Prepare for the
Unexpected Hour
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August 11, 2019. Feast
of Saint Clare, virgin
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Luke 12: 32-48
Jesus said to his
disciples, "Do not be afraid any longer, little flock, for your Father
is pleased to give you the kingdom. Sell your belongings and give alms.
Provide money bags for yourselves that do not wear out, an inexhaustible
treasure in heaven that no thief can reach nor moth destroy. For where your
treasure is, there also will your heart be. Gird your loins and light your
lamps and be like servants who await their master´s return from a wedding,
ready to open immediately when he comes and knocks. Blessed are those
servants whom the master finds vigilant on his arrival. Amen, I say to you,
he will gird himself, have them recline at table, and proceed to wait on
them. And should he come in the second or third watch and find them prepared
in this way, blessed are those servants. Be sure of this: if the master of
the house had known the hour when the thief was coming, he would not have let
his house be broken into. You also must be prepared, for at an hour you do
not expect, the Son of Man will come." Then Peter said, "Lord, is
this parable meant for us or for everyone?" And the Lord replied,
"Who, then, is the faithful and prudent steward whom the master will put
in charge of his servants to distribute the food allowance at the proper
time? Blessed is that servant whom his master on arrival finds doing so.
Truly, I say to you, he will put him in charge of all his property. But if
that servant says to himself, ´My master is delayed in coming,´ and begins to
beat the menservants and the maidservants, to eat and drink and get drunk,
then that servant´s master will come on an unexpected day and at an unknown
hour and will punish him severely and assign him a place with the unfaithful.
That servant who knew his master´s will but did not make preparations nor act
in accord with his will shall be beaten severely; and the servant who was
ignorant of his master´s will but acted in a way deserving of a severe beating
shall be beaten only lightly. Much will be required of the person entrusted
with much, and still more will be demanded of the person entrusted with
more."
Introductory Prayer: Father, I believe in You with all my heart.
I trust in Your infinite goodness and mercy. Thank You for so patiently
guiding me along the pathway to everlasting life. I love You and offer all
that I have and all that I do to You, for Your glory and the salvation of
souls.
Petition: Lord Jesus, keep me vigilant and committed
in doing your most holy will.
1. Occupations and
Preoccupations: We are often so preoccupied and anxious about the things of
this world that we forget about pursuing the treasure of the next, “an
inexhaustible treasure in heaven that no thief can reach nor moth destroy.”
In working so hard, we fall into another trap of pursuing every little
entertainment and escapism to compensate such dedication. All the while, we
easily forget about our real purpose and the real relationship we ought to be
fostering each day with God our Father who loves us and “is pleased to give
you the kingdom.” What are the best excuses I use that prevent me from having
a deeper committed relationship with God? Do I give as much dedication, money
and time to loving God and serving my neighbor as I do to pursuing
entertainments?
2. Pleased to Give
You the Kingdom: Am I convinced God is truly “pleased to give you the kingdom,”
that he loves me and is interested in me? Why don’t I always want what God
wants for me? What things and activities in my life are emptying me and
distracting me from developing a better relationship with Christ? In order to
maintain a healthy spiritual life, we must often reassess our attitudes and
change our priorities so as to safeguard our hearts from being swindled and
robbed of our true treasure, which is God. Do my priorities and decisions
reflect to those around me that Christ is the true love of my heart, my true
treasure?
3. The Devil’s
Strategy Revealed: Once upon a time, Satan called an end-of-the-fiscal-year
meeting to go over the year’s results. He was not pleased, and he demanded to
know what new strategies he could employ to guarantee success in moving men’s
hearts away from their Creator. Sending men distractions in prayer and
contemplation came just ahead of tempting men to greed and lust. Infiltrating
and corrupting the music industry increased the numbers. Developing the
multibillion-dollar pornography industry brought in great results. Yet, Satan
was still not satisfied. Then one suggestion was brought to his attention:
“We must convince the men of earth that they have a lot of time!” We all tend
to think we will continue in this earthly life for many years to come. This
may not be the case, for we know not the day or the hour. We must awake from
our slumber, for “blessed are those servants whom the master finds vigilant
on his arrival.”
