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 Kowalska from beginning to end.

Today we take up from where we left off, beginning with diary entry number 280.

Jesus commanded me to celebrate the feast of God's mercy on the first Sunday after Easter.

This I did, through interior recollection and exterior mortifications,

wearing the belt for three hours and praying continuously for sinners and for

mercy on the whole world. And Jesus said to me, my eyes rest with pleasure upon this house today.

I feel certain that my mission will not come to an end upon my death, but will begin.

O doubting souls, I will draw aside for you the veils of heaven to convince you of God's goodness,

so that you will no longer continue to wound with your distrust the sweetest heart of Jesus.

God is love and mercy. Once the Lord said to me,

My heart was moved by great mercy towards you, my dearest child, when I saw you torn to shreds

because of the great pain you suffered in repenting for your sins.

I see your love, so pure and true, that I give you first place among the virgins.

You are the honor and glory of my passion.

I see every abasement of your soul, and nothing escapes my attention.

I lift up the humble humble even to my very throne

because I wanted so. God, one in the Holy Trinity. I want to love you as no human soul has ever

loved you before, and although I am utterly miserable and small,

I have, nevertheless, cast the anchor of my trust deep down into the abyss of your mercy,

O my God and Creator. In spite of my great misery, I fear nothing, but hope to sing you a hymn of glory forever.

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