Litany of the Holy Face of Jesus

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

O Adorable Face, adored with profound respect by Mary and Joseph when they saw thee for the first time, have mercy on us.

O Adorable Face, which in the stable of Bethlehem didst ravish with joy the Angels, the shepherds, and the wise men, have mercy on us.

O Adorable Face, which in the Temple didst transpierce with a dart of love the saintly Simeon and the prophetess Anna, etc.

O Adorable Face, which wast bathed in tears in thy holy infancy,

O Adorable Face, which, appearing in the Temple, didst fill with admiration the Doctors of the Law,

O Adorable Face, whose charms were so ravishing, and whose grace was so attractive,

O Adorable Face, whose nobility characterized every feature,

O Adorable Face, contemplated by the Angels,

O Adorable Face, sweet delight of the Saints,

O Adorable Face, masterpiece of the Holy Ghost, in which the Eternal Father is well pleased,

O Adorable Face, delight of Mary and Joseph,

O Adorable Face, ineffable mirror of the divine perfections,

O Adorable Face, which appeasest the anger of God,

O Adorable Face, which makest the devils tremble,

O Adorable Face, treasure of grace and blessings,

O Adorable Face, exposed in the desert to the inclemencies of the weather,

O Adorable Face, which wast bathed with sweat in thy journeys and scorched with the heat and sun,

O Adorable Face, whose expression was all divine,

O Adorable Face, whose modesty and meekness attracted both just and sinners,

O Adorable Face, troubled and weeping at the tomb of Lazarus,

O Adorable Face, brilliant as the sun and radiant with glory on Mount Thabor,

O Adorable Face, sorrowful at the sight of Jerusalem and shedding tears over that ungrateful city,

O Adorable Face, bowed to the earth in the Garden of Olives and covered with confusion for our sins,

O Adorable Face, bathed in a bloody sweat,

O Adorable Face, kissed by the traitor Judas,

O Adorable Face, whose sanctity and majesty struck the soldiers with fear and cast them to the ground,

O Adorable Face, struck by an infamous servant, blindfolded, and profaned by the sacrilegious hands of thine enemies,

O Adorable Face, defiled with spittle and bruised by so many buffets and blows,

O Adorable Face, whose divine look wounded the heart of Peter with repentant sorrow and love,

O Adorable Face, humbled for us at the tribunals of Jerusalem,

O Adorable Face, which didst preserve thy serenity when Pilate pronounced the fatal sentence,

O Adorable Face, covered with sweat and blood, and falling into the mire under the weight of the cross,

O Adorable Face, wiped with a veil by a pious woman on the road to Calvary,

O Adorable Face, raised on the instrument of the most shameful punishment,

O Adorable Face, whose incomparable beauty was obscured under the fearful cloud of the sins of the world,

O Adorable Face, covered with the sad shades of death,

O Adorable Face, washed and anointed by Mary and the holy women, and covered with a shroud,

O Adorable Face, enclosed in the sepulchre,

O Adorable Face, all resplendent with glory and beauty on the day of the resurrection,

O Adorable Face, all dazzling with light at the moment of thy ascension,

O Adorable Face, hidden in the Eucharist,

O Adorable Face, which wilt appear at the end of time in the clouds, with great power and majesty,

O Adorable Face, which wilt cause sinners to tremble,

O Adorable Face, which wilt fill the just with joy for all eternity,

Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, spare us, O Lord.

Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, graciously hear us, O Lord.

Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, have mercy on us, O Lord.