Hello, I'm Father Joe Roche of the Marient Fathers of the Immaculate Conception.

Thank you for joining us as we continue with our year-long journey, reading the diary of

St. Maria Faustina Kovalska from beginning to end. Today we take up from where we left off,

beginning with diary entry number 749.

Conversation with Father Andrash at the end of the retreat. I was greatly surprised by one thing that I noticed during each conversation in the course of which I had asked advice and direction of Father Andrash, and it is this. I noticed that Father

Andrash answered all my questions about things which the Lord had asked of me so clearly,

and with such assurance that it was as though he was experiencing it all himself.

Oh my Jesus, if only there were more spiritual directors of this kind,

souls under such guidance would very quickly reach the summits of sanctity

and would not waste such great graces.

I give unceasing thanks to God for so great a grace, namely that in his great goodness

he has deigned to place these pillars of light along the path of my spiritual life. They light my

way so that I do not go astray or become delayed in my journey toward close union with the Lord.

I have a great love for the church which educates souls and leads them to God.

October 31, 1936, conversation with Mother General Michael. When I was talking to Mother

General about the question of my leaving the order, I received this answer. If Jesus demands of you

that you leave this congregation, let him give me some sign that this is his will.

Sister, pray for such a sign, because I am worried, lest you should fall prey to some illusion.

On the other hand, I would not want to hinder or oppose the will of God, for I too want to

do the will of God. And so we agreed that I will

still remain just as I am until such time as the Lord will let Mother General know that he demands

that I leave this congregation. And so the matter was put off for a while. And so you see, Jesus, that everything

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