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 Kowalska from beginning to end.

Today we take up from where we left off, beginning with Diary Entry Number 1294.

The Lord has given me to know that when a soul does not accept the

graces intended for it another soul receives them immediately oh my Jesus

make me worthy of accepting your graces because of myself I can do can do nothing. Without your help, I cannot even utter

your name worthily. September 25, 1937, when I learned how great are the difficulties in this whole work,

I went to the Lord and said, Jesus, don't you see how they are hindering your work?

I heard a voice in my soul. Do as much as is in your power, and don't worry about the rest.

These difficulties prove that this work is mine. Be at peace so long as you do all that is in your power. Today I opened the gate

for Mother Superior and knew interiorly that she was going to town on business regarding the

work of the divine mercy. It is this superior who has contributed most to this whole work of mercy.

Today, I imprudently asked two poor children if they really had nothing to eat at home.

The children, without answering me, walked away from the gate. I understood how difficult it was for them to speak

about their poverty, so I went after them in a hurry and brought them back, giving them as much as I had

permission for. Oh, God, show me your mercy, according to the compassion of the heart of Jesus.

Hear my sighs and entreaties, and the tears of a contrite heart. O omnipotent, ever-merciful God, your compassion is never exhausted. Although my misery is

as vast as the sea, I have complete trust in the mercy of the Lord.

O eternal Trinity, yet ever gracious God, your compassion is without measure, and so I trust

in the sea of your mercy, and sense you, Lord, though a veil holds me aloof. May the omnipotence of your mercy,

O Lord, be glorified all over the world. May its veneration never cease. Proclaim my soul,

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