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“The More the Army of God is augmented,
the more the army of Satan will be weakened”
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Fatima and the Holy Face
ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA
Pilgrim Pathway
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Holy Face St Anne’s Group
WINDSOR ONTARIO
Mission Statement
The Armada of the Holy Face seeks to promote devotion to the Holy Face, to unite and to coordinate efforts of prominent individuals and group devotees of the Holy Face in teaching and promoting the Devotion, to assist the Archconfraternity of the Holy Face in its revival and mission, and to defend the authentic relic and its attachment to the obligations and promises associated with the Devotion.
Mission Objectives
To assist the Archconfraternity to increase and to spread the story and the devotion of the Holy Face among faithful Catholics.
To create and share resources of the devotion among members and the general public.
To share miraculous stories associated with the devotion to the Holy Face.
To promote publications, literature, and merchandise of Armada members.
To investigate and clarify the relationship of the Veil of Veronica, Shroud of Turin, and other images of the Holy Face and their relationship to the Archconfraternity.
To encourage and assist in the formation of spiritual associations dedicated to the spread of the Devotion.
To invite prominent individuals, groups, priests, religious, and various ministries to join the Armada of the Holy Face.
To create, organize and sustain social media forums for interaction among members.
To organize both local and international events and conferences of the Holy Face, in person and via video conferencing.
To explain the obligations and spiritual exercises of the Archconfraternity.
To clarify and explain the canonical relationship between the confraternities, the local diocese and the Archconfraternity (Tours, France), and to assist members in applying for confraternity status within the Archconfraternity.
To advance the causes of sainthood for Sr. Marie de St. Pierre, Venerable Leo Dupont, and Bl. Maria Pierina de Micheli.
Armada Activities
Pray the Devotional prayers to the Holy Face
Spread the Holy Face Devotion
Promote the Armada with other groups and ministries devoted to the Holy Face
Consider offering a video reflection, story, or interview for the Armada’s online presence
Assist the Armada with proposing new initiatives
Consider joining our Telegram channel and interact with other Armada members
participate in our video conference meeting to discuss and share initiatives, research findings, stories and news
Membership
Membership Criteria
Membership in the Armada of the Holy Face
is restricted to the following applicants:
An organized group of 6 or more devotees of the Holy Face.
An active ministry which promotes the devotion to the Holy Face which includes either a website and/or a published author.
A published author on the Holy Face Devotion
To enlist in the Armada please fill out and submit the Registration Form below:
Enrollment in The Archconfraternity of the Holy Face
Members of the Archconfraternity undertake the Following obligations:
- To be inscribed on the Register of the Archconfraternity of the Holy Face
- To receive the certificate of enrollment
- To recite daily for the intentions of the Archconfraternity of the Holy Face – 1 Our Father, 1 Hail Mary, 1 Glory Be, & the Act of Praise (O Lord, show us Thy Face and we shall be saved)
- To vow to avoid blasphemies and the profanation of Sunday, and to repair these evils by an exterior or interior act of reparation
- To wear an effigy of the Holy Face, either on a cross, medal, or scapular
- To assist, in as far as may be possible, at the monthly devotional prayer meetings
- To zealously propagate devotion to the Holy Face
Plenary Indulgences granted by Pope Leo XIII to members of Archconfraternity (applicable to the souls in purgatory)
1. On the day of admission;
2. At the hour of death;
3. For every yearly pilgrimage made to the Oratory of the Holy Face;
4. On the feast of St. Peter, or on a day during the Octave;
5. On the feast of the Transfiguration, or on a day during the octave;
6. On Passion Sunday, or any other day fixed by the Ordinary.
(In order to gain these last three indulgences, it is necessary
to visit the seat of the Confraternity.)
Partial Indulgences
- 7 years and 7 quarantines for each assistance at the monthly reunions.
