Saturday's Mercy Minutes...

The Gift of the Church   Meditation: My daughter, consider the life of God which is found in the Church for the salvation and the sanctification of your soul. Consider the use that you make of these treasures of grace, of these efforts of My love (Diary,1758). My Prayer Response: Thank You, Lord Jesus, for the treasure of graces You have given the Church for our salvation and sanctification. Thank You for the graces of Your Sacraments, culminating in the Holy Eucharist; for the Communion of Saints with Our Blessed Mother as Queen of all Saints; for the shepherds You have provided for us, with our chief shepherd, the Successor of Peter. All these treasures of grace are a gift of Your merciful love. *Diary passages with bolded words are Jesus speaking

Friday's Mercy Minutes...

The Lamb of God   Meditation: Consider, My daughter, who it is to whom your heart is so closely united by the vows. Before I made the world, I loved you with the love your heart is experiencing today and, throughout the centuries, My love will never change (Diary, 1754). My Prayer Response: Lord Jesus, may I experience now the love with which You loved me before You made the world. May I experience especially the love You expressed in Your Passion, death on the cross, and Resurrection. You are the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world. *Diary passages with bolded words are Jesus speaking

Thursday's Mercy Minutes...

Daily Bread for Me   Meditation: In the evening, Jesus gave me the subject for meditation. At the first moment, my heart was filled with fear and joy. Then I pressed myself close to His Heart, and the fear vanished; only joy remained. I felt entirely like a child of God, and the Lord said to me, Fear nothing. What has been forbidden to others has been given to you. The graces that are not given to other souls to discern, not even from a distance, nourish you every day, like the daily bread (Diary, 1753). My Prayer Response: Lord Jesus, I press close to Your Heart that my fear may vanish. Like a child, I want to receive all the graces You have prepared for me! May Your graces nourish me like daily bread. *Diary passages with bolded words are Jesus speaking

Wednesday's Mercy Minutes...

Send Forth Your Spirit   Meditation: Today the Lord said to me, You shall make a three-day retreat before the coming of the Holy Spirit. I Myself will direct you. You shall not follow any of the rules required for retreats or use any books for meditation. Your task is to listen attentively to My words. For spiritual reading you shall read one chapter from the Gospel of St. John (Diary, 1709). My Prayer Response: Lord Jesus, bless me with Your Holy Spirit. I want to claim all of the five promises You made of sending the Holy Spirit in the Gospel of St. John (see 14:16- 17; 14:26; 15:26; 16:7-11; 16:13-15). Lord, send forth Your Spirit and renew the face of the earth. *Diary passages with bolded words are Jesus speaking

Tuesday's Mercy Minutes...

Lavish New Graces on Us   Meditation: After Holy Mass, I went out to the garden to make my meditation ... . Suddenly Jesus stood before me and said, What are you doing here so early? I answered, “I am thinking of You, of Your mercy and Your goodness toward us. And You, Jesus, what are You doing here?” I have come out to meet you, to lavish new graces on you. I am looking for souls who would like to receive My grace (Diary, 1705). My Prayer Response: Lord Jesus, help me to recognize and receive Your graces with joy. I need all the graces that You want to lavish on me! *Diary passages with bolded words are Jesus speaking

Monday's Mercy Minutes...

Responding Faithfully to Your Grace   Meditation: As I was trying to make my Holy Hour, I saw the suffering Jesus, who spoke these words to me: My daughter, do not pay so much attention to the vessel of grace as to the grace itself which I give you, because you are not always pleased with the vessel, and then the graces, too, become deficient. I want to guard you from that, and I want you never to pay attention to the vessel in which I send you My grace. Let all the attention of your soul be concentrated on responding to My grace as faithfully as possible (Diary, 1599). My Prayer Response: Lord Jesus, may I recognize Your grace, no matter how it comes to me. Guard me from distractions. May I receive Your grace faithfully with thanksgiving, so You may be glorified. *Diary passages with bolded words are Jesus speaking

Sunday's Mercy Minutes...

A Pliant Tool   Meditation: Once after Holy Communion, I heard these words: You are Our dwelling place. At that moment, I felt in my soul the presence of the Holy Trinity, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. I felt that I was the temple of God. I felt I was a child of the Father. I cannot explain all this, but the spirit understands it well. O Infinite Goodness, how low You stoop to Your miserable creature! (Diary, 451). Bear in mind that when you come out of this retreat, I shall be dealing with you as with a perfect soul. I want to hold you in My hand as a pliant tool, perfectly adapted to the completion of My works (Diary, 1359). My Prayer Response: Lord Jesus, may I feel the presence of the Most Holy Trinity within me as Your temple, and so be Your tool to do Your work of mercy. O Lord, make me a pliant tool in Your hand. All for Your glory! *Diary passages with bolded words are Jesus speaking