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Diary Divine Mercy in My Soul ( VI: 1701 1750 ) |
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Notebook 6 |
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1701 |
I asked the Lord today that He might deign to
teach me about the interior life, because of myself I can neither understand
nor conceive anything perfectly. The Lord answered me, I was your Teacher,
I am and I will be; strive to make your heart like unto My humble and gentle
Heart. Never claim your rights. Bear with great calm and patience everything
that befalls you. Do not defend yourself when you are put to shame, though
innocent. Let others triumph. Do not stop being good when you notice that
your goodness is being abused. I Myself will speak up for you when it is
necessary. Be grateful for the smallest of My graces, because your gratitude
compels Me to grant you new graces... |
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1702 |
Towards the end of the Way of the Cross which I
was making, the Lord Jesus began to complain about the souls of religious and
priests, about the lack of love in chosen souls. I will allow convents
and churches to be destroyed. I answered, "Jesus, but there are so many
souls praising You in convents." The Lord answered, That praise wounds My
Heart, because love has been banished from convents. Souls without love and
without devotion, souls full of egoism and self-love, souls full of pride and
arrogance, souls full of deceit and hypocrisy, lukewarm souls who have just
enough warmth to keep them alive: My Heart cannot bear this. All the graces
that I pour out upon them flow off them as off the face of a rock. I cannot
stand them, because they are neither good or bad. I
called convents into being to sanctify the world through them. It is from
them that a powerful flame of love and sacrifice should burst forth. And if
they do not repent and become enkindled by their first love, I will deliver
them over to the fate of this world... |
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1703 |
When I tried to intercede for them, I could find
nothing with which to excuse them and, being at the time unable to think of
anything in their defense, my heart was seized with pain, and I wept
bitterly. Then the Lord looked at me kindly and comforted me with these
words:
Do not cry. There are still a great number of souls
who love Me very much, but My Heart desires to be loved by all and, because
My love is great, that is why I warn and chastise them. |
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1704 |
+ Struggle with a certain temptation. There was a
person who kept accosting me with flattering words, and since he knew when I
went out to go to the chapel or to the veranda, he would bar my way. Since he
did not dare approach me by himself, he found another person like himself,
but neither of them dared approach. As I was on my way to the May devotions,
they were already standing there where I had to pass. I hadn't yet reached them
when I heard enticing words, directed at me. And the Lord permitted me to
know the intentions of their hearts, which were not good. I felt they would
block my way after the service, and then I would have to talk to them, for up
to that time I hadn't said a word. |
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1705 |
After Holy Mass, I went out to the garden to make
my meditation, since there were not yet any patients in the garden at this
time, and so I felt at ease. As I was meditating on the blessings of God, my
heart was burning with a love so strong that it seemed my breast would burst.
Suddenly Jesus stood before me and said, What are you doing
here so early? I answered, "I am thinking of You, of Your mercy and Your
goodness toward us. And You, Jesus, what are You doing here?" I have come out to
meet you, to lavish new graces on you. I am looking for souls who would like
to receive My grace. |
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1706 |
During Vespers today, the Lord gave me to know how
very pleased He is with a pure and free heart. I felt that it is God's
delight to look into such a heart... But such hearts are knightly hearts;
their life is a constant battle... |
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1707 |
+ On my way to the veranda, I went into the chapel
for a moment. My heart was plunged in profound adoration, praising God's
incomprehensible goodness and His mercy. Then I heard these words in my soul:
I
am and will be for you such as you praise Me for being. You shall experience
My goodness, already in this life and then, to the full, in the life to come. |
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1708 |
O Christ, I am most delighted when I see that You
are loved, and that Your praise and glory resound, especially the praise of
Your mercy. 0 Christ, to the last moment of my life, I will not stop
glorifying Your goodness and mercy. With every drop of my blood, with every
beat of my heart, I glorify Your mercy. I long to be entirely transformed
into a hymn of Your glory. When I find myself on my deathbed, may the last
beat of my heart be a loving hymn in praise of Your unfathomable mercy. |
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1709 |
+ Today the Lord said to me, You shall make a
three-day retreat before the coming of the Holy Spirit. I Myself will direct
you. You shall not follow any of the rules required for retreats or use any
books for meditation. Your task is to listen attentively to My words. For
spiritual reading you shall read one chapter from the Gospel of St. John. |
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1710 |
May 26, [1938-Feast of the Ascension]. Today I
accompanied the Lord Jesus as He ascended into heaven. It was about noon. I
was overcome by a great longing for God. It is a strange thing, the more I
felt God's presence, the more ardently I desired
Him. Then I saw myself in the midst of a huge crowd of disciples and
apostles, together with the Mother of God. Jesus was telling them to... Go out into the whole
world and teach in My name. He stretched out His hands and blessed them and
disappeared in a cloud. I saw the longing of Our Lady. Her soul yearned for
Jesus with the whole force of Her love. But She was so peaceful and so united
to the will of God that there was not a stir in Her heart but for what God
wanted. |
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1711
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When I was left alone with the Blessed Virgin, She
instructed me concerning the interior life. She said, The soul's true
greatness is in loving God and in humbling oneself in His presence,
completely forgetting oneself and believing oneself
to be nothing; because the Lord is great, but He is well pleased only with
the humble; He always opposes the proud. |
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1712 |
A certain person whom I have mentioned before
visited me again. When I saw that she was beginning to get entangled in her
own lies, I let her know that I knew she was lying. She became very
embarrassed and stopped speaking. Then I spoke to her about the great
judgments of God, and I also remarked that she was leading innocent souls
astray and along dangerous roads. I uncovered before her everything that was
in her heart. Since I had to overcome my own feelings in order to talk to
her, to prove to Jesus that I love my enemies, I gave her my afternoon snack.
