Devotion, revelation, prayers to the Holy Face: what Jesus says

Notes on devotion to the Holy Face of Jesus

GIUSEPPINA DE MICHELI on 16 May 1914 wore the religious dress of the Daughters of the Immaculate Conception, taking the name of Sr. M. Pierina. An ardent soul of love for Jesus and for souls, he unconditionally gave himself to the Bridegroom and He made him the object of his complacency. Since childhood, she nourished the feeling of reparation that grew in her, over the years, until she reached complete immolation of herself. It is therefore not surprising if at the age of 12, being in the Parish Church (S. Pietro in Sala, Milan) on Good Friday, he hears a distinct voice, saying to her: «Nobody gives me a kiss of love on the face, to repair Judas' kiss? ». In her simplicity as a child, she believes that the voice is heard by everyone, and feels sorry for seeing that one continues to kiss the wounds, and not the face of Jesus. In his heart he exclaims: «I give you the kiss of love, or Jesus have patience! And his turn came, with all the ardor of his heart he printed him a kiss in the Face. Novice is allowed to do adoration at night and in the night from Thursday to Good Friday, while praying in front of the Crucifix, she hears himself say: "Kiss me" Sr. M. Pierina obeys and her lips, instead of resting on a plaster face, feel the true contact of Jesus. When the Superior calls her it is morning: her heart is full of the sufferings of Jesus and she feels the desire to repair the outrages that she received in her Face, and that she receives every day in the SS. Sacrament. Sr. M. Pierina in 1919 was sent to the Mother House in Buenos Ayres and on April 12, 1920, while complaining to Jesus about her pain, she presented herself with blood and with an expression of tenderness and pain, («which I will never forget», she writes) he tells her : «And what have I done? ». Sister M. Pierina includes, and the S. Face of Jesus becomes his meditation book, the gateway to his Heart. She returns to Milan in 1921 and Jesus continues her subtleties of love. Elected later Superior of the House of Milan, then Regional of Italy, in addition to being Mother, she becomes Apostle of the S. Face among his daughters, and among those who approach him. Mother M. Pierina knows how to hide everything and the community is only witness to some fact. He asked Jesus for hiding and was granted it. As the years went by, Jesus appeared to her from time to time or sad, or bloody asking for reparation, and so the desire to suffer and immolate herself for the salvation of souls grew in her. In the night prayer of the 1st Friday of Lent 1936, after having made her share in the spiritual pains of the agony of Gethsemane, with a face veiled in blood and with deep sadness, he says to her: «I want my face, which reflects the intimate pains of my soul, the pain and love of my Heart, be more honored. Whoever contemplates me consoles me ». On the following Tuesday of Passion, Jesus returns to say to her: «Every time my face is contemplated, it will pour my love into the hearts, and through my S. Face we will obtain the salvation of many souls ». On the 1st Tuesday of 1937, while he "prayed:" after having instructed me in the devotion of his S. Face (she writes) told me It could be that some souls fear that the devotion and the cult of my S. Face diminish that of my Heart. Tell them, that on the contrary, it will be completed and increased. Contemplating my Face, souls will participate in my pains and will feel the need to love and repair. Is this not the true devotion to my Heart? ». These manifestations by Jesus became more and more insistent and in May 1938, while praying, a beautiful lady appeared on the altar step, in a beam of light: she was holding a scapular, made up of two white flannels joined together by a cord. A flannel bore the image of the S. Face of Jesus with written around: «Illuminate Domine Vultum Tuum super nos», the other, a Host surrounded by a sunburst, with written around: «Mane nobiscum Domine». Slowly he approaches and says: «Listen carefully and report to the Father Confessor: This scapular is a weapon of defense, a shield of fortitude, a pledge of mercy that Jesus wants to give to the world in these times of sensuality and hatred against God and the Church. The true apostles are few. A divine remedy is needed and this remedy is S. Face of Jesus. All those who will wear a scapular, like this one, and will, if possible, make a visit every Tuesday to the SS. Sacramento to repair the outrages that the S. received Face of my Son Jesus during His Passion, and which he receives every day in the Eucharistic Sacrament, they will be fortified in faith, ready to defend it and overcome all internal and external difficulties. More they will make a serene death, under the amiable gaze of my Divine Son ». The command of Our Lady was getting stronger and stronger, she says, but it was not in her power to carry it out: the permission of the One who guided her soul was needed, and the money to support the expense. In the same year Jesus still appears dripping blood and with great sadness: «See how I suffer? Yet very few are included. How many ingratitudes on the part of those who say they love me! I have given my Heart as a very sensitive object of my great love for men, and I give my Face as a sensitive object of my pain for the sins of men: I want to be honored with a particular feast on the Tuesday of Quinquagesima, a party preceded by a Novena in which all the faithful take shelter with me, joining in the sharing of my pain ». In 1939 Jesus again says to her: "I want my Face to be especially honored on Tuesdays." Mother Pierina felt the desire expressed by the Madonna more ardent and, having received the permission of her Director, although without means, she is about to go to work. Obtains permission from photographer Bruner to have the image reproduced by S. coined Shroud as well as permission from Ven. Curia of Milan, 9 August 1940. The means were lacking, but the trust of the revered Mother is satisfied. One morning she sees an envelope on the table, opens and counts eleven thousand and two hundred lire. Our Lady thought: it was the amount of the expenses. The angry demon of this, pounces on that soul to intimidate her and prevent her from divulging the medal: she throws it for the corridors, for the stairs, tears images and pictures of the S. Face, but she bears everything, suffers and offers because the Face of Jesus is honored. Troubled the Mother because she made the medal instead of the sensation, she turns to the Madonna for peace of mind, and on April 7, 1943, the Virgin S. she introduces herself and: "My daughter, rest assured that the scapular is supplied by the medal with the same promises and favors: it remains only to spread it more. Now the feast of the Holy Face of my Divine Son is close to my heart: tell the Pope that I care so much ». He blessed her and went away. And now the medal spreads with enthusiasm: how many amazing graces have been obtained! Dangers escaped, healings, conversions, release from sentences. How many, how many! M. M. Pierina joined him who loved 2671945 in Centonara d'Artò (Novara). Her can not be said death, but a passing of love, as she herself had written, in her diary on 1971941. I felt an immense need to live more and more united to Jesus, to love him intensely, so that my death is only a passing of love to the husband Jesus ». Note The italicized words are faithfully removed from the writings of M. M.

