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 1479.

Jesus, Mary, and Joseph.

Oh, my Jesus, in terrible bitterness and pain,

I yet feel the caress of your divine heart.

Like a good mother, you press me to your bosom, and even now you give me to experience what the veil hides.

O my Jesus, in this wilderness and terror which surround me, my heart still feels the warmth of your gaze, which no storm can blot out for me, as you give me the assurance of your great love,

O God.

O my Jesus, midst the great miseries of this life, you shine like a star, O Jesus, protecting

me from shipwreck, and though my miseries be great, I have great trust in the power of your mercy.

O hidden Jesus, in the many struggles of my last hour, may the omnipotence of your grace be poured out upon my soul,

that at death's moment I may gaze upon you and see you face to face,

as do the chosen in heaven.

O my Jesus, midst the dangers which surround me, I go through life with a cry of joy,

my head raised proudly, because against your heart so filled

with love, O Jesus, all enemies will be crushed, all darkness dispelled.

Jesus, hide me in your mercy, and shield me against everything that might terrify my soul.

Do not let my trust in your mercy be disappointed.

Shield me with the omnipotence of your mercy and judge me leniently as well.

Today, during Holy Mass, I saw the infant Jesus near my kneeler. He appeared to me

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