She went away enlightened in soul, but action is still far away... |
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1713 |
There are times when the Lord Jesus fulfills my
smallest wishes. Today I remarked that I would like to see some ears of
grain, but that they cannot be seen from our sanatorium. However, one of the
patients heard this remark and, on the following day, he went out into the
field and brought me several beautiful ears of grain. My room is always
adorned with fresh flowers, but my spirit finds satisfaction in nothing. More
and more, I yearn for God. |
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1714 |
Today I interceded earnestly with the Lord Jesus
for our house, that He might deign to take away the
cross which has touched our convent. 252
The Lord answered me, Your prayers are
accepted for other intentions. I cannot take away this cross until they
recognize its meaning. Nevertheless, I did not stop praying. |
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1715 |
A strong temptation. The Lord gave me to know how
pleasing a pure heart is to Him, and thereby I was given a deeper knowledge
of my own misery. When I began to prepare for confession, strong temptations
against confessors assaulted me. I did not see Satan, but I could sense him,
his terrible anger. - "Yes, he's an ordinary man." - "Not
ordinary, because he has the power of God." - Yes, it is not difficult
for me to accuse myself of my sins. But to uncover the most secret depths of
my heart, to give an account of the action of God's grace, to speak about
God's every demand, about all that goes on between God and myself... to tell
that to a man is beyond my strength. I felt I was fighting against the powers
and I cried out: "O Christ, You and the priest are one; I will approach
confession as if I were approaching, not a man, but You." When I entered
the confessional, I began by disclosing my difficulties. The priest replied
that the best thing I could have done was to disclose these temptations from
the outset. However, after the confession, they took flight, and my soul is
enjoying peace. |
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1716 |
Once during recreation, one of the sister
directresses said that the lay sisters were without feelings, and so could be
treated stiffly. I was sorry to see that the sister directresses know so
little about the lay sisters and judge them only from appearances. |
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1717 |
Today, I was talking with the Lord, and He said to
me, There
are souls with whom I can do nothing. They are souls that are continuously
observing others, but know nothing of what is going on within their own
selves. They talk about others continually, even during times of grand silence,
which is reserved for speaking only with Me. Poor souls, they do not hear My
words; their interior remains empty. They do not look for Me within their own
hearts, but in idle talk, where I am never to be found. They sense their
emptiness, but they do not recognize their own guilt, while souls in whom I
reign completely are a constant source of remorse to them. Instead of
correcting themselves, their hearts swell with envy, and if they do not come
to their senses, they plunge in even deeper. A heart, which thus far is
envious, now begins to be filled with hate. And they are already at the edge
of the precipice. They are jealous of my gifts in other souls, but they
themselves are unable '' and unwilling to accept them. |
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1718 |
To stay at Your feet, O hidden God,
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1719 |
+ During Holy Mass, I came to know that a certain
priest does not effect
much in souls because he thinks about himself and so is alone. God's grace
takes flight; he relies on trifling external things, which have no importance
in the eyes of God; and, being proud, he fritters away his time, wearing
himself out to no purpose. |
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1720
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There are moments when Jesus gives me knowledge
within my soul, and then everything that exists on earth is at my service:
friends, enemies, success, adversity... all things, willing or not, must
serve me. I do not think of them at all; I strive to be faithful to God and
to love Him to the point of complete forgetfulness of self. And He Himself
looks after me and fights against my enemies. |
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1721
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After Holy Communion, when I had welcomed Jesus
into my heart, I said to Him, "My Love, reign in the most secret
recesses of my heart, there where my most secret thoughts are conceived,
where You alone have free access, in this deepest sanctuary where human
thought cannot penetrate. May You alone dwell there, and may everything I do
exteriorly take its origin in You. I ardently desire, and I am striving with
all the strength of my soul, to make You, Lord, feel at home in this
sanctuary." |
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1722 |
I heard these words: If you did not tie My
hands, I would send down many punishments upon the earth. My daughter, your
look disarms My anger. Although your lips are silent, you call out to Me so
mightily that all heaven is moved. I cannot escape from your requests,
because you pursue Me, not from afar but within your own heart. |
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1723 |
When the soul of a certain young lady came to me
one night, she made me aware of her presence, and made known to me that she
needed my prayer. I prayed for a while, but her spirit did not leave me. Then
I thought to myself, "If you are a good spirit, leave me in peace, and
the indulgences I will gain tomorrow will be for you." At that moment,
the spirit left my room, and I recognized that she was in purgatory. |
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1724 |
Today I felt the Lord's Passion in my body more
than at any other time. I felt this was for the sake of a dying soul. |
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1725 |
Today, the Lord has been teaching me, once again,
how I am to approach the Sacrament of Penance: My daughter, just as
