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Reflections from the Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska

Friday, June 30  Prayers and Novenas of St. 

Faustina Novena for Poland   1933. On one occasion I heard these words in my soul, Make a novena for your country. This novena will consist of the recitation of the Litany of the Saints. Ask your confessor for permission [probably Father Sopocko or Father Andrasz] (Diary, 59).

My Prayer Response:  Lord Jesus, our country, too, needs sustained prayer for mercy. Our homeland has become secularized and materialistic. It no longer pays attention to Your moral law, nor does it seek to know You and trust in You. Lord, have mercy on our nation!

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Reflections from the Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska

Wednesday, June 28The United Heart of Jesus and 

St. Faustina In Your Arms On one occasion, I heard these words within me: Every movement of your heart is known to Me. Know, My daughter, that one glance of yours directed at someone else would wound Me more than many sins committed by another person (Diary, 588).  After Holy Communion, I heard these words in my soul: I am in your heart, I whom you had in your arms (Diary, 609).

My Prayer Response: Lord, You know me and You probe me. You know my every thought and desire (see Ps 139). I desire to be the beloved of Your Heart. Bring my every thought and desire "captive in obedience" (2 Cor 10:5) to You. May I be all Yours.

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Reflections from the Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska

Tuesday, June 27  The United Heart of Jesus 

and St. Faustina In the Depths of Your Heart

I will tell you most when you converse with Me in the depths of your heart. Here, no one can disturb My actions. Here, I rest as in a garden enclosed (Diary, 581).
When you reflect upon what I tell you in the depths of your heart, you profit more than if you had read many books. Oh, if souls would only want to listen to My voice when I am speaking in the depths of their hearts, they would reach the peak of holiness in a short time (Diary, 584).

My Prayer Response:  Lord Jesus, teach me. Help me to listen to You as You speak to me in the depths of my heart. Like St. Faustina, help me to become holy as You form my heart to become like Yours.

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Reflections from the Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska

Sunday, June 18 The United Heart of Jesus 

and St. Faustina  Delight My Heart Then I heard a voice in my soul: Do not cry; I am not suffering any more. And for the faithfulness with which you accompanied Me in My sufferings and death, your own death will be a solemn one, and I will accompany you in that last hour. Beloved pearl of My Heart, I see your love so pure, purer than that of the angels, and all the more so because you keep fighting. For your sake I bless the world. I see your efforts to please Me, and they delight My Heart.   After these words, I wept no more, but thanked the heavenly Father for having sent us His Son and for the work of the Redemption of mankind (Diary, 1061).

My Prayer Response:  Thank You, Heavenly Father, for sending us Your Son for the Redemption of mankind. Thank You, Lord Jesus, for raising up St. Faustina, a pearl of Your Heart, to tell us the good news of Your mercy. Now, may we tell the world of Your mercy and delight Your Heart!

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Reflections from the Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska

Saturday, June 17 The United Heart of Jesus and 

St. Faustina Rest on My Heart  In the evening, the Lord said to me, My child, rest on My Heart; I see that you have worked hard in My vineyard. And my soul was flooded with divine joy (Diary, 945).    Today, the Lord visited me, pressed me to His Heart and said, Rest, My little child. I am always with you (Diary, 1011).

My Prayer Response: Saint Faustina, intercede for us and teach us how to rest on the Heart of Jesus. We, too, need to be flooded with joy and hear the promise of Jesus, I am always with you! (see Mt 28:20).

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Reflections from the Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska

Friday, June 16 The United Heart of Jesus and 

St. Faustina My Agonizing Heart 

"Jesus, I beg You, by the inconceivable power of Your mercy, that all the souls who will die today escape the fire of hell, even if they have been the greatest sinners. Today is Friday, the memorial of Your bitter agony on the Cross; because Your mercy is inconceivable, the Angels will not be surprised at this." Jesus pressed me to His Heart and said, My beloved daughter, you have come to know well the depths of My mercy. I will do what you ask, but unite yourself continually with My agonizing Heart and make reparation to My justice. Know that you have asked Me for a great thing, but I see that this was dictated by your pure love for Me; that is why I am complying with your requests (Diary, 873).

My Prayer Response:  Lord Jesus, may I pray with boldness and trust in You as St. Faustina did. May I hear the beautiful words that she heard from You as I make reparation to Your justice!

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Reflections from the Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska

Thursday, June 15 The United Heart of Jesus 

and St. FaustinaClose to My Heart  Be at peace, My child. See, you are not alone. My Heart watches over you. Jesus filled me with strength concerning a certain person. I feel strength within my soul (Diary, 799).

