I Am a Witness to You
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May 5, 2016. Ascension
Thursday
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Luke 24:46-53
And Jesus said to
them, "Thus it is written that the Messiah would suffer and rise from
the dead on the third day and that repentance, for the forgiveness of sins,
would be preached in his name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem.
You are witnesses of these things. And behold I am sending the promise of my
Father upon you; but stay in the city until you are clothed with power from
on high." Then he led them out as far as Bethany, raised his hands, and
blessed them. As he blessed them he parted from them and was taken up to
heaven. They did him homage and then returned to Jerusalem with great joy,
and they were continually in the Temple praising God.
Introductory Prayer:
Lord, as I begin this
prayer I offer You my whole self: my thoughts, desires, decisions, actions,
hopes, fears, weaknesses, failures and petty successes. I open my entire
being to You, aware that You know everything already. I’m certain of Your
mercy and of the purifying power of Your penetrating, loving gaze.
Petition: Lord, help me to praise you and spread Your
message everywhere.
1. We Too Are
Witnesses to the Work of Jesus Christ: What a beautiful scene. Our Lord suffered, died, rose on the
third day and then spent 40 days with the apostles and the disciples. Now,
just before he ascends into heaven, he leaves his Church with this message of
love — mercy and forgiveness. The apostles experienced Our Lord’s mercy. Now
he gives them the commission to go out into the whole world and preach
forgiveness of sins in the power of the most holy of names: “Jesus.” Because
the apostles preached as Christ had told them, we are all beneficiaries of
Our Lord’s mercy. We have experienced this in our hearts. We, too, must bear
witness to the work of Jesus Christ.
2. Clothe Me with
Your Holy Power, Lord Jesus: We know that an apple seed, if given proper nourishment, will
become an apple tree and produce many apples through many seasons. We know
this through experience. God made the apple seed, and he gave it power to
become an apple tree. Now Christ tells the apostles he will clothe them with
power from on high so that they will be blessed with something that is well
beyond their own human nature and power. They will be given the power to bear
abundant fruit for the kingdom of Christ. Two thousand years later, Christ is
still clothing people with this power from on high: with the gifts of the
Holy Spirit, which we received when we were baptized and in greater
proportion when we were confirmed. Through prayer we begin to see with
supernatural vision the person we can be and the fruit we can produce.
3. May I Give You
Only Praise and Adoration: The apostles were sad and dejected when Our Lord told them he
would be leaving. Now, they are filled with awe and praise. The scales have
fallen from their eyes. The shadow of the cross no longer strikes the same
fear in their hearts. Christ has conquered sin and death, and they are
witnesses to this, for they have experienced it in their own lives. This past
Lent we accompanied Our Lord during his passion and death. We then witnessed
his resurrection. Now we see him ascending into heaven. Like the apostles,
we, too, are so moved to stand in awe of so great a God that we are compelled
to sing his praises day and night. This attitude goes hand-in-hand with being
messengers of his love to all peoples.
Conversation with
Christ: Lord Jesus, I want
to be a holy dwelling place for the Holy Spirit. Your gift to me is Your
Spirit of truth and love. You nourish me with the things of heaven. May I
decrease so that You may increase.
Resolution: I will speak well of others today and shun
all tendency to judge others or speak badly of them.
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.
1148 June 20, [1937]. We resemble God most
when we forgive our neighbors. God is Love, Goodness, and Mercy...
Every soul, and especially the soul of
every religious, should reflect My mercy. My Heart overflows with compassion
and mercy for all. The heart of My beloved must resemble Mine; from her heart
must spring the fountain of My mercy for souls; otherwise I will not
acknowledge her as Mine.
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.
1485 The mercy of God, hidden in the
Blessed Sacrament, the voice of the Lord who speaks to us from the throne of
mercy: Come to Me, all of you.
Conversation of the Merciful God with a
Sinful Soul.
Jesus: Be
not afraid of your Savior, O sinful soul. I make the first move to come to
you, for I know that by yourself you are unable to lift yourself to me.
Child, do not run away from your Father; be willing to talk openly with your
God of mercy who wants to speak words of pardon and lavish his graces on you.
How dear your soul is to Me! I have inscribed your name upon My hand; you are
engraved as a deep wound in My Heart.
Soul: Lord, I hear your voice calling me to
turn back from the path of sin, but I have neither the strength nor the
courage to do so.
Jesus:
I am your strength, I will help you in the struggle.
Soul: Lord, I recognize your holiness, and
I fear You.
Jesus:
My child, do you fear the God of mercy? My holiness does not prevent Me from
being merciful. Behold, for you I have established a throne of mercy on
earth- the tabernacle-and from this throne I desire to enter into your heart.
I am not surrounded by a retinue or guards. You can come to me at any moment,
at any time; I want to speak to you and desire to grant you grace.