Supplications to the Holy Face of Jesus Deus in adiutorium ...

V You made me know the ways of life: you will fill me with joy with your Face. E Eternal delights are on your right. VO my sweet Jesus, for the slaps, the spit, the contempt, which disfigured the divine appearance of Your Holy Face: R Have mercy on the poor sinners. Glory ... My heart told you: my Face sought you. I will seek Your Face, O Lord. VO my sweet Jesus, for the tears that bathed Your divine Face: R Your Eucharistic Kingdom triumphs, in the sanctity of Your Priests. Glory ... My heart told you: my Face. VO my sweet Jesus, for the sweat of blood that bathed Your divine Face in the agony of Gethsemane: R Illuminate and fortify the souls consecrated to You. Glory ... My heart told you: my Face ... VO my sweet Jesus for the meekness, nobility and divine beauty of Your Holy Face: R Close all hearts to your love. Glory ... My heart told you: my Face ... VO my sweet Jesus, for the divine light that emanates from Your Holy Face: R Dispel the darkness of ignorance and error and be a light of holiness for Your Priests. Glory ... My heart told you: my Face ... O Lord, do not turn Your Face to me. Do not withdraw out of disdain from Your servant.

INVOCATION.

O Holy Face of my sweet Jesus, for the tenderness of love and the very sensitive pain with which Mary Most Holy contemplated you. in Your painful Passion, grant to our souls, to participate in so much love and pain and to fulfill the Most Holy Will of God as perfectly as possible. So be it. In accordance with the Decrees of Pope Urban VIII, we intend to give the things narrated in these pages a purely human faith. With ecclesiastical approval