Conversation with
Christ: Lord,
strengthen me in times of temptation and distraction, so I may never sell my
inheritance for a bowl of lentils (see Genesis 25:34). Help me, Lord, to
rededicate my life to You in a more committed way that builds Your kingdom in
me and in those around me.
Resolution: I will do a good examination of conscience
to see what more I can do to keep Christ and his interests at the top of my
priorities and in the allocation of my time.
Excerpts from the
DIARY of Saint Faustina Kowalska
83 Write
this: before I come as the just Judge, I am coming first as the King of
Mercy. Before the day of justice arrives, there will be given to people a
sign in the heavens of this sort: All light in the heavens will be
extinguished, and there will be great darkness over the whole earth. Then the
sign of the cross will be seen in the sky, and from the openings where the
hands and the feet of the Savior were nailed will come forth great lights
which will light up the earth for a period of time. This will take place
shortly before the last day.
112 +A few words
about confession and confessors. I shall speak only of what I have
experienced and gone through within my own soul. There are three things which
hinder the soul from drawing profit from confession in these exceptional
moments.
The first thing: when the confessor has little knowledge of extraordinary ways and shows surprise if a soul discloses to him the great mysteries worked in it by God. Such surprise frightens a sensitive soul, and it notices that the confessor hesitates to give his opinion; and if it does notice this, it will not be set at peace, but will have even more doubts after confession than before, because it will sense that the confessor is trying to set it at peace while he himself is uncertain. Or else, as has happened to me, a confessor, unable to penetrate some of the soul's mysteries, refuses to hear the confession, showing a certain fear when the soul approaches the confessional. How can a soul in this state obtain peace in the confessional when it has become so oversensitive to every word of the priest? In my opinion, at times of such special trials sent by God to a soul, the priest, if he does not understand the soul, should direct it to some other experienced and well-instructed confessor. Or else he himself should seek light in order to give the soul what it needs, instead of downrightly denying it confession. For in this way he is exposing the soul to a great danger; and more than one soul may well leave the road along which God wanted it to journey. This is a matter of great importance, for I have experienced it myself. I myself began to waver; despite special gifts from God, and even though God himself reassured me, I have nevertheless always wanted to have the Church's seal as well. The second thing: the confessor does not allow the soul to express itself frankly, and shows impatience. The soul then falls silent and does not say everything [it has to say] and, by this, profits nothing. It profits even less when the confessor, without really knowing the soul, proceeds to put it to the test. Instead of helping the soul, he does it harm. The soul is aware that the confessor does not know it, because he did not allow it to lay itself open fully as regards both its graces and its misery. And so the test is ill-adapted. I have been submitted to some tests at which I have had to laugh. I will express this better thus: The confessor is the doctor of the soul, but how can a doctor prescribe a suitable remedy if he does not know the nature of the sickness? Never will he be able to do so. For either the remedy will not produce the desired effect, or else it will be too strong and will aggravate the illness, and sometimes-God forbid-even bring about death. I am speaking from my own experience because, in certain instances, it was the Lord himself who directly sustained me. The third thing: it also happens sometimes that the confessor makes light of little things. There is nothing little in the spiritual life. Sometimes a seemingly insignificant thing will disclose a matter of great consequence and will be for the confessor a beam of light which helps him to get to know the soul. Many spiritual undertones are concealed in little things. A magnificent building will never rise if we reject the insignificant bricks. God demands great purity of certain souls, and so He gives them a deeper knowledge of their own misery. Illuminated by light from on high, the soul can better know what pleases God and what does not. Sin depends upon the degree of knowledge and light that exists within the soul. The same is true of imperfections. Although the soul knows that it is only sin in the strict sense of the term which pertains to the sacrament of penance, yet these petty things are of great importance to a soul which is tending to sanctity, and the confessor must not treat them lightly. The patience and kindness of the confessor open the way to the innermost secrets of the soul. The soul, unconsciously as it were, reveals its abysmal depth and feels stronger and more resistant; it fights with greater courage and tries to do things better because it knows it must give an account of them. I will mention one more thing regarding the confessor. It is his duty to occasionally put to the test, to try, to exercise, to learn whether he is dealing with straw, with iron or with pure gold. Each of these three types of souls needs different kinds of training. The confessor must-and this is absolutely necessary-form a clear judgment of each soul in order to know how heavy a burden it can carry at certain times, in certain circumstances, or in particular situations. As for myself, it was only later on, after many [negative] experiences, that, when I saw that I was not understood, I no longer laid bare my soul or allowed my peace to be disturbed. But this happened only when all these graces had already been submitted to the judgement of a wise, well-instructed and experienced confessor. Now I know what to go by in certain cases.