- 60 days: For each pious exercise performed at the seat of the Confraternity;
- 60 days: For any other work of piety offered in union with the object of the Association;
- 60 days: Each time a member devoutly kisses the effigy of the Holy Face repeating the invocation: Lord, show us thy Face, and we shall be saved.
- 100 days for every prayer said before an effigy of the Holy Face. (Pius IX. December 11, 1876.)
- 40 days each time a member assists at any of the daily morning or evening exercises in the chapel of the Holy Face at Tours. (The Archbishop of Tours, November 15th 1876.)
(The above indulgences which require that a visit should be made to the church, may be gained by sick persons by virtue of some other act prescribed by the confessor. - Brief of the 30th March 1885.)
The establishment of Archconfraternity of the Holy Face
The Confraternity of the Holy Face was established on October 25, 1884, only one year later, on October 1, 1885, Pope Leo XIII declared that the Confraternity of the Holy Face of Tours be elevated to the status of an archconfraternity. This petition included special recommendations by over fifty prelates, including five cardinals.
When members of the Archconfraternity of the Holy Face make prayers and reparations, it is as if they are each like Saint Veronica, breaking through the mob to console the Face of Jesus. God calls modern man to combat Communism with the Holy Face and engage himself in the spiritual warfare of the age. Jesus offers us the Archconfraternity of the Holy Face as the supernatural armament heaven has given man to defeat his enemies.
The Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to Sister Marie of St. Peter in 1848 and told her:
“the more the army of God would be augmented, the more the army of Satan would be weakened.”
Souls devoted to the Holy Face are needed to join this fight, which is, according to Pope Blessed Pius IX, “destined to save society”. Jesus promises this devotion will: “defeat communism“ and “bring salvation to the masses.”
The 3 Primary Patrons of the Archconfraternity of the Holy Face are:
St. Michael the Archangel St. Louis King of France St. Martin of Tours
Download the Archconfraternity Enrolment Form
The Oratoire de la Sainte Face Enrollment Form is the Enrollment Form for the Arch-confraternity (French with English sub-titles.)
Fill out the form to request to become a perpetual member of
the Arch-confraternity of the Holy Face (free of charge.)
Send your completed enrollment form using one of two ways:
1. Email Form to: sainteface.tours@gmail.com
Or
2. Mail to the address on the form:
Download the Enrollment Form
Download the Enrollment Form
Videos
SpiritusTV
Rumble
YouTube
Recommended viewing
A talk by Ted and Joanne Sabourin from the St. Joseph’s Missionaries of the Holy Face
Duration: 56 mins
Allan Smith dives deep into the history and beauty of this practice. Learn about the Veil of Veronica, how saints throughout history have cherished the Holy Face, and how you can incorporate this devotion into your own prayer life.
Imagine a secret weapon, a prayer so potent it pierces the very heart of Jesus with love. That's the Chaplet of the Holy Face. But it's not magic! Watch as Allan Smith shares the fascinating story behind this devotion, including messages from a Carmelite nun directly inspired by Jesus himself.
The Full Holy Face Novena: All 9 Days
The Full Holy Face Novena read by the members of the Armada of the Holy Face.
HolyFaceArmada.org
Duration: 1 hour
A Brief History of the Holy Face Devotion
An short 11 minute video on the history of the Holy Face Devotion from two Irish Carmelite Nuns.
Leo Dupont - Apostle of the Holy Face
A discussion on the Holy Man of Tours Venerable Leo Dupont with Steve Cunningham from Sensus Fidelium.
Here is a list of websites that are helpful in learning more about devotion to the Holy Face of Jesus.
the Holy Man of Tours
Venerable Leo Dupont
Al started praying and promoting the devotion to the Holy Face of Jesus in February of 2020 and gives presentations at churches, seminaries and conferences about this special devotion.
On today's Holy Face Miracle broadcast, Al Smith shows a few ways of how to sign up as a member of the Arch Confraternity of the Holy Face. He will also pray the chaplet.
