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Paragraph 476—The Divine Mercy Chaplet!

“Now I understand well that what unites our soul most closely to God is self-denial; that is, joining our will to the will of God. This is what makes the soul truly free, contributes to profound recollection of the spirit, and makes all life‘s burdens light, and death sweet.”

“Oh, how sweet it is to toil for God and souls! I want no respite in this battle, but I shall fight to the last breath for the glory of my King and Lord. I shall not lay the sword aside until He calls me before His throne; I fear no blows, because God is my shield. It is the enemy who should fear us, and not we him. Satan defeats only the proud and the cowardly, because the humble are strong.”

Father Sopocko’s degrees of accomplishing God’s will:

1) The soul carries out rules and statutes pertaining to external observance
2) The soul faithfully accepts and carries out interior inspirations
3) The soul is fully abandoned to the will of God, and allows Him to dispose of it freely, and God does with it as He pleases, and it is a docile tool in His hands

“O my Creator and Lord, my entire being is Yours! Dispose of me according to Your divine pleasure and according to Your eternal plans and Your unfathomable mercy. May every soul know how good the Lord is; may no soul fear to commune intimately with the Lord; may no soul use unworthiness as an excuse, and may it never postpone [accepting] God‘s invitations, for that is not pleasing to the Lord.”

“True greatness of the soul is in loving God and in humility.”