Posted on 10/12/2015 12:31:24 PM PDT by BlessedBeGod
(Taken from both Chaplet of the Holy Face of Jesus: Roman Catholic Man and Chaplet or Crown of the Holy Face: CatholicTradition.org.)
The chaplet has for its object the honoring of the five senses of our Lord Jesus Christ and of entreating God for the triumph of His Church. The chaplet is composed of a cross, 39 beads, six of which are large, and 33 of which are small. The 33 small beads represent the 33 years of the mortal life of our Lord. The first 30 recall to mind the 30 years of His private life, and are divided into five decades of six with the intention of honoring the five senses, touch, hearing, sight, smell, and taste of Jesus, which have their seat principally in His Holy Face, rendering homage to all the sufferings our Lord endured in His Face through each one of these senses. A large bead to honor each of the senses precedes each of these five decades of six beads. The three small beads recall the public life of the Savior and honor the wounds of His adorable Face; the large bead preceding them has the same purpose. A medal of the Holy Face completes the chaplet.
Make the sign of the cross with the crucifix and recite the following prayers:
"In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
O God, incline unto my aid. O Lord, make haste to help me.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen."
On each of the six larger beads:
“My Jesus, mercy!” and one “Glory Be..”
On the thirty three small beads:
“Arise, O Lord, and let Thy enemies be scattered, and let them that hate Thee flee before Thy Face!”
On the remaining three beads:
Repeat the “Arise, O Lord” prayer to bring the total to 33, one for each year of Our Lord’s earthly life. On each of these last three beads, think about the wounds in His holy face from the slaps He endured, and from the crown of thorns.
The Glory Be is then recited seven times in all in honor of the Seven Last Words of Jesus on the Cross, and the Seven Sorrows of Mary:
"Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen."
On the medal at the end pray:
“O God, our Protector, look down upon us and cast Thine eyes upon the Face of Thy Christ!”
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This seems appropriate generally in the face of the demonic chaos running rampant all over the world.
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