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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.

I WILL NOT LEAVE YOU.

Meditation:

That evening, I remained in the chapel a little longer. I talked to the Lord about a certain soul. Encouraged by His goodness, I said, “Jesus, You gave me this Father who understands my inspirations, and now You are taking him away from me again. What am I going to do in this Vilnius? I don’t know anyone there, and even the dialect of the people there is foreign to me.” And the Lord said to me, Do not fear; I will not leave you to yourself. My soul drowned itself in a prayer of thanksgiving for all the graces that the Lord had granted me through the mediation of Father Andrasz.

Suddenly, I remembered the vision in which I had seen that priest between the confessional and the altar, trusting that I would meet him [Fr. Sopocko] some day. And the words I had heard came back vividly: He will help you to fulfill My will here on earth (Diary, 258).

My Prayer Response:

Lord Jesus, thank You for providing two holy and knowledgeable priests as spiritual directors to St. Faustina.
*Diary passages with bolded words are Jesus speaking
 
Diary of St. Faustina -1549

Before each important action, I will stop to consider for a moment what relationship it has to eternal life and what may be the main reason for my undertaking it: is it for the glory of God, or for the good of my own soul, or for the good of the souls of others? If my heart says yes, then I will not swerve from carrying out the given action, unmindful of either obstacles or sacrifices.
 
Diary of St. Faustina - 889

Jesus, You have given me to know and understand in what a soul’s greatness consists: not in great deeds but in great love. Love has its worth, and it confers greatness on all our deeds. Although our actions are small and ordinary in themselves, because of love, they become great and powerful before God.
 
Diary of St. Faustina - 702

The two loves come face to face: the Creator and the creature; one little drop seeks to measure itself with the ocean. At first, the little drop wants to enclose the infinite ocean within itself; but at the same moment, it knows itself to be just one small drop, and thus it is vanquished, and it passes completely into God like a drop into the ocean.
 
Reflections from the Diary of St. Faustina
from The Divine Mercy Daily
Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception and St. Joseph Communications.

DO NOTHING OUT OF SELF-WILL

Meditation:

**The greatest works are worthless in My eyes if they are done out of self-will, and often they are not in accord with My will and merit punishment rather than reward. And on the other hand, even the smallest of your acts, done with the confessor’s permission is pleasing in My eyes and very dear to Me. Hold firmly to this always. Be constantly on the watch, for many souls will turn back from the gates of hell and worship My mercy. But fear nothing, as I am with you. Know that of yourself you can do nothing **(Diary, 639).

My Prayer Response:

Lord Jesus, keep me on the watch for sacrifices to offer to You for the salvation of souls. I surrender my will to You. For without You, I can do nothing of value. To help me in taking up this charge, give me a good confessor to guide me.
*Diary passages with bolded words are Jesus speaking
 
Diary of St. Faustina - 279

God made known to me what true love consists in and gave light to me about how, in practice, to give proof of it to Him. True love of God consists in carrying out God’s will. To show God our love in what we do, all our actions, even the least, spring from our love of God.
 
Reflections from the Diary of St. Faustina
from The Divine Mercy Daily
Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception and St. Joseph Communications.

A PRIEST AFTER MY OWN HEART

Meditation:

[August 30, 1937] Reverend Father Sopocko left this morning. When I was steeped in a prayer of thanksgiving for the great grace that I had received from God; namely, that of seeing Father, [Jesus said to me,] **He is a priest after My own Heart; his efforts are pleasing to Me. You see, My daughter, that My will must be done and that which I had promised you, I shall do. Through him I spread comfort to suffering and care-worn souls. Through him it pleased Me to proclaim the worship of My mercy. And through this work of mercy more souls will come close to Me than otherwise would have, even if he had kept giving absolution day and night for the rest of his life, because by so doing, he would have labored only for as long as he lived; whereas, thanks to this work of mercy, he will be laboring till the end of the world **(Diary, 1256).

My Prayer Response:

Lord Jesus, thank You for choosing Fr. Sopocko to proclaim the worship of Your mercy. Guide me in sharing with others about Your mercy.

*Diary passages with bolded words are Jesus speaking
 
Diary of St. Faustina - 890

Love is a mystery that transforms everything it touches into things beautiful and pleasing to God. The love of God makes a soul free. She is like a queen; she knows no slavish compulsion; she sets about everything with great freedom of soul, because the love which dwells in her incites her to action.
 
Diary of St. Faustina - 890

A soul in love with God and immersed in Him approaches her duties with the same dispositions as she does Holy Communion and carries out the simplest tasks with great care, under the loving gaze of God. She is not troubled if, after some time, something turns out to be less successful. She remains calm, because at the time of the action she had done what was in her power.
 