On this video Al Smith from Holy Face Miracle shows you where to purchase some images of the Holy Face and how to present them at a price that is right.
Holy Face Devotion. Al Smith & Fr. Lawrence Carney on the Radio Maria Bishop Sheen Presents Program.
On today's show Al Smith interviews Fr. Lawrence Carney to discusses participation in the League of St. Martin. He explains the five different levels of participation that members can sign up for. (Subscriber, Defender, Archer, Captain, and Priest Chaplain). We touch briefly on the Manual of the Holy Face and the great resources it contains.
On today's show Al Smith interviews Fr. Lawrence Carney to discusses the Manual of the Archconfraternity of the Holy Face. He explains the prayers and subject matter contained in the four sections of the book.
On today's show Al Smith interviews Fr. Lawrence Carney to discusses the various prayers contained in the Chaplet of the Holy Face. Fr. Carney explains the prayers and together they pray the chaplet of the Holy Face.
On the devotion to the Holy Face of Jesus. Hear the promises He gave to us. Learn about the medal & the novena.
More Videos Coming Soon
The Prayers
Prayers of the Holy Face Devotion
Prayers from the Archconfraternity of the Holy Face
Other Prayers By Sister Marie de Saint Pierre found in other writings and biographys
Prayers from the Saints & Popes etc...
More Holy Face Prayers Coming Soon...
The Story - Prologue to this Devotion is the Sacred Heart
THE FRENCH KINGS AND THE SACRED HEART
THE FRENCH KINGS AND THE SACRED HEART
The prologue to the
Holy Face Devotion
is the Sacred Heart Devotion
The prologue to the
Holy Face Devotion
is the Sacred Heart Devotion
Jesus pleads with France
A Devotion Rejected
The Fall of France
Jesus requested the King of France do three things:
1. Engrave the Sacred Heart on the weapons of France.
2.Fly His Sacred Heart as a standard everywhere in the Kingdom.
3.Make a solemn act of consecration on behalf of France to the Sacred Heart.
France, the Eldest Daughter of Christendom, was the chosen
target for the revolutionaries to ignite their infernal plan to destroy all the Christian monarchies of Europe, and their archenemy, the Holy Roman Catholic Church.
St. margaret
mary alacoque
Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque (1647-1690) was a French Visitation nun and mystic whom Jesus chose to spread devotion to His Sacred Heart as a means of saving France from the secret plots of revolutionary men.
In the year 1689, St. Margaret Mary travelled to Versailles to visit King Louis XIV, known as the “Sun King”, to give him a simple warning, that he should consecrate his entire nation of France to His Sacred Heart and to build a chapel where His Sacred Heart could be adored. He was told by doing so, France’s glory would be magnified. At this time, King Louis XIV was the most powerful Christian monarch in Europe, France had a Christian culture and a huge powerful army, which at the time remained undefeated.
It wishes to reign in his palace, to be painted on his standards and engraved on his arms, in order to render him victorious over all his enemies.”
By the time King Louis IVX eventually made the Act of Consecration of France to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, it was too late. The National Convention had already become the governing body of France and he was no longer the head of state.
Unfortunately for France, and consequently the rest of Europe, the neglect of the French monarchy to arm themselves with the weapons and standards of the Sacred Heart of Jesus would cause the destruction of the monarchy and the attempted destruction of the church by the hands of the revolutionary men.
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
Jesus confided to His great love for France, the Eldest Daughter of European Christianity to Sister Margaret Mary Alacoque.
France was on the brink of revolution and God was about to punish her for her sins.
He said “Make known to the eldest son of My Heart,” speaking of the King, “that his temporal birth was obtained through devotion to the merits of my holy childhood, in the same manner he will obtain his birth of grace and eternal glory by the consecration that he will make of himself to my Adorable Heart, which wishes to triumph over his heart and by his mediation over the great ones of the world.
