Devotion to the Holy Face of Jesus

 

Holy Face Feast Day This year 2010 the Feast of The Holy Face of Jesus occurs on Tuesday 16th February 2010, Shrove Tuesday, which is the day before Ash Wednesday. Therefore the nine day Novena in Honour of the most Holy Face of Jesus begins on Sunday 7th February, 2010.  Click here for the text of the novena prayer.

 

Holy Shroud Exposition 2010 The Holy Shroud will be on display in Turin, Italy from April 10th to May 23rd, 2010 at the Cathedral of Torino. The last time the exposition occurred was in 2000. Reservations are required, for more information visit the The Holy Shroud - Official Site.

 

Mother Maria Pierina - Beatification On the 30th of May, 2010, the beatification of venerable Mother Pierina de Micheli will take place in Saint Mary Major Basilica in Rome, Italy.

 

This site introduces the devotion in honour of the Holy Face of Our Lord Jesus Christ. 

Gazing upon the face of Christ crucified unites us with all His sorrows, love and total abandonment.

"Every time My Face is contemplated I will pour out My Love into the hearts of those persons, and by means of My Holy Face the salvation of many souls will be obtained."

(Our Lord Jesus Christ to Sister Pierina)

Our Lord, in visions to Sister Marie of Saint Peter, requested that a devotion to His Holy Face be established.  He gave her the Golden Arrow prayer as a remedy to the "poisoned arrows" of blasphemy.  Later, Sister Pierina, was urged to spread the devotion, and to have a medal cast.

The Feast of the Holy Face was established by Pope Piux X upon Shrove Tuesday (the day before Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent).  A beautiful novena in honour of the Holy Face may be said on the nine previous days, culminating on the feast day.

Two miraculous images are associated with the Holy Face Devotion - Veronica's Veil, said to be the cloth used by Saint Veronica to wipe the face of Jesus during his passion; and the Holy Shroud of Turin, believed by the faithful to be burial cloth of Christ, which despite being the most scientifically studied object ever, still baffles scientists.

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.

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