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Excerpts from the DIARY of Saint Faustina Kowalska
49 When I told this to my confessor,[29] I received this for a reply: "That refers to
your soul." He told me, "Certainly, paint God's image in your
soul." When I came out of the confessional, I again heard words such
as these: My image already is in your soul. I desire that there be a
Feast of Mercy. I want this image, which you will paint with a brush, to be
solemnly blessed on the first Sunday after Easter; that Sunday is to be the
Feast of Mercy.
50 + I desire that priests proclaim this great mercy of Mine towards
souls of sinners. Let the sinner not be afraid to approach Me. The flames
of mercy are burning Me - clamoring to be spent; I want to pour them out
upon these souls.
Jesus complained to me in these words, Distrust on the part of souls is
tearing at My insides. The distrust of a chosen soul causes Me even greater
pain; despite My inexhaustible love for them they do not trust Me. Even My
death is not enough for them. Woe to the soul that abuses these
[gifts].
301 Proclaim
that mercy is the greatest attribute of God. All the works of My hands are
crowned with mercy.
341 November 5, 1934. One morning, when it was my
duty to open the gate to let out our people who deliver baked goods, I
entered the little chapel to visit Jesus for a minute and to renew the
intentions of the day. Today, Jesus, I offer You all my sufferings,
mortifications and prayers for the intentions of the Holy Father, so that
he may approve the Feast of Mercy. But, Jesus, I have one more word to say
to You: I am very surprised that You bid me to talk about this Feast of
Mercy, for they tell me that there is already such a feast[81] and so why should I talk about it? And Jesus said
to me, And who knows
anything about this feast? No one! Even those who should be proclaiming My
mercy and teaching people about it often do not know about it themselves.
That is why I want the image to be solemnly blessed on the first Sunday
after Easter, and I want it to be venerated publicly so that every soul may
know about it. Make a novena for the Holy Father's intention. It should
consist of thirty-three acts; that is, repetition that many times of the
short prayer-which I have taught you-to The Divine Mercy.
375 Particular
interior practice; that is, the examination of conscience. Self-denial,
denial of my own will.
I. The denial of
my reason. Subjecting it to the reason of those who represent God to me
here on earth.
II. The denial of
my will. Doing the will of God, which is revealed in the will of those who
represent God to me and which is contained in the rule of our order.
III. The denial
of my judgment. Accepting immediately and without reflection, analysis or
reasoning all orders given by those who represent God to me.
IV. The denial of
my tongue. I will not give it the least bit of freedom; but in one case
only I will give it complete freedom; that is, in proclaiming the glory of
God. Whenever I receive Holy Communion, I will ask Jesus to fortify and
cleanse my tongue that I may not injure my neighbor with it. That is why I
have the greatest respect for the rule which speaks about silence.
378 Once as
I was talking with my spiritual director, I had an interior vision-quicker
than lightning-of his soul in great suffering, in such agony that God
touches very few souls with such fire. The suffering arises from this work.
There will come a time when this work, which God is demanding so very much,
will be as though utterly undone. And then God will act with great power,
which will give evidence of its authenticity. It will be a new splendor for
the Church, although it has been dormant in it from long ago. That God is
infinitely merciful, no one can deny. He desires everyone to know this
before He comes again as Judge. He wants souls to come to know Him first as
King of Mercy. When this triumph comes, we shall already have entered the
new life in which there is no suffering. But before this, your soul [of the
spiritual director] will be surfeited with bitterness at the sight of the
destruction of your efforts. However, this will only appear to be so,
because what God has once decided upon, He does not change. But although
this destruction will be such only in outward appearance, the suffering
will be real. When will this happen? I do not know. How long will it last?
I do not know.[89] But God has promised a great grace especially to
you and to all those... who will proclaim My great mercy. I shall protect
them Myself at the hour of death, as My own glory. And even if the sins of
soul are as dark as night, when the sinner turns to My mercy he gives Me
the greatest praise and is the glory of My Passion. When a soul praises My
goodness, Satan trembles before it and flees to the very bottom of hell.
379 During one of the adorations, Jesus promised me
that: With souls
that have recourse to My mercy and with those that glorify and proclaim My
great mercy to others, I will deal according to My infinite mercy at the
hour of their death.