Exactly 100 years to the day of St. Margaret Mary’s warning to King Louis XIV, the French Revolution broke out in France and his grandson, King Louis XVI, was publicly beheaded by guillotine.
The brave Vendee fought against the French Revolutionaries by making standards of the Sacred Heart and engraving it on their weapons.
France failed to heed this call and communism gained its foothold. Nation after nation would eventually fall to its ideology, but Jesus had not given up on France; only 44 years later, He would appear to another French nun to offer humanity a form of mystical combat that He promised would defeat the revolutionaries...
The Holy Face Devotion
Mystical Combat for a Communist Age
1843
1848
“Arise, O Lord! and let Thy enemies be scattered, and let them that hate Thee flee from before Thy Face.”
The Story of the Holy Face Devotion
This story is about a great hidden devotion which has been awaiting its appointed time; that time is now!
It involves a great public miracle which coincided with the creation of the communist manifesto which would eventually sweep the world and be adopted as the charter of the United Nations.
Jesus foresaw the rise of this anti-God ideology and how it would enslave humanity. The French had rejected the Sacred Heart and suffered the horrors of the French Revolution. Now He offers humanity His Holy Face as the means to save society.
This story involves a French Carmelite nun, a lawyer on the way to sainthood; one of the greatest miracle workers the church has ever known, Popes, Doctors of the Church, and a global Archconfraternity.
“Rejoice, My Daughter, because the hour approaches when the most beautiful work underneath the sun will be born”.
Sister Marie of St. Peter 1816-1848
In 1843, Our Lord in revelations to Sister Marie of Saint Peter, a Carmelite nun in Tours, France requested devotion to His Holy Face as the means to save society from revolutionary men. These revolutionary men were plotting the destruction of the Catholic Church in France, and to impose an atheistic, communist dictatorship. These men were sent into the Church to try to destroy her from within, and into all governments to establish a new world government to enslave humanity.
Sister Marie states: “He made me see, how the Devotion of Reparation surpasses other devotions. How pleasing it is to God, as also to the Angels and the Saints, and how beneficial it is to the Church”.
The Holy Face devotion is the exterior object of adoration that repairs the evils of blasphemy. Sister Marie received the battle plan from God to make a counter revolt in the form of a mystical combat.
Jesus told Sister Marie, “Oh, if you only knew their secret and diabolical plots and their anti-Christian principles! They are waiting for a favourable day in order to inflame the whole country. To obtain mercy, ask therefore that this Work of Reparation be established”.
“He has commanded me to cross swords with the Communists who, as He told me, were sworn enemies of the Church, and of His Christ. He gave me to understand that the greatest number of these renegades were born in the bosom of the Church, of whom they now declare themselves the most bitter enemies…”
The timing was no coincidence
Sister Mare of St. Peter
Sister Mare of St. Peter
1848
1848
Communist Manifesto published
Communist Manifesto published
1848
1848
Sister Marie Dies
Revelations are suppressed
Sister Marie Dies
Revelations are suppressed
1849
1849
The public miracle on
the Veil of Veronica
The public miracle on
the Veil of Veronica
“He has commanded
me to cross swords
with the Communists”
“He has commanded
me to cross swords
with the Communists”
The Communists of France were the quintessential traitors of the Catholic Church, as they grew up in the shadow of her great European cathedrals and mocked the lifesaving faith she taught to her subjects. We know God is using the malice of revolutionary men to punish the world instead of using the elements. The lion’s share of revolutionary men are the communists, but they are not the exclusive enemy of Christ and His Church.
Jesus said to Sister Marie of St. Peter, “It is the Communists who have dragged me from my Tabernacles, profaned and despoiled my sanctuaries, and have even dared to raise their hands against the anointed of the Lord, but their designs shall be frustrated.”
Jesus to Sister Marie of St. Peter
“I hold you in my hands as an arrow, now I will shoot forth my arrow upon my enemies. To combat them, I give you the arms of my Passion, my Cross, of which thy are enemies, as also to other instruments of my sufferings. Wage war against them with the simplicity of a child but with the courage of a valiant warrior. For this mission be signed with the blessing of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost’”.
