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Mother Superior [Irene] ordered me to say one decade of the rosary in place of all the other exercises, and to go to bed at once. As soon as I lay down I fell asleep, for I was very tired. But a while later, I was awakened by suffering. It was such a great suffering that it prevented me from making even the slightest movement; I could not even swallow my saliva. This lasted for about three hours. I thought of waking up the novice sister  who shared my room, but then I thought, "She cannot give me any help, so let her sleep. It would be a pity to wake her. "I resigned myself completely to the will of God and thought that the day of my death, so much desired, had come. It was an occasion for me to unite myself with Jesus, suffering on the Cross. Beyond that, I was unable to pray. When the suffering ceased, I began to perspire. But I still could not move, as the pain would return at each attempt. In the morning, I felt very tired, though I felt no further physical pain. Still, I could not get up to attend Mass. I thought to myself, if after such suffering death does not come, then how great the sufferings of death must be!

(Diary 696)

Reflection:  So shall I know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his Passion, having been fashioned according to his death, if, by some means, I might attain to the resurrection which is from the dead. (Philippians 3:10,11)

Lord Saint Faustina was so brave in entering into the fellowship of Your Passion.  She willingly embraced the suffering that came to her as an occasion to draw closer to You.  I so often shrink from suffering.  Help me to learn from her example. 

She calls her suffering an "occasion."  It was an occasion to unite herself to You, Jesus.   When suffering comes to me, be it small or large, help me to treat it as an occasion to unite myself to You Jesus.  

Jesus, please be with all of those I love who are suffering today.  Draw near to them and help them to know that You are with them. May today they come to know You, and the power of Your Resurrection.

So shall I know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his Passion, having been fashioned according to his death, if, by some means, I might attain to the resurrection which is from the dead. (Philippians 3:10,11)

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Diary Quotes Used with permission of the ”Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception of the B.V.M."
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Saint Faustina, pray for us!!!

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Today, Divine Mercy is the fastest growing devotion in the Catholic Church. So what exactly is Divine Mercy? You may know it as an image revealed to St. Faustina. Or a special form of prayer, or perhaps as a new feast day instituted by Pope John Paul II. While all of those are true, Divine Mercy is even greater.