from 1844 to 1847 sister marie of st peter reported that she had "communications" from jesus about spreading devotion to his most holy face. she reported that she experienced what her biographer, janvier, terms "an interior vision". repeatedly she describes that while at meditation "the lord gave me to understand" particular insights. according to sister marie of st peter, jesus told her that he desired devotion to his holy face in reparation for sacrilege and blasphemy, which he described as being like a "poisoned arrow." she wrote the golden arrow holy face devotion (prayer) which she said was dictated to her by jesus. this prayer is now a well known act of reparation to jesus christ.