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 1356.

Sixth Day, Oh my God, I am ready to accept your will in every detail,

whatever it may be. However you may direct me, I will bless you. Whatever you ask of me,

I will do with the help of your grace. Whatever your holy will regarding me might be,

I accept it with my whole heart and soul,

taking no account of what my corrupt nature tells me.

Once, when I was passing by a group of people,

I asked the Lord if they were all in the state of grace,

because I did not feel his sufferings. Because you do not feel my sufferings, it does not

follow that they must all be in the state of grace. At times, I allow you to be aware of the

condition of certain souls, and I give you the grace of suffering solely because I use you as the instrument of their conversion.

Where there is genuine virtue, there must be sacrifice as well.

One's whole life must be a sacrifice.

It is only by means of sacrifice that souls can become

useful. It is my self-sacrifice which, in my relationship with my neighbor, can give glory to God.

But God's love must flow through this sacrifice because everything is concentrated in this love

and takes its value from it.

Bear in mind that when you come out of this retreat I shall be dealing with you as with

a perfect soul.

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