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

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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 Kavalska from beginning to end. Today we take up from where we left off, beginning with diary entry

number 1238. August 12th. On passing through Krakow, Reverend Father Sopochko paid me a short visit

today. I had wanted to see him, and God fulfilled my desire.

This priest is a great soul, entirely filled with God.

My joy was very great, and I thanked God for this great grace,

because it was for the greater glory of God that I wanted to see him.

O living host, O hidden Jesus, you see the condition of my soul. Of myself, I am unable to utter your holy name.

I cannot bring forth from my heart the fire of love, but, kneeling at your feet, I cast upon the tabernacle the gaze of my soul, a gaze of faithfulness.

As for you, you are ever the same, while within my soul a change takes place.

I trust that the time will come when you will unveil your countenance, and your child will again see your sweet face.

I am astonished, Jesus, that you can hide yourself from me for so long, and that you can restrain the enormous love you have for me.

In the dwelling of my heart, I am listening and

waiting for your coming, O only treasure of my heart. The Lord Jesus greatly protects his

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