Father, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. Amen.

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DÓMINE Jesu Christe, cujus sacratíssimus Vultus, in passióne abscónditus, sicut sol in sua virtúte relúcet: concéde propítius; ut tuis passiónibus communicántes in terris, in revelatióne gloriæ tuae gaudére valeámus in caelis.

Qui vivis et regnas, cum Deo Patre in unitate Spíritus Sancti, Deus, per ómnia sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.


Collect, The Holy Face of Jesus

Shrove Tuesday ~ The Feast of the HOLY FACE of JESUS

O GOD, our protector, look upon and consider the Face of Thy Christ, Who offered Himself to Thee as a victim for us, and grant, that by offering the same immaculate Victim, we may ourselves, therefore, be changed into a sacrifice acceptable to Thee.

Through the same Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. Amen.

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PROTÉCTOR noster, áspice, Deus, et réspice in Fáciem Christi tui, qui tibi semetípsum pro nobis hóstiam óbtulit: et praesta; ut eámdem immaculátam hóstiam offeréntes, ipsi quoque in holocáustum tibi accéptum transeámus. Per eúmdem Dóminum.

Per eúndem Dóminum nostrum Jesum Christum fílium tuum, qui tecum vivit et regnat, in unitate Spíritus Sancti, Deus, per ómnia sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.


Secret, The Holy Face of Jesus

Shrove Tuesday ~ The Feast of the HOLY FACE of JESUS

WE beseech Thee, O Lord, benevolently shine Thy face upon us, that being instructed in Thy justifications, through this sacred mystery we may evade the allurement of the world and may be able to overcome the persecutor.

Who livest and reignest, with God the Father, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. Amen.

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FÁCIEM tuam, quaesumus, Dómine, super nos benígnus illúmina: ut tuas justificatións édocti, per hæc sacrosáncta mystéria blandiéntem mundum elúdere et persequéntem superáre possímus.

Qui vivis et regnas, cum Deo Patre in unitate Spíritus Sancti, Deus, per ómnia sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.


Postcommunion, The Holy Face of Jesus

FEAST of the HOLY FACE OF JESUS
Shrove Tuesday

ACT OF CONSECRATION to OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST

LORD Jesus, we believe most firmly in Thee, we love Thee. Thou art the Eternal Son of God and the Son Incarnate of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Thou art the Lord and Absolute ruler of all creation. We acknowledge Thee, therefore, as Universal Sovereign of all creatures.

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ACT OF CONSECRATION to OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST
Feast of the Holy Face of Jesus
Shrove Tuesday

Thou art the Lord and Supreme Ruler of all mankind, and we, in acknowledging this Thy dominion, consecrate ourselves to Thee now and forever. Loving Jesus, we place our family under the protection of Thy Holy Face, and of Thy Virgin Mother, Mary Most Sorrowful. We promise to be faithful to Thee for the rest of our lives and to observe with fidelity Thy holy Commandments. We will never deny before men Thee and Thy Divine rights over us and all mankind. Grant us the grace to never sin again; nevertheless, should we fail, O Divine Savior, have mercy on us and restore us to Thy grace. Radiate Thy Divine Countenance upon us and bless us now and forever. Embrace us at the hour of death in Thy kingdom for all eternity, through the intercession of Thy Blessed Mother, of all Thy Saints who behold Thee in Heaven, and the just who glorify Thee on earth. O Jesus, be mindful of us forever and never forsake us; protect our family. O Mother of Sorrows, by the eternal glory which Thou enjoyest in Heaven, through the merits of Thy bitter anguish in the Sacred Passion of Thy 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 thee, O Mary. Embrace us and bless us, O Mother. Protect us in life and in death. Amen.

Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be world without end. Amen.

Words of Our Lord

On one occasion when St. Gertrude was compassionating the Adorable Face, wounded and disfigured, she asked Our Lord for a special grace for those who would practice this devotion. From His Divine lips she heard this consoling promise:

"All those who meditate frequently on the vision of My Divine Face, attracted by the desires of love, shall receive within them, through My Humanity, a bright ray of My Divinity, which shall enlighten their inmost souls so that they shall reflect the light of My Countenance in a special manner throughout eternity."

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O Bleeding Face, O Face Divine, be every adoration Thine. (Three times)

An Aspiration to the Eternal Father
to be Frequently Recited During the Day

Eternal Father, we offer Thee the Holy Face of Jesus, covered with blood, sweat, dust, and spittle, in reparation for our sins and the sins of the whole world.

~ Sr. Mary of St. Peter

True Image of the Holy Face of our Lord Jesus Christ, Religiously venerated and kept in Rome, in the Basilica of Saint Peter, in the Vatican.