Soul: Lord, I doubt that You will pardon my
numerous sins; my misery fills me with fright.
Jesus: My
mercy is greater than your sins and those of the entire world. Who can
measure the extent of my goodness? For you I descended from heaven to earth;
for you I allowed myself to be nailed to the cross; for you I let my Sacred
Heart be pierced with a lance, thus opening wide the source of mercy for you.
Come, then, with trust to draw graces from this fountain. I never reject a
contrite heart. Your misery has disappeared in the depths of My mercy. Do not
argue with Me about your wretchedness. You will give me pleasure if you hand
over to me all your troubles and griefs. I shall heap upon you the treasures
of My grace.
Soul: You have conquered, O Lord, my stony
heart with Your goodness. In trust and humility I approach the tribunal of
Your mercy, where You yourself absolve me by the hand of your representative.
O Lord, I feel Your grace and Your peace filling my poor soul. I feel
overwhelmed by Your mercy, O Lord. You forgive me, which is more than I dared
to hope for or could imagine. Your goodness surpasses all my desires. And
now, filled with gratitude for so many graces, I invite You to my heart. I
wandered, like a prodigal child gone astray; but you did not cease to be my
Father. Increase Your mercy toward me, for You see how weak I am.
Jesus: Child,
speak no more of your misery; it is already forgotten. Listen, My child, to
what I desire to tell you. Come close to My wounds and draw from the Fountain
of Life whatever your heart desires. Drink copiously from the Fountain of
Life and you will not weary on your journey. Look at the splendors of My
mercy and do not fear the enemies of your salvation. Glorify My mercy.
1488 Conversation of the Merciful God with
a Soul Striving after Perfection.
Jesus: I
am pleased with your efforts, O soul aspiring for perfection, but why do I
see you so often sad and depressed? Tell Me, My child, what is the meaning of
this sadness, and what is its cause?
Soul: Lord, the reason for my sadness is
that, in spite of my sincere resolutions, I fall again into the same faults.
I make resolutions in the morning, but in the evening I see how much I have
departed from them.
Jesus: You
see, My child, what you are of yourself. The cause of your falls is that you
rely too much upon yourself and too little on Me. But let this not sadden you
so much. You are dealing with the God of mercy, which your misery cannot
exhaust. Remember, I did not allot only a certain number of pardons.
Soul: Yes, I know all that, but great
temptations assail me, and various doubts awaken within me and, moreover,
everything irritates and discourages me.
Jesus: My
child, know that the greatest obstacles to holiness are discouragement and an
exaggerated anxiety. These will deprive you of the ability to practice
virtue. All temptations united together ought not disturb your interior
peace, not even momentarily. Sensitiveness and discouragement are the fruits
of self-love. You should not become discouraged, but strive to make My love
reign in place of your self-love. Have confidence, My child. Do not lose
heart in coming for pardon, for I am always ready to forgive you. As often as
you beg for it, you glorify My mercy.
Soul: I understand what is the better thing
to do, what pleases You more, but I encounter great obstacles in acting on
this understanding.
Jesus: My
child, life on earth is a struggle indeed; a great struggle for My kingdom.
But
fear not, because you are not alone. I am always supporting you, so lean on
Me as you struggle, fearing nothing. Take the vessel of trust and draw from
the fountain of life-for yourself, but also for other souls, especially such
as are distrustful of My goodness.
Soul: O Lord, I feel my heart being filled
with Your love and the rays of Your mercy and love piercing my soul. I go,
Lord, at Your command. I go to conquer souls. Sustained by Your grace, I am
ready to follow You, Lord, not only to Tabor, but also to Calvary. I desire
to lead souls to the fount of Your mercy so that the splendor of Your mercy
may be reflected in all souls, and the home of our Father be filled to
overflowing. And when the enemy begins to attack me, I shall take refuge
behind the shield of Your mercy.
1489 Conversation of the Merciful God with
a Perfect Soul.
Soul: My Lord and Master, I desire to
converse with You.
Jesus: Speak,
My beloved child, for I am always listening. I wait for you. What do you
desire to say?
Soul: Lord, first let me pour out my heart
at Your feet in a fragrant anointing of gratitude for the many blessings
which You lavish upon me; even if I wanted to, I could not count them. I only
recall that there has never been a moment in my life in which I have not
experienced Your protection and goodness.
Jesus: Your
words please Me, and your thanksgiving opens up new treasures of graces. But,
My child, we should talk in more detail about the things that lie in your
heart. Let us talk confidentially and frankly, as two hearts that love one
another do.
Soul: O my merciful Lord, there are secrets
in my heart which no one knows or will ever know except You because, even if
I wanted to reveal them, no one would understand me. Your minister knows some
because I confess to him, but he knows only the bit of these mysteries that I
am capable of revealing; the rest remains between us for eternity, O My Lord!
