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 1312.

Jesus came to the main entrance today under the guise of a poor young man.

This young man, emaciated, barefoot, and bareheaded, and with his clothes and tatters,

was frozen because the day was cold and rainy. He asked for something hot to eat. So I went to the kitchen,

but found nothing there for the poor. But after searching around for some time, I succeeded

in finding some soup, which I reheated, and into which I crumbled some bread, and I gave it

to the poor young man who ate it. As I was taking the

bowl from him, he gave me to know that he was the Lord of heaven and earth. When I saw him

as he was, he vanished from my sight. When I went back in and reflected on what had happened

at the gate, I heard these words in my soul.

My daughter, the blessings of the poor who bless me as they leave this gate have reached my ears,

and your compassion within the bounds of obedience has pleased me, and this is why I came down from my throne,

to taste the fruits of your mercy.

O my Jesus, now everything is clear to me, and I understand all that has just happened.

I somehow felt and asked myself, what sort of a poor man is this,

who radiates such modesty? From that moment on, there was stirred in my heart, an even purer love

toward the poor and the needy. Oh, how happy I am that my superiors have given me such a task. I understand that mercy is manifold.

One can do good always and everywhere and at all times. An ardent love of God sees all around

itself constant opportunities to share itself through deed, word, and prayer. Now I

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