Bibliography of Holy Face Books and Resources

Graciously compiled by Byron Bullock at the recommendation of Father Roy Neil.

NB: Though it attempts, this list is not an exhaustive list, due to the wealth of books, internet articles and YouTube videos and materials in other languages; and other devotional books related to the Holy Face in English. Thanks to several antiquarian publishers the Rev. Pierre Janvier books are back in print and readily available either directly from the various publishers or via Amazon.com.

Several reprints are now available at Sensus Fidelium Press. More and more will be available in the future.

Sensus Fidelium Press

 

Most of these books are also available in paperback, hardback and leather-bound editions by GYAN books in New Delhi, India. Books from this publisher are sewn bound, and the price of the book includes shipping.

https://www.gyanbooks.com/

  • To find a Holy Face book, in the search field, type in Holy Face, or Leon Dupont or Sister Saint Pierre. Other Catholic books can be found on this site as well.

 

“Oh, you, who are my friends, and my faithful children, look and see if there be any sorrow like mine. Everywhere My enemies despise and insult both my Eternal Father and My Church, the cherished Spouse of My Heart. Will no one rise up to console Me by defending the glory of My Father, and the honor of My Spouse, which has been so cruelly attacked? I can no longer remain in the midst of a people that will continue to be so heedless and so ungrateful. Look at the torrents of tears that stream from My eyes! Can I find no one to wipe away these tears by making reparation to My Father, and imploring forgiveness for the guilty?”

— WORDS OF OUR LORD TO SR. MARY OF ST. PETER

 

NEW: Unveiling the Sixth Station of the Cross: Reparation to the Holy Face, Mother of All Devotions by Mary Jane Zuzolo

  • Available via Sophia Press
  • Also at Amazon and Barnes & Noble
  • This item will be available on March 19, 2024

 The Secret of the Holy Face, by Father Lawrence Carney III

  • TAN Books, 2022, ISBN: 978-1-5051-2266-4
  • Available via Amazon as well

Chronology of the Holy Face Devotion, History, People, Places & Prayers, by Vicki Schreiner, 2022. Simple Faith Publishing, Oklahoma City, OK.

 Life of Sister Mary St. Peter, Carmelites of Tours, [Written by Herself] Arranged and Completed with the Aid of Her Letters and the Annals of Her Monastery, By M. L’Abbe [Pierre Desire] Janvier, Director of the Priests of the Holy Face, with the approbation of the Archbishop of Tours, Translated from the French, 1885 [1884].

  • NB: This edition is the same as the 1884 edition being reprinted by GYAN books and other Publishers.
  • https://www.gyanbooks.com/
  • AMAZON, Publisher ‏ : ‎ HardPress Publishing (January 10, 2012) ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1407751344
  • AMAZON, Publisher ‏: ‎ Wentworth Press (March 7, 2019) ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0530435343

Sister Saint Pierre and the Work of Reparation, A Brief History by The Very Rev. P. Janvier, Director of the Priests of the Holy Face, Translated by Miss Mary Hoffman, […] Published for the Benefit of the Discalced Carmelites of New Orleans, with an appendix of Prayers and Devotion for the Confraternities of the Holy Face; New York, The Catholic Publication Society, Burns and Oates, London, 1885.

The Holy Man of Tours; The Life of Leon Papin-Dupont, Who Died at Tours in the Odor of Sanctity, March 18, 1876, Translated from the French of M. L’Abbe Pierre Desire Janvier, Priest of the Holy Face; Baltimore, Published By John Murphy & Co., 1882.

Month of the Holy Face, by Father Fourault, Priest of the Holy Face,

  The Importance of the Holy Face in the 21st Century booklet, by Mrs. Heckenkamp

https://www.ourladyofgoodsuccess.com/collections/booklets/products/the-importance-of-the-holy-face-in-the-21st-century

 An Association of Prayers Against Blasphemy, Swearing And The Profanation Of Sundays And Festivals, Tr. From The Fr. By E.g.k. Browne, 1847

  • Publisher ‏: ‎ Andesite Press (August 24, 2017)
  • ISBN-13 ‏: ‎ 978-1376258530
  • Available from Amazon

 Vie de M. Dupont. Mort a Tours en odeur de sainteté le 18 mars 1876 d’après ses écrits et autres documents authentiques Tome 1 (French Edition) – unavailable in English

 Vie de M. Dupont Tome 2 (French Edition) – unavailable in English

Manual of the Archconfraternity of the Holy Face, Followed by the Little Office of the Holy Name of God, by The Rev. Abbe Janvier, Dean of the Metropolitan Chapter of Tours, priest of the Holy Face, with the approbation of Mgr the most Rev. Archbishop of Tours, Translated from the French by Mrs. A.R. Bennett. Tours, The Oratory of the Holy Face, 8 rue Bernard – Palissy, 1887.

