Chaplet of the Holy Face of Jesus
Prayed in five decades on the beads of the Rosary.
Opening Prayer
O Holy Face, we seek You so that You may answer our prayers. You are able to help us in a wonderful way. Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us and on the whole world. Turn Your face toward us, that we may be saved.
On the large beads, in place of the Our Father, before each decade:
– Eternal Father, we humbly and fervently offer You the infinite merits and sufferings of the Holy Face, His precious tears, and all the wounds and tears of Jesus, for Your glory and to help us in our urgent needs.
First decade: Holy Face covered with wounds, have mercy on us who call upon You. (10 times)
Second decade: Holy Face covered with blood, have mercy on us who call upon You. (10 times)
Third decade: Holy Face shedding tears of infinite love, have mercy on us who call upon You. (10 times)
Fourth decade: Holy Face scorned and insulted, have mercy on us who call upon You. (10 times)
Fifth decade: Holy Face silently enduring the greatest sufferings, have mercy on us who call upon You. (10 times)
Closing Prayer: Come, let us adore the most holy Face of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, whose merits are infinite and whose mercy is beyond measure, that it may grant us forgiveness of our sins and true repentance. Come, let us console the Holy Face by the purity of our lives, by bearing witness to our faith without fear, and by the depth of our love. Amen.
Litany of the Holy Face of Jesus
Kyrie eleison, Christe eleison, Kyrie eleison.
Lord Jesus Christ, hear us.
Lord Jesus Christ, graciously hear us.
God the Father of heaven, have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the world, have mercy on us.
God the Holy Spirit, have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, one God, have mercy on us.
Adorable Face, delight of the Father, have mercy on us.
Adorable Face, wonder of paradise, have mercy on us.
Adorable Face, joy of the angels, have mercy on us.
Adorable Face, sweet comfort of the saints, have mercy on us.
Adorable Face, refuge and comfort of sinners, have mercy on us.
Adorable Face, hope of the dying, have mercy on us.
Adorable Face, terror and defeat of demons, have mercy on us.
Adorable Face, expression of the commandment of love, have mercy on us.
Adorable Face, thirsting for the salvation of mankind, have mercy on us.
Adorable Face, which shed tears of love, have mercy on us.
Adorable Face, covered with spittle for our sake, have mercy on us.
Adorable Face, which sweated blood, have mercy on us.
Adorable Face, insulted and struck for our sake, have mercy on us.
Adorable Face, treated like that of a criminal slave, have mercy on us.
Adorable Face, bowed to the ground in the Garden of Olives, have mercy on us.
Adorable Face, scorned in the courts, have mercy on us.
Adorable Face, silent during the unjust trials, have mercy on us.
Adorable Face, wiped by the devout Veronica, have mercy on us.
Adorable Face, given vinegar and gall to drink, have mercy on us.
Adorable Face, disfigured in the cruel agony, have mercy on us.
Adorable Face, praying for those who crucified You, have mercy on us.
Adorable Face, pale with suffering, have mercy on us.
Adorable Face, mourned by Mary, Mother of Sorrows, have mercy on us.
Adorable Face, veiled at Your burial, have mercy on us.
Adorable Face, imprinted on the shroud, have mercy on us.
Adorable Face, radiant with glory at Your Resurrection, have mercy on us.
Adorable Face, shining and glorified at the Ascension, have mercy on us.
Adorable Face, hidden in deep humility in the mystery of the Eucharist, have mercy on us.
Adorable Face, which will appear with great power and majesty at the end of time, have mercy on us.
Adorable Face, image of the Eternal Father, have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, who take away the sins of the world, hear us.
Lamb of God, who take away the sins of the world, graciously hear us.
Lamb of God, who take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.
Kyrie eleison, Christe eleison, Kyrie eleison.
The Golden Arrow Prayer:
May the most holy, most sacred, most adorable, most incomprehensible and unutterable Name of God be always praised, blessed, loved, adored and glorified by every creature in heaven, on earth and under the earth.
May the divine Name of Jesus, present in all the tabernacles, be especially praised and adored, and may His Sacred Heart and the Immaculate Heart of Mary be glorified. O Jesus, I desire that Your constant thirst for souls may always be quenched, and I ask that all human hearts may love You and console You without ceasing. Amen.