Diary of St. Faustina - 303

Great love can change small things into great ones, and it is only love which lends value to our actions.
 
Reflections from the Diary of St. Faustina
from The Divine Mercy Daily
Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception and St. Joseph Communications.

**AT THE HOUR OF DEATH **

Meditation:

**I promise that the soul that will venerate this image will not perish. I also promise victory over [its] enemies already here on earth, especially at the hour of death. I Myself will defend it as My own glory **(Diary, 48).

My Prayer Response:

Jesus, I rely on Your promises as I venerate Your image — that You will defend me in the battle of life and especially at the hour of my death. I pray for a special grace of Your mercy for all those who are in spiritual peril and for those who are dying.
*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.

**THE DEPTH OF MY MERCY **

Meditation:

I will make this all clear to the superior by means of the graces which I will grant through this image (Diary, 51).

I desire that this image be displayed in public on the first Sunday after Easter. That Sunday is the Feast of Mercy. Through the Word Incarnate, I make known the bottomless depth of My mercy (Diary, 88).

My Prayer Response:

Jesus, through the image of You as The Divine Mercy, make known to me the infinite depth of Your Mercy. May this image be displayed in public on Divine Mercy Sunday in every church throughout the world.
*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.

**THE PATTERN THAT YOU SEE **

Meditation:

Paint an image according to the pattern you see, with the signature: Jesus, I trust in You. I desire that this image be venerated, first in your chapel, and [then] throughout the world (Diary, 47).

My Prayer Response:

Jesus, I adore You portrayed in this image as The Divine Mercy. I thank You for revealing this powerful image of Yourself to St. Faustina. May many souls venerate this image as a way of expressing their trust in You. 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.

**A SHIELD AND A SHELTER **

Meditation:

**The two rays denote Blood and Water. The pale ray stands for the Water which makes souls righteous. The red ray stands for the Blood which is the life of souls. . . .

These two rays issued forth from the very depths of My tender mercy when My agonized Heart was opened by a lance on the Cross.

These rays shield souls from the wrath of My Father. Happy is the one who will dwell in their shelter, for the just hand of God shall not lay hold of him **(Diary, 299).

My Prayer Response:

May the Blood and Water that gushed forth from Your Heart, Jesus, shield and shelter me with Your mercy. Then the just hand of God shall not lay hold of me.
*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.

**IN MYGRACE **

Meditation:

Know that if you neglect the matter of the painting of the image and the whole work of mercy, you will have to answer for a multitude of souls on the day of judgment (Diary, 154).

Not in the beauty of the color, nor of the brush lies the greatness of this image, but in My grace (Diary, 313).

My Prayer Response:

Jesus, by the grace that flows from Your image, strengthen and inspire me to proclaim Your mercy to many. Remind me always that the greatness of this image lies in Your grace.
*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.

**A VESSEL FOR GRACES **

Meditation:

Once, Jesus said to me,** My gaze from this image is like My gaze from the cross **(Diary, 326).

**I am offering people a vessel with which they are to keep coming for graces to the fountain of mercy. That vessel is this image with the signature: “Jesus, I trust in You” (**Diary, 327).

My Prayer Response:

Jesus, look at me from the cross, so I may trust in You even more each time I gaze at You portrayed in Your image. I want to keep coming to this image as a vessel for graces. Keep my gaze fixed on 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.

RAYS OF MERCY

Meditation:

These rays of mercy will pass through you, just as they have passed through this Host, and they will go out through all the world (Diary, 441).

Already there are many souls who have been drawn to My love by this image. My mercy acts in souls through this work (Diary, 1379).

My Prayer Response:

Jesus, may the rays of Your mercy pass through me to many souls in need. I desire that these rays of mercy draw more souls to Your love.
*Diary passages with bolded words are Jesus speaking
 
Diary of St. Faustina - 742

“By means of this image I shall grant many graces to souls. It is to be a reminder of the demands of My mercy, because even the strongest faith is of no avail without works”. (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.

WITNESS TO YOUR MERCY

Meditation:

I desire that the image be publicly honored (Diary, 414).

[After seeing the image come alive, I heard these words,] You are a witness of My mercy. You shall stand before My throne forever as a living witness to My mercy (Diary, 417).

My Prayer Response:

Jesus, as I honor Your image as The Divine Mercy, inspire me to witness to Your mercy. May I stand before Your throne forever as a living witness to Your mercy.
*Diary passages with bolded words are Jesus speaking
 
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