January 29, 1937. I overslept today. A little longer, and I would have been too late for Holy Communion because the chapel is a good distance from our section. When I went outdoors, the snow was knee-deep. But before it occurred to me that the doctor would not have allowed me to go out in such snow, I had already come to the Lord in the chapel. I received Holy Communion and was back in no time. I heard these words in my soul: My daughter, rest close to My Heart. Known to Me are your efforts. My soul is more joyful when I am close to the Heart of my God (Diary, 902).

My Prayer Response:  Jesus, thank You for Your Heart that watches over us and knows all our efforts. May I rest close to Your Heart

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Reflections from the Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska

Wednesday, June 14  The United Heart of Jesus and St. Faustina Through the Heart of Jesus  On Friday, during Mass, when my soul was flooded with God's happiness, I heard these words in my soul: My mercy has passed into souls through the divine-human Heart of Jesus as a ray from the sun passes through crystal. I felt in my heart and understood that every approach to God is brought about by Jesus, in Him and through Him (Diary, 528).

† In this retreat, I shall keep you continually close to My Heart, that you may better know My mercy, that mercy which I have for people and especially for poor sinners (Diary, 730).

My Prayer Response:   Jesus, may the rays of mercy that come from Your Heart shine upon the world and especially on poor sinners. Jesus, have mercy on us and on the whole world.

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Reflections from the Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska

Tuesday, June 13  The United Heart of Jesus and   St. Faustina A Marvel to Angels and Man [Souls who love Me dearly] will be a marvel to Angels and men. Their number is very small. They are a defense for the world before the justice of the Heavenly Father and a means of obtaining mercy for the world. The love and sacrifice of these souls sustain the world in existence. The infidelity of a soul specially chosen by Me wounds My Heart most painfully. Such infidelities are swords which pierce My Heart (Diary, 367).

My Prayer Response:   Lord Jesus, raise up yet more souls who are faithful to Your loving mercy. The world desperately needs their defense of love, their prayers, and their sacrifices. It is a marvel of Your mercy that they sustain the world in existence.

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Reflections from the Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska

Monday, June 12 The United Heart of Jesus and St. Faustina Souls Who Love Me Dearly  To comfort you, let Me tell you that there are souls living in the world who love Me dearly. I dwell in their hearts with delight. But they are few. In convents too, there are souls that fill My Heart with joy. They bear My features; therefore the Heavenly Father looks upon them with special pleasure (Diary, 367).

My Prayer Response:  Lord Jesus, thank You for telling me that there are souls who live in the world and love You. In Your great mercy, raise up many more souls to love You and give joy to Your Heart. May I be one of them!

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Reflections from the Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska

Sunday, June 11 The United Heart of Jesus and St. Faustina So Many Reservations  So I turn to you, you — chosen souls, will you also fail to understand the love of My Heart? Here, too, My Heart finds disappointment; I do not find complete surrender to My love. So many reservations, so much distrust, so much caution (Diary, 367).

My Prayer Response:  O Lord Jesus, may I understand and experience the love of Your Heart. May I not disappoint You but completely surrender to Your love with great trust.

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Reflections from the Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska

Saturday, June 10  The United Heart of Jesus and St. Faustina  Break through to Souls   Oh, how indifferent are souls to so much goodness, to so many proofs of love! My Heart drinks only of the ingratitude and forgetfulness of souls living in the world. They have time for everything, but they have no time to come to Me for graces (Diary, 367).

My Prayer Response:  Lord Jesus, may Your mercy be accepted. May You break through to souls who have no time for You! Soften their stony hearts, O Lord.

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Reflections from the Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska

Friday, June 9 The United Heart of Jesus and St. Faustina Console My Heart  On one occasion, Jesus gave me to know that when I pray for intentions which people are wont to entrust to me, He is always ready to grant His graces, but souls do not always want to accept them:    My Heart overflows with great mercy for souls, and especially for poor sinners. If only they could understand that I am the best of Fathers to them and that it is for them that the Blood and Water flowed from My Heart as from a fount overflowing with mercy. For them I dwell in the tabernacle as King of Mercy. I desire to bestow My graces upon souls, but they do not want to accept them. You, at least, come to Me as often as possible and take these graces they do not want to accept. In this way you will console My Heart (Diary, 367).

My Prayer Response:  Lord Jesus, I pray that people who ask for my prayers accept the graces that You mercifully prepare for them in answer to my prayers. May this console Your Heart. Don't let Your graces be wasted — send them to whomever will accept them!

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Reflections from the Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska

Thursday, June 8  Eucharist Preparation for Communion  During Holy Mass, I saw the Infant Jesus in the chalice, and He said to me. I am dwelling in your heart as you see Me in this chalice (Diary, 1820).    Most pleasing to Me is this preparation with which you have received Me into your heart. Today, in a special way I bless this your joy. Nothing will disturb that joy throughout this day ... (Diary, 1824).

