Illumina Domine Blog – Devotion to The Holy Face

The heart of devotion to the Holy Face is reparation for blasphemy. Bishops invite Catholics to pray the Litany of the Sacred Heart in reparation for outrageous blasphemy which has, very sadly, become accepted by the culture today. Please join in praying the Litany of the Sacred Heart of Jesus offering all the love of the Sacred Heart of Jesus to God the Father in the unity of the Holy Spirit for forgiveness, mercy, and the conversion of sinners:

Litany to the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Lord, have mercy	Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy	Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy	Lord, have mercy.
Christ, hear us	Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.	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.
Heart of Jesus, Son of the Eternal Father,	have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, formed by the Holy Spirit in the womb of the Virgin Mother,	have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, substantially united to the Word of God,	have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, of Infinite Majesty,	have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, Sacred Temple of God,	have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, Tabernacle of the Most High,	have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, House of God and Gate of Heaven,	have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, burning furnace of charity,	have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, abode of justice and love,	have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, full of goodness and love,	have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, abyss of all virtues,	have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, most worthy of all praise,	have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, king and center of all hearts,	have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, in whom are all treasures of wisdom and knowledge,	have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, in whom dwells the fullness of divinity,	have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, in whom the Father was well pleased,	have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, of whose fullness we have all received,	have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, desire of the everlasting hills,	have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, patient and most merciful,	have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, enriching all who invoke Thee,	have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, fountain of life and holiness,	have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, propitiation for our sins,	have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, loaded down with opprobrium,	have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, bruised for our offenses,	have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, obedient to death,	have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, pierced with a lance,	have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, source of all consolation,	have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, our life and resurrection,	have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, our peace and our reconciliation,	have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, victim for our sins	have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, salvation of those who trust in Thee,	have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, hope of those who die in Thee,	have mercy on us.
Heart of Jesus, delight of all the Saints,	have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, who taketh away the sins of the world,	spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, who taketh away the sins of the world,	graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, who taketh away the sins of the world,	have mercy on us, O Lord.
V. Jesus, meek and humble of heart.	R. Make our hearts like to Thine.

Let us pray:
Almighty and eternal God, look upon the Heart of Thy most beloved Son and upon the praises and satisfaction which He offers Thee in the name of sinners; and to those who implore Thy mercy, in Thy great goodness, grant forgiveness in the name of the same Jesus Christ, Thy Son, who livest and reignest with Thee forever and ever. Amen.

“You know that I myself do not see the Sacred Heart as everybody else. I think that the heart of my Spouse is mine alone, just as mine is His alone, and I speak to Him then in the solitude of this delightful heart to heart, while waiting to contemplate Him one day face to face.” — St. Therese of the Holy Face and the Child Jesus

To the Sacred Heart of Jesus 

~by St. Therese of the Holy Face and the Child Jesus

At the Holy Sepulcher, Mary Magdalene,
Searching for her Jesus, stooped down in tears.
The angels wanted to console her sorrow,
But nothing could calm her grief.
Bright angels, it was not you
Whom this fervent soul came searching for.
She wanted to see the Lord of the Angels,
To take him in her arms, to carry him far away.

Close by the tomb, the last one to stay,
She had come well before dawn.
Her God also came, veiling his light.
Mary could not vanquish him in love!
Showing her at first his Blessed Face,
Soon just one word sprang from his Heart.
Whispering the sweet name of: Mary,
Jesus gave back her peace, her happiness.

O my God, one day, like Mary Magdalene,
I wanted to see you and come close to you.
I looked down over the immense plain
Where I sought the Master and King,
And I cried, seeing the pure wave,
The starry azure, the flower, and the bird:
“Bright nature, if I do not see God,
You are nothing to me but a vast tomb.

“I need a heart burning with tenderness,
Who will be my support forever,
Who loves everything in me, even my weakness…
And who never leaves me day or night. ”
I could find no creature
Who could always love me and never die.
I must have a God who takes on my nature
And becomes my brother and is able to suffer!

You heard me, only Friend whom I love.
To ravish my heart, you became man.
You shed your blood, what a supreme mystery!..
And you still live for me on the Altar.
If I cannot see the brilliance of your Face
Or hear your sweet voice,
O my God, I can live by your grace,
I can rest on your Sacred Heart!

O Heart of Jesus, treasure of tenderness,
You Yourself are my happiness, my only hope.
You who knew how to charm my tender youth,
Stay near me till the last night.
Lord, to you alone I’ve given my life,
And all my desires are well-known to you.
It’s in your ever-infinite goodness
That I want to lose myself, O Heart of Jesus!

Ah! I know well, all our righteousness
Is worthless in your sight.
To give value to my sacrifices,
I want to cast them into your Divine Heart.
You did not find your angels without blemish.
In the midst of lightning you gave your law!…
I hide myself in your Sacred Heart, Jesus.
I do not fear, my virtue is You!…

To be able to gaze on your glory,
I know we have to pass through fire.
So I, for my purgatory,
Choose your burning love, O heart of my God!
On leaving this life, my exiled soul
Would like to make an act of pure love,
And then, flying away to Heaven, its Homeland,
Enter straightaway into your Heart.