you prepare in My presence, so also you make your confession before Me. The
person of the priest is, for Me, only a screen. Never analyze what sort of a
priest it is that I am making use of; open your soul in confession as you
would to Me, and I will fill it with My light. |
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1726 |
Christ and Lord, You are leading me over such
precipices that, when I look at them, I am filled with fright, but at the
same time I am at peace as I nestle close to Your heart. Close to Your Heart,
I fear nothing. In these dangerous moments, I act like a little child,
carried in its mother's arms; when it sees something which menaces it, it
clasps its mother's neck more firmly and feels secure. |
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1727 |
+ I often see snares laid for me by souls who
should not do so. I do not defend myself, but entrust myself all the more to
God, who sees within me. And I see how these souls become entangled in their
own snares. O God, how just and good You are! |
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1728 |
Write: I am Thrice
Holy, and I detest the smallest sin. I cannot love a soul which is stained
with sin; but when it repents, there is no limit to My generosity toward it.
My mercy embraces and justifies it. With My mercy, I pursue sinners along all
their paths, and My Heart rejoices when they return to Me. I forget the
bitterness with which they fed My Heart and rejoice at their return. |
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1729 |
O my Jesus, You alone know
of my efforts. I seem to be a bit better, but better only to the point that I
can go out on the veranda instead of lying in bed. I see and am fully aware
of what is happening to me. Despite the diligent care of my superiors and the
efforts of the doctors, my health is fading and running out. But I rejoice
greatly at Your call, my God, my Love, because I know that my mission will
begin at the moment of my death. Oh, how much I desire to be set free from
the bonds of this body. O my Jesus, You know that, in all my desires, I
always want to see Your will. Of myself, I would not want to die one minute
sooner, or to live one minute longer, or to suffer less, or to suffer more,
but I only want to do Your holy will. Although I have great enthusiasm, and
the desires burning in my heart are immense, they are never above Your will. |
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1730
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I fly to Your mercy, Compassionate God, who alone are good. Although my misery is great, and my offenses are
many, I trust in Your mercy, because You are the God of mercy; and, from time
immemorial, it has never been heard of, nor do heaven or earth remember, that
a soul trusting in Your mercy has been disappointed. |
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1731
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Today I was awakened by a great storm. The wind
was raging, and it was raining in torrents, thunderbolts striking again and
again. I began to pray that the storm would do no harm, when I heard the
words: Say
the chaplet I have taught you, and the storm will cease. I began immediately to say
the chaplet and hadn't even finished it when the storm suddenly ceased, and I
heard the words: Through
the chaplet you will obtain everything, if what you ask for is compatible
with My will. |
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1732 |
As I was praying for Poland, I heard the words: I bear a special
love for Poland, and if she will be obedient to My will, I will exalt her in
might and holiness. From her will come forth the spark that will prepare the
world for My final coming. |
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1733 |
+ Welcome, hidden Love, life of my soul! I welcome
You, Jesus, under these insignificant forms of bread. Welcome, sweetest
Mercy, who pour Yourself out for souls. Welcome,
Infinite Goodness, who pour out everywhere torrents
of Your graces. Welcome, O veiled Brightness, the Light of souls. Welcome, O Fount
of inexhaustible mercy, O purest Spring from which life and holiness gush
forth for us. Welcome, Delight of pure souls. Welcome, only Hope of sinful
souls. |
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1734 |
O my Jesus, You know that there are times when I
have neither lofty thoughts nor a soaring spirit. I bear with myself
patiently and admit that that is just what I am, because all that is
beautiful is a grace from God. And so I humble myself profoundly and cry out
for Your help; and the grace of visitation is not slow in coming to the humble
heart. |
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1735 |
O virgin, lovely flower, |
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1736 |
Once, when I was on the veranda, I saw that a
certain person was being troubled by strong temptations concerning Holy
Confession, doubting its secrecy. Although I knew the condition of that soul,
I myself did not start the conversation. When we were alone, she opened her
heart to me and told me everything. After talking for a short while, she said
to me, "I am at peace now; my soul has received much light." |
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1737 |
Today, Jesus made known to me that I should speak
little with a certain religious sister. A special grace of God sustained me
during the conversation, which would not otherwise have been for God's glory. |
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1738 |
The Lord said to me, Enter into purgatory
often, because they need you there. O my Jesus, I understand the meaning of
these words which You are speaking to me, but first let me enter the treasury
of Your mercy. |
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1739 |
Write, My daughter,
that I am mercy itself for the contrite soul. A soul's greatest wretchedness
does not enkindle Me with wrath; but rather, My Heart is moved towards it
with great mercy. |
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1740 |
O my Jesus, give me strength to endure suffering
so that I I may not make a wry face when I drink
the cup of bitterness. Help me Yourself to make my sacrifice pleasing to You.
