Darryl Friesen’s Reviews > Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska: Divine Mercy in My Soul > Status Update

“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.”

“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 God, You are compassion itself for the greatest sinners who sincerely repent. The greater the sinner, the greater his right to God’s mercy.”

St Faustina’s encounters with Satan and the demonic is pretty intense—but Jesus is so faithful to her through those encounters!

The description of St Faustina’s visit with her family 🥹❤️

I love that she wasn’t surprised that her brother cried upon her farewell when she blessed and encouraged him, because he had a “pure soul and, as such, [was] more capable of recognizing God.”

“The Lord God grants His graces in two ways: by inspiration and by enlightenment. If we ask God for a grace, He will give it to us; but let us be willing to accept it. And in order to accept it, self-denial is needed. Love does not consist in words or feelings, but in deeds. It is an act of the will; it is a gift... The reason, the will, the heart—these three faculties must be exercised during prayer.”

“I felt as though my heart were torn open; my strength failed me completely, and I fell on my face, not attempting to hide my loud cries. Each time I thought of God’s great mercy and of the ingratitude of souls, pain stabbed at my heart, and I understood how painfully it wounded the sweetest Heart of Jesus.”

The words of Jesus to St Faustina:

“Remember My Passion, and if you do not believe My words, at least believe My wounds.”