Unlimited
Forgiveness
September 17, 2017. Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Father David Daly,
LC
Matthew 18:21-35
Then Peter came and said to Jesus, "Lord, if another member of the
church sins against me, how often should I forgive? As many as seven times?"
Jesus said to him, "Not seven times, but, I tell you, seventy-seven times.
“ For this reason the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished to
settle accounts with his slaves. When he began the reckoning, one who owed him
ten thousand talents was brought to him; and, as he could not pay, his lord
ordered him to be sold, together with his wife and children and all his
possessions, and payment to be made. So the slave fell on his knees before him,
saying, ´Have patience with me, and I will pay you everything.´ And out of pity
for him, the lord of that slave released him and forgave him the debt. But that
same slave, as he went out, came upon one of his fellow slaves who owed him a
hundred denarii; and seizing him by the throat, he said, ´Pay what you owe.´
Then his fellow slave fell down and pleaded with him, ´Have patience with me,
and I will pay you.´ But he refused; then he went and threw him into prison
until he would pay the debt. When his fellow slaves saw what had happened, they
were greatly distressed, and they went and reported to their lord all that had
taken place. Then his lord summoned him and said to him, ´You wicked slave! I
forgave you all that debt because you pleaded with me. Should you not have had
mercy on your fellow slave, as I had mercy on you?´ And in anger his lord
handed him over to be tortured until he would pay his entire debt. So my
heavenly Father will also do to every one of you, if you do not forgive your
brother or sister from your heart."
Introductory Prayer: Lord Jesus, I
believe that You came into this world to redeem sinners. I hope in You, and in Your
power to transform my soul, by Your grace, from sinfulness to holiness. Lord, I
love You and offer You the longings of my heart to put You truly first in my life.
I want to love You with all my mind, heart, soul and strength.
Petition: Lord Jesus Christ,
help me to forgive my brothers and sisters from the heart.
1. Seventy-seven Times: Jesus surprises
Peter with this symbolic response. He surprises us, too, with the depth of his
mercy. We, as Peter, think ourselves generous when we forgive our neighbors
generously — seven times. But Jesus forgives in an unlimited manner —
“seventy-seven” times –– and teaches us to do the same. This parable teaches us
about God’s unlimited mercy for each one of us. He calls us to imitate him in
this characteristically Christian virtue.
2. Have Patience with Me: The slave who owes
the master ten thousand talents represents each one of us before God. We owe
everything to God and without his help we are totally unable to make up for our
sins. Yet God in his mercy has chosen to forgive us. In receiving God’s patient
love, our lives have been changed. We have new life because of Jesus Christ!
3. You Wicked Slave: Despite the great
love we have received, sometimes we can be unforgiving toward our neighbors,
just like the slave whose debt was pardoned. The forgiven slave becomes a
wicked slave the moment he does not “forgive as he has been forgiven.” How easy
it is to forget God’s love when we feel the pressure to “produce”! We become
like that wicked slave, forgetting God and demanding a purely human justice
from those around us — family, friends and business associates.
Conversation with Christ: Lord Jesus, Your
lesson of forgiveness is very clear in this parable. You desire followers who
imitate You, who will “love one another as You have loved them.” Teach me this
humility and gratitude that will lead me to patiently pardon all of those
around me.
Resolution: Lord, today I
promise to forgive at least one person who has offended me.
Excerpts
from the DIARY of Saint Faustina Kowalska
163 JMJ The Year 1937
General Exercises
+O Most Holy Trinity!
As many times as I breathe, as many times as my heart beats, as many times as
my blood pulsates through my body, so many thousand times do I want to glorify
Your mercy.
+I want to be
completely transformed into Your mercy and to be Your living reflection, 0
Lord. May the greatest of all divine attributes, that of Your unfathomable
mercy, pass through my heart and soul to my neighbor.
Help me, O Lord, that
my eyes may be merciful, so that I may never suspect or judge from appearances,
but look for what is beautiful in my neighbors' souls and come to their rescue.
Help me, that my ears
may be merciful, so that I may give heed to my neighbors' needs and not be
indifferent to their pains and moanings. Help me, O Lord, that my tongue may be
merciful, so that I should never speak negatively of my neighbor, but have a
word of comfort and forgiveness for all.
Help me, O Lord, that
my hands may be merciful and filled with good deeds, so that I may do only good
to my neighbors and take upon myself the more difficult and toilsome tasks.
Help me, that my feet
may be merciful, so that I may hurry to assist my neighbor, overcoming my own
fatigue and weariness. My true rest is in the service of my neighbor.
Help me, O Lord, that
my heart may be merciful so that I myself may feel all the sufferings of my
neighbor. I will refuse my heart to no one. I will be sincere even with those
who, I know, will abuse my kindness. And I will lock myself up in the most
merciful Heart of Jesus. I will bear my own suffering in silence. May Your
mercy, O Lord, rest upon me.
+You yourself command
me to exercise the three degrees of mercy. The first: the act of mercy, of
whatever kind. The second: the word of mercy-if I cannot carry out a work of
mercy, I will assist by my words. The third: prayer-if I cannot show mercy by
deeds or words, I can always do so by prayer. My prayer reaches out even there
where I cannot reach out physically.
