Thursday, January 31, 2019

Thursday's Mercy Minutes...

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Everything that you say about My goodness is true

Thursday - 10th January 1935

In the evening during benediction, such thoughts as these began to distress me: Is not perhaps all this that I am saying about God's great mercy just a lie or an illusion? And I wanted to think about this for a while, when I heard a strong and clear inner voice saying, "Everything that you say about My goodness is true; language has no adequate expression to extol My goodness". These words were so filled with power and so clear that I would give my life in declaring they came from God. I can tell this by the profound peace that accompanied them at that time and that still remains with me. This peace gives me such great strength and power that all difficulties, adversities, sufferings, and death itself are as nothing. This light gave me a glimpse of the truth that all my efforts to bring souls to know the mercy of the Lord are very pleasing to God. And from this springs such great joy in my soul that I do not know whether it could be any greater in heaven, Oh, if souls would only be willing to listen, at least a little, to the voice of conscience and the voice - that is, the inspirations - of the Holy Spirit! I say "at least a little," because once we open ourselves to the influence of the Holy Spirit, He himself will fulfil what is lacking in us.

JANUARY 31, 2019

"If you become Christ's you will stumble upon wonder upon wonder, and every one of them true." 
— St. Brendan of Birr

Wednesday, January 30, 2019

Wednesday's Mercy Minutes...

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The moments when God was working in my soul

The interior of my soul is like a large and magnificent world in which God and I live. Except for God, no one is allowed there. At the beginning of this life with God, I was dazzled and overcome with awe. His radiance blinded me, and I thought He was not in my heart; and yet those were the moments when God was working in my soul. Love was becoming purer and stronger, and the Lord brought my will into the closest union with His own holy Will. No one will understand what I experience in that splendid palace of my soul where I abide constantly with my Beloved. No exterior thing hinders my union with God. Even if I used the most forceful words, they would not express even a shadow of how my soul revels in happiness and inexplicable love, as great and pure as the spring from which it flows; that is, God himself. My spirit is so pervaded with God that I feel it physically, and the body partakes of these joys. Although it happens that God's touches vary in the same soul, they come, however, from the same source.

JANUARY 30, 2019

"In her voyage across the ocean of this world, the Church is like a great ship being pounded by the waves of life's different stresses. Our duty is not to abandon ship but to keep her on her course."
– St. Boniface

Tuesday, January 29, 2019

Tuesday's Mercy Minutes...

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The salvation of immortal souls

O Jesus, I long for the salvation of immortal souls. It is in sacrifice that my heart will find free expression, in sacrifice which no one will suspect. I will burn and be consumed unseen in the holy flames of the love of God. The presence of God will help my sacrifice to be perfect and pure.

JANUARY 29, 2019

"When we pray, the voice of the heart must be heard more than the proceedings from the mouth."
– St. Bonaventure

Monday, January 28, 2019

Monday's Mercy Minutes...

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So many outrages and so much disrespect

When I was attending Mass in a certain church with another sister, I felt the greatness and majesty of God; I felt the church was permeated by God. His majesty enveloped me and, though it terrified me, it filled me with peace and joy. Oh, if only all souls knew who is living in our churches, there would not be so many outrages and so much disrespect in these holy places!

JANUARY 28, 2019

"Prayer is the best preparation for Holy Communion. Prayer is the raising of the mind to God. When we pray we go to meet Christ Who is coming to us. If our Creator and Savior comes from heaven with such great love, it is only fitting that we should go to meet Him. And this is what we do when we spend some time in prayer."
– St. Bernardine of Siena

Sunday, January 27, 2019

Sunday's Mercy Minutes...

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To atone at each moment for poor sinners

Transform me into Yourself, O Jesus, that I may be a living sacrifice and pleasing to You. I desire to atone at each moment for poor sinners. The sacrifice of my spirit is hidden under the veil of the body; the human eye does not perceive it, and for that reason it is pure and pleasing to You. Souls, do not be afraid of God, but trust in Him, for He is good, and His mercy is everlasting.

JANUARY 27, 2019

"In order to be an image of God, the spirit must turn to what is eternal, hold it in spirit, keep it in memory, and by loving it, embrace it in the will."
– St. Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein)

Saturday, January 26, 2019

Saturday's Mercy Minutes...

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A person's greatness

O my Jesus, I know that a person's greatness is evidenced by his deeds and not by his words or feelings. It is the works that have come from us that will speak about us. My Jesus, do not allow me to daydream, but give me the courage and strength to fulfil Your holy will.

JANUARY 26, 2019

"Listen with the ear of your heart."
– St. Benedict of Nursia

Friday, January 25, 2019

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Torments that are without end

Seeing that so many souls have been granted divine mercy these days, I regard as nothing even the greatest suffering and toil, even if they were to continue till the end of the world; for they will come to an end, while these souls have been saved from torments that are without end.

JANUARY 25, 2019

"We find rest in those we love, and we provide a resting place for those who love us."
– St. Bernard of Clairvaux

Thursday, January 24, 2019

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Mercy is the flower of love. God is love, and mercy is His deed

O incomprehensible God, how great is Your mercy! It surpasses the combined understanding of all men and angels. All the angels and all humans have emerged from the very depths of Your tender mercy. Mercy is the flower of love. God is love, and mercy is His deed. In love it is conceived; in mercy it is revealed. Everything I look at speaks to me of God's mercy. Even God's very justice speaks to me about His fathomless mercy, because justice flows from love. 

