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Reflections from the Diary of St. Faustina
from The Divine Mercy Daily
Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception and St. Joseph Communications.

LIKE JESUS IN SUFFERING AND HUMILITY

Meditation:

[October 11, 1933, after a three-hour struggle in adoration, Jesus in His Passion appeared to St. Faustina.]

**The bride must resemble her Betrothed. **I understood these words to their very depth. There is no room for doubt here. My likeness to Jesus must be through suffering and humility.

**See what love of human souls has done to Me. My daughter, in your heart I find everything that so great a number of souls refuses Me. Your heart is My repose. I often wait with great graces until towards the end of prayer **(Diary, 268).

My Prayer Response:

Lord Jesus, bless those who are in struggles with the gift of perseverance in their prayer. May our hearts be a repose in Your agony over those who refuse You. May we be like You through suffering and humility.
(Diary pages with bolded words are Jesus speaking.)
 
From Divine Mercy Apostolate, Ireland:

When a soul praises My goodness

“When a soul praises My goodness, Satan trembles before it and flees to the very bottom of hell” (Diary 378)

(Words of Jesus to St. Faustina)
 
Reflections from the Diary of St. Faustina
from The Divine Mercy Daily
Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception and St. Joseph Communications.

WITNESSES OF YOUR INFINITE MERCY

Meditation:

During one conference, Jesus said to me, You are a sweet grape in a chosen cluster; I want others to have a share in the juice that is flowing within you (Diary, 393).

I suddenly saw the Lord Jesus, radiant with unspeakable beauty, and He said to me with kindness,** My chosen one, I will give you even greater graces that you may be the witness of My infinite mercy throughout all eternity** (Diary, 400).

My Prayer Response:

Lord Jesus, make us witnesses of Your infinite mercy. Help us to share Your radiant mercy with our brothers and sisters that they, too, may experience Your mercy.
(Diary pages with bolded words are Jesus speaking.)
 
From Divine Mercy Apostolate, Ireland:

Spiritual Insight

There are, in my life, times and moments of spiritual insight; that is, divine illuminations, when the soul receives inward instruction about things it has not read in any book and has not been taught by any person. These are times of great inner knowledge which God himself imparts to the soul. These are great mysteries. (Diary 1102)
 
From Divine Mercy Apostolate, Ireland:

Taste the Happiness of those in Heaven

No greater joy is to be found than that of loving God. Already here on earth we can taste the happiness of those in heaven by an intimate union with God, a union that is extraordinary and often quite incomprehensible to us. One can attain this very grace through simple faithfulness of soul. (Diary 507)
 
Reflections from the Diary of St. Faustina
from The Divine Mercy Daily
Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception and St. Joseph Communications.

RESPONDING FAITHFULLY TO YOUR GRACE

Meditation:

As I was trying to make my Holy Hour, I saw the suffering Jesus, who spoke these words to me: My daughter, do not pay so much attention to the vessel of grace as to the grace itself which I give you, because you are not always pleased with the vessel, and then the graces, too, become deficient. I want to guard you from that, and I want you never to pay attention to the vessel in which I send you My grace. Let all the attention of your soul be concentrated on responding to My grace as faithfully as possible (Diary, 1599).

My Prayer Response:

Lord Jesus, may I recognize Your grace, no matter how it comes to me. Guard me from distractions. May I receive Your grace faithfully with thanksgiving, so You may be glorified.
(Diary pages with bolded words are Jesus speaking.)
 
From Divine Mercy Apostolate, Ireland:

I saw two rays issue from His side

At three o’clock, I saw the Lord Jesus, crucified, who looked at me and said, “I thirst”. Then I saw two rays issue from His side, just as they appear in the image. I then felt in my soul the desire to save souls and to empty myself for the sake of poor sinners. I offered myself, together with the dying Jesus, to the Eternal Father. (Diary 648)
 
Reflections from the Diary of St. Faustina
from The Divine Mercy Daily
Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception and St. Joseph Communications.

LAVISH NEW GRACES ON US

Meditation:

After Holy Mass, I went out to the garden to make my meditation. . . .

Suddenly Jesus stood before me and said, What are you doing here so early? I answered, “I am thinking of You, of Your mercy and Your goodness toward us. And You, Jesus, what are You doing here?” **I have come out to meet you, to lavish new graces on you. I am looking for souls who would like to receive My grace **(Diary, 1705).

