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 Cavalska from beginning to end.

Today we take up from where we left off, beginning with Diary Entry Number 2.23, O Living Host, my one and only strength, fountain of love

and mercy, embrace the whole world, fortify faint souls.

O blessed be the instant and the moment when Jesus left us His most merciful heart.

To suffer without complaining, to bring comfort to others, and to drown my own sufferings

in the most sacred heart of Jesus.

I will spend all my free moments at the feet of our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament. At the feet of

Jesus, I will seek light, comfort, and strength. I will show my gratitude unceasingly to God for

his great mercy towards me, never forgetting the favors he has bestowed on me, especially the grace

of a vocation.

I will hide myself among the sisters like a little violet among lilies.

I want to blossom for my Lord and Maker, to forget about myself, to empty myself totally

for the sake of immortal souls.

This is my delight.

A few of my thoughts.

As regard holy confession, I shall choose what costs and humiliates me most.

Sometimes a trifle costs more than something greater. I will call to mind

the passion of Jesus at each confession to arouse my heart to contrition. Insofar as possible,

with the grace of God I will always practice perfect contrition. I will devote more time to this contrition.

Before I approach the confessional, I shall first enter the open and most merciful heart of the Savior.

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