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NINE
DAY NOVENA,
in HONOUR of, and REPARATION to, the HOLY FACE of JESUS |
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PRAYER
TO SAINT MICHAEL
St. Michael, the Archangel, defend us in this day of Battle; Be our safeguard
against the wickedness and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him, we
humbly pray, and do Thou, 0 Prince of the Heavenly Host, by the power
of God, cast into hell, Satan and all the other evil spirits, who prowl
throughout the world, seeking the ruin of souls. Amen.
PRAYER
TO THE HOLY SPIRIT
O, Holy Spirit, in these days of doubt, confusion, and uncertainty, come
into our hearts with your light, your strength and your consolation. Come
with the light of truth and teach us the will of God in our daily living,
especially now when God's basic laws are challenged or ignored.
Come
with your strength that purifies our heart and our desires and guards
us against the danger of pride and self-conceit. Bring your consolation
so that with a heart attuned to your holy love, we may live in peace and
harmony in our families and give to our communities the spirit of co-operation,
tolerance and understanding.
O
God, you have instructed the faithful with the light of the Holy Spirit.
Grant that through this same Holy Spirit we may be truly wise and enjoy
His consolation always. Amen. |
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 your help in making
a perfect Novena of reparation with 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 Spirit. Amen. (Start novena)
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FIRST
DAY (Console
the Holy Face and recite Daily
Preparatory Prayer)
Psalm 51. 3-4:
"Have mercy on me. 0 God in your goodness.
In your great tenderness wipe away my faults;
wash me clean of my guilt, purify me from my sin."
O Most Holy Face of Jesus, look with tenderness
on us who are sinners. You are a merciful God, full of love and compassion.
Keep us pure of heart so that we may see Thee always. Mary, our Mother,
intercede for us; Saint Joseph, pray for us.
Through the merits of your precious blood and your
Holy Face, 0 Jesus, grant us our petition pardon and mercy.
PRAYER TO OUR ALMIGHTY FATHER
Almighty Father, come into our hearts, and
so fill us with your love that forsaking all evil desires. we may embrace
you, our only good. Show us, 0 Lord our God, what you are to us. Say to
our souls, I am your salvation, speak so that we may hear. Our hearts
are before you; open our ears; let us hasten after your voice. Hide not
your Face from us. we beseech you, 0 Lord. Open our hearts so that you
may enter in. Repair the ruined mansions, that you may dwell therein.
Hear us, 0 Heavenly Father, for the sake of your only Son. Our Lord Jesus
Christ. who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now
and forever. Amen. (St. Augustine)
Pray one (1) Our Father, three (3) Hail Mary's
and one (1) Glory Be.
"Oh Jesus, through the merits of your Holy Face,
have pity on us, and on the whole world." (Three times) Return
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SECOND
DAY (Console
the Holy Face and recite Daily
Preparatory Prayer)
Psalm 51, Verse
2:
"My offenses truly I know them;
My sin is always before me.
Against you, you alone, have I sinned;
What is evil in your sight I have done."
Most Holy Face of Jesus. we are truly sorry that
we have hurt you so much by constantly doing what is wrong; and for all
the good works that we have failed to do. Immaculate Heart of Mary, Saint
Joseph, intercede for us, help us to console the Most Holy Face of Jesus.
Pray that we may share in the tremendous love You have for one another,
and for the Most Blessed Trinity. Amen.
Through the merits of your precious blood and your
Holy Face, 0 Jesus. grant us our petition pardon and mercy.
PRAYER TO THE HOLY SPIRIT
Come, Holy Spirit. Sanctifier, all powerful God of love. Thou who didst
fill the Virgin Mary with grace, Thou who didst wonderfully transform
the hearts of the apostles, Thou who didst endow all Thy martyrs with
a miraculous heroism, come and sanctify us, illumine our minds, strengthen
our wills, purify our consciences, rectify our judgments, set our hearts
on fire and preserve us from the misfortune of resisting Thy inspirations.
We consecrate to Thee our understanding, our heart and our will, our whole
being for time and for eternity. May our understanding be always submissive
to Thy heavenly inspirations and to the teachings of Thy Holy Catholic
Church, of which Thou art the infallible guide: may our heart be ever
inflamed with love of God and neighbour; may our will be ever conformed
to the divine will, and may our whole life be a faithful imitation of
the life and virtues of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ, to whom with
the Father and Thee be honour and glory forever. Amen.
Pray one (1) Our Father, three (3) Hail Mary's
and one (1) Glory Be.
"Oh Jesus, through the merits of your Holy Face.
have pity on us. and on the whole world." (Three times) Return
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THIRD
DAY
(Console the Holy Face and recite Daily Preparatory Prayer)
Psalm
51. Verse 3:
"You are just when you pass sentence on me.
blameless when you give judgement
You know I was born guilty.
a sinner from the moment of conception."