Devotion to the Holy Face of Jesus, From the Housetops Magazine issue. https://shop.saintbenedict.com/devotion-to-the-holy-face-of-jesus/

The Manual of the Holy Face, by A.M.P. – Paperback – June 17, 2018

  • The Manual of the Holy Face contains traditional information on the devotion to the Holy Face of Our Lord, Jesus Christ. The spiritual treasures contained in the 1885 Manual of the Confraternity of the Holy Face and the 1887 Manual of the Archconfraternity of the Holy Face have been rediscovered! A true devotion for our times, this book contains: The Life of Sister Marie de Saint Pierre; Historical notices of the Confraternity and Archconfraternity of the Holy Face; Traditional prayers, meditations, and pious exercises of reparation; The Little Office of the most Holy Name of God Information on the medal of the Holy Face and more! These spiritual graces are needed for our times, and this timeless devotion is a call to pray for the salvation of countries and souls!
  • AMAZON
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0578874395

Prayers and Meditations of the Manual of the Holy Face Paperback – March 18, 2021

by A M P (Author)

  • This book contains prayers, meditations, and information on the devotion to the Holy Face of Our Lord, Jesus Christ. Traditional prayers and meditations have been taken from the 1885 Manual of the Confraternity of the Holy Face, and the 1887 Manual of the Archconfraternity of the Holy Face.
  • AMAZON – ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0578874364

 Devotion to the Holy Face Paperback – January 1, 2010 by The Benedictine Convent of Clyde Missouri (Author)

  • Publisher ‏: ‎ TAN Books; Sew edition (January 1, 2010) AMAZON
  • ISBN-13 ‏: ‎ 978-0895559036

 Manual of the Archconfraternity of the Holy Face, The Oratory of the Holy Face, 8 rue Bernard – Palissy, Revised Edition 1977.

  • Available from the Archconfraternity of the Holy Face, Tours, France.

Le Culte De La Sainte Face A Saint-Pierre Du Vatican (1883) (French Edition) (Hardcover) by Pierre Desire Janvier.

  • Modern reprint available from Amazon.com; Kessinger Publishing (10 Sept. 2010)

Noted sanctuaries of the Holy Face: Or, The Cultus of the Holy Face, as practiced at St. Peter’s of the Vatican and other celebrated shrines; by Pierre Désiré Janvier, 1883 (English Edition) –

The Message of Sister Mary of St. Peter, Louis Van Den Bossche, Translated from the French by Mary G. Durham, Carmel of Tours, France, 1953

  • May be available from the Archconfraternity of the Holy Face, Tours, France.

Veronica’s Veil [formerly published as Golden Arrow: The Revelations of Sr. Mary of St. Peter], The Life & Revelations of Sr. Mary of St. Peter (1816-1848) on Devotion to the Holy Face of Jesus. At Tours, France, she received this devotion from Our Lord 1) to fight Communism, 2) to make reparation, 3) to be an unfailing tool of prayer. Approved worldwide. Impr. 256 pgs, Translated by Rev. Emeric Scallan, Edited by Doris Sheridan. 1954, 4th printing 1975.

  • Available from Tan Books and Publishers, Inc., under the title of Golden Arrow: The Revelations of Sr. Mary of St. Peter.; and Amazon.com; and The Holy Face Association; and EBAY [Ebay has more economical pricing]
  • “THE GOLDEN ARROW” Jerome Library Press, Elkhorn, WI, http://www.StJeromeLibrary.org

The Holy Man of Tours, the Life of Leo Dupont, Apostle of the Holy Face Devotion (1797-1876) by Doris Sheridan, Edited by Rev. Emeric Scallan, copyright 1952; Tan Books and Publishers, Inc., 1990.

