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 411 March 21st, 1935

Often during Mass I see the Lord in my soul.

I feel his presence which pervades my being.

I sense his divine gaze.

I have long talks with him without saying a word. I know what his divine

heart desires, and I always do what will please him the most. I love him to distraction,

and I feel that I am being loved by God. At those times, when I meet with God deep within myself, I feel so happy

that I do not know how to express it. Such moments are short, for the soul could not bear it

for long, as separation from the body would be inevitable. Though these moments are very short, their power,

however, which is transmitted to the soul, remains with it for a very long time. Without the least

effort, I experience the profound recollection which then envelops me, and it does not diminish even if I talk with people, nor

does it interfere with the performance of my duties.

I feel the constant presence of God without any effort of my soul.

I know that I am united with him as closely as a drop of water is united with the bottomless ocean.

Last Thursday, toward the end of my prayers, I felt this grace,

and it lasted for an unusually long time, for it was throughout Mass,

so that I thought I would die of joy.

At such times my knowledge of God and his attributes

becomes more acute, and also I know my own self and my misery much better. I am amazed at the

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