I Want to Live Forever.
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John 6: 51-58
"I am the living bread that
came down from heaven. Whoever eats of this bread will live forever; and the
bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh." The Jews
then disputed among themselves, saying, "How can this man give us his
flesh to eat?" So Jesus said to them, "Very truly, I tell you,
unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no
life in you. Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood have eternal life, and
I will raise them up on the last day; for my flesh is true food and my blood
is true drink. Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood abide in me, and I
in them. Just as the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father,
so whoever eats me will live because of me. This is the bread that came down
from heaven, not like that which your ancestors ate, and they died. But the
one who eats this bread will live forever."
Introductory
Prayer: Lord Jesus, today I renew my faith in Your true presence
in the Eucharist. I believe You come down from heaven to be present in the
host at every Mass and remain with me in the Tabernacle. You are the source
of my hope. I long to be more united to You through this gift of
yourself.
Petition: Lord,
increase my devotion to You in the Eucharist.
1. Fear Not,
It Is I: There was a bishop who would
jokingly speak about the fact that he was not very good-looking; in fact, he
had no problem recognizing that he was quite ugly. One day, a lady who
appreciated this very holy man approached him and asked him to sign a photo
of him she had just bought. She wanted to frame it and hang it in her living
room. The bishop wrote on the photo, “Fear not, it is I.” Even though in the
Eucharist we see a piece of bread, through our faith we believe that behind
this veil is the body of Christ. So fear not, it is Christ.
2. How Can
This Be? The Jews disputed with Jesus
about this difficult truth they found extremely hard to accept. So, too, many
who go to Mass on Sunday don’t really believe in the real presence of Christ
in the Eucharist. At times, maybe even we receive the Eucharist with a
certain lack of awareness of what we are doing. In this way, just like these
Jews, we allow a seed of doubt to enter our hearts. It is important to ask
ourselves, “What do I do to ensure that I receive Christ in the Eucharist
with the fitting dispositions of fervor, longing, gratitude, self-offering,
etc.? Is what I’m presently doing enough?”
3. You Will
Never Die: Deep down in the heart of every
man, woman and child has a yearning to live forever. On earth, only the
Eucharist, Christ himself, can satisfy that thirst for the eternal. That is
why we can experience so much peace and joy when we live a true devotion to
the Eucharist and receive Our Lord with great reverence, faith and love.
Truly, the Eucharist is the bread of life.
Conversation
with Christ: Lord Jesus, I
believe, but help my unbelief. Give me Your Body in the Eucharist, and grant
me the grace to grow every day in my faith in Your real presence in the
Eucharist.
Resolution: I will try to make it to an additional Mass sometime during
the week.
Excerpts from the
DIARY of Saint Faustina Kowalska
91 O my Jesus, You alone know what
persecutions I suffer, and this only because I am being faithful to You and
following Your orders. You are my strength; sustain me that I may always
carry out what You ask of me. Of myself I can do nothing, but when You
sustain me, all difficulties are nothing for me. O my Lord, I can see very
well that from the time when my soul first received the capacity to know You,
my life has been a continual struggle which has become increasingly intense.
Every morning during meditation, I prepare myself for the whole day's struggle. Holy Communion assures me that I will win the victory; and so it is. I fear the day when I do not receive Holy Communion. This Bread of t lie Strong gives me all the strength I need to carry on my mission and the courage to do whatever the Lord asks of me. The courage and strength that are in me are not of me, but of Him who lives in me - it is the Eucharist. O my Jesus, the misunderstandings are so great; sometimes, were it not for the Eucharist, I would not have the courage to go any further along the way You have marked out for me.
92 Humiliation is my daily food. I
understand that the bride must herself share in everything that is the
groom's; and so His cloak of mockery must cover me, too. At those times when
I suffer much, I try to remain silent, as I do not trust my tongue which, at
such moments, is inclined to talk for itself, while its duty is to help me
praise God for all the blessings and gifts which He has given me. When I
receive Jesus in Holy Communion, I ask Him fervently to deign to heal my tongue
so that I would offend neither God nor neighbor by it. I want my tongue to
praise God without cease. Great are the faults committed by the tongue. The
soul will not attain sanctity if it does not keep watch over its tongue.
105 However, in all these
sufferings and struggles, I was not omitting Holy Communion. When it seemed
to me that I should not communicate, I went, before Holy Communion, to the
Directress and told her that I could not approach the Sacrament, because it
seemed to me that I should not do so. But she would not permit me to omit
Holy Communion, so I went, and I understand now that it was only obedience
that saved me.