 “GOD DEMANDS REPARATION, THE HOLY MAN OF TOURS” St. Jerome Library Press, Elkhorn, WI

The Holy Face in the Documents of the Church, Stefano Pedica OSB, Translated from the Italian by Mary G. Durham, Published with Ecclesiastical Authority, Holy Face Monastery, Clifton, NJ, Originally Published by Marietti Editori Ltd.; Italy 1960; Edited and Bound in the USA by Alba House, New York, 1975, 3rd Edition – Available now via Amazon.com

Life of Sister Marie De St. Pierre of the Holy Family, Carmelite of Tours, 1816-1848, A Forerunner of St. Therese of Lisieux, by Sister M. Emmanuel, O.S.B., London, Burns Oates and Washbourne Ltd., Publishers to the Holy See, 1938.

Out of Print.

Missionary or Messenger of the Holy Face, Sister Maria Pierina de Micheli, by Sister Maria Ildefonsa Rigamonti, Daughter of the Immaculate Conception, (Soc. A.B.E.T.E. Roma 1958).

  • Available from The Holy Face Association

Pamphlet of the Life of Mother Maria Pierina, [Missionary of the Holy Face and Sponcer of the Holy Face Medal], by Sister Maria Ildefonsa Rigamonti, Translated from the Italian by M.G. Durham, 1972

  • Available from the Holy Face Association.

Seeking the Face of Jesus, Abbot H. Gregori, Sister M. Pierina and Dolores I. Gili found Jesus in their obedience to God, even unto death, by Fr. Hilary Conti, O.S.B. Holy Face Monastery, N.J., 1990.

The Holy Face in the Way of the Cross, by Father Page C.S.C., Etchings by Hippolyte Lazerges, 8th Edition, St. Columban’s Foreign Mission Society, 1940.

  • Available from Amazon.com

 My Sister Therese of the Holy Face. Céline Martin. (1997) ISBN 0-89555-598-0

  • Available from Amazon.com

“The Holy Face and the Paradox of Representation: Papers from a Colloquium at the Bibliotheca Hertziana, Rome and the Villa Spelman, Florence, 1996″ by Herbert L. Kessler and Gerhard.

  • NB – This is NOT a devotional book. It is a scholarly research book in several languages including English on various aspects of the cult of the Holy Face. Each article is similar to the work produced by the International Institute for Research on the Face of Christ, founded in Rome by Cardinal Fiorenzo Angelini.
  • Available from Amazon.com

Holy Faces, Secret Places, by Ian Wilson. Published by Doubleday, 1991.

Veronica’s Veil: Poems, Prayers, and Promises of the Holy Face Devotion

by Donna Sue Berry (Author)

  • Available from Amazon.com

Veronica, or the Holy Face of Our Lord Jesus Christ: Historical Notice of This Signal and Most Holy Major Relic of the Basilica of the Vatican (Classic Reprint) Hardcover  – April 5, 2018

THE MANY WOUNDS JESUS SUFFERED WITH A SPECIAL FOCUS ON HIS HOLY FACE, by William Timmerman PhD | Feb 5, 2020, Pen Shop Publications, ISBN: 9798609250490

  • Available from Amazon.com
  • Available from EBAY.com

The Power of His Holy Face: For Your Life! by William Timmerman PhD | Mar 24, 2020

  • Available from Amazon.com
  • Available from EBAY.com

 Sources for Holy Face books:

https://www.martinians.org/holy-face-manuals

https://hisholyface.com/product-category/books/

GYAN books, India,  https://www.gyanbooks.com/

  • How to order:
    • Type in: Holy Face, or Sister Saint Pierre or Leon Dupont in search field
    • Follow directions in ordering
    • Books are sewn bound
    • Shipping is included in the cost of the book

Tan Books and Publishers, Inc., https://www.tanbooks.com/

Google Books has several 19th century and older books on the Holy Face devotion, mainly in French, several in English.

www.Amazon.com – Holy Face items and books can be found

www.ebay.com – Holy Face books and items can be found

Holy Face websites: 

Archconfraternity of the Holy Face, Tours, France

Oratoire de la Sainte Face

8, Rue Bernard PALISSY

37000 TOURS

Tél : 02 47 66 05 47

Phone from the US 011 33 247 66 05 47

Courriel : sainteface.tours@gmail.com

Affiliate Confraternities of the Holy Face in the US

https://www.dallascarmelites.com/holy-face-confrenternity

https://www.buffalocarmel.org/holy-face-devotion

Other Carmels that promote the Holy Face and offer Holy Face items:

https://brooklyncarmel.org/holyfacedevotions

https://www.carmelitemonastery.org/holy-face-of-jesus.php

Note: Please be generous with these or any Carmel monastery.

