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 8,

January 8th.

On Friday morning, as I was going to the chapel to attend Holy Mass,

I suddenly saw a huge juniper tree on the pavement, and in it a horrible cat, who,

looking angrily at me, blocked my way to the chapel.

One whisper of the name of Jesus dissipated all that.

I offered the whole day for dying sinners.

During Holy Mass, I felt the closeness of the Lord in a special way.

After Holy Communion, I turned my gaze with trust toward the

Lord and told him, Jesus, I so much desire to tell you something. And the Lord looked at me with love

and said, what is it that you desire to tell me? Jesus, I beg you, by the inconceivable power of your mercy, that all the souls who

will die today escape the fire of hell, even if they have been the greatest sinners. Today is Friday,

the memorial of your bitter agony on the cross. Because your mercy is inconceivable, the angels will not be

surprised at this. Jesus pressed me to his heart and said, My beloved daughter, you have come to

know well the depths of my mercy. I will do what you ask, but unite yourself continually with my agonizing heart and make

reparation to my justice. Know that you have asked me for a great thing, but I see that this was dictated

by your pure love for me. That is why I am complying with your requests.

Mary Immaculate Virgin, take me under your special protection and guard the purity of my soul,

heart and body. You are the model and star of my life. Today I experienced a great suffering during the visit of our sisters.

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