The Holy Face of Jesus
This picture is part of the Shroud of Turin; thought to be the burial shroud of Jesus. To read about the Shroud go to http://holyface.all-catholic.net/shrind.html
Sister Pierina, a holy nun who died in 1945, in many visions was urged by the Blessed Mother and Jesus Himself to spread the devotion to the Holy Face, in reparation for the many insults Jesus suffered in His Passion, such as to be slapped, spit upon and kissed by Judas, as well as now being dishonored in many ways in the Blessed Sacrament by neglect, sacrileges and profanations.
"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." (Our Lord Jesus Christ to Sister Pierina)
"All those who, attracted by my love, and venerating my countenance,
shall receive, by virtue of my humanity, a brilliant and vivid impression
of my divinity. This splendor shall enlighten the depths of their souls,
so that in eternal glory the celestial court shall marvel at the marked
likeness of their features with my divine countenance." (Our Lord
Jesus Christ to St. Gertrude)
Prayer of St. Theresa of Jesus to the Holy Face
O Jesus, who in Thy bitter
Passion didst become the most abject of men, a man of sorrows. I venerate
Thy Sacred Face whereon there once did shine the beauty and sweetness
of the Godhead; but now it has become for me as if it were the face of
a leper! Nevertheless, under those disfigured features, I recognize Thy
infinite Love and I am consumed with the desire to love Thee and make
Thee loved by all men. The tears which well up abundantly in Thy sacred
eyes appear to me as so many precious pearls that I love to gather up,
in order to purchase the souls of poor sinners by means of their infinite
value. O Jesus, whose adorable Face ravishes my heart, I implore Thee
to fix deep within me thy divine image and to set me on fire with Thy
Love, that I may be found worthy to come to the contemplation of Thy glorious
Face in Heaven.
Amen.
Prayer of Mother Maria-Pierina
O Blessed Face of my kind
Savior, by the tender love and piercing sorrow of Our Lady as she beheld
you in your cruel Passion, grant us to share in this intense sorrow and
love so as to fulfill the holy will of God to the utmost of our ability.
Amen