Join me, Father Thaddeus Langton, as I lead a 40-day consecration to the Immaculate Conception.

Follow along with my book, Shining and Spotless Splendor, Consecration to the Immaclet

Conception, live on Facebook at the Marion Helpers page, Instagram at the Divine Mercy,

and at divine mercyplus.org at 9 a.m. Eastern Time every morning. Together, let's consecrate our

lives to the Holy Spirit through the love and support of Our Lady the Immaculate Conception.

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Hello, I'm Father Joe Roche of the Marianfathers 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 1118. My God, in these difficult moments, my spiritual director, Father

Antrash, is away, for he has gone to Rome. Jesus, since you have taken him away from me, guide me yourself,

because you alone know how much I can bear. I believe firmly that God cannot give me more than I can

bear. I trust in his mercy.

In the moments when I am between heaven and earth, I keep silent,

because even if I did speak, who would understand what I say?

Eternity will reveal many things about which I am now silent.

When I went out into the garden, I saw how everything was breathing the joy of spring.

The trees, adorned with flowers, gave often an intoxicating odor.

Everything was throbbing with joy, and the birds were singing and chirping

their adoration of God, and said to me, rejoice and be happy, Sister Faustina. But my soul remains in

torment and darkness. My soul is so sensitive to the rustle of grace that it knows how to talk with all

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