O my Jesus, transform
me into Yourself, for you can do all things.
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362 +One day, during
the morning meditation, I heard this voice: I myself am your director; I was, I am, and I will be. And since you
asked for visible help, I chose and gave you a director even before you had
asked, for My work required this. Know that the faults you commit against him
wound My Heart. Be especially on your guard against self-willfulness; even the
smallest thing should bear the seal of obedience.
With a crushed and
humbled heart I begged forgiveness of Jesus for these faults. I also begged
pardon of my spiritual director and resolved to do nothing rather than to do
many things wrongly.
390 He who knows how
to forgive prepares for himself many graces from God. As often as I look upon
the cross, so often will I forgive with all my heart.
612 One time, I was
in doubt as to whether what had happened to me had seriously offended the Lord
Jesus or not. As I could not solve this doubt, I made up my mind not to go to
Communion before first going to confession, although I immediately made an act
of contrition, as it is my habit to ask for forgiveness after the slightest
transgression. During those days when I did not receive Holy Communion, I did
not feel the presence of God. This caused me unspeakable pain, but I took it as
a punishment for sin. However, at the time of Holy Confession I was reproached
for not going to Holy Communion, because what had happened to me was not an
obstacle to receiving Holy Communion. After confession, I received Holy
Communion, and I saw the Lord Jesus who said to me, Know, My daughter, that you caused Me more sorrow by not uniting yourself
with Me in Holy Communion than you did by that small transgression.
699 On one occasion,
I heard these words: My daughter, tell
the whole world about My inconceivable mercy. I desire that the Feast of Mercy
[139] be a refuge and shelter for all souls, and especially for poor sinners.
On that day the very depths of My tender mercy are open. I pour out a whole
ocean of graces upon those souls who approach the fount of My mercy. The soul
that will go to Confession and receive Holy Communion shall obtain complete
forgiveness of sins and punishment. On that day all the divine floodgates
through which grace flow are opened. Let no soul fear to draw near to Me, even
though its sins be as scarlet. My mercy is so great that no mind, be it of man
or of angel, will be able to fathom it throughout all eternity. Everything that
exists has come forth from the very depths of My most tender mercy. Every soul
in its relation to Me will contemplate My love and mercy throughout eternity.
The Feast of Mercy emerged from My very depths of tenderness. It is My desire
that it be solemnly celebrated on the first Sunday after Easter. Mankind will
not have peace until it turns to the Fount of My Mercy.
901 + There is a
certain person [Stanislava Kwietniewska [163]] who tests my patience. I must
devote much time to her. When I talk with her, I feel that she is lying, and
this, continually. And because she tells me about things far away which I
cannot verify, she is able to get away with the lie. But I am inwardly
convinced that there is no truth in what she says. When it occurred to me once
that I might be mistaken and that she might be telling the truth, I asked the
Lord Jesus to give me the following sign: if she is really lying, let her admit
to me herself that she has lied about any one of the things ; concerning which
I am inwardly convinced that she is lying. And if she is telling the truth, let
the Lord Jesus take this conviction away from me. A little later, she came to
me again and said, "Sister, I beg your forgiveness, but I have lied about
such and such a thing," and I understood that the inner light concerning
that person had not misled me.
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.
1293 It so happened
that I fell again into a certain error, in spite of a sincere resolution not to
do so-even though the lapse was a minor imperfection and rather involuntary-and
at this I felt such acute pain in my soul that I interrupted my work and went
to the chapel for a while. Falling at the feet of Jesus, with love and a great
deal of pain, I apologized to the Lord, all the more ashamed because of the
fact that in my conversation with Him after Holy Communion this very morning I
had promised to be faithful to Him. Then I heard these words: If it hadn't been for this small imperfection,
you wouldn't have come to Me. Know that as often as you come to Me, humbling
yourself and asking My forgiveness, I pour out a superabundance of graces on
your soul, and your imperfection vanishes before My eyes, and I see only your
love and your humility. You lose nothing but gain much...
1332 Second day. As I
was meditating on the sin of the Angels and their immediate punishment, I asked
Jesus why the Angels had been punished as soon as they had sinned. I heard a
voice: Because of their profound
knowledge of God. No person on earth, even though a great saint, has such
knowledge of God as an Angel has. Nevertheless, to me who am so miserable,
You have shown Your mercy, O God, and this, time and time again. You carry me
in the bosom of Your mercy and forgive me every time that I ask Your
forgiveness with a contrite heart.
1460 + My daughter, I have something to tell
you. I replied, "Speak, Jesus, for I thirst for Your words." It displeases Me that, because the
sisters were murmuring, you did not ask to have Father Andrasz hear your
confession in your cell. Know that, because of this, you gave them even greater
cause for murmuring. Very humbly I begged the Lord's forgiveness. O my
Master, rebuke me; do not overlook my faults, and do not let me err.
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.