The Directress herself told me later that my trials had passed quickly, "and this solely because you were obedient, Sister; and it was through the power of obedience that you struggled through this so bravely." It is true that it was the Lord himself who brought me out of this torment, but my fidelity to obedience did please Him.
107 O my God, I have come to know
that I am not of this earth; You, O Lord, have poured this profound awareness
into my soul. My communion is more with heaven than with earth, though I in
no way neglect my duties.
115 + When a soul has come out of
these tribulations, it is deeply humble. Its purity of soul is great. It
knows better without need of reflecting, as it were, what it ought to do at a
given moment and what to forbear. It feels the lightest touch of grace and is
very faithful to God. It recognizes God from afar and continuously rejoices
in Him. It discovers God very quickly in other souls and in its environment
in general. The soul has been purified by God himself. God, as Pure Spirit,
introduces the soul to a life which is purely spiritual. God himself has first
prepared and purified the soul; that is, He has made it capable of close
communion with himself. The soul, in a state of loving repose, communes
spiritually with the Lord. It speaks to God without the need of expressing
itself through the senses. God fills it with His light.
The enlightened mind sees clearly and distinguishes the various degrees of the spiritual life. It recognizes [that state] when its union with God was imperfect: where the senses were involved, and the spirit was linked with the senses in a manner-exalted and special, to be sure but not yet perfect. There is a higher and more perfect union with God; namely, intellectual union. Here, the soul is safer from illusions; its spirituality is purer and more profound. In a life where the senses are involved, there is more danger of illusion. Both for the soul and for its confessor, prudence must play a greater part. There are moments when God introduces the soul to a purely spiritual state. The senses dim and are seemingly dead. The soul is most closely united to God; it is immersed in the Deity; its knowledge is complete and perfect, not sporadic as before, but total and absolute. It rejoices in this. But I want to say more about those moments of trial; at those times the confessor must have patience with such a soul. But the soul must have even greater patience with itself.
136 And the Lord gave me to know
that the whole mystery depended on me, on my free consent to the sacrifice
given with full use of my faculties. In this free and conscious act lies the
whole power and value before His Majesty. Even if none of these things for
which I offered myself would ever happen to me, before the Lord everything
was as though it had already been consummated.
At that moment, I realized I was entering into communion with the incomprehensible Majesty. I felt that God was waiting for my word, for my consent. Then my spirit immersed itself in the Lord, and I said, "Do with me as You please. I subject myself to Your will. As of today, Your holy will shall be my nourishment, and I will be faithful to Your commands with the help of Your grace. Do with me as You please. I beg You, O Lord, be with me at every moment of my life."
156 +Once, l desired very much to
receive Holy Communion, but I had a certain doubt, and I did not go. I
suffered greatly because of this. It seemed to me that my heart would burst
from the pain. When I set about my work, my heart full of bitterness, Jesus
suddenly stood by me and said, My daughter, do not omit Holy Communion
unless you know well that your fall was serious; apart from this, no doubt
must stop you from uniting yourself with Me in the mystery of My love. Your
minor faults will disappear in My love like a piece of straw thrown into a
great furnace. Know that you grieve Me much when you fail to receive Me in
Holy Communion.
159 +O Blessed Host, in golden
chalice enclosed for me,
That through the vast wilderness of exile I may pass-pure, immaculate, undefiled; Oh, grant that through the power of Your love this might come to be. O Blessed Host, take up Your dwelling within my soul, O Thou my heart's purest love! With Your brilliance the darkness dispel. Refuse not Your grace to a humble heart. O Blessed Host, enchantment of all heaven, Though Your beauty be veiled And captured in a crumb of bread, Strong faith tears away that veil.
160 +The crusade day,[54]
which is the fifth of the month, happened to fall on the First Friday of the month.
This was my day for keeping watch before the Lord Jesus. It was my duty to
make amends to the Lord for all offenses and acts of disrespect and to pray
that, on this day, no sacrilege be committed. This day, my spirit was set
aflame with special love for the Eucharist. It seemed to me that I was
transformed into a blazing fire. When I was about to receive Holy Communion,
a second Host fell onto the priest's sleeve, and I did not know which host I
was to receive. After I had hesitated for a moment, the priest made an
impatient gesture with his hand to tell me I should receive the Host. When I
took the Host he gave me, the other one fell onto my hands. The priest went
along the altar rail to distribute Communion, and I held the Lord Jesus in my
hands all that time. When the priest approached me again, I raised the Host
for him to put it back into the chalice, because when I had first received
Jesus I could not speak before consuming the Host, and so could not tell him
that the other had fallen. But while I was holding the Host in my hand, I
felt such a power of love that for the rest of the day I could neither eat
nor come to my senses. I heard these words from the Host: I desired to
rest in your hands, not only in your heart. And at that moment I saw the little
Jesus. But when the priest approached, I saw once again only the Host.
