Jeremiah, Chapter 10, verse 5:
5 Like a scarecrow in a cucumber field are
they, they cannot speak; They must be carried about, for they cannot walk. Do
not fear them, they can do no harm, neither can they do good.
Jeremiah
is talking about the folly of idolatry in this chapter. Sometimes our fears
lead us to trust things rather than God.
Today I recommend we start a Novena to the Holy Face of Christ. I try to do this yearly in preparation for
lent.
The
Novena will end on Tuesday which is the day that Judas went to the Sanhedrin to
betray Christ.
[1]The Golden Arrow
(as dictated by Our Lord to Sister Marie of St. Peter)
May the most holy, most sacred, most adorable, most incomprehensible and ineffable Name of God be forever praised, blessed, loved, adored and glorified in Heaven, on Earth, and under the Earth by all the creatures of God and by the Sacred Heart of Our Lord Jesus Christ in the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar. Amen. Eternal Father, I offer Thee the adorable Face of Thy Beloved Son for the honour and glory of Thy Name, for the conversion of sinners and the salvation of the dying. Amen.
1.
All those who honor My Face in a spirit of reparation will by so doing
perform the office of the pious Veronica. According to the care they take in
making reparation to My Face, disfigured by blasphemers, so will I take care of
their souls which have been disfigured by sin. My Face is the seal of the
Divinity, which has the virtue of reproducing in souls the image of God.
2.
Those who by words, prayers or writing defend My cause in this Work of
Reparation I will defend before My Father, and will give them My Kingdom.
3.
By offering My Face to My Eternal Father, nothing will be refused, and the
conversion of many sinners will be obtained.
4.
By My Holy Face, they will work wonders, appease the anger of God, and
draw down mercy on sinners.
5.
As in a kingdom they can procure all that is desired with a coin stamped
with the King's effigy, so in the Kingdom of Heaven they will obtain all they
desire with the precious coin of My Holy Face.
6.
Those who on earth contemplate the wounds of My Face shall in Heaven
behold it radiant with glory.
7.
They will receive in their souls a bright and constant irradiation of My
Divinity, that by their likeness to My Face they shall shine with particular
splendor in Heaven.
Novena in Honor of
the Most Holy Face of Jesus
"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)
the Most Holy Face of Jesus
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)
"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)
First
Day
(Console Holy Face and recite Daily
Preparatory Prayer)
Psalm 51, 3-4. Have mercy on me, O 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, O 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, O 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, O Lord. Open our hearts so that you may enter in. Repair the ruined mansions, that you may dwell therein. Hear us, O 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, (3) Hail Mary’s, (1) Glory Be,
O Bleeding Face, O Face Divine, be every adoration Thine. (Three times)[3]
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