PRAYER
OF POPE PIUS IX
O Jesus! Cast upon us a look of mercy; turn your Face towards each of
us as you did Veronica; not that we may see it with our bodily eyes, for
this we do not deserve, but turn it towards our hearts, so that, remembering
you, we may ever draw from this fountain of strength the vigour necessary
to sustain the combats of life. Amen. Mary, our Mother, and Saint Joseph,
pray for us.
Through
the merits of your precious blood and your Holy Face, 0 Jesus, grant us
our petition pardon and mercy.
PRAYER
OF SAINT FRANCIS
All highest, glorious God, cast your light into the darkness of our hearts,
give us true faith, firm hope, perfect charity and profound humility,
so that with wisdom, courage and perception. 0 Lord, we may do what is
truly your holy will. Amen.
TO
THE ANGELS AND SAINTS
We salute you, through the Holy Face and sacred Heart of Jesus, 0 all
you Holy Angels and Saints of God. We rejoice in your glory and we give
thanks to our Lord for all the benefits which He has showered upon you;
we praise Him, and glorify Him, and offer you for an increase of your
joy and honour, the most Holy Face and gentle Heart of Jesus. Pray that
we may become formed according to the heart of God. Amen.
Pray
one (1) Our Father, three (3) Hail Mary's and one (1) Glory Be.
"Oh
Jesus. through the merits of your Holy face. have pity on us, and on the
whole world." (Three times) Return
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FOURTH
DAY
(Console the Holy Face and recite Daily Preparatory Prayer)
Psalm
51. Verse 4:
"Indeed you love truth in the heart;
then in the secret of my heart teach me wisdom.
O purify me, then I shall be clean;
0 wash me. I shall be whiter than snow."
O
Lord Jesus, who has said, learn of me for I am meek and gentle of heart,
and who did manifest upon Thy Holy Face the sentiments of Thy divine heart,
grant that we may love to come frequently and meditate upon Thy divine
features. We may read there thy gentleness and Thy humility, and learn
how to form our hearts in the practice of these two virtues which Thou
desires to see shine in Thy servants. Mary, our Mother, and Saint Joseph,
help us.
Through
the merits of Thy precious blood and your Holy Face. 0 Jesus. grant us
our petition pardon and mercy.
PRAYER
IN HONOR OF THE DOLORS OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
O Most Holy and afflicted Virgin, Queen of Martyrs! Who stood beneath
the cross, witnessing the agony of your dying Son, look down with a mother's
tenderness and pity on us as we kneel before you to venerate your Dolors
and place our requests, with filial confidence, in the sanctuary of your
wounded heart. Present them on our behalf to Jesus. through the merits
of His most Sacred Passion and Death, together with your sufferings at
the foot of the cross, and through the united efficacy of both, obtain
the favour which we humbly ask. To whom shall we go in our wants and miseries
if not to you? 0 Mother of Mercy, who having so deeply drunk of the chalice
of your Son, graciously alleviate the sufferings of those who still sigh
in this land of exile. Amen.
PRAYER
FOR THE SOULS IN PURGATORY
My Jesus, by the sorrows you suffered in your agony in the garden, in
your scourging and crowning with thorns, in the way to Calvary, in your
crucifixion and death, have mercy on the souls in Purgatory, and especially
on those that are most forsaken. Deliver them from the dire torments which
they endure. Call them and admit them to your most sweet embrace in Paradise.
Amen.
Pray
one (1) Our Father, three (3) Hail Mary's and one (1) Glory Be.
"Oh
Jesus, through the merits of your Holy Face, have pity on us, and on the
whole world." (Three times) Return
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FIFTH
DAY (Console
the Holy Face and recite Daily Preparatory Prayer)
Psalm
51, Verse 5:
"Make me hear rejoicing and gladness,
that the bones you have crushed may revive.
From my sins turn away your Face.
and blot out all my guilt."
Holy
Face of Jesus. Sacred Countenance of God, how great is your patience with
humankind, how infinite your forgiveness. We are sinners, yet you love
us. This gives us courage. For the glory of your Holy Face and of the
Blessed Trinity, hear and answer us. Mary our Mother, intercede for us,
Saint Joseph. pray for us.
Through
the merits of your precious blood and your Holy Face, 0 Jesus, grant us
our petition pardon and mercy.
PRAYER
TO SAINT JOSEPH
Dear Saint Joseph! Adopt us as thy children, take charge of our salvation:
watch over us day and night: preserve us from occasions of sin: obtain
for us purity of body and soul, and the spirit of prayer, through thy
intercession with Jesus, grant us a spirit of sacrifice, of humility and
self-denial: obtain for us a burning love for Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament,
and a sweet, tender love for Mary, our Mother. Saint Joseph, be with us
in life be with us in death, and obtain for us a favourable judgement
from Jesus, our merciful Saviour Amen.