YouTube video talks on the Holy Face

 Fr. Gregory Zannetti sermons on the Holy Face

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAEoOz8FUB4&t=170s

Sensus Fidelium@SensusFidelium

The Kiss of Love: Reparation to the Holy Face of Jesus Devotion ~ Fr. Gregory Zannetti

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyldX7QqGks Sensus Fidelium@SensusFidelium

The Golden Arrow of Reparation: The Face, The Name & The Heart of Jesus ~ Fr Gregory Zannetti

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ac2SGmEeROM Sensus Fidelium@SensusFidelium

The   Holy Face Relic and the Work of Reparation ~ Fr. Gregory Zannetti

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyldX7QqGks Sensus Fidelium@SensusFidelium

The Golden Arrow of Reparation: The Face, The Name & The Heart of Jesus ~

Fr Gregory Zannetti

 

Father Lawrence Carney talks on the Holy Face:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-8ktRTCsi0 Sensus Fidelium@SensusFidelium

The Holy Face: the Devotion for Our Times

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBW_gq3G0zo&t=1106s The Fatima Center:

The Holy Face WILL Conquer Communism | FATIMA: Why the Time is Now!

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtLZ3BcBezkJlmD_Vu9-bP3s1jDTxGdie

The Fatima Center: Holy Face Devotion with Fr. Lawrence Carney – numerous videos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyHZRj65WpQ&t=393s Catholic Drive Time:

Secret of the Holy Face: Learn of This HIDDEN Devotion!

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLT9zW0UfmluMK5KY80t8CXwYUkWoc1S9K

Restoring The Faith: 9 Holy Face videos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oR7u4x_RIH0  – The Fatima Center

A LOST DEVOTION: Merit a Great Reward | with Fr. Lawrence Carney

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRhm4RJSiAI – The Fatima Center

Diabolic Errors that Debase Reparation with Fr. Lawrence Carney

Other YouTube Holy Face talks:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULIL8J1tNd8 Spiritual Strength Catholic

The Holy Face: Prefigured in the Book of Job

w/ Mary Jane Zuzolo, Relative of Sr. Mary of St. Peter

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEdfQQMEFoA Spiritual Strength Catholic

The Holy Face of Jesus Destroys Communism w/ Caoimhe Doyle

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vxcy8abEbow Spiritual Strength Catholic

The Holy Face Devotion with the Author of “Veronica’s Veil” Donna Sue Berry

https://www.youtube.com/@HolyFaceMiracle Mr. Allan Smith, Ontario Canada

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXzDU3RcUrc&t=49s  Sensus Fidelium@SensusFidelium

Resistance Podcast #198: Leo DuPont – Apostle of the Holy Face & The Greatest Miracle Worker Ever

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbbMAoUrpb4&t=105s Marian News

Mary’s Apparitions for the World: Tours, Manopello

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGtTRmCVZqg Marian News

In the Light of your Holy Face: Blessed Maria Pierina de Micheli

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFmmyH22LZA Dr. Christine Bacon w/ Len Hornung

The Miraculous Power of the Holy Face Devotion

 

 

Sr. Marie St. Pierre was a French Discalced Carmelite nun to whom Our Lord gave revelations of the devotion to His Holy Face.  She wrote on November 18, 1843:

 

“One day during prayer, our Lord warned me in advance about the fury of Satan against the holy devotion, but He also consoled me, saying: ‘I give you My Name to be your light in the darkness and your strength in battle. Satan will do all in his power to crush this Work at its roots. But I assure you that the Holy Name of God will triumph, and it will be the Holy Angels who will gain the victory in the conflict.”