My Prayer Response:  Lord Jesus, help me and all who receive You in Holy Communion with a more fervent preparation, so our hearts may be changed. May we sing this song in our hearts:

Change my heart, O God,   Make it ever true.   

Change my heart, O God.  May I be like You!

You are the Potter, I am the clay.                                                                           

Mold me and make me. This is what I pray.

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Reflections from the Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska

Wednesday, June 7  Eucharist Heaven on Earth... I want to tell you that eternal life must begin already here on earth through Holy Communion. Each Holy Communion makes you more capable of communing with God throughout eternity (Diary, 1811).

When I received Him into my heart, the veil of faith was torn away. I saw Jesus who said to me, My daughter, your love compensates Me for the coldness of many souls. After these words, I was once again alone, but throughout the whole day I lived in an act of reparation (Diary, 1816).

My Prayer Response: O Lord Jesus, every Holy Communion with You here on earth is already a sharing in the Heavenly Liturgy at the throne of the Father. Help me and all who receive Holy Communion to be ever more capable of communing with You throughout eternity!

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Reflections from the Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska

Tuesday, June 6  Eucharist A Foretaste of Heaven See, I have left My heavenly throne to become united with you. What you see is just a tiny part and already your soul swoons with love. How amazed will your heart be when you see Me in all My glory (Diary, 1810).

My Prayer Response:  Lord Jesus, Holy Communion here on earth is a foretaste of the heavenly banquet! Help us, O Lord, to fittingly prepare for the eternal banquet by receiving You faithfully and lovingly at each Holy Communion.

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Reflections from the Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska

Monday, June 5  Eucharist Your Bridegroom Now you shall consider My love in the Blessed Sacrament. Here, I am entirely yours, soul, body, and divinity, as your Bridegroom. You know what love demands: one thing only, reciprocity ... (Diary, 1770).

My daughter, My favor rests in your heart. When on Holy Thursday I left Myself in the Blessed Sacrament, you were very much on My mind (Diary, 1774).

My Prayer Response: Lord Jesus, thank You for total and humble love in giving Yourself to me in the Eucharist. Help me and those who receive You in Holy Communion to respond with "reciprocity." May our "yes" to You be total, free, faithful, and fruitful — like the vows of marriage!

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Reflections from the Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska

Sunday, June 4  Eucharist Cleanse Our Hearts After some time, inner emptiness and dissatisfaction will come to [the soul's] attention. Oh, if only she would turn to Me then, I would help her to cleanse her heart, and I would fulfill everything in her soul; but without her knowledge and consent, I cannot be the Master of her heart (Diary, 1683).

My Prayer Response:Lord Jesus, help us turn to You that You may cleanse our hearts. Lord Jesus, meek and humble of Heart, make our hearts like Yours. May we seek to be one heart with You in Holy Communion.

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Reflections from the Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska

Saturday, June 3  Eucharist The Hearts of Religious Souls  Write for the benefit of religious souls that it delights Me to come to their hearts in Holy Communion. But if there is anyone else in such a heart, I cannot bear it and quickly leave that heart, taking with Me all the gifts and graces I have prepared for the soul. And the soul does not even notice My going (Diary, 1683).

My Prayer Response:  Lord Jesus, make my heart pure and simple as I receive You in Holy Communion. Purify my heart that I may be united more closely with You. And I pray for purity of heart in the souls of religious.

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Reflections from the Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska

Friday, June 2 Eucharist A Second Passion  I enter into certain hearts as into a second Passion (Diary, 1598).    I enter that heart unwillingly. You received those two Hosts, because I delayed My coming into this soul who resists My grace. My visit to such a soul is not pleasant for Me (Diary, 1658).

My Prayer Response:  Lord Jesus, help me to receive Holy Communion with greater love, trust, and desire to live in union with You. I desire to make reparation for certain souls that You describe entering as into a second Passion!

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Reflections from the Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska

Thursday, June 1   Eucharist  I Get Ingratitude If the priest had not brought Me to you, I would have come Myself under the same species. My daughter, your sufferings of this night obtained the grace of mercy for an immense number of souls (Diary, 1459). 

In return for My blessings, I get ingratitude. In return for My love, I get forgetfulness and indifference. My Heart cannot bear this (Diary, 1537).

My Prayer Response:
Lord Jesus, through the intercession of St. Faustina, may her great love for You in the Eucharist and her sufferings for souls be a reparation for me and all souls for our lack of gratitude, forgetfulness, and indifference to Your Love in the Holy Eucharist. Saint Faustina, pray for us that we may worthily receive Holy Communion.