Wednesday, September 27, 2006
Reading from the Diary of St. Faustina

Then I heard the words: As you are united with Me in life, so will you be united at the moment of death. After these words, such great trust in God's great mercy was awakened in my soul that, even if I had had the sins of the whole world, as well as the sins of all the condemned souls weighing on my conscience, I would not have doubted God's goodness but, without hesitation, would have thrown myself into the abyss of the divine mercy, which is always open to us; and, with a heart crushed to dust, I would have cast myself at His feet, abandoning myself totally to His holy will, which is mercy itself. (1552)

This month I will practice the three virtues recommended to me by the Mother of God: humility, purity, and love of God, accepting with profound submission to the will of God everything that He will send me. (1624)

I began Holy Lent in the way that Jesus wanted me to, making myself totally dependent upon His holy will and accepting with love everything that He sends me. I cannot practice any greater mortifications, because I am so very weak. This long illness has sapped my strength completely. I am uniting myself with Jesus through suffering. When I meditate on His Painful Passion, my physical sufferings are lessened. (1625)

The words of Our Lord Jesus Christ are in boldface. The words of Our Lady are in italics.

3 comment(s):

del_button September 27, 2006 at 7:49 PM
Staying in Balance said...

I bought the Diary of Saint Faustina to read after surgery and am about 1/2 way through it.

del_button September 27, 2006 at 9:18 PM
Saint Peter's helpers said...

I also bought her Diary and looking forward to reading it!

del_button September 27, 2006 at 11:48 PM
Anonymous said...

I have almost finished her diary and am amazed at how she endured all her suffering with toal trust in Jesus.

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