[LIVE] On The Importance Of The Human Face | Mike Reads Reflection from Anonymous FSSP Priest

Found this reflection online and thought it should be more widely shared. Some people call the human face "trivial." They don't get it. Here are a FEW of the paragraphs below as many as YouTube will let me post:

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A parishioner sent me a bulletin from **** here in **** which was written some
years ago, on the beauty of the human face. The author made some cogent points. I wrote a little on
beauty in general in the past two inserts, but I think that in one sense the specific beauty of the
human face is of greater importance in this time of masks; masks which hide this beauty, and replace
it with the cold, sterile image of the operating room.
We could start with Sacred Scripture. Consider just a few passages where the face is mentioned:
It came about when Moses was coming down from Mount Sinai (and the two tablets of the
testimony were in Moses’ hand as he was coming down from the mountain), that Moses did not
know that the skin of his face shone because of his speaking with Him. So when Aaron and all the
sons of Israel saw Moses, behold, the skin of his face shone, and they were afraid to come near him.
Then Moses called to them, and Aaron and all the rulers in the congregation returned to him; and
Moses spoke to them. Ex. 34: 29-35

Who is like the wise man and who knows the interpretation of a matter? A man’s

wisdom illumines him and causes his stern face to beam. (Eccl. 8:1)
And He was transfigured before them; and His face shone like the sun, and His garments
became as white as light. (Mt. 17:2)
I don’t expect my musings on the human face to have any effect on the decisions of either secular or
ecclesiastical government; these musings are just for my parishioners. Some who are not
parishioners may read these lines though, and may they be useful for reflection.
But everyone ought to admit that there is nothing like the human face in all of creation. This may be
known by its loss. There are different kinds of losses in this regard; a statue or work of art can be
defaced. The almost universal adoption of masks for women in Islamic societies results in the practical
removal of women from society. We can imagine the absurdity of producing television shows and
movies where all the characters are wearing surgical masks. The acting would be largely negated by
the loss of their faces.
And when someone dies, a great and terrible emptiness may be perceived in the face of the
deceased, for a person is known through his face, and he directs all his actions from his eyes, which
are now closed until the general resurrection of the dead. “The eyes are the window to the soul,” as
the saying goes.
“A-hah!” A devotee of surgical masks might descry. “See, you just need the eyes!” But if the rest of
the face does not agree with the eyes, we suspect something is amiss. Someone can smile, yet if the
smile does not agree with the eyes, our natural reaction is to think the smile fake or perhaps
malevolent. You need to see the whole face to grasp the meaning. Thus, the human face is a display
of virtue or vice; a sign to the world of the inner character of a person.
All our actions within the human community should be contributing in some way to the greatness of
the human face. If our actions between one another lead to the celebration of the face, then we can
be more certain of the rightness of our actions, just as the actions of Christ led to the celebration of

the glory of God shining forth from the face of Christ. “For God, who told the light to shine out of
darkness, has shined a light into our hearts, to illuminate the knowledge of the splendor of God, in
the person of Christ Jesus.”(2 Cor 4.6) We do not know the splendor of God in the person of Christ
by gazing at His shins. We know it by His face.

[mikemccormick]

You may have had to record this twice, but I was compelled to listen to it thrice! Beautiful.

[coraleebaker]

Father, I wept all through your reading! I’m 88 now, so I’m sitting in my easy chair facing the wall where The Holy Face hangs. I have prayed the prayers for years! I use to do hospice nursing & have had many, many spiritual events. Your reading made me remember one event when the person standing across from me at the bedside said to me your face is glowing! Souls do come for their loved ones sometimes before their death. It is an awesome ministry! Awesome & inspiring. Thank you for presenting the Holy Face - some do not know. 🙏🙏🙏✝️

[annemioni]

Oh God, show us Thy Face and we shall be saved., Psalm 79:4

[annemioni]

Arise, O Lord, and let Thy enemies be scattered, and let them that hate Thee flee from before Thy Face. (Num.10:35)

[samcooper]

Thank you Mike for promoting this most important, needed devotion! May the Holy Face of Jesus be loved & adored. ⚜️

[jonidietrich]

Someone must come to their senses soon. We need our men to stand up for us and be protectors. Please God. 🙏

[MrTagahuron]

when alone and you try to recall your friend or love one, you don’t recall their hand or arms or feet, you recall their FACE. sometimes you try to recall the name of a particular person and you can’t remember but you could vividly see how they look like.

[philipmaxim]

FSSP!!! If you haven’t been to a Traditional Latin Mass, try one out at a FSSP parish :-)

[harmonygordon]

God bless that thoughtful priest.
Thank you for sharing .
Very helpful .

The more thinking I observe about masks the more diabolical the whole mask mandate feels. GOD HELP US .

[brigittedunn]

Wonderful reflection.
Thank you so very much. God Bless this priest 🙏🙏🙏

[FrDavidC]

Outstanding and most beautiful reflection. Thank you for sharing it, Mike.

[dcoxdc]

Thank you for sharing this reflection!
God bless you, I look forward to your live show tomorrow night!

[frjimomi]

Excellent reflection on the meaning of the unmasked face and ungloved hands and your analysis of consequences of the present situation. Ultimately it is the alienation and dehumanization of the person and the loss of the visible presence of God in His divine image and likeness - each and every human being. Ultimately, it is the denial and suppression of presence of and sovereignty of God and the human person. This was a critical idea and warning of St. John Paul II and Benedict XVI.

[chelseastudios]

This was beautiful and everything I have been trying to communicate to people. I am continuously repeating this and will not stop. These posts, this information and inspiration, is so important. Please keep sharing =)

[kathyi]

I would drink from the chalice holding the precious blood of Christ, right after a leper. I've said this for years. Because of Catholics saying you can catch diseases. Fr Damon did catch leprosy, only due to the church trying to remove him from his people. Fr Damon didn't want to leave nor did God. That's why he then contacted the disease. The power of Christ is in the communion and the same with the Holy Water. Bring back our precious Blood of Christ and our Holy Water.

[gaillaconico]

Thank you for spreading this devotion.

[caroljean]

This touched my soul profoundly!
Thank you and Gods blessings 😇

[davidvaldez]

Definitely enjoyed this! Was amazing. Thank you.

[sharonsparks]

This a beautiful meditation, reflection!!! Wow. Very deep

[blueskyart]

Food for thought...thank you for sharing. I will ponder the Exodus cite on Moses....wow...and Damien