Catholic Prayers

Let us glorify God with our Prayers..

  • Daily Prayers
  • Prayers to Mother Mary & Saints
  • Bible Study
  • Malayalam Prayers
  • Books for Spiritual Reading
  • Catholic Teachings
  • Devotional Videos
  • About

Devotion to The Holy Face of Jesus

October 3, 2013

Devotion to the Holy Face of Jesus became popular in the 19th century after Sister Marie of St. Peter (French Carmelite Nun) had several visions of Jesus and Mary in which she was urged to spread this devotion, in reparation for the many insults Jesus suffered in his passion. This resulted in the Golden Arrow Prayer.

St. Therese of Lisieux also had a devotion to the Holy Face of Jesus which prompted her to take the religious name ‘Therese of the Child Jesus and of the Holy Face‘.

In the twentieth century, Blessed Maria Pierina De Micheli (Italian Nun) had several visions of Jesus and Mary. In 1940, she obtained authorization to produce a medal with the image of the Holy Face from the Shroud of Turin and the medal was approved by Pope Pius XII. The Feast of the Holy Face of Jesus is celebrated on Shrove Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday. The image obtained from the Shroud of Turin (believed to be the burial cloth of Jesus) is often used in association with the devotion to the Holy Face of Jesus and was approved by Pope Pius XII in 1968.

The Holy Face of Jesus
The Holy Face of Jesus (Source)

“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 to Sister Pierina.

Let us console our Lord Jesus Christ by contemplating on His Holy Face. Here is a short prayer to the Holy Face of Jesus.

O Lord Jesus, grant us through the merits of Thy many sufferings, that by venerating on earth the image of thy Holy Face, upon which the very angels long to gaze, we may be made worthy to contemplate it forever in Heaven. Amen.

Print Friendly, PDF & Email

No related posts.

Email this to someone
email
Print this page
Print
Share on Facebook
Facebook
Pin on Pinterest
Pinterest
Tweet about this on Twitter
Twitter
Share on Reddit
Reddit
Morning Prayer Ebook

Donate

Please Consider Donating to Catholic Prayers

Follow Catholic Prayers

  • Facebook
  • Pinterest

Latest from Catholic Prayers

  • HouseWife’s Prayer
  • The Three Hail Marys
  • Prayer to Overcome a Vice
  • Holy week prayer (Vishudhavaara Japam) in Malayalam
  • Nuptial Blessing
  • Act of Contrition (Manasthapa Pragadanam) in Malayalam
Catholic Prayers

Categories

Mass Timings Worldwide

On a Vacation? Do not miss your Sunday Obligation! Please find a Church near you.

Find Mass Timings anywhere in the world

Online Resources

  • Catechism of the Catholic Church
  • Catholic Bible in English

PRO-LIFE Numbers for Pregnant Women

  • Catholic Social Services: 704-370-3262
  • Good Counsel Homes: 1-800-723-8331 (24 hrs Hotline)
  • Birthright: 1-800-550-4900
  • 1st Way Life Center: 1-800-848-LOVE
  • Post Abortion: 1-800-5-WECARE

Lenten Prayers

  • The Way of the Cross by Saint Alphonsus Ligouri
  • Stations of the Cross with Meditations and Prayers
  • Stations of the Cross (Way of the Cross) - Short Version
  • Kurishinte Vazhi (Way of the Cross in Malayalam)

Categories

Recent Comments

  • Leigh on Prayer to Our Lady of Czestochowa
  • Kay on Prayer to Sacred Heart of Jesus on First Friday of the Month
  • Ngozi on Prayer for the Health of An Expectant Mother and Her Unborn Child
  • Margaret Felgate on Prayer to St. Gerard for Motherhood
  • Ada on Novena to St. Gerard

Copyright © 2025 · Catholic Prayers · 2008-2019