Saint Faustina’s Diary in a Year

"These times of dryness and stark awareness of one’s wretchedness, which God has permitted, allow the soul to know how little it can do by itself." St. Faustina writes. Listen in as Fr. Joseph Roesch, MIC, reads from this modern spiritual classic. To order a copy of the Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska, visit ShopMercy.org. Support our Ministries here. 

Transcribed - Published: 16 November 2024

"August 12. On passing through Cracow, Rev. Father Sopocko paid me a short visit today. I had wanted to see him, and God fulfilled my desire." St. Faustina writes. To order a copy of the Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska, visit ShopMercy.org. Support our Ministries here. 

Transcribed - Published: 15 November 2024

"Today Jesus came to live in my heart, He descended from His throne on high, The great Lord, the Creator of all things" St. Faustina writes. Listen in as Fr. Joseph Roesch, MIC, reads from this modern spiritual classic. To order a copy of the Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska, visit ShopMercy.org. Support our Ministries here. 

Transcribed - Published: 14 November 2024

"Today bring to Me souls who have become lukewarm, and immerse them in the abyss of My mercy. These souls wound My Heart most painfully." St. Faustina writes. To order a copy of the Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska, visit  ShopMercy.org. Support our Ministries here. 

Transcribed - Published: 13 November 2024

"Today bring to Me the souls who especially venerate and glorify My mercy, and immerse them in My mercy," St. Faustina writes. Listen in as Fr. Joseph Roesch, MIC, reads from this modern spiritual classic. To order a copy of the Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska, visit  ShopMercy.org. Support our Ministries here. 

Transcribed - Published: 12 November 2024

"Today bring to Me the souls of heretics and schismatics, and immerse them in the ocean of My mercy. During My bitter Passion, they tore at My Body and Heart; that is, My Church." St. Faustina writes. To order a copy of the Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska, visit ShopMercy.org. Support our Ministries here. 

Transcribed - Published: 11 November 2024

"Today bring to me the souls of priests and religious, and immerse them in My unfathomable mercy. It was they who gave Me the strength to endure My bitter Passion." St. Faustina writes. To order a copy of the Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska, visit ShopMercy.org. Support our Ministries here. 

Transcribed - Published: 10 November 2024

"When I went to confession, I did not even know how to confess. However, the priest [probably Father Casimir Ratkiewicz] recognized the condition of my soul at once," St. Faustina writes. To order a copy of the Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska, visit ShopMercy.org. Support our Ministries here. 

Transcribed - Published: 9 November 2024

"I learned today that I am to go to Rabka. I was not to leave until August 5, but I asked Mother Superior [Irene] to let me go at once." St. Faustina writes. Listen in as Fr. Joseph Roesch, MIC, reads from this modern spiritual classic. To order a copy of the Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska, visit ShopMercy.org. Support our Ministries here. 

Transcribed - Published: 8 November 2024

"Jesus. — From all My wounds, like from streams, mercy flows for souls, but the wound in My Heart is the fountain of unfathomable mercy." St. Faustina writes. Listen in as Fr. Joseph Roesch, MIC, reads from this modern spiritual classic. To order a copy of the Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska, visit  ShopMercy.org. Support our Ministries here. 

Transcribed - Published: 7 November 2024

"At the same time, I heard a voice in my soul: Do not be afraid, My daughter; it is My will that you should remain here. Human plans will be thwarted, since they must conform to My will." St. Faustina writes. To order a copy of the Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska, visit  ShopMercy.org. Support our Ministries here. 

Transcribed - Published: 6 November 2024

"Today, the Lord said to me, I have wanted to exalt this Congregation many times, but I am unable to do so because of its pride. Know, My daughter, that I do not grant My graces to proud souls, and I even take away from them the graces I have granted." St. Faustina writes. To order a copy of the Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska, visit  ShopMercy.org. Support our Ministries here. 

Transcribed - Published: 5 November 2024

"The Lord answered me, I have eternity for punishing [these], and so I am prolonging the time of mercy for the sake of [sinners]." St. Faustina writes. Listen in as Fr. Joseph Roesch, MIC, reads from this modern spiritual classic. To order a copy of the Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska, visit  ShopMercy.org. Support our Ministries here. 