“The armies of my enemies inflict death, but mine restore life”.
Venerable Leo Dupont
Venerable Leo Dupont was a great friend of Sister Marie of St. Peter and promoted the Holy Face Devotion for almost 30 years following her death. he is known as the “Holy Man of Tours” for the 6,000 plus miracles through his use of oil burned beside an image of the Holy Face.
When Venerable Leo Dupont was asked if the Devotion to the Holy Face would ever take off, he replied:
“…and what is more my dear, when that happy day dawns, then the light of that candle will become a spark of a chain reaction, spreading, going from one to another, and no power on earth will extinguish it! …because the Saviour promised this to Sister Marie Pierre when He said, “There is about to dawn the most beautiful work under the sun’”.
St. Therese of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face
It is interesting to note that St. Therese of Lisieux and her family
were among the first to be enrolled in the Archconfraternity
of the Holy Face. This devotion prompted her to take the name:
St. Therese of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face.
Mother Agnes of Jesus, her blood sister stated,
“However tender was her devotion to the Child Jesus, i
t cannot be compared to the devotion which she had
for the Holy Face”.
Priest and author Father Emeric Scallan wrote,
“It was the Little Flower’s devotion to the Holy Face
which drove her to unparalleled heights of sanctity”.
The Devotion
Practicing The Devotion
The Mother of All Devotions
The primary purpose of the Holy Face Devotion is to make reparation for sins against the First Three Commandments of God.
1. DENIAL OF GOD (ATHEISTIC COMMUNISM)
2. BLASPHEMY AGAINST GOD AND HIS HOLY NAME
3. PROFANATION OF SUNDAYS AND HOLY DAYS OF OBLIGATION
All those who engage in Reparation to the Holy Face are asked to salute the Holy Virgin Queen under the title of: “Our Lady of the Holy Name of God”.
The Feast Day of the Holy Face
Pope Pius XII, who approved both the Holy Face Devotion and the Holy Face medal, formally declared in 1958 that the Feast of the Holy Face of Jesus would be Shrove Tuesday (the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday) for all Roman Catholics. This is most befitting because it marks the start of lent, a period of reparation. Parishes (where permitted by a priest/ordinary) may offer a Votive Mass - Humiliavit meaning “He humbled” as decreed by Pope St. Pius X on April 27, 1910.
The Novena to the Holy Face is a 9-day Novena which culminates on the Feast Day of the Holy Face and takes us through the life of Our Lord, from Bethlehem to the Resurrection. To listen click here.
The Images of the Holy Face
The first two images above are artists’ depictions of the 1849 Great Miracle in Rome involving the Veil of Veronica. Artists were commissioned to paint an image of the miracle using descriptions provided by eyewitnesses. Reproductions of these images were printed and touched to the original Veil of Veronica, the Holy Spear of Longinus and the True Cross. They were then sent across the world to many countries for veneration.
This third image is of the Holy Face is taken from the Holy Shroud of Turin. The latest scientific studies show that intense surges of ultraviolet light created the image of the body of Jesus on the cloth. New photographic studies show his hair to be falling towards his feet, indicating He was in an upright position as the bursts of energy were emitted from His Body.
Sister Marie wrote: “Just as in an earthly kingdom,” Jesus stated, “money which is stamped with the picture of the sovereign or ruling executive of the country procures whatever one desires to purchase, so likewise in the Kingdom of Heaven, you shall obtain all that you desire by offering the coin of My precious Humanity which is my adorable Face”.
Holy Face Medals
Our Blessed Mother’s own words to Sr Pierina, the Holy Face medal is:
“a weapon for defence, a shield for courage, a token of love & mercy in these troubled days of lust, evil, loss of faith and hatred for God and for His Church.