JANUARY 24, 2019

"A tree is known by its fruit; a man by his deeds. A good deed is never lost; he who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love." 

Wednesday, January 23, 2019

Wednesday's Mercy Minutes...

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My soul was filled with peace and love

The sight of this great majesty of God, which I came to understand more profoundly and which is worshiped by the heavenly spirits according to their degree of grace and the hierarchies into which they are divided, did not cause my soul to be stricken with terror or fear; no, no, not at all! My soul was filled with peace and love, and the more I come to know the greatness of God, the more joyful I become that He is as He is. And I rejoice immensely in His greatness and am delighted that I am so little because, since I am little, He carries me in His arms and holds me close to His Heart.

JANUARY 23, 2019

"What does love look like? It has the hands to help others. It has the feet to hasten to the poor and needy. It has eyes to see misery and want. It has the ears to hear the sighs and sorrows of men. That is what love looks like."
– St. Augustine

Tuesday, January 22, 2019

This frigid cold can leave us anytime!

Hi everyone,
How's your week going thus far?  Mine is fine, except for this freezing cold weather and the high winds.  I am so thankful that, for the first time in two day's, the temperature in our home has, once again, reached seventy two degrees.  All day yesterday, my husband and I had long sleeve shirts on and a zip up sweatshirt.  Finally, I couldn't take it any longer, so I turned the oven on for a short time, on low, and opened the oven door then.  That seemed to help some.  Thank God that the winds died down some today.  I will be so happy to see the temps back in the thirties and forties the next few days.  Wherever you are, I do hope you have been staying dry and warm.

Can you believe that it's almost the end of January already?  Where does the time go to?  The older I become, the faster time progresses.  I've been thinking a lot about this fact lately, and I've come to the conclusion, that it's because once you are over sixty five years old, we are now on the down side of our lives.  I'm not complaining, I am just thankful that I am still living today.

I'm still making blankets for children who are hospitalized, and a few other organizations in York County.  I've now reached over four hundred, for children.  I also made about twenty for older folks who are in a nursing home.  I am so thankful that I still have the ability to do things like this, as my illness and being tired all the time, keeps me mostly on the couch with my feet up.  I've also started my greeting cards for an assortment of holidays, like birthdays and Easter, etc. for my family for this year, not Christmas cards though.  Those will be done towards the end of the year.

I hope your week goes well.  Stay safe and may God bless each of you.
Susan

Tuesday's Mercy Minutes...

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For the sake of immortal souls   


Oh, what joy it is to empty myself for the sake of immortal souls! I know that the grain of wheat must be destroyed and ground between millstones in order to become food. In the same way, I must become destroyed in order to be useful to the Church and souls, even though exteriorly no one will notice my sacrifice.

 

JANUARY 22, 2019

"For He became man that we might become divine; and He revealed Himself through a body that we might receive an idea of the invisible Father; and He endured insults from men that we might inherit incorruption." 
— St. Athanasius of Alexandria
 

Monday, January 21, 2019

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God alone is enough for me


The Lord gave me knowledge of the graces which He has been constantly lavishing on me. As His child, I felt that everything the heavenly Father possessed was equally mine. He Himself lifted me from the ground up to His Heart. I felt that everything that existed was exclusively mine, but I had no desire for it all, because God alone is enough for me.  

JANUARY 21, 2019

"The Cross is the way to Paradise, but only when it is borne willingly." 
— St. Paul of the Cross

Sunday, January 20, 2019

Sunday's Mercy Minutes...

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Fight for the salvation of souls

(Jesus speaks to St. Faustina)

"Do not fear, My little child, you are not alone. Fight bravely, because My arm is supporting you; fight for the salvation of souls, exhorting them to trust in My mercy, as that is your task in this life and in the life to come". After these words, I received a deeper understanding of divine mercy. Only that soul who wants it will be damned, for God condemns no one.

JANUARY 20, 2019

"One should not say that it is impossible to reach a virtuous life; but one should say that it is not easy. Nor do those who have reached it find it easy to maintain." 
— St. Anthony of the Desert

Saturday, January 19, 2019

Saturday's Mercy Minutes...

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Mercy is the greatest attribute of God

(Jesus speaks to St. Faustina)

"My Heart rejoices in this title of Mercy. Proclaim that mercy is the greatest attribute of God. All the works of My hands are crowned with mercy". 

JANUARY 19, 2019

"The life of the body is the soul; the life of the soul is God."
– St. Anthony of Padua

Friday, January 18, 2019


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Mercy is the greatest attribute of God

O my Jesus, I implore You by the goodness of Your most sweet Heart, let Your anger diminish and show us Your mercy. May Your wounds be our shield against Your Father's justice. I have come to know You, O God, as the source of mercy that vivifies and nourishes every soul. Oh, how great is the mercy of the Lord; it surpasses all His other qualities! Mercy is the greatest attribute of God; everything that surrounds me speaks to me of this. Mercy is the life of souls; His compassion is inexhaustible. O Lord, look on us and deal with us according to Your countless mercies, according to Your great mercy. 


(Diary No.611)