Pray
one (1) Our Father, three (3) Hail Mary's an( one (1) Glory Be.
"Oh
Jesus, through the merits of your Holy Face have pity on us. and on the
whole world." (Three times) Return
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SIXTH
DAY (Console
Holy Face and recite Daily Preparatory Prayer)
Psalm 51, Verse
6:
"A pure heart create for me 0 God.
put a steadfast spirit within me.
Do not cast me away from your presence
nor deprive me of your Holy Spirit."
May our hearts be cleansed,
0 Lord, by the inpouring of the Holy Spirit, and may He render them fruitful
by watering them with His heavenly dew. Mary, the most chaste spouse of
the Hold Spirit, intercede for us, Saint Joseph pray for us.
Through the merits of your
precious blood and your Holy Face. 0 Jesus, grant us our petition pardon
and mercy.
PRAYER TO SAINT
MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL
O Victorious Prince, most humble guardian of the Church of God and of
faithful souls, who with such charity and zeal took part in so many conflict
and gained such great victories over the enemy for the conservation and
protection of the honour and glory we all owe to God, as well as for the
promotion of our salvation: come, we pray Thee, to our assistance, for
we are continually besieged with such great perils by our enemies, the
flesh, the world, and the devil; and as Thou wert a leader for the people
of God through the desert, so also be our faithful leader and companion
through the desert of this world, until Thou conduct us safely into the
happy land of the living, in that blessed fatherland from which we are
all exiles. Amen. (St. Aloysius)
Pray one (1) Our Father,
three (3) Hail Mary's and one (1) Glory Be.
"Oh Jesus, through the
merits of your Holy Face, have pity on us, and on the whole world." (Three
times) Return to Top
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SEVENTH
DAY
(Console Holy Face and recite Daily Preparatory Prayer)
Psalm
51, Verse 7:
"Give me again the joy of your help.
With a spirit of fervour sustain me,
that I may teach transgressors your ways
and sinners may return to you."
Lord
Jesus! After contemplating Thy features. disfigured by grief, after meditating
upon Thy passion with compunction and love, how can our hearts fail to
be inflamed with a holy hatred of sin, which even now outrages Thy Adorable
Face! Lord, suffer us not to be content with mere compassion, but give
us grace so closely to follow Thee in this calvary. so that the opprobrium
destined for Thee may fall on us, 0 Jesus, that thus we may have a share,
small though it may be, in expiation of sin. Amen.
Mary.
our Mother, intercede for us.
Saint
Joseph. pray for us.
Through
the merits of your precious blood and your Holy Face, 0 Jesus. grant us
our petition pardon and mercy.
PRAYER
IN HONOR OF MARY
Hail Mary, daughter of God the Father! Hail Mary, mother of God the Son!
Hail Mary, spouse of the Holy Spirit! Hail Mary, temple of the Most Holy
Trinity! Hail Mary. our mistress, our wealth, our mystic rose. Queen of
our hearts, our Mother, our life, our sweetness and our dearest hope!
We are all Thine, and all that we have is Thine. 0 Virgin blessed above
all things, may Thy soul be in us to magnify the Lord: may Thy spirit
be in us to rejoice in God. Place Thyself, 0 faithful Virgin, as a seal
upon our hearts, that in Thee and through Thee we may be found faithful
to God. Grant, most gracious Virgin, that we may be numbered among those
whom Thou art pleased to love, to teach and to guide, to favor and to
protect as Thy children. Grant that with the help of Thy love, we may
despise all earthly consolation and cling to heavenly things, until through
the Holy Spirit, Thy faithful spouse, and through Thee, His faithful spouse,
Jesus Christ, Thy Son, be formed within us for the glory of the Father.
Amen. (St. Grignon de Montfort)
Pray
one (1) Our Father, three (3) Hail Mary's and one (1) Glory Be.
"Oh
Jesus, through the merits of your Holy Face, have pity on us, and on the
whole world." (Three times) Return
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EIGHTH
DAY (Console
Holy Face and recite Daily Preparatory Prayer)
Psalm
51, Verse 8:
"0 rescue me. God my helper.
and my tongue shall ring out your goodness.
0 Lord, open my lips,
and my mouth shall declare your praise."
Most
merciful Face of Jesus, who in this vale of tears was so moved by our
misfortunes to call yourself the healer of the sick, and the good Shepherd
of the souls gone astray, allow not Satan to draw us away from you, but
keep us always under your loving protection. together with all souls who
endeavour to console you.
Mary,
our Mother. intercede for us, Saint Joseph, pray for us.
