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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 Kovalska from beginning to end. Today we take up from where we left off, beginning with diary entry

number 1356. Sixth Day, Oh my God, I am ready to accept your will in every detail, whatever it may be.

However you may direct me, I will bless you. Whatever you ask ask of me I will do with the help of your grace

whatever your holy will regarding me might be I accept it with my whole heart and soul

taking no account of what my corrupt nature tells me, when I was passing by a group of people,

I asked the Lord if they were all in the state of grace, because I did not feel his sufferings.

Because you do not feel my sufferings, it does not follow that they must all be in the state of

grace. At times, I allow you to be

aware of the condition of certain souls, and I give you the grace of suffering solely because I use

you as the instrument of their conversion. Where there is genuine virtue, there must be sacrifice as well.

One's whole life must be a sacrifice.

It is only by means of sacrifice that souls can become useful.

It is my self-sacrifice which, in my relationship with my neighbor, can give glory to God.

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