LITANY OF THE HOLY FACE OF JESUS

This Litany below is inspiring in the way Sister Mary lovingly takes us through Jesus' life in this prayer, with special detail as to how His Face appeared during His Passion.

Repeat after each invocation:

Have mercy on us

O Jesus, Whose Adorable Face Mary and Joseph worshipped 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,
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 Spirit 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

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,
Have mercy on us
O Jesus, whose Adorable Face was bathed in bloody sweat,
Have mercy on us
O Jesus, whose Adorable Face was kissed by Judas, the traitor,
Have mercy on us
O Jesus, the power of whose Adorable Face smote the soldiers to the ground in the Garden of Olives,
Have mercy on us
O Jesus, whose Adorable Face was struck by a vile servant, derided by enemies and desecrated by their unholy hand,
Have mercy on us
O Jesus, whose Adorable Face was defiled by spittle and bruised by blows,
Have mercy on us
O Jesus, the Divine look of Whose Adorable Face wounded Peter's heart with love and sorrow,
Have mercy on us
O Jesus, whose Adorable Face was humbled for us before the tribunals of Jerusalem,
Have mercy on us
O Jesus, whose Adorable Face preserved Its attractiveness and dignity when Pilate pronounced the death sentence,
Have mercy on us
O Jesus, the brow of whose Adorable Face was crowned with thorns,
Have mercy on us
O Jesus, whose Adorable Face was covered with bloody sweat which fell to the ground under the Cross,
Have mercy on us
O Jesus, whose Adorable Face is worthy of all our reverence, veneration and worship,
Have mercy on us
O Jesus, whose Adorable Face the pious Veronica wiped on the way to Calvary,
Have mercy on us
O Jesus, whose Adorable Face was lifted up on the tortuous Cross,
Have mercy on us
O Jesus, the eyes of whose Adorable Face shed tears of Blood,
Have mercy on us
O Jesus, the mouth of whose Adorable Face was tormented with vinegar and gall,
Have mercy on us
O Jesus, the hair and beard of whose Adorable Face were plucked out by the executioners,
Have mercy on us
O Jesus, whose Adorable Face was disfigured like that of a leper,
Have mercy on us
O Jesus, the incomparable beauty of whose Adorable Face was disfigured by the sins of the world,
Have mercy on us
O Jesus, whose Adorable Face was overcast by the mournful shadows of death,
Have mercy on us
O Jesus, whose Adorable Face was washed, anointed and wrapped in a shroud by Mary and the holy women,
Have mercy on us
O Jesus, whose Adorable Face was laid to rest in the grave,
Have mercy on us
O Jesus, whose Adorable Face was resplendent in beauty on the day of Thy Resurrection,
Have mercy on us
O Jesus, whose Adorable Face was radiant in glory on the day of Thy ascension,
Have mercy on us
O Jesus, whose Adorable Face is hidden in the Most Blessed Sacrament of the Altar,
Have mercy on us
O Jesus, whose Adorable Face will appear on the clouds at the end of the world in great power and majesty,
Have mercy on us
O Jesus, whose Adorable Face is the joy of the Just in Heaven,
Have mercy on us

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.