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 1565.

When I entered the chapel for a moment, the Lord said to me, my daughter,

help me to save a certain dying sinner. Say the chaplet that I have taught you for him.

When I began to say the chaplet, I saw the man dying in the midst of terrible torment and struggle.

His guardian angel was defending him, but he was, as it were, powerless against the enormity of the soul's misery.

A multitude of devils was waiting for the soul.

But while I was saying the chaplet, I saw Jesus, just as he is depicted in the image,

the rays which issued from Jesus' heart enveloped the sick man, and the powers of darkness fled in panic.

The sick man peacefully breathed his last.

When I came to myself, I understood how very important the chaplet was

for the dying. It appeases the anger of God. When I was apologizing to the Lord Jesus for a certain

action of mine, which a little later turned out to be imperfect, Jesus put me at ease with these words.

My daughter, I reward you for the purity of your intention which you had at the time when you

acted. My heart rejoiced that you had my love under consideration at the time you acted,

and that in so distinct a way. And even now you still derive benefit from this, that is, from humiliation.

Yes, my child, I want you to always have such great purity of intention in the very least things you undertake.

As I took the pen in hand, I addressed a short prayer to the Holy Spirit and said,

Jesus, bless this pen, so that everything you order me to write may be for the glory of God.

Then I heard a voice, yes, I bless it, because this writing bears the seal of obedience to your

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