The Catholic Defender: Litany to the Holy Face of Jesus

O Jesus, whose adorable Face was adored with profound respect by Mary and Joseph when they saw You for the first time, Re: Have mercy on us.

O Jesus, whose adorable Face ravished with joy the angels, shepherds, and Magi in the stable of Bethlehem,

O Jesus, whose adorable Face wounded with a dart of love the aged Simeon and the prophetess Anna in the temple,

O Jesus, whose adorable Face was bathed in tears in Your holy Infancy,

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,

O Jesus, whose adorable Face is characterized by nobility,

O Jesus, whose adorable Face is the admiration of the angels,

O Jesus, whose adorable Face is the sweet delight of the Saints,

O Jesus, whose adorable Face is the masterpiece of the Holy Spirit, in which the Eternal Father is well pleased,

O Jesus, whose adorable Face is the delight of Mary and Joseph,

O Jesus, whose adorable Face is the ineffable mirror of the Divine Perfections,

O Jesus, the beauty of whose adorable Face is ever ancient and ever new,

O Jesus, whose adorable Face, full of modesty and sweetness, attracted the just and the sinners,

O Jesus, whose adorable Face appeases the anger of God,

O Jesus, whose adorable Face is the terror of the evil spirits,

O Jesus, whose adorable Face is the treasure of graces and blessings,

O Jesus, whose adorable Face was exposed to the inclemency of the weather in the desert,

O Jesus, whose adorable Face was scorched by the sun and bathed in sweat on Your journeys,

O Jesus, the expression of whose adorable Face is wholly Divine,

O Jesus, whose adorable Face sorrowed and wept at the tomb of Lazarus,

O Jesus, whose adorable Face was brilliant as the sun and radiant with glory on Mount Tabor,

O Jesus, whose adorable Face is worthy of all reverence, veneration, and worship,

O Jesus, whose adorable Face grew sad at the sight of Jerusalem when You did weep over that ungrateful city,

O Jesus, whose adorable Face was bowed down to the ground in the garden of Olives, and covered with confusion for our sins,

O Jesus, whose adorable Face was bathed in a bloody sweat,

O Jesus, whose adorable Face was kissed by the traitor Judas,

O Jesus, the sanctity and majesty of whose adorable Face smote the soldiers with fear and cast them down,

O Jesus, whose adorable Face was struck by a vile servant, shamefully blindfolded and profaned by the sacrilegious hands of Your enemies,

O Jesus, whose adorable Face was defiled with spittle, and bruised with so many buffets and blows,

O Jesus, the divine look of whose adorable Face wounded the heart of Peter with repentant love,

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,

O Jesus, the brow of whose adorable Face was crowned with thorns,

O Jesus, whose adorable Face covered with sweat and Blood fell in the mire under the heavy weight of the Cross,

O Jesus, whose adorable Face was wiped by the pious Veronica on the way to Calvary,

O Jesus, whose adorable Face was raised on the instrument of the most shameful punishment,

O Jesus, the eyes of whose adorable Face were filled with tears of Blood,

O Jesus, the mouth of whose adorable Face was filled with vinegar and gall,

O Jesus, the incomparable beauty of whose adorable Face was obscured under the dreadful cloud of the sins of the world,

O Jesus, whose adorable Face was covered with the sad shades of death,

O Jesus, whose adorable Face was washed and anointed by Mary and the holy women and wrapped in a shroud,

O Jesus, whose adorable Face was enclosed in the sepulcher,

O Jesus, whose adorable Face was all resplendent with glory and beauty on the day of Your Resurrection,

O Jesus, whose adorable Face was dazzling with light at the moment of Your Ascension,

O Jesus, whose adorable Face is hidden in the Eucharist,

O Jesus, whose adorable Face will appear at the end of time in the clouds with great power and majesty,

O Jesus, whose adorable Face will cause the wicked to tremble,

O Jesus, whose adorable Face will fill the just with joy for all eternity,

Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, Have mercy on us.

Spare us, O Lord,Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, Have mercy on us.

Graciously hear us, O Lord,Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world,

Have mercy on us.