145 Oh, how wretched
my soul is for having wasted so many graces! I was running away from God, and
He pursued me with his graces. I most often experienced God's graces when I
least expected them. From the moment He gave me a spiritual director, I have
been more faithful to grace. Thanks to the director and his watchfulness over
my soul, I have learned what guidance means and how Jesus looks at it. Jesus
warned me of the least fault and stressed that He himself judges the matter
that I present to my confessor; and [He told me] that ... any
transgressions against the confessor touch Me myself.
When under his direction my soul began to experience deep recollection and peace, I often heard these words in my soul: Strengthen yourself for combat - repeated over and over at various times. +Jesus often makes known to me what He does not like in my soul, and He has more than once rebuked me for what seemed to be trifles, but which were, in fact, things of great importance. He has warned me and tried me like a Master. For many years He himself educated me, until the moment when He gave me a spiritual director. Previously, He himself had made clear to me what I did not understand; but now, He tells me to ask my confessor about everything and often says, I will answer you through his mouth. Be at peace. It has never happened to me that I have received an answer which was contrary to what the Lord wanted of me, when I presented it to the spiritual director [Father Sopocko]. It sometimes happens that Jesus first asks certain things of me, about which no one knows anything, and then, when I kneel at the confessional, my confessor gives me the same order-however, this is infrequent. +When, over a long period of time, a soul has received much light and many inspirations, and when the confessors have confirmed the source of these inspirations and set the soul at peace; if its love is great, Jesus now makes it known that it is time to put into action what it has received. The soul recognizes that God is counting on it, and this knowledge fortifies it. It knows that to be faithful it will often have to face various difficulties, but it trusts in God and, thanks to this trust, it reaches that point to which God is calling it. Difficulties do not terrify it; they are its daily bread, as it were. They do not frighten or terrify the soul, just as a warrior who is constantly in battle is not terrified by the roar of the cannon. Far from being frightened, it listens to determine from which side the enemy is launching his attack, in order to defeat him. It does nothing blindly, but examines and ponders everything deeply and, not counting on itself, it prays fervently and asks advice of other warriors who are experienced and wise. When the soul acts in this way, it nearly always wins. There are attacks when a soul has no time to think or seek advice; then it must enter into a life-or-death struggle. Sometimes it is good to flee for cover in the wound of the Heart of Jesus, without answering a single word. By this very act the enemy is already defeated. In time of peace, as well, the soul continues making efforts, just as in time of battle. It must exercise itself, and do so with energy; otherwise it has no chance of attaining victory. I regard the time of peace as a time of preparation for victory. The soul must be ever watchful; watchfulness and again, watchfulness. The soul that reflects receives much light. A distracted soul runs the risk of a fall, and let it not be surprised when it does fall. O Spirit of God, Director of the soul, wise is he whom You have trained! But for the Spirit of God to act in the soul, peace and recollection are needed.
282 Once the Lord
said to me, My Heart was moved by great mercy towards you, My dearest
child, when I saw you torn to shreds because of the great pain you suffered
in repenting for your sins. I see your love, so pure and true that I give you
first place among the virgins. You are the honor and glory of My Passion. I
see every abasement of your soul, and nothing escapes my attention. I lift up
the humble even to my very throne, because I want it so.
374 J.M.J Vilnius,
Februrary 4, 1935
[page in the Dairy with the words "From today on my will does not exist" crossed out with a large 'X'] The moment I knelt down to cross out my own will, as the Lord had bid me to do, I heard this voice in my soul:From today on, do not fear God's judgment, for you will not be judged [The next page has...] J.M.J Vilnius, February 4, 1935 From today on, I do the Will of God everywhere, always, and in everything.[88]
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.