1656 I do not know
how to describe all that I suffer, and what I have written thus far is merely a
drop. There are moments of suffering about which I really cannot write. But
there are also moments in my life when my lips are silent, and there are no
words for my defense, and I submit myself completely to the will of God; then
the Lord Himself defends me and makes claims on my behalf, and His demands are
such that they can be noticed exteriorly. Nevertheless, when I perceive His
major interventions, which manifest themselves by way of punishment, then I beg
Him earnestly for mercy and forgiveness. Yet I am not always heard. The Lord
acts toward me in a mysterious manner. There are times when He Himself allows
terrible sufferings, and then again there are times when He does not let me
suffer and removes everything that might afflict my soul. These are His ways,
unfathomable and incomprehensible to us. It is for us to submit ourselves
completely to His holy will. There are mysteries that the human mind will never
fathom here on earth; eternity will reveal them.
1692 I adore You,
Lord and Creator, hidden in the Blessed Sacrament. I adore You for all the
works of Your hands, that reveal to me so much wisdom, goodness and mercy, O
Lord. You have spread so much beauty over the earth, and it tells me about Your
beauty, even though these beautiful things are but a faint reflection of You,
Incomprehensible Beauty. And although You have hidden Yourself and concealed
Your beauty, my eye, enlightened by faith, reaches You, and my soul recognizes
its Creator, its Highest Good; and my heart is completely immersed in prayer of
adoration.
My Lord and Creator,
Your goodness encourages me to converse with You. Your mercy abolishes the
chasm which separates the Creator from the creature. To converse with You, O
Lord, is the delight of my heart. In You I find everything that my heart could
desire. Here Your light illumines my mind, enabling it to know You more and
more deeply. Here streams of graces flow down upon my heart. Here my soul draws
eternal life. O my Lord and Creator, You alone, beyond all these gifts, give
Your own self to me and unite Yourself intimately with Your miserable creature.
Here, without searching for words, our hearts understand each other. Here, no
one is able to interrupt our conversation. What I talk to You about, Jesus, is
our secret, which creatures shall not know and Angels dare not ask about. These
are secret acts of forgiveness, known only to Jesus and me; this is the mystery
of His mercy, which embraces each soul separately. For this incomprehensible
goodness of Yours, I adore You, O Lord and Creator, with all my heart and all
my soul. And, although my worship is so little and poor, I am at peace because
I know that You know it is sincere, however inadequate...
1698 l often attend
upon the dying and through entreaties obtain for them trust in God's mercy, and
I implore God for an abundance of divine grace, which is always victorious.
God's mercy sometimes touches the sinner at the last moment in a wondrous and
mysterious way. Outwardly, it seems as if everything were lost, but it is not
so. The soul, illumined by a ray of God's powerful final grace, turns to God in
the last moment with such a power of love that, in an instant, it receives from
God forgiveness of sin and punishment, while outwardly it shows no sign either
of repentance or of contrition, because souls [at that stage] no longer react
to external things. Oh, how beyond comprehension is God's mercy! But-horror!-
there are also souls who voluntarily and consciously reject and scorn this
grace! Although a person is at the point of death, the merciful God gives the
soul that interior vivid moment, so that if the soul is willing, it has the
possibility of returning to God. But sometimes, the obduracy in souls is so
great that consciously they choose hell; they [thus] make useless all the prayers
that other souls offer to God for them and even the efforts of God Himself...
1744
May You be adored, O merciful God of ours,
O
All-powerful Lord and Creator.
In
deepest humility, we give You praise,
Plunging
ourselves into the ocean of Your Godhead.
But
man did not persevere in the hour of trial.
At
the instigation of the evil one, he became unfaithful to You.
He
lost Your grace and gifts; only misery was left him,
And
tears, suffering, sorrow and bitterness, until he would rest in the grave.
But
you, O merciful God, did not let humanity perish,
And
gave it the promise of a Redeemer.
You
did not let us despair, despite our grave offenses,
And
You sent Your prophets to Israel.
Still,
day and night, mankind cries out to You,
From
the abyss of misery, sin and all pain.
Hear
the moaning and the tears, You who reign in heaven,
God
of great mercy, God of compassion.
Man
erred, but he cannot ask pardon,
Because
a gaping chasm has appeared between God and man.
With
the voice of his misery, he cries out, "Mercy!"
But
Yahweh is silent... and century after century passes on.
But
the longing of all humankind grows deeper.
A
longing for Him who has been promised.
Come,
Lamb of God, take away our vile sins,
Come,
illumine our darkness like a ray of light.
Humanity
calls out to You unceasingly, O Lord of lords,
Calls
out to Your unfathomable mercy, to Your compassion.
O
great Yahweh, grant that we may make atonement,
Remember
Your goodness, and forgive us our sins.
(Diary
of Sister Faustina Kowalska Notebook-I-163, 362, 390)
(Diary of Sister Faustina Kowalska Notebook-II-612,
699, 901)
(Diary of Sister Faustina Kowalska
Notebook-III-1148)
(Diary of Sister Faustina Kowalska Notebook-IV-1239)
(Diary of Sister Faustina Kowalska Notebook-V-1332,
1460, 1485, 1488-1489)
(Diary of Sister Faustina Kowalska Notebook-IV-1656,
1692, 1698, 1744)
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