Invocations of the Holy Face
(Private Use)
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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 of Bethlehem, Have mercy on us.
O Jesus, whose Adorable Face wounded with a dart of
love the aged Simeon and the Prophetess Anna in the temple, Have mercy on us.
O Jesus, whose Adorable Face was bathed in tears in
Thy holy infancy, Have mercy on us.
O Jesus, whose Adorable Face at the age of twelve
astonished the doctors in the temple, Have mercy on us.
O Jesus, whose Adorable Face is white with purity and
ruddy with charity, Have mercy on us.
O Jesus, whose Adorable Face is more beautiful than
the sun, brighter than the moon and more brilliant than the stars, Have mercy
on us.
O Jesus, whose Adorable Face is lovelier than the
roses of spring, Have mercy on us.
O Jesus, whose Adorable Face is more precious than
gold, silver and gems, Have mercy on us.
O Jesus, the charms and grace of whose Adorable Face
win all hearts, Have mercy on us.
O Jesus, whose Adorable Face is most noble in Its
heavenly features, Have mercy on us.
O Jesus, whose Adorable Face is the admiration of
angels, Have mercy on us.
O Jesus, whose Adorable Face is the sweet delight of
the saints, Have mercy on us.
O Jesus, whose Adorable Face is the masterpiece of the
Holy Ghost in which the Father is well pleased, Have mercy on us.
O Jesus, whose Adorable Face was the delight of Thy
Virgin Mother and of Thy holy foster-father St. Joseph, Have mercy on us.
O Jesus, whose Adorable Face is the ineffable mirror
of Divine perfections, Have mercy on us.
O Jesus, the beauty of whose Adorable Face is ever
ancient and ever new, Have mercy on us.
O Jesus, whose Adorable Face appeases the Divine
wrath, Have mercy on us.
O Jesus, whose Adorable Face is the terror of the evil
spirits, Have mercy on us.
O Jesus, whose Adorable Face is the treasure of graces
and blessings, Have mercy on us.
O Jesus, whose Adorable Face was exposed to the
inclemency of the weather in the desert, Have mercy on us.
O Jesus, whose Adorable Face was scorched by the sun
and bathed in sweat on Thy journeys, Have mercy on us.
O Jesus, the expression of whose Adorable Face is
wholly Divine, Have mercy on us.
O Jesus, the modesty and mildness of whose Adorable
Face attracted both just and sinners, Have mercy on us.
O Jesus, whose Adorable Face gave a holy kiss and
blessing to the little children, Have mercy on us.
O Jesus, whose Adorable Face sorrowed and wept at the
grave of Lazarus, Have mercy on us.
O Jesus, whose Adorable Face was brilliant as the sun
and radiant with glory on Mount Thabor, Have mercy on us.
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, I love 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.
Approved for private use by Pope Pius IX, Jan. 27, 1853.
Praises of the Holy Face
Blessed be Jesus!
Blessed be the Holy Face of Jesus!
Blessed be the Holy Face in the majesty and beauty of
Its heavenly features!
Blessed be the Holy Face through the words which
issued from Its Divine mouth!
Blessed be the Holy Face through all the glances of
Its Adorable eyes!
Blessed be the Holy Face in the transfiguration of Thabor!
Blessed be the Holy Face in the fatigues
of Its apostolate!
Blessed be the Holy Face in the bloody sweat of the
agony!
Blessed be the Holy Face in the humiliations of the
Passion!
Blessed be the Holy Face in the sufferings
of death!
Blessed be the Holy Face in the splendor
of the resurrection!
Blessed be the Holy Face in the glory of
light eternal!
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