3rd Class Relic Holy Face Rosary Chaplet Turquoise

This chaplet has been touched to the first class relic of the Holy Face. ( a piece of the cloth)

The purpose of the Chaplet of the Holy Face is to honor the Five Wounds of Our Lord Jesus Christ, and to ask of God the triumph of His holy Church. This chaplet is composed of a cross and thirty-nine beads; of these six are single beads and thirty-three grouped beads; to this chaplet is attached a medal of the Holy Face. The thirty-three grouped beads represent the thirty-three years of the mortal life of our Divine Lord. The first three beads recall to us the thirty years of His hidden life, and are divided into five parts of six beads each, in honor of the senses of TOUCH, HEARING, SIGHT, SMELL, and TASTE of Jesus, and, as they were situated principally in His holy face, to render reparative homage for all the sufferings which Our Lord has endured in His Face through each of these senses.

St. Athanasius said the devils hate “Arise, O Lord and let they enemies be scattered…” more than any other Scripture verse. He added that this always compelled them to take flight!

HOW TO PRAY THE CHAPLET:

1. Make the Sign of the Cross and pray:
   “O God, come to my assistance; O Lord make haste to help me. Glory be…”
2. In honor of the sense of TOUCH of Jesus, pray: “My Jesus Mercy,” followed by the Glory be…
3. Pray on the six beads: “Arise, O Lord! and let Thy enemies be scattered, and let them that hate Thee flee from before Thy Face.”
4. In honor of the sense of HEARING of Jesus, pray: “My Jesus Mercy,” followed by the Glory be…
5. Pray on the six beads: “Arise, O Lord! and let Thy enemies be scattered, and let them that hate Thee flee from before Thy Face.”
6. In honor of the sense of SIGHT of Jesus, pray: “My Jesus Mercy,” followed by the Glory be…
7. Pray on the six beads: “Arise, O Lord! and let Thy enemies be scattered, and let them that hate Thee flee from before Thy Face.”
8. In honor of the sense of SMELL of Jesus, pray: “My Jesus Mercy,” followed by the Glory be…
9. Pray on the six beads: “Arise, O Lord! and let Thy enemies be scattered, and let them that hate Thee flee from before Thy Face.”
10. In honor of the sense of TASTE of Jesus, pray: “My Jesus Mercy,” followed by the Glory be…
11. Pray on the six beads: “Arise, O Lord! and let Thy enemies be scattered, and let them that hate Thee flee from before Thy Face.”
12. Pray: “My Jesus Mercy,” followed by the Glory be…
13. Pray on the three beads: “Arise, O Lord! and let Thy enemies be scattered, and let them that hate Thee flee from before Thy Face.”
14. The chaplet is concluded by saying on the Cross: “God, our Protector, look on us and look on the Face of Thy Christ.”

Each six beads are preceded by a single bead, followed by a Glory be to recall the sense we wish to honor. The three other beads mark the three years of the public life of Our Lord, and have for their intention to honor all the wounds of His adorable Face; there are also preceded by a single bead, to be followed by a Glory be for the same intention. The Glory be is recited seven times in honor of the seven last words of Jesus upon the cross, and the Seven Sorrows of Our Lady of Sorrows.