Transcribed - Published: 4 November 2024

"I heard this voice in my soul: You see, I can give you everything in one moment. I am not constrained by any law." St. Faustina writes. Listen in as Fr. Joseph Roesch, MIC, reads from this modern spiritual classic. To order a copy of the Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska, visit ShopMercy.org. Support our Ministries here. 

Transcribed - Published: 3 November 2024

"[Let] the greatest sinners place their trust in My mercy. They have the right before others to trust in the abyss of My mercy." St. Faustina writes. To order a copy of the Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska, visit  ShopMercy.org. Support our Ministries here. 

Transcribed - Published: 2 November 2024

"When the procession from Borek came to our house, carrying Him who was to be reposed in our chapel, I heard a voice coming from the Host: Here is My repose." St. Faustina writes. To order a copy of the Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska, visit ShopMercy.org. Support our Ministries here. 

Transcribed - Published: 1 November 2024

"Oh, how sweet it is to live in a convent among sisters, but I must not forget that these angels are in human bodies." St. Faustina writes. Listen in as Fr. Joseph Roesch, MIC, reads from this modern spiritual classic. To order a copy of the Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska, visit ShopMercy.org. Support our Ministries here. 

Transcribed - Published: 31 October 2024

"In the moments when I am between heaven and earth, I keep silent, because even if I did speak, who would understand what I say?" St. Faustina writes. To order a copy of the Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska, visit ShopMercy.org. Support our Ministries here. 

Transcribed - Published: 30 October 2024

"I often receive light and the knowledge of the interior life of God and of God’s intimate disposition, and this fills me with unutterable trust," St. Faustina writes. Listen in as Fr. Joseph Roesch, MIC, reads from this modern spiritual classic. To order a copy of the Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska, visit ShopMercy.org. Support our Ministries here. 

Transcribed - Published: 28 October 2024

"One day, God gave me the inner knowledge that I had never lost my innocence," St. Faustina writes. Listen in as Fr. Joseph Roesch, MIC, reads from this modern spiritual classic. To order a copy of the Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska, visit ShopMercy.org. Support our Ministries here. 

Transcribed - Published: 27 October 2024

"After I had written a letter to Father Sopocko on Sunday, April 11, I suddenly became so very ill that I did not send that letter, but waited for a clear sign of God’s will." St. Faustina writes. To order a copy of the Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska, visit ShopMercy.org. Support our Ministries here. 

Transcribed - Published: 26 October 2024

"I heard the words, Host, dear to My Heart, for your sake, I bless the earth." St. Faustina writes. Listen in as Fr. Joseph Roesch, MIC, reads from this modern spiritual classic. To order a copy of the Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska, visit  ShopMercy.org. Support our Ministries here. 

Transcribed - Published: 25 October 2024

"During meditation today, I saw the Lord in great beauty, and He said to me, Peace be to you, My daughter." St. Faustina writes. Listen in as Fr. Joseph Roesch, MIC, reads from this modern spiritual classic. To order a copy of the Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska, visit  ShopMercy.org. Support our Ministries here. 

Transcribed - Published: 24 October 2024

"Then I heard a voice in my soul: Do not cry; I am not suffering anymore. And for the faithfulness with which you accompanied Me in My sufferings and death, your own death will be a solemn one," St. Faustina writes. To order a copy of the Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska, visit  ShopMercy.org. Support our Ministries here. 

Transcribed - Published: 23 October 2024

"At eleven o’clock Jesus said to me, My host, you are refreshment for My tormented Heart." St. Faustina writes. Listen in as Fr. Joseph Roesch, MIC, reads from this modern spiritual classic. To order a copy of the Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska, visit ShopMercy.org. Support our Ministries here. 

Transcribed - Published: 22 October 2024

"I have felt great sufferings in my body, but I feel the Lord is upholding me, for otherwise I would not be able to bear it," St. Faustina writes. Listen in as Fr. Joseph Roesch, MIC, reads from this modern spiritual classic. To order a copy of the Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska, visit  ShopMercy.org. Support our Ministries here. 