Whoever wears this medal and, if possible, pays a weekly visit to the Blessed Sacrament on Tuesdays in a spirit of reparation to the Holy Face will be granted the gift of a strong Faith and the grace to fly to its defence conquering if need be all interior and exterior difficulties. Moreover, they will meet their death peacefully, under the loving gaze of my divine son.”
The Chaplet
The Holy Face Chaplet is the most efficacious tool of spiritual warfare to defeat Communism which has infiltrated almost every aspect of our modern culture, in education, politics and even the church.
The Chaplet of the Holy Face is a chaplet of reparation for sins and is composed of a cross, 39 beads (6 large and 33 small), and a medal of the Holy Face. The Cross reminds us of the mystery of our Redemption.
In honour of His 33 years of mortal life
- The 33 small beads represent the 33 years of the mortal life of Jesus.
30 recall his private life, 3 small recall his public life.
In honour of His 5 senses
- With this Chaplet, we honour the 5 senses of Jesus: touch, hearing, sight, smell and taste, and we pay homage to all the sufferings which our Lord endured in His Face through each one of these senses.
In honour of the wounds of His Holy Face
- With this Chaplet, we meditate, honour and pay homage to all the wounds of His adorable Face.
In honour of His 7 last words upon the Cross.
- The Gloria is repeated 7 times in honor of the 7 last words of Jesus upon the Cross.
In honour of the 7 Sorrows of Mary
- the 7 Gloria prayers are also in honour7 Sorrows of the Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary.
Chaplet of Reparation Prayers
The Chaplet of the Holy Face contains the words from Holy Scripture most feared by demons:
"Arise, O Lord, and let Thy enemies be scattered, and let those that hate Thee, flee from before Thy Face.”
Click the link to read the Holy Face Chaplet prayers
The Hour
Eucharistic Adoration
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament is to worship Jesus Face to face. All members of the Archconfraternity of the Holy Face are encouraged to commit to at least one hour per week, preferably on Tuesdays to make reparation for sins against the first 3 Commandments.
Prayers of the Devotion
Although there are are many published variations of Holy Face prayers, this apostolate primarily uses those published in the 1887 Manual of the Archconfraternity of the Holy Face.
The most commonly associated prayer of the Holy Face Devotion is:
The Golden Arrow Prayer
“May the most holy, most sacred, most adorable, most incomprehensible and unutterable Name of God be always praised, blessed, loved, adored and glorified in Heaven, on earth, and in the hells, by all the creatures of God, and by the Sacred Heart of Our Lord Jesus Christ in the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar. Amen.”
Our Lord, in visions to Sister Marie of Saint Peter, requested that a devotion to His Holy Face be established. He gave her the Golden Arrow prayer as a remedy to the “poisoned arrows” of blasphemy.
Reparation to the Holy Face was revealed by Jesus to be the highest form of devotion and defines it as “allied to the great Redemption and as the most noble and necessary work of our times.”
The Holy Face Prayer List
There are many beautiful prayers to the holy face of jesus.
Click below to visit the Holy Face Prayer List:
Adventures of the Armada
Stories from the Royal Fleet
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Stories, thoughts and reflections on the Holy Face
Events of the Armada
BOOK RELEASE - March 19th 2024
Unveiling of the Sixth Station of the Cross
Mary Jane Zuzolo’s new book is scheduled for release on St. Joseph’s Feast Day, 19 March 2024.
Click image on the image to read the full book review on Barnes and Noble.
PILGRIMAGE - Jul 1st-9th
The Armada of the Holy Face & the St. Michael Sword Pilgrimage
A short video detailing the St. Michael Sword Pilgrimage from July 1-9th when 21 men will be journeying on a pilgrimage for the country of Canada and its restoration.
Duration: 5 mins
Treasures
Discover our hidden treasure trove
The Treasures of the Holy Face are many
Below are links to Holy Face products and other precious items available for purchase
- Holy Face Images available at HisHolyFace.com Click Here
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