Hello, I'm Father Joe Roche of the Marian 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 Kavalska from beginning to end.

Today we take up from where we left off, beginning with Diary Entry Number 7.

The mercy of the Lord is praised by the holy souls in heaven, who have themselves experienced

that infinite mercy. What these souls do in heaven, I already will begin to do here on earth. I will praise God for his infinite goodness,

and I will strive to bring other souls to know and glorify the inexpressible and incomprehensible

mercy of God. The Lord's promise, the souls that say this chaplet will be embraced by my mercy during their lifetime, and especially at the hour of their death.

O my Jesus, teach me to be open, to open the bosom of mercy and love to everyone who asks for it.

Jesus, my commander, teach me so that all my prayers and deeds may bear the seal of your mercy.

November 18, 1936.

Today I tried to make all my exercises before benediction because I was feeling more ill than usual.

So I went to bed directly after benediction. But when I entered the bedroom, I suddenly knew

interiorly that I should go to the cell of S.N.

Because she was in need of help.

I entered her cell at once, and S.N. said to me,

Oh, how good it is that God has brought you here, sister.

And her voice was so faint that I could hardly hear her.

She said to me, sister, please, bring me some tea with lemon, because I am terribly thirsty, and I cannot move because I am in such pain. And truly,

she was suffering very much and had a high fever. I made her more comfortable, and she was able to quench her thirst with the little bit of tea that I brought her.

When I entered my own cell, my soul was engulfed by the great love of God,

and I understood that we should take great heed of our interior inspirations, and follow them faithfully, and that faithfulness to one

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