Prayer to the Holy Face


O adorable face of Jesus, sole beauty which ravisheth my heart, vouchsafe to
impress on my soul Thy Divine Likeness, so it may not be possible for Thee to look at
Thy Spouse without beholding Thyself. O my Beloved, for love of Thee I am content not
to see here on earth the sweetness of Thy Glance, not to feel the ineffable Kiss of Thy
Sacred Lips, but I beg of Thee to inflame me with Thy Love, so that it may consume me
quickly, and that soon Teresa of the Holy Face may behold Thy glorious Countenance in
Heaven.

St Thérèse of Lisieux
(1873-1897)

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