Novena to Holy Face of our Lord Jesus ~ Day 4 ~

"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)

Daily Preparatory Prayer

"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)

Day 4 

(Consoling our Lord's Holy Face and the Daily Preparatory Prayer)
Psalm 51 : 8-9
Indeed Thou love truth in the heart;
then in the secret of my heart teach me Wisdom.
O purify me, then I shall be clean;
O wash me. I shall be whiter than snow.

O Lord Jesus, who has said, learn of me for I am meek and gentle of heart,
and who did manifest upon Thy Holy Face the sentiments of Thy divine Sacred Heart,
grant that we may love to come frequently and meditate upon Thy divine features.
We may read there Thy gentleness and Thy humility,
and learn how to form our hearts in the practice of these two virtues
which Thou desires to see shine in Thy servants.

Holy Immaculate Mary, our Mother and chaste Saint Joseph, pray for us. Amen

Through the merits of Thy Precious Blood and Thy Holy Face,
O Jesus, grant us our petition...
O Jesus Pardon and mercy for the merits of Thy Holy Face . Amen

Prayer in Honor of the Dolours of the Blessed Virgin

O Most Holy and afflicted Virgin, Queen of Martyrs!
Who stood beneath the cross, witnessing the agony of thy dying Divine Son,
look down with a mother tenderness and pity on us
as we kneel before thee to venerate thy Dolours
and place our requests, with filial confidence,
in the sanctuary of thy wounded Immaculate Heart.
Present them on our behalf to Jesus, through the merits of His most sacred Passion and Death,
together with thy sufferings at the foot of the Cross,
and through the united efficacy of both, obtain the favor which we humbly ask..
To whom shall we go in our wants and miseries if not to thee O Mother of Mercy,
who having so deeply drunk of the chalice of thy Son,
graciously alleviate the sufferings of those who still sigh in this land of exile. Amen.


Prayer to the Holy Souls in Purgatory
My Jesus, by the sorrows Thou suffered in Thy agony in the garden,
in Thy scourging and crowning with thorns,
in the way to Calvary, in Thy crucifixion and death,
have mercy on the souls in Purgatory,
and especially on those that are most forsaken.
Deliver them from the dire torments they endure.
Call them and admit them to Thy most sweet embrace in Paradise. Amen.

1 Our Father, 3 Hail Mary's, 1 Glory Be


O Bleeding Face, O Face Divine, be every adoration Thine. Amen
(Three times)