St. Joseph's Missionaries of the Holy Face

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Membership to SJMHF

St. Joseph’s Battalions of the Holy Face (Current locations of our Affiliated Prayer Groups and their Captains)

  1. St. Michael’s Battalion (Corkery, Ont.) Holy Face prayers after 7:30 PM Mass every Tuesday evening.
  2. Holy Redeemer Battalion (Kanata, Ont.) Holy Face Prayers said after Monday Morning 9AM Mass .
  3. Annunciation Parish Battalion (Gloucester, Ont.) Holy Face Prayers said after Tuesday Morning 9AM Mass.
  4. St. John The Baptist Church Battalion (Perth, Ont.) Holy Face Prayers (Times to be determined )

ST. JOSEPH`S MISSIONARIES OF THE HOLY FACE – FORMATION

There are three levels of membership in the Holy Face Spiritual Union, all of which will be under the spiritual guidance of a Chaplain.

LEVEL 1 – DEFENDER

 Duties

  1. To be inscribed on the Register of the Archconfraternity of the Holy Face
  2. To receive the rule with the certificate of enrollment
  3. To recite daily for the intentions of the Archconfraternity of the Holy Face –  1 Our Father, 1 Hail Mary, 1 Glory Be, & the Act of Praise (O Lord, show us Thy Face and we shall be saved)
  4. To vow to avoid blasphemies and the profanation of Sunday, and to repair these evils by an exterior or interior act of reparation
  5. To wear an effigy of the Holy Face, either on a cross, medal, or scapular
  6. To assist, in as far as may be possible, at the monthly devotional prayer meetings
  7. To zealously propagate devotion to the Holy Face

Highly Recommended:

  1. Daily Mass attendance as far as possible
  2. To enroll in a Confraternity of the Holy Rosary, and to pray the Rosary daily https://visitationproject.org/pages/what-is-the-confraternity-of-the-most-holy-rosary
  3. To complete the St. Louis de Montfort 33 day Preparation for Consecration to Jesus through Mary https://visitationproject.org/pages/divine-invitation-33-days
  4. To enthrone one`s home to the Holy Face, & to both the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary
  5. To be invested in the Brown Scapular of our Lady of Mt. Carmel
  6. Daily Holy Scripture reading
  7. Monthly Confession
  8. Attendance at First Friday & First Saturday Masses
  9. To make a weekly Holy Hour

Suggested Reading:

  1. Devotion to the Holy Face Prayer Booklet by TAN Publishers
  2. An Association of Prayers Against Blasphemy, Swearing and the Profanation of Sundays & Festivals Translating from the French by E.G.K. Browne
  3. The Secret of the Holy Face:  The Devotion Destined to Save Society by Fr. Lawrence Carney
  4. The Secret of the Rosary by St. Louis de Montfort
  5. True Devotion to Mary with Preparation for Total Consecration by St. Louis de Montfort

LEVEL 2 – ARCHER

 Duties

  1. To complete all Defender duties
  2. To daily pray the “Reparation to the Holy Face for Canada” prayer
  3. To daily pray the “St. Joseph Terror of Demons” prayer
  4. To intercede for the St. Joseph`s Missionary of the Holy Face efforts prior to talks, retreats, conferences, or other initiatives

Highly Recommended:

  1. Daily Mass attendance as far as possible
  2. To daily pray the Holy Face Chaplet & prayer(s) of Reparation.
  3. To pray a Novena to the Holy Face leading up to the Feast Day (Vigil of Shrove Tuesday)
  4. To attend Holy Mass on the Feast Day of the Holy Face (Shrove Tuesday)

Recommended Reading:

As per Defenders list, with the addition of:

  1. The Golden Arrow by Dorothy Scallan
  2. The Holy Man of Tours by Dorothy Scallan
  3. The Whole World Will Love Me – the Life of St. Therese of the Child Jesus and of the Holy Face by Dorothy Scallan

LEVEL 3 – CAPTAIN

Duties

  1. To complete all Defender & Archer duties
  2. To daily pray the Holy Face Chaplet and prayer(s) of Reparation
  3. To pray the Holy Face Novena leading up to the Feast Day (Vigil of Shrove Tuesday)
  4. To attend Holy Mass on the Feast Day of the Holy Face (Shrove Tuesday)
  5. To host parish presentations for the advancement of the Holy Face Devotion
  6. To distribute Holy Face Sacramentals, prayer cards, religious articles & books

Highly Recommended:

  1. Daily Mass attendance as far as possible
  2. Fasting one day per week to make Reparation to the Holy Face or for particular intentions as they arise

Recommended Reading:

As per Defenders & Archers lists, with the addition of the Trilogy of books authored by the Rev. Abbe Janvier –

  1. The Holy Man of Tours
  2. Sister Saint-Pierre & the Work of Reparation
  3. Life of Sister Saint-Pierre, a Carmelite of Tours, France