423 Praise the Lord,
my soul, for everything, and glorify His mercy, for His goodness is without
end. Everything will pass, but His mercy is without limit or end. And
although evil will attain its measure, in mercy there is no measure.
O my God, even in the punishments You send down upon the earth I see the abyss of Your mercy, for by punishing us here on earth You free us from eternal punishment. Rejoice, all you creatures, for you are closer to God in His infinite mercy than a baby to its mother's heart. O God, You are compassion itself for the greatest sinners who sincerely repent. The greater the sinner, the greater his right to God's mercy.
496 Confession Day.
From early morning, the turmoil in my soul was more violent than anything I
had ever experienced before. Complete abandonment by God; I felt the utter
weakness that I was. Thoughts bore in upon me: why should I leave this
convent where I am loved by the sisters and superiors, where life is so
tranquil; [where I am] bound by perpetual vows and carry out my duties
without difficulty; why should I listen to the voice of my conscience; why
follow an inspiration coming from who knows where; wouldn't it be better to
carry on like all the other sisters? Perhaps the Lord's words could be
stifled, not taken heed of; maybe God will not demand an account of them on
the day of judgment. Where will this inner voice lead me? If I follow it,
what tremendous difficulties, tribulations and adversities are in store for
me. I fear the future, and I am agonizing in the present.
This suffering continued with the same intensity throughout the whole day. When, in the evening, my turn came for confession, I could not make a full confession, even though I had been preparing for a long time. I received absolution and left, not knowing what was going on within me. When I went to bed, the suffering grew even worse; or rather, it changed into a fire which penetrated all the faculties of my soul like lightning, piercing me to the marrow, and to the most secret recesses of my heart. In the midst of this suffering, I was unable to bring myself to do anything. "Your will be done, Lord." At times I could not even think these words. Truly, a deadly fear had taken hold of me, and the flames of hell were touching me. Toward morning, silence set in, and my tribulations disappeared in the twinkling of an eye, but I felt so frightfully exhausted that I could not even move. During my conversation with Mother Superior, my strength returned bit by bit, but God alone knows how I felt throughout that whole day.
566 One day, after
Holy Communion, I suddenly saw the Infant Jesus standing by my kneeler and
holding on to it with His two little hands. Although He was but a little
Child, my soul was filled with awe and fear, for I see in Him my Judge, my
Lord, and my Creator, before whose holiness the Angels tremble. At the same
time, my soul was flooded with such unspeakable love that I thought I would
die under its influence. I now see that Jesus first strengthens my soul and
makes it capable of abiding with Him, for otherwise I would not be able to
bear what I experience at such a moment.
660 O my Jesus, on
the day of the last judgment, You will demand from me an account of this work
of mercy. O just Judge, but my Spouse as well, help me to do Your holy will.
O mercy, O divine virtue!
O most merciful Heart of Jesus, my Betrothed, make my heart like unto Yours.
717 All night long,
I was preparing to receive Holy Communion, since I could not sleep because of
physical suffering. My soul was flooded with love and repentance.
852 Today the Lord's
gaze shot through me suddenly, like lightning. At once, I came to know the
tiniest specks in my soul, and knowing the depths of my misery, I fell to my
knees and begged the Lord's pardon, and with great trust I immersed myself in
His infinite mercy. Such knowledge does not depress me nor keep me away from
the Lord, but rather it arouses in my soul greater love and boundless trust.
The repentance of my heart is linked to love. These extraordinary flashes
from the Lord educate my soul. O sweet rays of God, enlighten me to the most
secret depth, for I want to arrive at the greatest possible purity of heart
and soul.
854 December 29,
[1936]. Today after Holy Communion, I heard a voice in my soul: My
daughter, stand ready, for I will come unexpectedly. Jesus, You do
not want to tell me the hour I am looking forward to with such longing? My
daughter, it is for your own good. You will learn it, but not now; keep
watch. O Jesus, do with me as You please. I know You are the
merciful Savior and You will not change towards me at the hour of my death.
