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[Ecumenical] Lent through Eastertide - Divine Mercy Diary Exerpts: God's Nature and Mystery
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Posted on 03/25/2011 8:55:48 PM PDT by Salvation

Divine Mercy Diary Exerpts
 
Jesus's words are in italics.  St. Faustina's words are in regular print.
 
"Your task is to write down everything that I make known to you about My mercy, for the benefit of those who by reading these things will be comforted in their souls and will have the courage to approach Me." (1693)
 
 
"Mankind will not have peace until it turns with trust to My mercy." (300) 
 

 



TOPICS: Apologetics; Catholic; History; Theology
KEYWORDS: catholic; catholiclist; saints
This series will be exceprts from the Diary of St. Faustina. Some are short. Some are longer. I am keeping the spelling from the website in the title.
1 posted on 03/25/2011 8:55:56 PM PDT by Salvation
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To: All

God's Nature and Mystery 

On one occasion I was reflecting on the Holy Trinity, on the essence of God. I absolutely wanted to know and fathom who God is... In an instant my spirit was caught up into what seemed to be the next world. I saw an inaccessible light, and in this light what appeared like three sources of light which I could not understand. And out of that light came the words in the form of lightning which encircled heaven and earth. Not understanding anything, I was very sad. Suddenly, from this sea of inaccessible light came our dearly beloved Saviour, unutterably beautiful with His shining Wounds. And from this light came a voice which said, Who God is in His Essence, no one will fathom, neither the mind of Angels nor of man.... Get to know God by contemplating His attributes. A moment later He traced the sign of the cross with His hand and vanished. (30)
The first attribute which the Lord gave me to know is His holiness. His holiness is so great that all the Powers and Virtues tremble before Him. The pure spirits veil their faces and lose themselves in unending adoration, and with one single word they express the highest form of adoration; that is - Holy... The holiness of God is poured out upon the Church of God and upon every living soul in it, but not in the same degree. There are souls who are completely penetrated by God, and there are those who are barely alive.

The second kind of knowledge which the Lord granted me concerns His justice. His justice is so great and penetrating that it reaches deep into the heart of things, and all things stand before Him in naked truth, and nothing can withstand Him.

The third attribute is love and mercy. And I understood that the greatest attribute is love and mercy. It unites the creature with the Creator. This immense love and abyss of mercy are made known in the Incarnation of the Word and in the Redemption, and it is here that I saw this as the greatest of all God's attributes. (180)

My daughter, imagine that you are the sovereign of all the world and have the power to dispose of all things according to your good pleasure. You have the power to do all the good you want, and suddenly a little child knocks on your door, all trembling and in tears and, trusting in your kindness, asks for a piece of bread lest he die of starvation. What would you do for this child? Answer Me, my daughter. And I said, "Jesus, I would give the child all it asked and a thousand times more." And the Lord said to me, That is how I am treating your soul. .... Bring your ear close to My Heart, forget everything else, and meditate upon my wondrous mercy. My love will give you the strength and courage you need in these matters.(229)
Proclaim that mercy is the greatest attribute of God. All the works of My hands are crowned with mercy. (301)
At that moment, Jesus suddenly stood before me, coming I know not where from, radiant with unbelievable beauty, clothed in a white garment, with uplifted arms, and He spoke these words to me, My daughter, your heart is My repose; it is My delight. I find in it everything that is refused Me by so many souls.......And an instant later, I saw nothing, but a whole ocean of consolations entered my soul. (339)

2 posted on 03/25/2011 8:56:31 PM PDT by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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To: nickcarraway; NYer; ELS; Pyro7480; livius; ArrogantBustard; Catholicguy; RobbyS; marshmallow; ...

Lenten Series Ping!


3 posted on 03/25/2011 8:58:02 PM PDT by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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[Ecumenical] Lent through Eastertide - Divine Mercy Diary Exerpts: God's Nature and Mystery
[Ecumenical] Lent through Eastertide - Divine Mercy Diary Exerpts: Forgiveness
[Ecumenical] Lent through Eastertide - Divine Mercy Diary Exerpts: Fear
[Ecumenical] Lent through Eastertide - Divine Mercy Diary Exerpts: Feast of Mercy
[Ecumenical] Lent through Eastertide - Divine Mercy Diary Exerpts: Faith and Faithfulness
[Ecumenical] Lent through Eastertide - Divine Mercy Diary Exerpts: Enemies and those who are a thorn in our side
[Ecumenical] Lent through Eastertide - Divine Mercy Diary Exerpts: Discernment
[Ecumenical] Lent through Eastertide - Divine Mercy Diary Exerpts: Death and Dying

[Ecumenical] Lent through Eastertide - Divine Mercy Diary Exerpts: Periods of Darkness
[Ecumenical] Lent through Eastertide - Divine Mercy Diary Exerpts: Confession of Sins in the Sacrament of Penance
[Ecumenical] Lent through Eastertide - Divine Mercy Diary Exerpts: Chosen Souls
[Ecumenical] Lent through Eastertide - Divine Mercy Diary Exerpts: Children
[Ecumenical] Lent through Eastertide - Divine Mercy Diary Exerpts: Power of the Chaplet
[Ecumenical] Lent through Eastertide - Divine Mercy Diary Exerpts: Busy Souls
[Ecumenical] Lent through Eastertide - Divine Mercy Diary Exerpts: Effect of Holy Baptism on the Soul
[Ecumenical] Lent through Eastertide - Divine Mercy Diary Exerpts: Apostles of Mercy
[Ecumenical] Lent through Eastertide - Divine Mercy Diary Exerpts: Angels
[Ecumenical] Lent through Eastertide - Divine Mercy Diary Exerpts: Abortion

4 posted on 03/25/2011 9:00:51 PM PDT by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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To: Salvation

I have to get a copy of this book.


5 posted on 03/25/2011 9:01:43 PM PDT by johngrace (God so loved the world so he gave his only son! Praise Jesus and Hail Mary!)
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To: johngrace

I think you will enjoy it. I gave someone my money to get me a book, and she got the small print volume. I donated it to our church library.

I will get the large print volume after Easter. But meanwhile I read here and there on the web.


6 posted on 03/25/2011 9:06:47 PM PDT by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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