Tuesday's Mercy Minutes...

 

Divine Mercy Daily

Reflections from the Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska

Tuesday, June 15The United Heart of Jesus

 and St. Faustina  Close 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 

Monday's Mercy Minutes...

 

Divine Mercy Daily

Reflections from the Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska

Monday, 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.

Sunday's Mercy Minutes...

 

Divine Mercy Daily

Reflections from the Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska

Sunday, 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.

Saturday's Mercy Minutes...

 

Divine Mercy Daily

Reflections from the Diary of Saint Mari

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!

Friday's Mercy Minutes...

 

Divine Mercy Daily

Reflections from the Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska

Friday, June 11The 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.

Thursday's Mercy minutes...

 

Divine Mercy Daily

Reflections from the Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska

Thursday, June 10

The United Heart of Jesus and St. FaustinaBreak 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.

Wednesday's Mercy Minutes...

 

Divine Mercy Daily

Reflections from the Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska

Wednesday, 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!