Jesus' Holy Face on the Shroud

St. Mary's Convent School in Nainital
To enroll in the Confraternity of the Holy Face, please write to:
Confraternity of the Holy Face
75 Carmel Road, Buffalo, New York 14214
 
 
Discalced Carmelite Nuns
http://www.rc.net/detroit/carmelite/
 
Trust Him

Trust Him---when dark days assail You,Trust Him----when your faith is small,
Trust Him---when to simply trust Him,
                      is the hardest thing of all.

"The flame of Light from your home altar reaches way up to the altar in Heaven."
 

Kingdom of the Divine Will

Have in your dwelling--Holy cloth with the image of the agonizing Face of Jesus (Veronica's veil) or image from the Holy Shroud of Turin.

 

Sacred Grail Prayer

Lord Jesus, I give you my hands to do your work.
I give you my feet to go your way.
I give you my eyes to see as you do. I give you my tongue to speak your words.
I give you my mind that you may think in me.
I give you my sprit that you may pray in me.
Above all, I give you my heart, that you may Love in me your Father and all humanity.
I give you my whole self that you may grow in me, so that it is you, Lord Jesus, who live and work and pray in me. Amen

Peace to All
Who Enter this Site

The Confraternity
of the
Holy Face of Jesus is a Lay Order
(Based upon The Holy Shroud of Turin -- the Burial Cloth)
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Feast of the Holy Face of Jesus

In 2011, the feast occurs on March 8th (Shrove Tuesday);
thus, the nine-day Alpha Omega Novena begins on
Sunday, February 12th, 2012.
This novena can be prayed at any time for the benefit of the devotee.

S.O.S. We humbly request donors help to establish a little Shroud center exhibit on the Central Coast of California along with Veronica's veil, the agonizing face of Jesus
(the Sixth Station of the Cross).
"Christ crucified must be preached" recalls the words
of Saint Paul.
Please email: bcbpuja@gmail.com

I, Camille, was born in India and educated in a boarding convent school in Nainital, a very picturesque setting, in the foothills of the Himalayas. The bells of the Angelus hummed through the pure stillness of the altitude.

"Darling mums," as we four girls called her, was of Scottish decent, with her rich and ancestral heritage she leaves her legacy to us.

Daddy, the most brilliant businessman, denied his virtuous daughters nothing.

I came to the USA to visit my darling sister in California. I settled in California in 1978.

In 1992, I was enlightened to join The Confraternity of the Holy Face of Jesus. Also, in 1992, I joined the Third Order of Secular Discalced Carmelites. Carmelite spirituality goes far beyond the here and now.

With the powerful intercession of Saint Philomena, we enjoy very good health.

For my little community, my volunteer's hours are timeless.

America has been good to us, all the honor and glory of God Our Almighty Father-bless 'em all.

Lately, I learned the Lord's Prayer in Jesus' language in Aramaic.

We say in the Indian dialect-PUJA which means PRAY, touching the hearts of the faithful.

Prayer Requests for the "Prayer of the 7 Sorrows of Our Blessed Mother", please call me at 805-473-9446.
I remain----lovingly in Carmel
To contact Camille by email

bcbpuja@gmail.com or click
The Confraternity is a Lay Society.
For more information about the Confraternity of the Holy Face of Jesus.

We have a beautiful prayer to share with those who are serving on the battlefield. If you know someone in the Armed Forces, please view this prayer, print it and send it to them.
To view the Cross Prayer, click here.

 


The Agonizing Face of Jesus

Silver - Holy Face of Jesus medallion

(Left) Replica of the Holy Shroud
and inscription on front "Illumina, Domine, vultum tuum super nos".
Ps. 66-1 "May, O Lord, the light of
Thy countenance shine upon us".

(Right) A radiant host with the inscription on back "Mane nobiscum, Domine". "Stay with us, O Lord".

These medallions are handrafted by the Confraternity in Pismo Beach, CA.
Grateful for small  mercies-so be  it,  Amen

You will also receive a prayer book,
The Treasure of the Holy Face of Jesus
and a prayer cloth printed with the face of Jesus from the holy burial cloth of Turin.

