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Hello, I'm Father Joe Roche of the Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception.

Thank you for joining me 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 24.

One day, just as I had awakened, when I was putting myself in the presence of God,

I was suddenly overwhelmed by despair, complete darkness in the soul. I fought as best I could

till noon. In the afternoon, truly deadly fears began to seize me. My physical strength began to leave me.

I went quickly to my cell, fell on my knees before the crucifix, and began

to cry out for mercy. But Jesus did not hear my cries. I felt my physical strength leave me completely.

I fell to the ground, despair flooding my whole soul. I suffered terrible tortures in no way different from

the torments of hell. I was in this state for three-quarters of an hour. I wanted to go and

see the directoress but was too weak. I wanted to shout, but I had no voice. Fortunately, one of the sisters, another novice, Sister Placida Putira, came into my cell.

Finding me in such a strange condition, she immediately told the directress about it.

Mother came at once.

As soon as she entered the cell, she said, in the name of holy obedience, get up from the ground.

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