Novena to the Holy Face of Jesus

All are invited to join in a novena in honor of the Holy Face of Jesus for the nine days leading up to the Feast of the Holy Face (Tuesday, February 25, 2020).

The novena prayer below is from Saint Therese the Little Flower — who had a deep devotion to the Holy Face — and can be found in the Adoration Chapel.

This is a great way to prepare for Lent, which begins the following day on Ash Wednesday, February 26.
 
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"O Jesus, who, in Thy cruel Passion didst become the 'reproach of men and the Man of Sorrows,' I worship Thy divine Face.

"Once it shone with the beauty and sweetness of the Divinity; but now, for my sake, it is become as 'the face of a leper.'

"Yet, in that disfigured Countenance, I recognize Thy infinite love, and I am consumed with the desire of making Thee loved by all mankind.

"The tears that flowed so abundantly from Thy Eyes are to me as precious pearls that I delight to gather, that with their worth I may ransom the souls of poor sinners.

"O Jesus, whose Face is the sole beauty that ravishes my heart, I may not see here below the sweetness of Thy glance, nor feel the ineffable tenderness of Thy kiss, I bow to Thy Will — but I pray Thee to imprint in me Thy divine likeness, and I implore Thee so to inflame me with Thy love, that it may quickly consume me, and that I may soon reach the vision of Thy glorious Face in heaven.

"Amen."

Sister Therese of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face, pray for us!