You have covered me with the cloak of Your mercy, pardoning my sins. Not once
did You refuse Your pardon; You always had pity on me, giving me a new life
of grace. To prevent doubts, You have entrusted me to the loving care of Your
Church, that tender mother, who in Your name assures me of the truths of
faith and watches lest I wander. Especially in the tribunal of Your mercy
does my soul meet an ocean of favors, though You did not give the Fallen
Angels time to repent or prolong their time of mercy. O my Lord, you have
provided saintly priests to show me the sure way. Jesus, there is one more
secret in my life, the deepest and dearest to my heart: it is You yourself
when You come to my heart under the appearance of bread. Herein lies the
whole secret of my sanctity. Here my heart is so united with Yours as to be
but one. There are no more secrets, because all that is Yours is mine, and
all that is mine is Yours. Such is the omnipotence and the miracle of Your
mercy. All the tongues of men and of angels united could not find words
adequate to this mystery of Your love and mercy.
When I contemplate this mystery, my heart
falls into a new ecstasy. In silence I tell You everything, Lord, because the
language of love is without words; not a single stirring of my heart escapes
You. O Lord, the extent of Your great condescension has awakened in my soul
an even greater love for You, the sole object of my love. The life of union
manifests itself in perfect purity, deep humility, gentle silence, and great
zeal for the salvation of souls.
O my sweetest Lord, You watch over me each
moment and inspire me as to how I should act in a precise situation, when my
heart wavers between two things. You yourself frequently intervened in the
resolution of a difficulty. Countless times, by means of a sudden
enlightenment, You have given me to know what is the more pleasing to You.
Oh, how numerous are the instances of
forgiveness about which no one knows! How often You have poured into my soul
courage and perseverance to go forward. It is You yourself who removed
obstacles from my road, intervening directly in the actions of people. O
Jesus, everything I have said to You is but a pale shadow of what is taking
place in my heart. O my Jesus, how ardently I desire the conversion of
sinners! You know what I am doing for them to win them for You. Every offense
against You wounds me deeply. I spare neither strength, nor health, nor life
itself in defense of Your kingdom. Although my efforts may remain invisible
on earth, they are no less valuable in Your eyes.
O Jesus, I want to bring souls to the fount
of Your mercy to draw the reviving water of life with the vessel of trust.
The soul desirous of more of God's mercy should approach God with greater
trust; and if her trust in God is unlimited, then the mercy of God toward it
will be likewise limitless. O my God, Who know every beat of my heart, You
know how eagerly I desire that all hearts would beat for You alone, that
every soul glorify the greatness of Your mercy.
Jesus: My
beloved child, delight of My Heart, your words are dearer and more pleasing
to me than the angelic chorus. All the treasures of My Heart are open to you.
Take from this Heart all that you need for yourself and for the whole world.
For the sake of your love, I withhold the just chastisements, which mankind
has deserved. A single act of pure love pleases Me more than a thousand
imperfect prayers. One of your sighs of love atones for many offenses with
which the godless overwhelm Me. The smallest act of virtue has unlimited
value in My eyes because of your great love for Me. In a soul that lives on
My love alone, I reign as in heaven. I watch over it day and night. In it I
find My happiness; My ear is attentive to each request of its heart; often I
anticipate its requests. O child, especially beloved by Me, apple of My eye,
rest a moment near My Heart and taste of the love in which you will delight
for all eternity.
But
child, you are not yet in your homeland; so go, fortified by My grace, and
fight for My kingdom in human souls; fight as a king's child would; and
remember that the days of your exile will pass quickly, and with them the
possibility of earning merit for heaven. I expect from you, My child, a great
number of souls who will glorify My mercy for all eternity. My child, that
you may answer My call worthily, receive Me daily in Holy Communion. It will
give you strength...
Jesus, do not leave me alone in suffering.
You know, Lord, how weak I am. I am an abyss of wretchedness, I am
nothingness itself; so what will be so strange if You leave me alone and I
fall? I am an infant, Lord, so I cannot get along by myself. However, beyond
all abandonment I trust, and in spite of my own feeling I trust, and I am
being completely transformed into trust-often in spite of what I feel. Do not
lessen any of my sufferings, only give me strength to bear them. Do with me
as You please, Lord, only give me the grace to be able to love You in every
event and circumstance. Lord, do not lessen my cup of bitterness, only give
me strength that I may be able to drink it all.
O Lord, sometimes You lift me up to the
brightness of visions, and then again You plunge
me into the darkness of night and the abyss
of my nothingness, and my soul feels as if it were alone in the wilderness.
Yet, above all things, I trust in You, Jesus, for You are unchangeable. My
moods change, but You are always the same, full of mercy.
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, 1148, 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-V-1485, 1488-1489)
(Diary
of Sister Faustina Kowalska Notebook-VI-1680, 1688, 1692, 1749)
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