Hide Not Thy Face From Me

Pray the Chaplet
Another form of prayer suitable for the Novena of the Holy Face is the Chaplet of the Eucharistic Face of Jesus. Pray it on ordinary rosary beads. Apart from the opening antiphon, which was composed by Saint Thomas Aquinas for the Office of Corpus Christi, it is entirely drawn from Sacred Scripture. It incorporates all four steps of lectio divina: lectio (the Word heard); meditatio (the Word repeated); oratio (the Word prayed), and contemplatio (the Word’s embrace).
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V. O my joy when they said to me:
R. Let us go up to the house of the Lord.
Antiphon
O Sacred Banquet in which Christ is received,
the memory of His passion is renewed,
the soul is filled with grace,
and a pledge of future glory is given us, (alleluia).

Before each decade:
My soul is thirsting for God, the strong and living God;
when shall I enter and see the Face of God? (Psalm 41:3)

On the Hail Mary beads:
It is Thy Face, O Lord, that I seek;
hide not Thy Face from me. (Psalm 26:8-9).

After each decade:
Behold, O God our protector,
and look upon the Face of Thy Christ. (Psalm 83:10)

In conclusion, three times:
O Father, glorify Thy Son,
that Thy Son may glorify Thee (John 17:1)