The Treasure of the Holy Face of Jesus
prayer book

Prayer cloth (12.5" x 15") printed with the image of the face of Jesus, as seen on the Holy Burial Cloth of Turin

To order your medallion, booklet and prayer cloth, click here.
The suggested donation is $50.00 U.S. dollars. Remit to:
Camille Banche
992 Fair Oaks Ave., #C
Arroyo Grande, CA 93420

 

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 The OBJECT of the Confraternity's special devotion is the Adorable Face of Our Lord, outraged and disfigured in the Passion. The INTENTION of the Confraternity is to make reparation to His Divine and offended Majesty for two great crimes belonging especially to our times. These are Blasphemy and Profanation of the Holy Day of Sunday. Another intention is to preserve youth and the family circle from the fatal effects of drunkenness and immorality. This reparation is necessary and urgent. To accomplish these objectives, members assume the following obligations:
1. To recite daily for the intentions of the Confraternity one Our Father, one Hail Mary and one Glory Be to the father with either the invocation "Behold, O God our Protector; and look on the Face of Thy Christ: or "Lord, show us Thy Face, and we shall be saved".
2. To wear constantly an image of the Holy Face, either the medal, cross or scapular.
3. Zealously propagate devotion to the Holy Face.
4. Never to blaspheme or curse and, insofar as possible, to prevent anyone under your care from so doing. Be very zealous about saying the ejaculation "Blessed Be the Name of God" when you hear cursing or blasphemous words, or when you witness impious sacrilege.
5. Make frequent visits to the Blessed Sacrament especially on Sundays. When entering the church, with the INTENTION of making reparation, genuflect piously with eyes on the Tabernacle. Always make a visit to Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament BEFORE praying at any shrine in the church. Recall that the Holy Face is TRULY PRESENT.
6. When you read or witness blasphemies concerning the Blessed Virgin Mary, defend her honor by words or silently repeat "Blessed be the Holy and Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary Mother of God".
7. Recite daily one or more of the longer prayers in the Manual-Golden Arrow, PRAYER FOR PRIESTS, Prayer for Sinners, etc., any prayer of your choice. Offer Holy Communion and assist at Mass in honor of the Holy Face and in preparation of blasphemy. ALWAYS make the sign of the cross with respect. Consecrate to the Holy Face all your actions and offer all you do for the intentions of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in making known His desire for this devotion of Reparation to His Holy Face.
8. Secure for your home a picture of the Holy Face, preferably a facsimile of St. Veronica's Veil. Keep a light burning before it and if possible unite there daily to say your family or personal prayers.
9. In reparation for the desecration of altars and churches, deny yourself some pleasure or luxury at least once a month, preferably on Sundays, and devote the amount sacrificed to the upkeep or adornment of an altar or church.
10. Sanctify the special feast days of the Confraternity by special acts of reparation, Holy Communion and a visit to the Holy Face of Our Divine Lord in a church.
11. Have your name inscribed on the Confraternity Register. The Associates will endeavor to be faithful to these pious practices, although these engagements are not binding under pain of sin.
  It is interesting to note that at the time of these revelations of Our Lord to Sister Mary of St. Peter, He lumped all the evils of which He was speaking under the general heading of COMMUNISM. The year of the beginning of these communications - 1843 - was five years before the Communist Manifesto (1848). Our Lord specifically stated that the evils that were to bring down the wrath of God upon the world were the continued violation of the first THREE COMMANDMENTS. He said that since the sins were PUBLIC the reparation had to be PUBLIC and that since the enemy had banded together in a secret society, His defenders should likewise band together.

As Sister Mary of St. Peter helped by her prayers and sacrifices to erect a mystical wall to protect her beloved France from the darts of Divine Justice, let us too erect a mystical wall which will reach to Heaven to protect the Church and our nation from the just wrath of God. Such a wall to be erected by means of the tools and mortar provided for us by Our Lord Himself-devotion to His Most Holy Face.