THE GOLDEN ARROW
ACT OF PRAISE FOR THE REPARATION OF BLASPHEMIES
AGAINST THE HOLY NAME OF GOD
Dictated by Our Lord to Sister Marie de Saint-Pierre

May the most holy, most sacred, most adorable, most incomprehensible and ineffable Name of God, be for ever praised, blessed, loved, adored and glorified, in heaven, on earth and in hell, by all the creatures of God, and by the Sacred Heart of our Lord Jesus Christ in the most Holy Sacrament of the Altar. Amen.

(40 days indulgence may be gained, by saying this act of praise in honour of the three Persons of the Blessed Trinity three times.)

+ CHARLES, archbishop of Tours
Tours, Good Friday, 15th of April 1881


~ Manual of the Archconfraternity of the Holy Face (1887)

Jesus meek and humble of heart,
make my heart like unto Thine.

(300 days Indulg.)

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LITANY of HUMILITY Novena
To be prayed once a day for oneself or others to overcome the vice of pride.

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LITANY of HUMILITY Novena
Day 1 - February 17th

O Jesus, meek and humble of heart,
Hear me.
From the desire of being esteemed,
Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the desire of being loved,
Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the desire of being extolled,
Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the desire of being honored,
Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the desire of being praised,
Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the desire of being preferred to others,
Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the desire of being consulted,
Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the desire of being approved,
Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the fear of being humiliated,
Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the fear of being despised,
Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the fear of suffering rebukes,
Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the fear of being calumniated,
Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the fear of being forgotten,
Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the fear of being ridiculed,
Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the fear of being wronged,
Deliver me, O Jesus.
From the fear of being suspected,
Deliver me, O Jesus.
That others may be loved more than I,
Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
That others may be esteemed more than I,
Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
That, in the opinion of the world, others may increase and I may decrease,
Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
That others may be chosen and I set aside,
Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
That others may be praised and I go unnoticed,
Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
That others may be preferred to me in everything,
Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.
That others may become holier than I, provided that I may become as holy as I should,
Jesus, grant me the grace to desire it.


~ Cardinal Merry del Val

MOMENTO HOMO QUIA PULVIS ES
ET IN PULVEREM REVERTERIS

REMEMBER, O man, that thou art dust and unto dust thou shalt return.

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ASH WEDNESDAY

GRANT to Thy faithful, O Lord, that they may both undertake the venerable solemnities of fasting with piety and carry them through with unwavering devotion.

Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. Amen.

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PRǼSTA, Dómine, fidélibus tuis: ut jejuniórum veneránda solémnia, et cóngrua pietáte suscípiant, et secúra devotióne percúrrant.

Per Dóminum nostrum Jesus Christum fílium tuum, qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitate Spíritus Sancti, Deus, per ómnia sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.

Collect, Ash Wednesday

~ The New Roman Missal, 1937
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Prayer in Honor of the Holy Family

GRANT us, O Lord Jesus, faithfully to imitate the examples of Thy Holy Family, so that in the hour of our death, in the company of Thy glorious Virgin Mother and St. Joseph, we may deserve to be received by Thee into eternal tabernacles.

Amen.

(Ind. of 200 days, once a day.— Leo XIII. Feb. 6, 1893.)

~ Fr. Charles Callan O.P. and Fr. John McHugh, O.P., Blessed Be God (1925)

Je porterai ma croix avec courage.

Ich will mein kreuz muthig tragen.

I shall carry my Cross with courage.

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THURSDAY after ASH WEDNESDAY

O GOD, Who art offended by sin, and appeased by penance, graciously regard the prayers of Thy people making supplication to Thee, and turn aside the scourge of Thy anger, which we deserve for our sins.

Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. Amen.

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DEUS, qui culpa offénderis, pœniténtia placáris: preces pópuli tui supplicántis propítius réspice; et flagélla tuæ iracúndiæ, quæ pro peccátis nostris merémur, avérte.

Per Dóminum nostrum Jesus Christum fílium tuum, qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitate Spíritus Sancti, Deus, per ómnia sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.

Collect, Thursday after Ash Wednesday

~ The New Roman Missal, 1937
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Against the Persecutors of the Church

RECEIVE, we beseech thee, O Lord, the prayers of thy church, and mercifully appease thy wrath against us; that all adversities and errors being removed, we may serve thee in secure liberty: through Jesus Christ our Lord and only Saviour, who, with Thee and the Holy Ghost, liveth and reigneth one God, world without end. Amen.

~ The Key of Heaven or A Manual of Prayers, Dublin, 1839
Devout Prayers on Different Occasions

Gloire au PÉRE, au FILS et au ST. ESPRIT.
SAINT, SAINT, SAINT EST LE SEIGNEUR
Le terre est pleine de sa gloire.

Glory be to the FATHER,
and to the SON, and to the HOLY GHOST.
HOLY, HOLY, HOLY IS THE LORD
The earth is full of His glory.