If at this time you are showing me so much special love, and are
condescending to unite Yourself with me is such an intimate way and with such
great kindness, I expect even more at the hour of my death. You, my Lord-God,
cannot change. You are always the same. Heaven can change, as well as
everything that is created; but You, Lord, are ever the same and will endure forever.
So come as You like and when You like. Father of infinite mercy, I, Your
child, wait longingly for Your coming. O Jesus, You said in the Holy Gospel,
"Out of your mouth do I judge you." Well, Jesus, I am always
speaking of Your inconceivable mercy, so I trust that You will judge me
according to Your unfathomable mercy.
895 January 23,
[1937]. I did not feel like writing today. Then I heard a voice in my soul:My
daughter, you do not live for yourself but for souls; write for their
benefit. You know that My will as to your writing has been confirmed many
times by your confessors. You know what is pleasing to Me, and if you have
any doubts about what I am saying, you also know whom you are to ask. I grant
him light to pronounce judgment on my case. My eye watches over him. My
daughter, you are to be like a child towards him, full of simplicity and
candor. Put his judgment above all My demands. He will guide you according to
My will. If he doesn't allow you to carry out My demands, be at peace; I will
not judge you, but the matter will remain between Me and him. You are to be
obedient.
934 Small practices
for Lent. Although I wish and desire to do so, I cannot practice big
mortifications as before, because I am under the strict surveillance of the
doctor. But I can practice little things: first-sleep without a pillow; keep
myself a little hungry; every day, with my arms outstretched, say the chaplet
which the Lord taught me; occasionally, with arms outstretched, for an
indefinite period of time pray informally. Intention: to beg divine mercy for
poor sinners, and for priests, the power to bring sinful hearts to
repentance.
1052 O my Jesus, I
beg You on behalf of the whole Church: Grant it love and the light of Your
Spirit, and give power to the words of priests so that hardened hearts might
be brought to repentance and return to You, O Lord. Lord, give us holy
priests; You yourself maintain them in holiness. O Divine and Great High
Priest, may the power of Your mercy accompany them everywhere and protect them
from the devil's traps and snares which are continually being set for the
souls of priests. May the power of Your mercy, O Lord, shatter and bring to
naught all that might tarnish the sanctity of priests, for You can do all
things.
1054 When Jesus was taking
leave of me, such great pain filled my soul that it is impossible to express
it. Physical strength left me; I left the chapel quickly and went to bed. I
was oblivious of what was going on around me. My soul was filled with longing
for the Lord, and all the bitterness of His Divine Heart was imparted to me.
This lasted for about three hours. I asked the Lord to protect me from the
eyes of those around me. Although I wanted to, I could not take any food all
day, until evening.
I earnestly desired to spend the whole night with Jesus in the dark prison cell. [184] I prayed until eleven o'clock. At eleven, the Lord said to me, Lie down and take your rest. I have let you experience in three hours what I suffered during the whole night. And immediately I went to bed. I had no physical strength left; the suffering had deprived me of it completely. Throughout all this time, I had been in a sort of swoon. Every beat of Jesus' Heart was reflected in my heart and pierced my soul. If these tortures had concerned me only, I would have suffered less; but as I looked at the One whom my heart has loved with all its might and saw that He was suffering, and that I could not bring Him any relief, my heart dissolved in love and bitterness. I was dying with Him, and yet I could not die. But I would not have exchanged that martyrdom for all the pleasures in the whole world. In the course of this suffering, my love grew immeasurably. I know that the Lord was supporting me with His omnipotence, for otherwise I would not have been able to endure it for even a moment. Together with Him, I underwent, in a special way, all the various tortures. The world still has no idea of all that Jesus suffered. I accompanied Him to the Garden of Gethsemane; I stayed with Him in the prison; I went with Him before the judges; I underwent with Him each of the tortures. Not a single one of His movements or looks escaped my notice. I came to know all the omnipotence of His love and of His mercy toward souls.
