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 No. 1443.

My soul was languishing with joy, but toward the end of the Mass,

I felt so weak that I had to leave the chapel and go to my cell, as I felt unable to take part

in the community tea. But my joy throughout the whole Christmas season was immense, because my soul was unceasingly united with the Lord.

I have come to know that every soul would like to have divine comforts, but is by no means willing to forsake human comforts, whereas these two things cannot be reconciled.

During this Christmas season, I have sensed that certain souls have been praying for me.

I rejoice that such spiritual union and knowledge exist already here on earth.

O my Jesus, praise be to you for all this.

In the greatest torments of souls, I am always alone.

But in the greatest torments of soul, I am always alone.

But no, not alone, for I am with you, Jesus.

But here I am speaking about other people. None of them understands my heart, but this does not surprise me anymore, whereas I used to be surprised when my intentions were condemned and wrongly interpreted.

No, this does not surprise me now at all. People do not know how to perceive the soul. They see the body,

and they judge according to the body. But as distant as heaven is from the earth, so distant are God's thoughts from our thoughts.

I myself have experienced that quite often.

It happens that and then she leaves that thought unfinished.

The Lord said to me, it should be of no concern to you how anyone else acts. You are to be my

living reflection through love and mercy. I answered, Lord, but they often take advantage of my

goodness. That makes no difference, my daughter. That is no concern of yours. As for you,

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