All About the Jubilee Year of Mercy

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Diary of St. Faustina - 435

As I was walking in the garden in the evening, I heard these words: “By your entreaties, you and your companions shall obtain mercy for yourselves and for the world”.

Words of Jesus to St. Faustina
 
Diary of St. Faustina - 1777

“Pray as much as you can for the dying. Obtain for them trust in My mercy, because they have most need of trust, and have it the least. Be assured that the grace of eternal salvation for certain souls in their final moment depends on your prayer”.

Words of Jesus to St. Faustina
 
Diary of St. Faustina.
I saw the Lord Jesus, tortured, but not nailed to the Cross. It was still before the crucifixion, and He said to me, “You are My Heart. Speak to sinners about My mercy”. And the Lord gave me interior knowledge of the whole abyss of His mercy for souls, and I learned that that which I had written is truly a drop.

Words of Jesus to St. Faustina
 
Diary of St. Faustina - 1372

My Jesus, You know that from my earliest years I have wanted to become a great saint; that is to say, I have wanted to love You with a love so great that there would be no soul who has hitherto loved You so. At first these desires of mine were kept secret. Today I cannot contain them within my heart; I would like to cry out to the whole world, “Love God, because He is good and great is His mercy!”
 
Starting today, we shall be posting Reflections from the Diary of St. Faustina, from The Divine Mercy Daily, brought to us by a partnership between the Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception and St. Joseph Communications.

RESTORING THE SOUL IN FULL

Meditation:
“Were a soul like a decaying corpse so that from a human standpoint, there would be no [hope of] restoration and everything would already be lost, it is not so with God. The miracle of Divine Mercy restores that soul in full. Oh, how miserable are those who do not take advantage of the miracle of God’s mercy! You will call out in vain, but it will be too late” (Diary, 1448).

My Prayer Response:
“Lord Jesus, thank You for restoring souls in full by the miracle of Your mercy. May I always take advantage of it in my need.”
 
Diary of St. Faustina - 147

Let the soul be aware that, in order to pray and persevere in prayer, one must arm oneself with patience and cope bravely with exterior and interior difficulties. The interior difficulties are discouragement, dryness, heaviness of spirit and temptations. The exterior difficulties are human respect and time; one must observe the time set apart for prayer.
 
Reflections from the Diary of St. Faustina
from The Divine Mercy Daily
Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception and St. Joseph Communications.

THE BLOOD AND WATER

Meditation:

Today the Lord said to me, **Daughter, when you go to confession, to this fountain of My mercy, the Blood and Water which came forth from My Heart always flows down upon your soul and ennobles it. Every time you go to confession, immerse yourself entirely in My mercy, with great trust, so that I may pour the bounty of My grace upon your soul. When you approach the confessional, know this, that I Myself am waiting there for you. I am only hidden by the priest, but I Myself act in your soul **(Diary, 1602).

My Prayer Response:

Thank You, Lord Jesus, for the Blood and Water which gushed forth from Your Heart as a fountain of mercy for me. As I approach You in confession, I immerse myself in Your mercy with great trust.

*Diary passages with bolded words are Jesus speaking
 
Diary of St. Faustina - 1022

I do not fear at all being abandoned by creatures because, even if all abandoned me, I would not be alone, for the Lord is with me. And even if the Lord were to hide, love will know how to find Him. For love knows no gates or guards.
 
Diaryof St. Faustina - 194

I desire to struggle, toil and empty myself for our work of saving immortal souls. It does not matter if these efforts should shorten my life; it is no longer mine, but belongs to the Community. I want to be useful to the whole Church by being faithful to my Community.
 
Reflections from the Diary of St. Faustina
from The Divine Mercy Daily
Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception and St. Joseph Communications.

MY MISERY MEETS YOUR MERCY

Meditation:

Here the misery of the soul meets the God of mercy. Tell souls that from this fount of mercy souls draw graces solely with the vessel of trust. If their trust is great, there is no limit to My generosity. The torrents of grace inundate humble souls. The proud remain always in poverty and misery, because My grace turns away from them to humble souls (Diary, 1602).

My Prayer Response:

Thank You, Lord, for confession, where my misery meets Your mercy. Help me to draw mercy from this fount of mercy with the greatest trust: “Jesus, I trust in You!”
*Diary passages with bolded words are Jesus speaking.
 
Reflections from the Diary of St. Faustina
from The Divine Mercy Daily
Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception and St. Joseph Communications.

AN ABUNDANCE OF GRACES

Meditation:

Know that as often as you come to Me, humbling yourself and asking My forgiveness, I pour out a superabundance of graces on your soul, and your imperfection vanishes before My eyes, and I see only your love and your humility. You lose nothing but gain much … (Diary, 1293).

My Prayer Response:

Lord Jesus, I want to receive an abundance of Your graces in confession as I humble myself and ask for forgiveness. Thank You, Jesus, for seeing only my love and humility.
*Diary passages with bolded words are Jesus speaking
 
Diary of St. Faustina - 148

A noble and delicate soul, even the most simple, but one of delicate sensibilities, sees God in everything, finds Him everywhere, and knows how to find Him in even the most hidden things. It finds all things important, it highly appreciates all things, it thanks God for all things, it draws profit for the soul from all things.
 
Diary of St. Faustina - 1690

“Know that it is your mission to win souls for Me by prayer and sacrifice, and by encouraging them to trust in My mercy”.
 
Diary of St. Faustina - 392

I will rise from the dead in Jesus, but first I must live in Him. If I do not separate myself from the Cross, then the Gospel will be revealed in me.
 
Diary of St. Faustina - 392

Love does not consist in words or feelings, but in deeds. It is an act of the will; it is a gift; that is to say, a giving. The reason, the will, the heart - these three faculties must be exercised during prayer.
 
Diary of St. Faustina - 300

“Mankind will not have peace until it turns with trust to My mercy”.

Words of Jesus to St. Faustina
 
Diary of St Faustina - 1777

“My daughter, I desire that your heart be an abiding place of My mercy. I desire that this mercy flow out upon the whole world through your heart”.

Words of Jesus to St. Faustina
 
Hello all,

For a while, I have been away from CAF … and will still be away for a little while more. I have given grateful_child the links from which I post here helpful articles. Grateful_child has offered to continue posting these articles as time permits.

Thank you all for visiting this thread. May we all continue to take our Faith seriously. God bless us all!
 
Reflections from the Diary of St. Faustina
from The Divine Mercy Daily
Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception and St. Joseph Communications.

THE TREASURE OF GRACE
Meditation:

Today I saw the Crucified Lord Jesus. Precious pearls and diamonds were pouring forth from the wound in His Heart. I saw how a multitude of souls was gathering these gifts, but there was one soul who was closest to His Heart and she, knowing the greatness of these gifts, was gathering them with liberality, not only for herself, but for others as well. The Savior said to me,** Behold, the treasures of grace that flow down upon souls, but not all souls know how to take advantage of My generosity** (Diary, 1687).

My Prayer Response:

Thank You, Jesus, for teaching us through St. Faustina that Your graces flow like “precious pearls and diamonds” from the wound in Your Heart. Teach us how to take advantage of Your generosity and gather Your graces for ourselves and for others.

*Diary passages with bolded words are Jesus speaking
 
Diaryof St. Faustina - 481

Oh, how much I love Holy Church and all those who live in it! I look upon them as living members of Christ, who is their Head. I burn with love with those who love; I suffer with those who suffer. I am consumed with sorrow at the sight of those who are cold and ungrateful; and I then try to have such a love for God that it will make amends for those who do not love Him, those who feed their Saviour with ingratitude at its worst.
 
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