My Heart is
sorrowful, Jesus said, because even chosen souls do not understand the
greatness of My mercy. Their relationship [with Me] is, in certain ways,
imbued with mistrust. Oh, how much that wounds My Heart 1 Remember My Passion,
and if you do not believe My words, at least believe My wounds.
491 When I entered the chapel,
once again the majesty of God overwhelmed me. I felt that I was immersed in
God, totally immersed in Him and penetrated by Him, being aware of how much
the heavenly Father loves us. Oh, what great happiness fills my heart from
knowing God and the divine life! It is my desire to share this happiness
with all people. I cannot keep this happiness locked in my own heart alone,
for His flames burn me and cause my bosom and my entrails to burst asunder.
I desire to go throughout the whole world and speak to souls about the
great mercy of God. Priests, help me in this; use the strongest words [at
your disposal] to proclaim His mercy, for every word falls short of how
merciful He really is.
930 + O my Jesus, although I
will go to You, and You will fill me with Yourself, and that will make my
happiness complete, I will nevertheless not forget about humanity. I desire
to draw aside the veils of heaven, so that the earth would have no doubts
about The Divine Mercy. My repose is in proclaiming Your mercy. The soul
gives the greatest glory to its Creator when it turns with trust to The
Divine Mercy.
1074 When I went for adoration, I heard these words: My
beloved daughter, write down these words, that today My Heart has rested in
this convent [the Cracow house]. Tell the world about My mercy and
My love.
The flames of mercy are burning me. I desire to pour them out upon human
souls. Oh, what pain they cause Me when they do not want to accept them!
My daughter, do whatever is within your power to spread devotion to My
mercy. I will make up for what you lack. Tell aching mankind to snuggle
close to My merciful Heart, and I will fill it -with peace.
Tell [all people], My daughter, that I am Love and Mercy itself.
When a soul approaches Me with trust, I fill it with such an abundance of
graces that it cannot contain them within itself, but radiates them to
other souls.
1075 Souls who spread the
honor of My mercy I shield through their entire lives as a tender mother
her infant, and at the hour of death I will not be a Judge for them, but
the Merciful Savior. At that last hour, a soul has nothing with which to
defend itself except My mercy. Happy is the soul that during its lifetime
immersed itself in the Fountain of Mercy, because justice will have no hold
on it.
1104 Today there was a beautiful
teaching [by Father Plaza on the goodness and mercy of God. During this
conference my soul experienced the flames of God's love, and I understood
that God's word is a living word.
1142 June
4. Today is the Feast of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus. During Holy Mass,
I was given the knowledge of the Heart of Jesus and of the nature of the
fire of love with which He burns for us and of how He is an Ocean of Mercy.
Then I heard a voice: 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. My daughter, be diligent in writing down every sentence I tell you
concerning My mercy, because this is meant for a great number of souls who
will profit from it.
1160
When once I asked the Lord Jesus how He could tolerate so many sins and
crimes and not punish them, the Lord answered me, I have eternity for punishing [these], and so I am prolonging the time
of mercy for the sake of [sinners]. But woe to them if they do not
recognize this time of My visitation. My daughter, secretary of My mercy,
your duty is not only to write about and proclaim My mercy, but also to beg
for this grace for them, so that they too may glorify My mercy.
1256 [August] 30.
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, I became united in a special way with the Lord who
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
careworn 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.
1298 O
God, show me Your mercy
According
to the compassion of the Heart of Jesus.
Hear
my sighs and entreaties,
And
the tears of a contrite heart.
O
Omnipotent, ever-merciful God,
Your
compassion is never exhausted.
Although
my misery is as vast as the sea,
I have
complete trust in the mercy of the Lord.
O
Eternal Trinity, yet ever-gracious God,
Your
compassion is without measure.
And so
I trust in the sea of Your mercy,
And
sense You, Lord, though a veil holds me aloof.
May
the omnipotence of Your mercy, O Lord,
Be
glorified all over the world.
May
its veneration never cease.
Proclaim,
my soul, God's mercy with fervor.
1463 + The Lord also gave me to know that many bishops were
considering the question of this Feast, as well as a certain lay person.
Some were enthusiastic about this work of God, while others regarded it
with disbelief; but in spite of everything, the result was great glory for
the work of God. Mother Irene and Mother Mary Joseph were giving some kind
of a report to these dignitaries, but they were being questioned, not so
much about the work, as about myself.227 As regards the work itself, there was no doubt, since the
glory of God was already being proclaimed.