My Prayer Response:

Lord Jesus, help me to recognize and receive Your graces with joy. I need all the graces that You want to lavish on me!
(Diary pages with bolded words are Jesus speaking.)
 
From Divine Mercy Apostolate, Ireland:

Always Pray for Sinners

We do not know the number of souls that is ours to save through our prayers and sacrifices; therefore, let us always pray for sinners. (Diary 1783)
 
Reflections from the Diary of St. Faustina
from The Divine Mercy Daily
Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception and St. Joseph Communications.

SEND FORTH YOUR SPIRIT

Meditation:

Today the Lord said to me, You shall make a three-day retreat before the coming of the Holy Spirit. I Myself will direct you. You shall not follow any of the rules required for retreats or use any books for meditation. Your task is to listen attentively to My words. For spiritual reading you shall read one chapter from the Gospel of St. John (Diary, 1709).

My Prayer Response:

Lord Jesus, bless me with Your Holy Spirit. I want to claim all of the five promises You made of sending the Holy Spirit in the Gospel of St. John (see 14:16–17; 14:26; 15:26; 16:7–11; 16:13–15). Lord, send forth Your Spirit and renew the face of the earth.
(Diary pages with bolded words are Jesus speaking.)
 
From Divine Mercy Apostolate, Ireland:

O living spring of mercy, all souls are drawn

On leaving the earth, O Lord, You wanted to stay with us, and so You left us Yourself in the Sacrament of the Altar, and You opened wide Your mercy to us. There is no misery that could exhaust You; You have called us all to this fountain of love, to this spring of God’s compassion. Here is the tabernacle of Your mercy, here is the remedy for all our ills. To You, O living spring of mercy, all souls are drawn. (Diary 1747)
 
From Divine Mercy Apostolate, Ireland:

In the evening, I saw the Lord Jesus upon the cross

In the evening, I saw the Lord Jesus upon the cross. From His hands, feet, and side the Most Sacred Blood was flowing. After some time, Jesus said to me, “All this is for the salvation of souls. Consider well, My daughter, what you are doing for their salvation”. I answered, “Jesus, when I look at Your suffering, I see that I am doing next to nothing for the salvation of souls.” "Know, My daughter, that your silent day-to-day martyrdom in complete submission to My will ushers many souls into heaven. (Diary 1184)
(Diary pages with bolded words are Jesus speaking.)
 
From Divine Mercy Apostolate, Ireland:

My heart is a permanent dwelling place for Jesus

My heart is a permanent dwelling place for Jesus. No one but Jesus has access to it. It is from Jesus that I derive strength to fight difficulties and oppositions. I want to be transformed into Jesus in order to be able to give myself completely to souls. Without Jesus I would not get near to souls, because I know what I am of myself. I absorb God into myself in order to give Him to souls. (Diary 193)
 
From Divine Mercy Apostolate, Ireland:

Comfort only in Profound Prayer

There are times in life when the soul finds comfort only in profound prayer. Would that souls knew how to persevere in prayer at such times. This is very important. (Diary 860)
 
From Divine Mercy Apostolate, Ireland:

**
The loss of each soul**

The Lord said to me, “The loss of each soul plunges Me into mortal sadness. You always console Me when you pray for sinners. The prayer most pleasing to Me is prayer for the conversion of sinners. Know, My daughter, that this prayer is always heard and answered.” (Diary 1397)

(Diary pages with bolded words are Jesus speaking.)
 
From Divine Mercy Apostolate, Ireland:

Proclaim to the whole world My unfathomable mercy

"Apostle of My mercy, proclaim to the whole world My unfathomable mercy. Do not be discouraged by the difficulties you encounter in proclaiming My mercy. These difficulties that affect you so painfully are needed for your sanctification and as evidence that this work is Mine" (Diary 1142)

(Diary pages with bolded words are Jesus speaking.)
 
“My daughter, do you think you have written enough about My mercy? What you have written is but a drop compared to the ocean. I am Love and Mercy Itself. There is no misery that could be a match for My mercy, neither will misery exhaust it, because as it is being granted - it increases.” (Diary 1273)

(Diary pages with bolded words are Jesus speaking.)
 
From Divine Mercy Apostolate, Ireland:

Disbelieved that there is a hell

I, Sister Faustina, by the order of God, have visited the abysses of hell so that I might tell souls about it and testify to its existence. I noticed one thing: that most of the souls there are those who disbelieved that there is a hell. (Diary 741)
 
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