Do you see how I suffer? Yet, very few understand me. Those who say they love me are very ungrateful! I have given my heart as the sensible object of my great love to men and I give My Face as the sensible object of my sorrow for all the sins of men. I wish that it be venerated by a special feast on Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday. I wish that the feast be preceded by a novena in which the faithful make reparation with me, joining together and sharing in my sorrow.Two years earlier, Jesus said to her, "I wish that my face, which reflects the deep pains of my soul, the sorrow and love of my heart, be better honored: who contemplates me consoles me."
Wishing to honor the Lord's request that his Holy Face be more widely honored and adored, on April 17, 1958 Blessed Pope Pius XII approved the Feast of the Holy Face of Jesus Christ to be observed on the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday and issued for its liturgical observance the texts of the Votive Mass in Honor of the Holy Face of Jesus Christ.
As I understand it, this votive Mass was initially allowed for particular religious institutes but was later extended for use throughout the Church, through the efforts of Fiorenzo Cardinal Angelini, by Blessed Pope John Paul II.
To encourage such devotion to the Holy Face of our Lord, Sister Pierina spread the Scapular - and later the Medal - of the Holy Face and pictures of the face of Jesus on the Shroud of Turin. I hope to write about the Medal of the Holy Face tomorrow, but since it is now later and past time for bed, I will leave you once again with the image of the Holy Face of Manoppello:
Do you see how I suffer? Yet, very few understand me. Those who say they love me are very ungrateful! I have given my heart as the sensible object of my great love to men and I give My Face as the sensible object of my sorrow for all the sins of men. I wish that it be venerated by a special feast on Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday. I wish that the feast be preceded by a novena in which the faithful make reparation with me, joining together and sharing in my sorrow. - See more at: http://www.mysticsofthechurch.com/2011/10/maria-pierina-de-micheli-holy-face-of.html#sthash.tbc7UPOt.dpuf
Do you see how I suffer? Yet, very few understand me. Those who say they love me are very ungrateful! I have given my heart as the sensible object of my great love to men and I give My Face as the sensible object of my sorrow for all the sins of men. I wish that it be venerated by a special feast on Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday. I wish that the feast be preceded by a novena in which the faithful make reparation with me, joining together and sharing in my sorrow. - See more at: http://www.mysticsofthechurch.com/2011/10/maria-pierina-de-micheli-holy-face-of.html#sthash.tbc7UPOt.dpuf
Do you see how I suffer? Yet, very few understand me. Those who say they love me are very ungrateful! I have given my heart as the sensible object of my great love to men and I give My Face as the sensible object of my sorrow for all the sins of men. I wish that it be venerated by a special feast on Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday. I wish that the feast be preceded by a novena in which the faithful make reparation with me, joining together and sharing in my sorrow. - See more at: http://www.mysticsofthechurch.com/2011/10/maria-pierina-de-micheli-holy-face-of.html#sthash.tbc7UPOt.dpuf
Do you see how I suffer? Yet, very few understand me. Those who say they love me are very ungrateful! I have given my heart as the sensible object of my great love to men and I give My Face as the sensible object of my sorrow for all the sins of men. I wish that it be venerated by a special feast on Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday. I wish that the feast be preceded by a novena in which the faithful make reparation with me, joining together and sharing in my sorrow. - See more at: http://www.mysticsofthechurch.com/2011/10/maria-pierina-de-micheli-holy-face-of.html#sthash.tbc7UPOt.dpufDo you see how I suffer? Yet, very few understand me. Those who say they love me are very ungrateful! I have given my heart as the sensible object of my great love to men and I give My Face as the sensible object of my sorrow for all the sins of men. I wish that it be venerated by a special feast on Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday. I wish that the feast be preceded by a novena in which the faithful make reparation with me, joining together and sharing in my sorrow. - See more at: http://www.mysticsofthechurch.com/2011/10/maria-pierina-de-micheli-holy-face-of.html#sthash.tbc7UPOt.dpuf
Do you see how I suffer? Yet, very few understand me. Those who say they love me are very ungrateful! I have given my heart as the sensible object of my great love to men and I give My Face as the sensible object of my sorrow for all the sins of men. I wish that it be venerated by a special feast on Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday. I wish that the feast be preceded by a novena in which the faithful make reparation with me, joining together and sharing in my sorrow. - See more at: http://www.mysticsofthechurch.com/2011/10/maria-pierina-de-micheli-holy-face-of.html#sthash.tbc7UPOt.dpuf
I had read somewhere that The words on the Holy Face Medal were the inspiration for Bl. Pope John Paul II dedicating the New Millenium to The Holy Face. I thought it was Cardinal Ratzinger who was part of a commision(?) to study the words on the medal. I look forward to your next post to find out more! May His Face shine upon you!
ReplyDeleteI've read something about that, as well, but I haven't yet seen anything explicit about it. Still, I suspect it is true.
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