We approach God chiefly by four means: adoration, petition, thanksgiving and reparation. Sr. Mary St. Peter, faithful servant in the Carmel at Tours, France received this revelation regarding the work of reparation on March 7, 1847 from our Lord, “Rejoice, my daughter; the hour approaches when that most beautiful work under the sun is to appear.” The League of St. Martin hopes to become Apostles of the Holy Face and bring about the work of reparation to the world. “Our Savior made me understand,” writes Sister Mary, “that His Work of Reparation will only become more flourishing in the future, for it will grow stronger and more vigorous in the midst of storms, and that like a ship refused harbor at one port, it will happily land at another.” What is a good example of reparation? Our Lord instructed Sr. Mary saying that she must imitate the courage of St. Veronica, who bravely broke through the mob of His enemies to reach Him, and that He now presented her to me as my protectress and as my model.

In order to make reparation and to recoup the Catholic Tradition we must have charity. The reason why the progress of the recouping of the Tradition is delayed is because of a lack of charity known as spiritual pride. The problem with some people who attend the Tridentine Mass is spiritual pride where he judges himself greater than he is. How can we attract people to the Mass if we don’t engage them based on their attire or nontraditional actions? The Church was given to us by Jesus Christ to adore God and to save souls. A beautiful liturgy does both well, but we have to live up to our Christian calling and show charity to our neighbor so we and they will be saved. “If I speak with the tongues of men, and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as a sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. And if I should have prophecy and should know all mysteries, and all knowledge, and if I should have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing. And if I should distribute all my goods to feed the poor, and if I should deliver my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profits me nothing” (I Cor. 13:1-3). (See Sermon of St. Leonard of Port Maurice “On The Little Number of Those Who Are Saved.”)

Practical Matters: Members of the League can gather at a home or at church. The first League began at home and when the Traditional Latin Mass was started at their parish, they went to Mass on Tuesdays, said the Rosary and prayers from the Manual of the Archconfraternity of the Holy Face and went to a coffee house for a social talking about current events in the Catholic Church. Venerable Leo DuPont had a relic of the Holy Face image in his drawing room with a red lamp burning constantly. In honor of this great wonder worker, a League could have an image in the home and pray there.

Please check this site to see updates on recommended reading and books that emphasize how to pray the Rosary and grow in devotion to The Holy Face. In addition, follow along with the fruits of the League of St. Martin in various locations. You can also find details on the Enrollment into the Confraternity of the Holy Rosary in your area. Detailed steps for enrollment into the Archconfraternity of the Holy Face is provided to sign up for membership located at Tours, France. St. Theresa of Lisieux and the Martin family were one of the first members to sign up for the Archconfraternity after Pope Leo XIII raised it to an Archconfraternity.