177 +Renewal of vows. From the
moment I woke up in the morning, my spirit was totally submerged in God, in
that ocean of love. I felt that I had been completely immersed in Him. During
Holy Mass, my love for Him reached a peak of intensity. After the renewal of
vows and Holy Communion, I suddenly saw the Lord Jesus, who said to me with
great kindness, My daughter, look at My merciful Heart. As I fixed my
gaze on the Most Sacred Heart, the same rays of light, as are represented in
the image as blood and water, came forth from it, and I understood how great
is the Lord's mercy. And again Jesus said to me with kindness, My
daughter, speak to priests about this inconceivable mercy of Mine. The flames
of mercy are burning Me-clamoring to be spent; I want to keep pouring them
out upon souls; souls just don't want to believe in My goodness. Suddenly
Jesus disappeared. But throughout that whole day my spirit remained immersed
in God's tangible presence, despite the buzz and chatter that usually follow
a retreat. It did not disturb me in the least. My spirit was in God, although
externally I took part in the conversations and even went to visit Derdy.[59]
183 One morning after Holy
Communion, I heard this voice, I desire that you accompany Me when I go to
the sick. I answered that I was quite willing, but after a moment of
reflection I started wondering how I was going to do so; the sisters of the
second choir[61] do not accompany the Blessed Sacrament. It is always
the sister-directresses who go. I thought to myself: Jesus will find a way.
Shortly afterwards, Mother Raphael sent for me and said, "Sister, you
will accompany the Lord Jesus when the priest goes to visit the sick."
And all through the time of my probation I carried the light, accompanying
the Lord and, as a knight of Jesus, 1 always tried to gird myself with an
iron belt,[62] for it would not be proper to accompany the King in
everyday dress. And I offered this mortification for the sick.
206 The next day, after Communion,
I heard the voice saying, My daughter, look into the abyss of My mercy and
give praise and glory to this mercy of Mine. Do it in this way: Gather all
sinners from the entire world and immerse them in the abyss of My mercy. I
want to give Myself to souls; I yearn for souls, My daughter. On the day of
My feast, the Feast of Mercy, you will go through the whole world and bring
fainting souls to the spring of My mercy. I shall heal and strengthen them.
309 Before heaven and earth,
before all the choirs of Angels, before the Most Holy Virgin Mary, before all
the Powers of heaven, I declare to the One Triune God that today, in union
with Jesus Christ, Redeemer of souls, I make a voluntary offering of myself
for the conversion of sinners, especially for those souls who have lost hope
in God's mercy. This offering consists in my accepting, with total subjection
to God's will, all the sufferings, fears and terrors with which sinners are
filled. In return, I give them all the consolations which my soul receives
from my communion with God. In a word, I offer everything for them: Holy
Masses, Holy Communions, penances, mortifications, prayers. I do not fear the
blows, blows of divine justice, because I am united with Jesus. O my God, in
this way I want to make amends to You for the souls that do not trust in Your
goodness. I hope against all hope in the ocean of Your mercy. My Lord and my
God, my portion-my portion forever, I do not base this act of oblation on my own
strength, but on the strength that flows from the merits of Jesus Christ. I
will daily repeat this act of self-oblation by pronouncing the following
prayer which You yourself have taught me, Jesus:
"O Blood and Water which gushed forth from the Heart of Jesus as a Fount of Mercy for us, I trust in You!" S. M. Faustina of the Blessed Sacrament Holy Thursday, during Holy Mass, March 29, 1934.
310 - I am giving you a share
in the redemption of mankind. You are solace in My dying hour.
317 O my God, my only hope, I have
placed all my trust in You, and I know I shall not be disappointed.
318 I often feel God's presence
after Holy Communion in a special and tangible way. I know God is in my
heart. And the fact that I feel Him in my heart does not interfere with my
duties. Even when I am dealing with very important matters which require
attention, I do not lose the presence of God in my soul, and I am closely
united with Him. With Him I go to work, with Him I go for recreation, with
Him I suffer, with Him I rejoice; I live in Him and He in me. I am never
alone, because He is my constant companion. He is present to me at every
moment. Our intimacy is very close, through a union of blood and of life.