Transcribed - Published: 21 October 2024

"Suddenly, God’s presence took hold of me, and at once I saw myself in Rome, in the Holy Father’s chapel," St. Faustina writes. Listen in as Fr. Joseph Roesch, MIC, reads from this modern spiritual classic. To order a copy of the Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska, visit  ShopMercy.org. Support our Ministries here. 

Transcribed - Published: 20 October 2024

"But suddenly I heard the words, 'Say the chaplet.' I understood that the soul needed the special help of prayers and great mercy," St. Faustina writes. Listen in as Fr. Joseph Roesch, MIC, reads from this modern spiritual classic. To order a copy of the Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska, visit  ShopMercy.org. Support our Ministries here. 

Transcribed - Published: 19 October 2024

"March 19, 1937. Today, I united myself in spirit with the Adoration that is taking place in our house," St. Faustina writes. Listen in as Fr. Joseph Roesch, MIC, reads from this modern spiritual classic. To order a copy of the Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska, visit ShopMercy.org. Support our Ministries here. 

Transcribed - Published: 18 October 2024

"I frequently feel that certain persons are praying for me. I experience this suddenly in my soul, but I do not always know which person is interceding for me," St. Faustina writes. Listen in as Fr. Joseph Roesch, MIC, reads from this modern spiritual classic. To order a copy of the Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska, visit ShopMercy.org. Support our Ministries here. 

Transcribed - Published: 17 October 2024

"Let the glory and praise to The Divine Mercy rise from every creature throughout all ages and times," St. Faustina writes. Listen in as Fr. Joseph Roesch, MIC, reads from this modern spiritual classic. To order a copy of the Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska, visit  ShopMercy.org. Support our Ministries here. 

Transcribed - Published: 16 October 2024

"Thank You, O Lord, my Master, That You have transformed me entirely into Yourself," St. Faustina writes. Listen in as Fr. Joseph Roesch, MIC, reads from this modern spiritual classic. To order a copy of the Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska, visit ShopMercy.org. Support our Ministries here. 

Transcribed - Published: 15 October 2024

"This evening, when I heard the hymn, “Good night, Holy Head of my Jesus,” on the radio, my spirit was suddenly swept away to God’s mysterious bosom, St. Faustina writes. Listen in as Fr. Joseph Roesch, MIC, reads from this modern spiritual classic. To order a copy of the Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska, visit  ShopMercy.org. Support our Ministries here. 

Transcribed - Published: 14 October 2024

"I know well, O Lord, that You have no need of our works; You demand love. Love, love and once again, love of God," St. Faustina writes. Listen in as Fr. Joseph Roesch, MIC, reads from this modern spiritual classic. To order a copy of the Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska, visit ShopMercy.org. Support our Ministries here. 

Transcribed - Published: 13 October 2024

"O Jesus, in the depths of my soul I understand that the greatest achievements cannot compare with one act of pure love for You," St. Faustina writes. Listen in as Fr. Joseph Roesch, MIC, reads from this modern spiritual classic. To order a copy of the Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska, visit ShopMercy.org. Support our Ministries here. 

Transcribed - Published: 12 October 2024

"And all of a sudden, my soul was flooded with the light of the knowledge of God. Oh, would that I could express even a little of what my soul experiences," St. Faustina writes. Listen in as Fr. Joseph Roesch, MIC, reads from this modern spiritual classic. To order a copy of the Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska, visit  ShopMercy.org. Support our Ministries here. 

Transcribed - Published: 11 October 2024

"I often see a certain person dear to God. The Lord has great love for him, not only because he is striving to spread the veneration of God’s mercy, but also because of the love he has for the Lord God," St. Faustina writes. Listen in as Fr. Joseph Roesch, MIC, reads from this modern spiritual classic. To order a copy of the Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska, visit: ShopMercy.org. Support our Ministries here. 

Transcribed - Published: 10 October 2024

"The pure offering of my will will burn on the altar of love. That my sacrifice may be perfect, I unite myself closely with the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross," St. Faustina writes. Listen in as Fr. Joseph Roesch, MIC, reads from this modern spiritual classic. To order a copy of the Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska, visit ShopMercy.org. Support our Ministries here. 