1501 +
Now that I have difficulty sleeping at night, because my suffering won't
allow it, I visit all the churches and chapels and, if only for a brief
moment, I make an act of adoration before the Blessed Sacrament. When I
return to my chapel, I then pray for certain priests who proclaim and
glorify The Divine Mercy. I also pray for the intentions of the Holy Father
and to obtain mercy for sinners-such are my nights.
1519 +
Today before Holy Communion, the Lord said to me, My daughter, today
talk openly to the Superior [Mother Irene] about My mercy because,
of all the superiors, she has taken the greatest part in proclaiming My
mercy. And in fact, Mother Superior came this afternoon, and we
talked about this Work of God. Mother told me that the images had
not come out too well and were not selling very well. "But," she
said, "I have taken a good quantity myself and am distributing
them wherever I can and do the best I can to spread the Work of
Mercy." When she had gone, the Lord gave me to know how pleasing this
soul was to Him.
1521 The Lord said to me, My
daughter, do not tire of proclaiming My mercy. In this way you will refresh
this Heart of Mine, which burns with a flame of pity for sinners. Tell My
priests that hardened sinners will repent on hearing their words when they
speak about My unfathomable mercy, about the compassion I have for them in
My Heart. To priests who proclaim and extol My mercy, I will give wondrous
power; I will anoint their words and touch the hearts of those to whom they
will speak.
1540
January 28, 1938. Today the Lord said to me, My daughter, write down
these words: All those souls who will glorify My mercy and spread its
worship, encouraging others to trust in My mercy, will not experience
terror at the hour of death. My mercy will shield them in that final
battle...
1548
January 30, 1938. One-day retreat.
The
Lord gave me to know, during meditation, that as long as my heart beats in
my breast, I must always strive to spread the Kingdom of God on earth. I am
to fight for the glory of my Creator. I know that I will give God the glory
He expects of me if I try faithfully to cooperate with God's grace.
1680 Low Sunday.
Today, I again offered myself to the Lord as a holocaust for sinners. My
Jesus, if the end of my life is already approaching, I beg You most humbly,
accept my death in union with You as a holocaust which I offer You today,
while I still have full possession of my faculties and a fully conscious
will, and this for a threefold purpose:
Firstly: that the work of Your mercy may spread throughout the whole world
and that the Feast of The Divine Mercy may be solemnly promulgated and
celebrated.
Secondly: that sinners, especially dying sinners, may have recourse to Your
mercy and experience the unspeakable effects of this mercy.
Thirdly: that all the work of Your mercy may be realized according to Your
wishes, and for a certain person who is in charge of this work...
Accept, most merciful Jesus, this, my inadequate sacrifice, which I offer
to You today before heaven and earth. May Your Most Sacred Heart, so full
of mercy, complete what is lacking in my offering, and offer it to Your
Father for the conversion of sinners. I thirst after souls, O Christ.
1688 Today,
the Lord said to me, My daughter, look into My Merciful Heart and reflect
its compassion in your own heart and in your deeds, so that you, who
proclaim My mercy to the world, may yourself be aflame with it.
1749 + God's
Infinite Goodness in Adorning the Whole World with Beauty
in Order to Make Man's Stay on Earth Pleasant.
O God, how generously Your mercy is spread everywhere, and You have done
all this for man. Oh, how much You must love him, since Your love is so
active on his behalf. O my Creator and Lord, I see on all sides the trace
of Your hand and the seal of Your mercy, which embraces all created things.
O my most compassionate Creator, I want to give You worship on behalf of
all creatures and all inanimate creation; I call on the whole universe to
glorify Your mercy. Oh, how great is Your goodness, O God!
(Diary of Sister Faustina Kowalska Notebook-I-49-50, 301, 341, 375,
378-379, 491)
(Diary of Sister Faustina Kowalska Notebook-II-783, 930)
(Diary of Sister Faustina Kowalska Notebook-III-1074-1075, 1104,
1142, 1156)
(Diary of Sister Faustina Kowalska Notebook-IV-1298)
(Diary of Sister Faustina Kowalska Notebook-V-1463, 1501, 1519,
1521, 1540, 1548)
(Diary of Sister Faustina Kowalska Notebook-VI-1680, 1688, 1692,
1749)
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