324 The next day, I felt very
weak, but experienced no further suffering. After Holy Communion, I saw the
Lord Jesus just as I had seen Him during one adoration. The Lord's gaze
pierced my soul through and through, and not even the least speck of dust
escaped His notice. And I said to Jesus, "Jesus, I thought You were
going to take me. "And Jesus answered, My will has not yet been fully
accomplished in you; you will still remain on earth, but not for long. I am
well pleased with your trust, but your love should be more ardent. Pure love
gives the soul strength at the very moment of dying. When I was dying on the
cross, I was not thinking about Myself, but about poor sinners, and I prayed
for them to My Father. I want your last moments to be completely similar to
Mine on the cross. There is but one price at which souls are bought, and that
is suffering united to My suffering on the cross. Pure love understands these
words; carnal love will never understand them.
325 1934. On the day of the
Assumption of the Mother of God, I did not assist at Holy Mass. The woman
doctor[80] did not allow me; but I prayed fervently in my cell.
After a short time, I saw the Mother of God, unspeakably beautiful. She said
to me, My daughter, what I demand from you is prayer, prayer, and once
again prayer, for the world and especially for your country. For nine days
receive Holy Communion in atonement and unite yourself closely to the Holy
Sacrifice of the Mass. During these nine days you will stand before God as an
offering; always and everywhere, at all times and places, day or night,
whenever you wake up, pray in the spirit. In spirit, one can always remain in
prayer.
336 +1934. During Holy Mass, when
the Lord Jesus was exposed in the Blessed Sacrament, before Holy Communion I
saw two rays coming out from the Blessed Host, just as they are painted in
the image, one of them red and the other pale. And they were reflected on
each of the sisters and wards, but not on all in the same way. On some of
them the rays were barely visible. It was the last day of the children's
retreat.
346 December 24, 1934. The Vigil
of Christmas. During the morning Mass, I felt the closeness of God. Though I
was hardly aware of it, my spirit was drowned in God. Suddenly, I heard these
words:You are My delightful dwelling place; My Spirit rests in you. After
these words, I felt the Lord looking into the depths of my heart; and seeing
my misery, I humbled myself in spirit and admired the immense mercy of God,
that the Most High Lord would approach such misery.
During Holy Communion, joy filled my soul. I felt that I am closely united to the Godhead. His omnipotence enveloped my whole being. Throughout the whole day I felt the closeness of God in a special manner; and although my duties prevented me throughout the whole day from going to chapel even for a moment, there was not a moment when I was not united with God. I felt Him within me more distinctly than ever. Unceasingly greeting the Mother of God and entering into Her spirit, I begged Her to teach me true love of God. And then I heard these words: I will share with you the secret of My happiness this night during Holy Mass. We had supper before six o'clock. Despite all the joy and the external noise accompanying the sharing of the wafer and the mutual exchange of good wishes, I did not for a moment lose the awareness of God's presence. After supper we hurried away to finish our work, and at nine I was able to go to the chapel for adoration. I was allowed to stay up and wait for the Midnight Mass. I was delighted to have free time from nine until midnight. From nine to ten o'clock I offered my adoration for my parents and my whole family. From ten to eleven, I offered it for the intention of my spiritual director, in the first place thanking God for granting me this great visible help here on earth, just as He had promised me, and I also asked God to grant him the necessary light so that he could get to know my soul and guide me according to God's good pleasure. And from eleven to twelve I prayed for the Holy Church and the clergy, for sinners, for the missions and for our houses. I offered the indulgences for the souls in purgatory.
+New Year 1935
360 Jesus likes to intervene in the smallest details of our life, and He often fulfills secret wishes of mine that I sometimes hide from Him, although I know that from Him nothing can be hidden. There is a custom among us of drawing by lot, on New Year's Day, special Patrons for ourselves for the whole year. In the morning during meditation, there arose within me a secret desire that the Eucharistic Jesus be my special Patron for this year also, as in the past. But, hiding this desire from my Beloved, I spoke to Him about everything else but that. When we came to refectory for breakfast, we blessed ourselves and began drawing our patrons. When I approached the holy cards on which the names of the patrons were written, without hesitation I took one, but I didn't read the name immediately as I wanted to mortify myself for a few minutes. Suddenly, I heard a voice in my soul: I am your patron. Read. I looked at once at the inscription and read, "Patron for the Year 1935-the Most Blessed Eucharist." My heart leapt with joy, and I slipped quietly away from the sisters and went for a short visit before the Blessed Sacrament, where I poured out my heart. But Jesus sweetly admonished me that I should be at that moment together with the sisters. I went immediately in obedience to the rule.
