Join me, Father Thaddeus Langton, as I lead a 40-day consecration to the Immaculate Conception.

Follow along with my book, Shining and Spotless Splendor, Consecration to the Immaclet

Conception, live on Facebook at the Marion Helpers page, Instagram at the Divine Mercy,

and at divine mercyplus.org at 9 a.m. Eastern Time every morning. Together, let's consecrate our

lives to the Holy Spirit through the love and support of Our Lady the Immaculate Conception.

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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 1472. January 8th. During Holy Mass, I had a moment of knowledge concerning Father

S. That great glory is being given to God through our mutual efforts. And even though we are far from

each other, we are often together because we are united by a common goal. Oh my Jesus, my only desire,

although I want to receive you today with great fervor, greater fervor than ever,

nevertheless, precisely on this day, my soul is drier than ever. My faith grows in power,

and so the fruit of your coming, Lord, will be abundant. Although many a time you come without

touching my senses, and reign only in the loftier part of me, the senses too sometimes rejoice at your coming.

I often ask the Lord Jesus for an intellect, enlightened by faith. I express this to the Lord in these words. Jesus, give me an intellect, a great

intellect, for this only, that I may understand you better, because the better I get to know you,

the more ardently will I love you. Jesus, I ask you for a powerful intellect that I may understand divine and

lofty matters. Jesus, give me a keen intellect with which I will get to know your divine essence

and your indwelling triune life. Give me my intellect, give my intellect these capacities and aptitudes

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