divine-mercy-in-my-soul

1668 The Resurrection. Before the Mass of the resurrection, I felt so weak that I lost all hope of
participating in the procession which takes place in the church; and I said to the Lord, “Jesus,
if my prayers are pleasing to You, give me the strength for this moment that I may take part
in the procession.” At that same instant, I felt strong and certain that I could go along with
the sisters in the procession.
1669 When the procession began, I saw Jesus in a brightness greater than the light of the sun.
Jesus looked at me with love and said, Heart of My Heart, be filled with joy. At that
moment my spirit was drowned in Him….. When I came to myself, I was walking along in the
procession with the sisters, while my soul was totally immersed in Him…….
1670 (51) + Easter [April 17, 1938]. During Mass, I thanked the Lord Jesus for having deigned to
redeem us and for having given us that greatest of all gifts; namely, His love in Holy
Communion; that is, His very own Self. At that moment, I was drawn into the bosom of the
Most Holy Trinity, and I was immersed in the love of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.
These moments are hard to describe.
1671 At that moment, I prayed to the Lord for a certain person, and the Lord answered me, This
soul is particularly dear to Me. I was immensely happy with this. The happiness of other
souls fills me with a new joy, and when I see the higher gifts in some soul, my heart soars up
to the Lord in a new hymn of adoration.
1672 April 19, [1938]. During recreation, one of the sisters [Sister Cajetan] said, “Sister Faustina is
doing so poorly that she can hardly walk, but may she die soon because she is going to be a
saint.” Then one of the sister directresses [Sister Casimir 246 ] said, “That she is going to die,
we know; but whether she is going to be a saint, that is another question.” There then began
some malicious remarks (52) on this subject. I kept silent‟; then I put in a word, but I saw that
the conversation was getting worse, so again I fell silent.
1673 At present, I am getting letters from sisters who are in other houses and who made their
novitiate with me. 247 They often amuse me and make me laugh, as they usually go
something like this: “Dear Sister Faustina, we are very sorry that you are so gravely ill; but
we are very happy that, when the Lord Jesus takes you away, you will pray for us, for you
have a lot of influence with the Lord.” One of the sisters put it this way: “When you die,
Sister, please take me under your special care, for certainly you can do that for me” Another
sister wrote as follows: “How I am waiting for the time when the Lord Jesus will take you,
because I know what will happen then; and I greatly desire death for you.” I did want to ask
her what she was thinking of, concerning my death, (53) but I mortified myself and answered,
“The same thing will happen to me, a sinner, as happens to all sinners, if God‟s mercy does
not shield me.”
1674 April 20, [1938]. Departure for Pradnik. I was very worried that I would be put in bed in a
ward and be exposed to all sorts of things. If it were to be for only a week or two…. But it is
for such a long time, two months or perhaps more. In the evening, I went in for a long talk
with the lord Jesus. When I saw the Lord Jesus, I poured out my whole heart before Him, all
my troubles, fears and apprehensions. Jesus lovingly listened to me and then said, Be at
peace, My child, I am with you. Go in great peace. All is ready; I have ordered, in My
own special way, a private room to be prepared for you. Reassured and overwhelmed
with gratitude, I went to bed.
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