May it not be tainted by my self-love, even though it extend
over many years. May purity of intention make it pleasing to You, fresh and
full of life. This life of mine is a ceaseless
struggle, a constant effort to do Your holy will; but may everything that is
in me, both my misery and my strength, give praise
to You, O Lord. |
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1741 |
O God, who are happiness in Your very self and
have no need of creatures to make You happy, because of Yourself You are the
fullness of love; yet, out of Your fathomless mercy You call creatures into
being and grant them a share in Your eternal happiness and in Your life, that
divine indwelling life which You live, One God in Three Persons. In Your
unfathomable mercy, You have created angelic spirits and admitted them to
Your love and to Your divine intimacy. You have made them capable of eternal
love. Although You bestowed on them so generously, O Lord, the splendor of
love and beauty, Your fullness was not diminished in the least, O God, nor
have their love and beauty completed You, because You are everything in
Yourself. And if You have allowed them to participate in Your happiness and
to exist and to love You, that is only due to the abyss of Your mercy. This
is Your unfathomable goodness, for which they glorify You without end,
humbling themselves at the feet of Your majesty as they chant their eternal
hymn: Holy, Holy, Holy... |
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1742 |
Be praised, merciful God, One God in the Holy
Trinity, |
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1743 |
+ God's Infinite Goodness in Creating Mankind. |
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1744 |
May You be adored, O merciful God of ours, |
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1745 |
God, You did not destroy man after his fall, but
in Your mercy You forgave him, You forgave in a divine way; that is, not only
have You absolved him from guilt, but You have bestowed upon him every grace.
Mercy has moved You to deign to descend among us and lift us up from our
misery. God will descend to earth; the Immortal Lord of lords will abase
Himself. But where will You descend, Lord; will it be to the temple of Solomon?
Or will You have a new tabernacle built for Yourself? Where do You intend to
come down? O Lord, what kind of tabernacle shall we prepare for You, since
the whole earth is Your footstool? |
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1746 |
Be adored, O God of mercy, |
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1747 |
God, You could have saved thousands of worlds with
one word; a single sigh from Jesus would have satisfied Your justice. But You
Yourself, Jesus, purely out of love for us, underwent such a terrible
Passion. Your Father's justice would have been propitiated with a single sigh
from You, and all Your self-abasement is solely the work of Your mercy and
Your inconceivable love. On leaving the earth, O Lord, You wanted to stay
with us, and so You left us Yourself in the Sacrament of the Altar, and You
opened wide Your mercy to us. There is no misery that could exhaust You; You
have called us all to this fountain of love, to this spring of God's
compassion. Here is the tabernacle of Your mercy,
here is the remedy for all our ills. To You, O living spring of mercy, all
souls are drawn; some like deer, thirsting for Your love, others to wash the
wound of their sins, and still others, exhausted by life, to draw strength.
At the moment of Your death on the Cross, You bestowed upon us eternal life;
allowing Your most holy side to be opened, You opened an inexhaustible spring
of mercy for us, giving us Your dearest possession, the Blood and Water from
Your Heart. Such is the omnipotence of Your mercy. From it all grace flows to
us. |
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1748 |
Be adored, O God, in the work of Your mercy, |
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1749 |
+ God's Infinite Goodness in Adorning the Whole
World with Beauty |
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1750
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Be adored, O our Creator and Lord. |
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