About the Holy Face

History of the Holy Face Devotion

A devotion was first presented to Sr. Mary of St. Peter in Tours, France in 1843 by our Lord Jesus Christ. Jesus revealed to her a powerful devotion He wanted to be established throughout the world – The Holy Face Devotion. The purpose of this Devotion is to make reparation for the sins of the world – specifically the sins of blasphemy, irreverence, and profanation of Sundays and Holy Days. After many years and struggles, the devotion was approved by the Church authorities. The Confraternity of the Holy Face Devotion was established on October 25, 1884, and elevated to an Archconfraternity on October 1, 1885, by Pope Leo XIII.

From the beginning when Jesus revealed His plans to Sr. Mary of St. Peter, it has been an uphill battle for the devotion to be established and to continue. For a period of time, it all but disappeared. “Our Lord warned Sister that the demons would instill some with an aversion toward this devotion. Based on our Lord’s warning, demons may tempt Church members to prevent devotion of the Holy Face of Jesus precisely because it is the most powerful object to fight against modern revolutionary men.” (Fr. Lawrence Carney)

In response to the growing crisis in the Church, Fr. Lawrence Carney was led by the Holy Spirit to establish the League of St. Martin in 2017 to pray for the spread of the Latin Mass and greater reverence for the Divine Liturgies. The League of St. Martin has a devotion to the Holy Face and the Rosary. As a member of the League of St. Martin, enrollment in the Archconfraternity of the Holy Face and the Confraternity of the Holy Rosary are encouraged. A requirement to belong to the Archconfraternity of the Holy Face is to meet once a month as a group to pray prayers from the Archconfraternity of the Holy Face manual. The League of St. Martin assembles once a month as groups around the world to help accomplish this requirement. The groups meet to pray for the Reparation of Blasphemy and Profanation of Sundays and Holy Days - to recoup Catholic Tradition with charity for the salvation of souls.

- quoted from The League of St. Martin