Benedictine Convent of Perpetual Adoration
Invocations of the Holy Face
Approved for private use by Pope Pius IX, Jan. 27, 1853.
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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 of Bethlehem,
O Jesus, whose Adorable Face wounded with a dart of love the aged Simeon and the Prophetess Anna in the temple,
O Jesus, whose Adorable Face was bathed in tears in Thy holy infancy,
O Jesus, whose Adorable Face at the age of twelve astonished the doctors in the temple,
O Jesus, whose Adorable Face is white with purity and ruddy with charity,
O Jesus, whose Adorable Face is more beautiful than the sun, brighter than the moon and more brilliant than the stars, O Jesus, whose Adorable Face is lovelier than the roses of spring,
O Jesus, whose Adorable Face is more precious than gold, silver and gems,
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,
O Jesus, whose Adorable Face is the admiration of angels,
O Jesus, whose Adorable Face is the sweet delight of the saints,
O Jesus, whose Adorable Face is the masterpiece of the Holy Ghost in which the Father is well pleased,
O Jesus, whose Adorable Face was the delight of Thy Virgin Mother and of Thy holy foster-father St. Joseph,
O Jesus, whose Adorable Face is the ineffable mirror of Divine perfections,
O Jesus, the beauty of whose Adorable Face is ever ancient and ever new,
O Jesus, whose Adorable Face appeases the Divine wrath,
O Jesus, whose Adorable Face is the terror of the evil spirits,
O Jesus, whose Adorable Face is the treasure of graces and blessings,
O Jesus, whose Adorable Face was exposed to the inclemency of the weather in the desert,
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,
O Jesus, the modesty and mildness of whose Adorable Face attracted both just and sinners,
O Jesus, whose Adorable Face gave a holy kiss and blessing to the little children,
O Jesus, whose Adorable Face sorrowed and wept at the grave of Lazarus,
O Jesus, whose Adorable Face was brilliant as the sun and radiant with glory on Mount Thabor,
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.
