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 194.

March 27th.

I desire to struggle, toil, and empty myself for our work of saving immortal souls.

It does not matter if these efforts should shorten my life.

It is no longer mine, but belongs to the community.

I want to be useful to the whole church by being faithful to my community.

O Jesus, today my soul is as though darkened by suffering.

Not a single ray of light. The storm is raging,

and Jesus is asleep. Oh, my master, I will not wake you. I will not interrupt your sweet sleep.

I believe that you fortify me without my knowing it.

Throughout the long hours I adore you, O living bread, amidst the great drought in my soul.

O Jesus, pure love, I do not need consolations.

I am nourished by your will.

O mighty one, your will is the goal of my existence.

It seems to me that the whole world serves me and depends on me.

You, O Lord, understand my soul with all its aspirations.

Jesus, when I myself cannot sing you the hymn of love, I admire the singing of the seraphim,

they who are so dearly loved by you.

I desire to drown myself in you as they do.

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