Undaunting Devotion to the Holy Face of Jesus, by Vicki Yamasaki

Sister Mary of St. Peter, a remarkable Carmelite nun of the 19th century, was chosen by Jesus Christ to receive profound visions and messages. Through these divine encounters, she was called to honor the Holy Face of Jesus and spread this devotion as a reparative act for blasphemy, profanation of Sundays, and other offenses against God, especially violations of the First Three Commandments. Jesus proclaimed to her, “My Holy Face is the reflection of my sufferings and my glory. Those who venerate it shall receive in abundance my blessings and graces.”

Driven by these revelations, Sister Mary of St. Peter dedicated her life to prayers, acts of devotion, and promoting the Holy Face devotion to atone for these grave sins. Responding to the profound importance of these revelations, Pope Leo XIII established the Archconfraternity of the Holy Face in 1885, a pivotal institution dedicated to spreading this devotion. With granted indulgences and privileges, the Archconfraternity encouraged the faithful to join in the Work of Reparation, combatting atheism, secularism, and Communism through the spiritual veneration of the Holy Face of Jesus. …