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 1425.

Today, for a short while I experienced the pain of the crown of

thorns. I was praying for a certain soul before the blessed sacrament at that time.

In an instant I felt such a violent pain that my head dropped onto the altar rail. Although this moment was very brief,

it was very painful. Christ, give me souls. Let anything you like happen to me, but give me souls

in return. I want the salvation of souls. I want souls to know your mercy. I have nothing left for

myself because I have given everything away to souls, with the result that on the day of judgment,

I will stand before you empty-handed, since I have given everything away to souls. Thus, you will have

nothing on which to judge me, and we shall meet on that day. Love and mercy. Jesus, Mary and Joseph,

hidden Jesus, life of my soul, object of my ardent desire, nothing will stifle your

love in my heart.

The power of our mutual love assures me of that.

Hidden Jesus, glorious pledge of my resurrection, all my life is concentrated in you. It is you, O host,

who empower me to love forever, and I know that you will love me as your child in return.

Hidden Jesus, my purest love, my life with you has begun already here on earth,

and it will become fully manifest in the eternity to come, because our mutual love will never change.

Hidden Jesus, soul, desire of my soul, you alone are to me more than the delights of heaven.

My soul searches for you only, who are above all gifts and graces.

You who come to me under the form of bread.

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