Composed by Sr. Mary of St. Peter

Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us. Holy Mary, pray for us

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

I salute, adore, and love Thee, O Jesus, my Saviour, covered with new insults by blasphemers, and offer Thee, through the heart of Thy blessed Mother, as an incense and perfume of agreeable odour, the homage of Angels and all Saints, praying Thee humbly, by the virtue of Thy Holy Face, to repair and re-establish in me and all mankind Thy image disfigured by sin.

I salute, adore, and love Thee, O Adorable Face of Jesus, my well beloved, noble impression of the Godhead. I devote myself to Thee with all the powers of my soul, and humbly pray Thee to stamp in my heart all the traits of Thy divine resemblance. Amen. (Archconfraternity Manual of the Holy Face 1887)

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