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.
385 With joy and longing I have
pressed my lips to the bitterness of the cup which I receive each day at Holy
Mass. It is the share which Jesus has allotted to me for each moment, and I
will not relinquish it to anyone. I will comfort the most sweet Eucharistic
Heart continuously and will play harmonious melodies on the strings of my
heart. Suffering is the most harmonious melody of all. I will assiduously
search out that which will make Your Heart rejoice today!
The days of my life are not monotonous. When dark clouds cover the sun, like the eagle I will try to brave the billows and make known to others that the sun is not dying out.
394 During the renewal of the
vows,[91] I saw the Lord Jesus on the Epistle side [of the
altar], wearing a white garment with a golden belt and holding a terrible
sword in His hand. This lasted until the moment when the sisters began to
renew their vows. Then I saw a resplendence beyond compare and, in front of
this brilliance, a white cloud in the shape of a scale. Then Jesus approached
and put the sword on one side of the scale, and it fell heavily towards the
ground until it was about to touch it. Just then, the sisters finished
renewing their vows. Then I saw Angels who took something from each of the
sisters and placed it in a golden vessel somewhat in the shape of a thurible.
When they had collected it from all the sisters and placed the vessel on the
other side of the scale, it immediately outweighed and raised up the side on
which the sword had been laid. At that moment, a flame issued forth from the
thurible, and it reached all the way to the brilliance. Then I heard a voice
coming from the brilliance: Put the sword back in its place; the sacrifice
is greater. Then Jesus gave us His blessing, and all I had seen vanished.
The sisters had already begun to receive Holy Communion. When I received Holy
Communion, my soul was filled with such great joy that I am unable to
describe it.
403 Once I was in the car, I let
my heart have its way, and I, too, cried like a baby, for joy that God was
granting our family so many graces, and I became steeped in a prayer of
thanksgiving.
By evening I was already in Warsaw. Firstly, I greeted the Lord of the house [Jesus in the Eucharist], and then I went to greet the whole community.
Holy Thursday, April 18.
413 This morning I heard these words: From today until the [celebration of the] Resurrection, you will not feel My presence, but your soul will be filled with great longing. And immediately a great longing filled my soul; I felt a separation from my beloved Jesus, and when the moment for Holy Communion came, I saw the suffering Face of Jesus in every Host [contained] in the chalice. From that moment, I felt a more intense yearning in my heart.
434 I often see the Child Jesus
during Holy Mass. He is extremely beautiful. He appears to be about one year
old. Once, when I saw the same Child during Mass in our chapel, I was seized
with a violent desire and an irresistible longing to approach the altar and
take the Child Jesus. At that moment, the Child Jesus was standing by me on
the side of my kneeler, and He leaned with His two little hands against my
shoulder, gracious and joyful, His look deep and penetrating. But when the
priest broke the Host, Jesus was once again on the altar, and was broken and
consumed by the priest.
After Holy Communion, I saw Jesus in the same way in my heart and felt Him physically in my heart throughout the day. Unconsciously, a most profound recollection took possession of me, and I did not exchange a word with anyone. I avoided people as much as I could, always answering questions regarding my duties, but beyond that, not a word.
439 Then came the moment to
receive Holy Communion, and Jesus disappeared, and I saw a great brightness.
Then I heard these words: We give Our blessing, and at that moment a
bright ray issued from that light and pierced my heart; an extraordinary fire
was enkindled in my soul-I thought I would die of joy and happiness. I felt
the separation of my spirit from my body. I felt totally immersed in God, I
felt I was snatched up by the Almighty, like a particle of dust, into unknown
expanses.
451 Once after Holy Communion, I
heard these words: You are Our dwelling place. At that moment, I felt
in my soul the presence of the Holy Trinity, the Father, the Son and the Holy
Spirit. I felt that I was the temple of God. I felt I was a child of the
Father. I cannot explain all this, but the spirit understands it well. O
infinite Goodness, how low You stoop to Your miserable creature!
461 This is the first time in my
life that I have made such a retreat. I understand in a special and clear way
every single word that Father speaks, for I have first experienced it all in
my soul. I now see that Jesus will not leave in doubt any soul that loves Him
sincerely. Jesus wants the soul that is in close communion with Him to be
filled with peace, despite sufferings and adversities.
467 Throughout the whole retreat,
I was in uninterrupted communion with Jesus and entered into an intimate
relationship with Him with all the might of my heart.
