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need to attain sanctity. The graces of My mercy are drawn by means of one
vessel only, and that is – trust. The more a soul trusts, the more it will receive.
Souls that trust boundlessly are a great comfort to Me, because I pour all the
treasures of My graces into them. I rejoice that they ask for much, because it is
My desire to give much, very much. On the other hand, I am sad when souls ask
for little, when they narrow their hearts.
1579 (149) + It is when I meet with hypocrisy that I suffer most. Now I understand You, my
Savior, for rebuking the Pharisees so severely for their hypocrisy. You associated more
graciously with hardened sinners when they approached You contritely.
1580 My Jesus, I now see that I have gone through all the stages of my life following You:
childhood, youth, vocation, apostolic work, Tabor, Gethsemane, and now I am already with
You on Calvary. I have willingly allowed myself to be crucified, and I am indeed already
crucified; although I can still walk a little, I am stretched out on the cross, and I feel distinctly
that strength is flowing to me from Your cross, that You and You alone are my perseverance.
Although I often hear the voice of temptation calling to me, “Come down from the cross!” the
power of God strengthens me. Although loneliness and darkness and sufferings of all kinds
beat against my heart, the mysterious power of God supports and strengthens me. I want to
drink the cup (150) to the last drop. I trust firmly that Your grace, which has sustained me in
the Garden of Olives, will sustain me also now that I am on Calvary.
1581 O my Jesus, my Master, I unite my desires to the desires that You had on the cross: I desire
to fulfill Your holy will; I desire the conversion of souls; I desire that Your mercy be adored; I
desire that the triumph of the Church be hastened; I desire the Feast of Mercy to be
celebrated all over the world; I desire sanctity for priests; I desire that there be a saint in our
Congregation; I desire that our whole Congregation have a great spirit of zeal for the glory of
God and for the salvation of souls; I desire that souls who live in our homes do not offend
God, but persevere in good; I desire that the blessing of God descend upon my parents and
my whole family; I desire that God give special light to my spiritual directors, and in particular
to Father An. And Father So.; I desire a special blessing (151) for Superiors 234 under whose
direction I have been, and in particular for Mother General [Michael], for Mother Irene and for
the Directress of Novices, Mother [Mary] Joseph.
1582 O my Jesus, I now embrace the whole world and ask You for mercy for it. When You tell me,
O God, that it is enough, that Your holy will has been completely accomplished, then, my
Savior, in union with You, I will commit my soul into the hands of the Heavenly Father, full of
trust in Your unfathomable mercy. And when I stand at the foot of Your throne, the first hymn
that I will sing will be one to Your mercy. Poor earth, I will not forget you. Although I feel that
I will be immediately drowned in God as in an ocean of happiness, that will not be an
obstacle to my returning to earth to encourage souls and incite them to trust in God‟s mercy.
Indeed, this immersion in God will give me the possibility of boundless action.
1583 As I write this, I hear Satan grinding his teeth. He cannot stand God‟s mercy, and keeps
banging things in my cell. But I feel so much of God‟s power within me that it does not even
bother me that the enemy of our salvation gets angry, (152) and I quietly keep on writing.
1584 O inconceivable goodness of God, which shields us at every step, may Your mercy be
praised without cease. That You became a brother to humans, not to angels, is a miracle of
the unfathomable mystery of Your mercy. All our trust is in You, our first-born Brother, Jesus
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