Transcribed - Published: 9 October 2024

"Eternal God, in whom mercy is endless and the treasury of compassion inexhaustible, look kindly upon us and increase Your mercy in us," St. Faustina writes. Listen in as Fr. Joseph Roesch, MIC, reads from this modern spiritual classic. To order a copy of the Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska, visit ShopMercy.org. Support our Ministries here. 

Transcribed - Published: 8 October 2024

"Today, during the Passion Service, I saw Jesus being tortured and crowned with thorns and holding a reed in His hand," St. Faustina writes. Listen in as Fr. Joseph Roesch, MIC, reads from this modern spiritual classic. To order a copy of the Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska, visit  ShopMercy.org. Support our Ministries here. 

Transcribed - Published: 7 October 2024

"In the evening, the Lord said to me, My child, rest on my Heart; I see that you have worked hard in My vineyard," St. Faustina writes. Listen in as Fr. Joseph Roesch, MIC, reads from this modern spiritual classic. To order a copy of the Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska, visit  ShopMercy.org. Support our Ministries here. 

Transcribed - Published: 6 October 2024

"O Jesus, give us fervent and holy priests! Oh, how great is the dignity of the priest, but at the same time, how great is his responsibility," St. Faustina writes. Listen in as Fr. Joseph Roesch, MIC, reads from this modern spiritual classic. To order a copy of the Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska, visit  ShopMercy.org. Support our Ministries here. 

Transcribed - Published: 5 October 2024

"You will receive a greater reward for your obedience and subjection to your confessor than you will for the practices which you will be carrying out," St. Faustina writes. Listen in as Fr. Joseph Roesch, MIC, reads from this modern spiritual classic. To order a copy of the Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska, visit ShopMercy.org. Support our Ministries here. 

Transcribed - Published: 4 October 2024

"My daughter, do not weep, for I cannot bear your tears. I will grant you everything you ask for, but stop crying," St. Faustina writes. Listen in as Fr. Joseph Roesch, MIC, reads from this modern spiritual classic. To order a copy of the Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska, visit ShopMercy.org. Support our Ministries here. 

Transcribed - Published: 3 October 2024

"Today, the Lord said to me, My daughter, I am told that there is much simplicity in you, so why do you not tell Me about everything that concerns you," St. Faustina writes. Listen in as Fr. Joseph Roesch, MIC, reads from this modern spiritual classic. To order a copy of the Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska, visit  ShopMercy.org. Support our Ministries here. 

Transcribed - Published: 2 October 2024

"This day is so special for me; even though I encountered so many sufferings, my soul is overflowing with great joy," St. Faustina writes. Listen in as Fr. Joseph Roesch, MIC, reads from this modern spiritual classic. To order a copy of the Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska, visit  ShopMercy.org. Support our Ministries here. 

Transcribed - Published: 1 October 2024

"Then I heard the following words spoken thus: I want you to be My spouse. Fear pierced my soul," St. Faustina writes. Listen in as Fr. Joseph Roesch, MIC, reads from this modern spiritual classic. To order a copy of the Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska, visit ShopMercy.org. Support our Ministries here. 

Transcribed - Published: 30 September 2024

"I heard these words in my soul: My daughter, rest close to My Heart. Known to Me are your efforts," St. Faustina writes. Listen in as Fr. Joseph Roesch, MIC, reads from this modern spiritual classic.To order a copy of the Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska, visit  ShopMercy.org. Support our Ministries here. 

Transcribed - Published: 29 September 2024

"My daughter, you do not live for yourself but for souls; write for their benefit," St. Faustina writes. Listen in as Fr. Joseph Roesch, MIC, reads from this modern spiritual classic. To order a copy of the Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska, visit  ShopMercy.org. Support our Ministries here. 

Transcribed - Published: 28 September 2024

"Love is a mystery that transforms everything it touches into things beautiful and pleasing to God. The love of God makes a soul free," St. Faustina writes. Listen in as Fr. Joseph Roesch, MIC, reads from this modern spiritual classic. To order a copy of the Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska, visit  ShopMercy.org. Support our Ministries here. 

Transcribed - Published: 27 September 2024