472 I knew, more distinctly than
ever before, the Three Divine Persons, the Father, the Son and the Holy
Spirit. But their being, their equality and their majesty are one. My soul is
in communion with these Three; but I do not know how to express this in
words; yet my soul understands it well. Whoever is united to One of the Three
Persons is thereby united to the whole Blessed Trinity, for this Oneness is
indivisible. This vision, or rather, this knowledge filled my soul with
unimaginable happiness, because God is so great. What I am describing I did
not see with my eyes, as on previous occasions, but in a purely interior
manner, in a purely spiritual way, independent of the senses. This continued
until the end of Holy Mass.
This now happens often to me, and not only in the chapel, but also at work and at times when I least expect it.
473 When our confessor [Father
Sopocko] was away, I confessed to the Archbishop [Romuald Jalbrzykowski [99]].
When I revealed my soul to him, I received this reply: "My daughter, arm
yourself with great patience; if these things come from God, they will be
realized sooner or later. So be completely at peace. I understand you very
well in this matter, my daughter. And now, as regards your leaving the
Congregation and thinking of another one, do not entertain such thoughts, for
this would be a serious interior temptation." After this confession, I
said to the Lord Jesus, "Why do Yon command me to do such things and yet
do not make it possible to accomplish them?" Then I saw the Lord Jesus
after Holy Communion in the same little chapel where I had gone to
confession, in the same way in which He is represented in the image. The Lord
said to me, Do not be sad. I will give him to understand the things I am
asking of you. When we were leaving, the Archbishop was very busy, but he
told us to return and wait a bit. When we entered the chapel again, I heard
these words in my soul: Tell him what you have seen in this chapel. At
that very moment the Archbishop came in and asked if we did not have
something to tell him. But although I had been commanded to tell him, I could
not do so because I was in the company of one of the sisters.
One more word from the Holy Confession: "To entreat mercy for the world is a great and beautiful idea. Pray much, Sister, pray for mercy upon sinners, but do it in your own convent."
486 Jesus, when You come to me in
Holy Communion, You who together with the Father and the Holy Spirit have
deigned to dwell in the little heaven of my heart, I try to keep You company
throughout the day, I do not leave You alone for even a moment. Although I am
in the company of other people or with our wards, my heart is always united
to Him. When I am asleep I offer Him every beat of my heart; when I awaken I
immerse myself in Him without saying a word. When I awaken I adore the Holy
Trinity for a short while and thank God for having deigned to give me yet
another day, that the mystery of the incarnation of His Son may once more be
repeated in me, and that once again His sorrowful Passion may unfold before
my eyes. I then try to make it easier for Jesus to pass through me to other
souls. I go everywhere with Jesus; His presence accompanies me everywhere.
493 After Holy Communion, my soul
was again flooded with God's love. I rejoiced in His greatness. Here I see
distinctly His will, which I am to carry out, and at the same time my own
weakness and misery; I see how I can do nothing without His help.
504 Not to do anything without the
permission of my confessor and the consent of my superiors in all things, but
especially regarding these inspirations and demands of the Lord.
All my free time I will spend with the Divine Guest within my soul; I will safeguard my interior and exterior silence so that Jesus can rest in my heart. My sweetest repose will be in serving and obliging the sisters, in forgetting about myself and thinking of how to please the sisters. I will not offer explanations on my own behalf or seek to vindicate myself when criticized; I will let others judge me as they will. I have only one trusted Friend in whom I confide everything, and that is Jesus-the Eucharist, and His . representative-my confessor. In the midst of all sufferings, both physical and spiritual, as well as in darkness and desolation, I will remain silent, like a dove, and not complain. I will empty myself continually at His feet in order to obtain mercy for poor souls. J.M.J. Cracow, October 27, 1935. Father Andrasz-Spiritual Counsel.
(Diary of Sister Faustina Kowalska
Notebook-I-91-92, 105, 107, 115, 136, 156)
(Diary of Sister Faustina Kowalska Notebook-I-159-160, 177, 183, 206, 209, 309-310)
(Diary of Sister Faustina Kowalska
Notebook-I-317-318, 324-325, 336, 346, 360, 375)
(Diary of Sister Faustina Kowalska Notebook-I-385, 394, 403, 413, 434, 439, 451) (Diary of Sister Faustina Kowalska Notebook-461, 473, 486, 493) |
Hunyo 22, 2014
I Want to Live Forever.-Divine Mercy Miracles Meditations
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