Through
the merits of your precious blood and your Holy Face, 0 Jesus, grant us
our petition pardon and mercy.
PRAYER
TO SAINT PETER
O glorious Saint Peter, who in return for thy lively and generous faith,
thy profound and sincere humility and thy burning love, was honoured by
Jesus Christ with singular privileges, and in particular, with the leadership
of the other apostles and the primacy of the whole Church, of which thou
were made the foundation stone, do thou obtain for us the grace of a lively
faith, that shall not fear to profess itself openly in its entirety and
in all of its manifestations, even to the shedding of blood, if occasion
should demand it. and to the sacrifice of life itself in preference to
surrender. Obtain for us likewise a sincere loyalty to our Holy Mother,
the Church. Grant that we may ever remain most closely and sincerely united
to the Holy Father, who is the heir of thy faith and of thy authority,
the one true visible head of the Catholic Church. Grant, moreover, that
we may follow, in all humility and meekness, the Church's teaching and
counsels and may be obedient to all her precepts. in order to be able
here on earth to enjoy a peace that is sure and undisturbed, and to attain
one day in Heaven to everlasting happiness. Amen.
Pray
one (1) Our Father, three (3) Hail Mary's and one (1) Glory Be.
"Oh
Jesus, through the merits of your Holy Face. have pity on us, and on the
whole world." (Three times) Return
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NINTH
DAY (Console
Holy Face and recite Daily Preparatory Prayer)
Psalm
51. Verse 9:
"For in sacrifice you take no delight.
burnt offering from me you would refuse.
my sacrifice a contrite spirit.
A humbled, contrite heart you will not spurn."
Psalm
51, Verse 10:
"In your goodness, show favour to Zion;
rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.
Then you will be pleased with lawful sacrifice,
holocausts offered on your altar."
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 you have deigned to hear us, that you
have chosen to answer us in our hour of need. We say this because we know
that our prayers will be granted. We know that you, in your loving kindness,
listened to our pleading hearts. and will give, out of your fullness,
the answer to our problems. Mary, our Mother, thank you for your intercession
on our behalf. Saint Joseph, thank you for your prayers.
Through
the merits of your precious blood and your Holy Face, 0 Jesus, grant us
our petition pardon and mercy.
PRAYER
TO THE HOLY TRINITY
Most Holy Trinity, Godhead indivisible, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, our
first beginning and our last end. Since you have made us after your 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 your most Holy Will, so that after having seen
you here on earth in appearances and in a dark manner by the means of
faith, we may come at last to contemplate you face to face, in the perfect
possession of you forever in Paradise. Amen.
Pray
one (1) Our Father, three (3) Hail Mary's and one (1) Glory Be.
"Oh
Jesus, through the merits of your Holy Face, have pity on us, and on the
whole world." (Three times) Return
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To End, recite
the following:
ACT OF CONSECRATION
O Lord Jesus, we believe most firmly in You, we love You. You are the
Eternal Son of God and the Son Incarnate of the Blessed Virgin Mary. You
are the Lord and Absolute Ruler of all creation. We acknowledge You, therefore,
as the Universal Sovereign of all creatures. You are the Lord and Supreme
Ruler of all mankind, and we, in acknowledging this Your dominion. consecrate
ourselves to You now and forever.
Loving Jesus, we place our families under the protection
of Your Holy Face, and of Your Virgin Mother, Mary most sorrowful. We
promise to be faithful to You for the rest of our lives and to observe
with fidelity Your Holy Commandments. We will never deny before the world,
You and Your Divine rights over us and all humankind.
Grant us the grace to never sin again: nevertheless,
should we fail, 0 Divine Saviour. have mercy on us and restore us to Your
grace. Radiate Your Divine Countenance upon us and bless us now and forever.
Embrace us at the hour of death in Your Kingdom for all eternity, through
the intercession of Your Blessed Mother, of all Your Saints who behold
You in Heaven, and the just who glorify You on earth.
0 Jesus, be mindful of us forever and never forsake
us; protect our families. 0 Mother of Sorrows. by the eternal glory which
you enjoy in Heaven, through the merits of your bitter anguish in the
Sacred Passion of your 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 you. 0 Mary. Embrace
us and bless us, 0 Mother. Protect us in life and in death. Amen. |
Glory
be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the
beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen. |
Devotion to the Holy Face centres around The
Consecration of the Home, as confirmed by Saint Pius X.
As revealed to Sister Pierina,
Tuesday is a day of reparation, to the Holy Face,
in front of the Blessed Sacrament.
With
the wearing of the medal, (or Holy Face Scapular), one completes the consecration,
to the Holy Face, and gains the blessings promised.
For information, on church & school programs,
concerning the Holy Face, please write:
HOLY FACE ASSOCIATION
PO. Box 1000, Station "A"
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
H3C 2W9
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