PRAYER TO THE HOLY FACE OF JESUS
By St. Therese of Lisieux
O Jesus, Who in Thy cruel Passion didst become the “Reproach of
men and the Man of Sorrows”, I worship Thy Divine Face.
Once it shone with the beauty and sweetness of Divinity; now for
my sake it is become as the face of a “leper”.
Yet in that disfigured Countenance I recognize Thy Infinite Love, and I
am consumed with the desire of loving Thee and of making Thee loved by all
mankind. The tears that streamed in such
abundance from Thine Eyes are to me as precious pearls which I delight to
gather, that with their infinite worth I may ransom the souls of poor sinners.
O Jesus, Whose Face is the sole beauty that ravishes my heart, I
may not behold here upon earth the sweetness of Thy Glance nor feel the
ineffable tenderness of Thy Kiss.
Thereto I consent, but I pray Thee to imprint in me Thy Divine Likeness,
and implore Thee to so inflame me with Thy Love that it may quickly consume me,
and soon I may reach the vision of Thy Glorious Face in heaven. Amen.
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| St. Therese of Lisieux |
Imprimatur:
Joannes Henricus, Ep. Portus Magni,
Oct 3, 1958
Indulgenced by Pope St. Pius X (1903 – 1914)
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