1064 + O my most
sweet Master, good Jesus, I give You my heart. You shape and mold it after
Your liking. O fathomless love, I open the calyx of my heart to You, like a
rosebud to the freshness of dew. To You alone, my Betrothed, is known the
fragrance of the flower of my heart. Let the fragrance of my sacrifice be
pleasing to You. O Immortal God, my everlasting delight, already here on
earth You are my heaven. May every beat of my heart be a new hymn of praise
to You, O Holy Trinity! Had I as many hearts as there are drops of water in
the ocean or grains of sand in the whole world, I would offer them all to
You, O my Love, O Treasure of my heart! Whomever I shall meet in my life, no
matter who they may be, I want to draw them all to love You, O my Jesus, my
Beauty, my Repose, my sole Master, Judge, Savior and Spouse, all in one; I
know that one title will modify the other-I have entrusted everything to Your
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.
1076 Write
this: Everything that exists is enclosed in the bowels of My mercy, more
deeply than an infant in its mother's womb. How painfully distrust of My
goodness wounds Me! Sins of distrust wound Me most painfully.
1093 + O Jesus,
shield me with Your mercy and also judge me leniently, or else Your justice
may rightly damn me.
1146 [Let]
the greatest sinners place their trust in My mercy. They have the right
before others to trust in the abyss of My mercy. My daughter, write about My
mercy towards tormented souls. Souls that make an appeal to My mercy delight
Me. To such souls I grant even more graces than they ask. I cannot punish
even the greatest sinner if he makes an appeal to My compassion, but on the
contrary, I justify him in My unfathomable and inscrutable mercy. Write:
before I come as a just Judge, I first open wide the door of My mercy. He who
refuses to pass through the door of My mercy must pass through the door of My
justice...
1158 A member of this group ought to perform
at least one act of mercy a day; at least one, but there can be many more,
for such deeds can easily be carried out by anyone, even the very poorest.
For there are three ways of performing an act of mercy: the merciful word, by
forgiving and by comforting; secondly, if you can offer no word, then
pray-that too is mercy; and thirdly, deeds of mercy. And when the Last Day
comes, we shall be judged from this, and on this basis we shall receive the
eternal verdict.
1159 God's
floodgates have been opened for us. Let us want to take advantage of them
before the day of God's justice arrives. And that will be a dreadful day!
1317 I understand
Your words, Lord, and the magnitude of the mercy that ought to shine in my
soul. Jesus: I know, My daughter, that you understand it and that you
do everything within your power. But write this for the many souls who are
often worried because they do not have the material means with which to carry
out an act of mercy. Yet spiritual mercy, which requires neither permissions
nor storehouses, is much more meritorious and is within the grasp of every
soul. If a soul does not exercise mercy somehow or other, it will not obtain
My mercy on the day of judgment. Oh, if only souls knew how to gather eternal
treasure for themselves, they would not be judged, for they would forestall
My judgment with their mercy.
1515 + I spent this
whole night with Jesus in the dark dungeon. This was a night of adoration.
The sisters were praying in the chapel, and I was uniting myself with them in
spirit, because poor health prevents me from going to the chapel. But all
night long I could not fall asleep, so I spent the night in the dark prison
with Jesus. Jesus gave me to know of the sufferings He experienced there. The
world will learn about them on the day of judgment.
1528 + When I
complained to the Lord Jesus about a certain person [saying], "Jesus,
how can this person pass judgment like that, even about an intention?"
the Lord answered, Do not be surprised. That soul does not even know
her own self, so how could she pass a fair judgment on another soul?
(Diary of Sister
Faustina Kowalska Notebook-I- 83, 112, 145, 282, 374, 378, 423, 496)
(Diary of Sister
Faustina Kowalska Notebook-II-566, 660, 717, 852, 854, 895, 934)
(Diary of Sister
Faustina Kowalska Notebook-III-1052, 1054, 1064, 1074-1076, 1093)
(Diary of Sister
Faustina Kowalska Notebook-III-1146, 1158-1159)
(Diary of Sister
Faustina Kowalska Notebook-IV-1317)
(Diary of Sister
Faustina Kowalska Notebook-V-1515, 1528)
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