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

of St. Maria Faustina Kovalska from beginning to end. Today we take up from where we left off,

beginning with diary entry number 1674. April 20th, 1938. Departure for Pradnik. I was very worried that I would be

put in bed in a ward and be exposed to all sorts of things, if it were to be for only a week or two,

but it is for such a long time, two months, or perhaps more.

In the evening, I went in for a long talk with the Lord Jesus.

When I saw the Lord Jesus, I poured out my whole heart before him, all my troubles, fears, and apprehensions.

Jesus lovingly listened to me and then said,

Be at peace, my child. I am with you. Go in great peace. All is ready. I have ordered,

in my own special way, a private room to be prepared for you. Reassured and overwhelmed with gratitude,

I went to bed. On the following day, Sister Felicia took me there. I left in great peace and a

calm spirit. When we arrived, they told us there was a private room for Sister Faustina. When we entered the room,

we were surprised that everything had been prepared so beautifully. All was clean and neat,

covered with tablecloths and bedecked with flowers. A pretty Easter lamb had been placed

on the night table by the sisters. At once, three sacred heart sisters who work at the sanatorium, my old acquaintances,

came and greeted me warmly.

Sister Felicia was surprised at all this.

We bid a warm farewell to each other, and she left.

When I was alone with just the Lord Jesus and myself, I thanked him for this great grace.

Jesus said to me, be at peace. I am with you. Tired, I fell asleep. In the evening, the sister,

Sister David, who was to look after me, came and said,

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