Friday, July 15, 2005

Divine Mercy in my soul . . .

Excerpts from the diary of St. Faustina

Our Lord spoke these words to Sister Maria Faustina:

"You will prepare the world for My final coming.(429)

"Proclaim that mercy is the greatest attribute of God. All the works of My hands are crowned with mercy."(301)

"... when a soul sees and realizes the gravity of its sins, when the whole abyss of the misery into which it is immersed itself is displayed before its eyes, let it not despair, but with a trust let it throw itself into the arms of My mercy, as a child into the arms of its beloved mother. These souls have a right of priority to My compassionate Heart, they have first access to My mercy. Tell them that no soul that has called upon My mercy has been disappointed or brought to shame. I delight particularly in a soul which has placed its trust in My goodness."(1541)

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

"Speak to the world about My mercy ... It is a sign for the end times. After it will come the Day of Justice. While there is still time, let them have recourse to the fountain of My mercy.(848)

"Tell souls about this great mercy of Mine, because the awful day, the day of My justice, is near.(965)

"I am prolonging the time of mercy for the sake of sinners. But woe to them if they do not recognize this time of My visitation.(1160)

"Before the Day of Justice, I am sending the Day of Mercy.(1588)

"He who refuses to pass through the door of My mercy must pass through the door of My justice.(1146).

. . . read more from the diary of St. Faustina

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