Litany To the Holy Face of Jesus:
O Jesus, whose adorable Face was adored with profound respect by Mary and Joseph when they saw You for the first time,
Re: Have mercy on us.
O Jesus, whose adorable Face ravished with joy the angels, shepherds, and Magi in the stable of Bethlehem, [
etc.]
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 Your holy Infancy,
O Jesus, whose adorable Face filled with admiration the doctors in the temple,
O Jesus, the charms and grace of whose adorable Face win all hearts,
O Jesus, whose adorable Face is characterized by nobility,
O Jesus, whose adorable Face is the admiration of the angels,
O Jesus, whose adorable Face is the sweet delight of the Saints,
O Jesus, whose adorable Face is the masterpiece of the Holy Spirit, in which the Eternal Father is well pleased,
O Jesus, whose adorable Face is the delight of Mary and Joseph,
O Jesus, whose adorable Face is the ineffable mirror of the Divine Perfections,
O Jesus, the beauty of whose adorable Face is ever ancient and ever new,
O Jesus, whose adorable Face, full of modesty and sweetness, attracted the just and the sinners,
O Jesus, whose adorable Face appeases the anger of God,
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 Your journeys,
O Jesus, the expression of whose adorable Face is wholly Divine,
O Jesus, whose adorable Face sorrowed and wept at the tomb of Lazarus,
O Jesus, whose adorable Face was brilliant as the sun and radiant with glory on Mount Tabor,
O Jesus, whose adorable Face is worthy of all reverence, veneration, and worship,
O Jesus, whose adorable Face grew sad at the sight of Jerusalem when You did weep over that ungrateful city,
O Jesus, whose adorable Face was bowed down to the ground in the garden of Olives, and covered with confusion for our sins,
O Jesus, whose adorable Face was bathed in a bloody sweat,
O Jesus, whose adorable Face was kissed by the traitor Judas,
O Jesus, the sanctity and majesty of whose adorable Face smote the soldiers with fear and cast them down,
O Jesus, whose adorable Face was struck by a vile servant, shamefully blindfolded and profaned by the sacrilegious hands of Your enemies,
O Jesus, whose adorable Face was defiled with spittle, and bruised with so many buffets and blows,
O Jesus, the divine look of whose adorable Face wounded the heart of Peter with repentant love,
O Jesus, whose adorable Face was humbled for us at the tribunals of Jerusalem,
O Jesus, whose adorable Face did preserve Your serenity when Pilate pronounced the fatal sentence,
O Jesus, the brow of whose adorable Face was crowned with thorns,
O Jesus, whose adorable Face covered with sweat and Blood fell in the mire under the heavy weight of the Cross,
O Jesus, whose adorable Face was wiped by the pious Veronica on the way to Calvary,
O Jesus, whose adorable Face was raised on the instrument of the most shameful punishment,
O Jesus, the eyes of whose adorable Face were filled with tears of Blood,
O Jesus, the mouth of whose adorable Face was filled with vinegar and gall,
O Jesus, the incomparable beauty of whose adorable Face was obscured under the dreadful cloud of the sins of the world,
O Jesus, whose adorable Face was covered with the sad shades of death,
O Jesus, whose adorable Face was washed and anointed by Mary and the holy women and wrapped in a shroud,
O Jesus, whose adorable Face was enclosed in the sepulcher,
O Jesus, whose adorable Face was all resplendent with glory and beauty on the day of Your Resurrection,
O Jesus, whose adorable Face was dazzling with light at the moment of Your Ascension,
O Jesus, whose adorable Face is hidden in the Eucharist,
O Jesus, whose adorable Face will appear at the end of time in the clouds with great power and majesty,
O Jesus, whose adorable Face will cause the wicked to tremble,
O Jesus, whose adorable Face will fill the just with joy for all eternity,
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world,
Spare us, O Lord,
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world,
Graciously hear us, O Lord,
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world,
Have mercy on us.
Amen
