20a. - 20k. Divine Mercy Section - Apostolate for Family Consecration

“…I was most deeply moved when, before the Consecration, Jesus raised His eyes to heaven
and entered into a mysterious conversation with His Father. It is only in eternity that we
shall really understand that moment … At the moment of Consecration, love rested
satiated — the sacrifice fully consummated. Now only the external ceremony of death will
be carried out — external destruction; the essence [of it] is in the Cenacle” (Diary, 684).
This means then, that the Eucharistic offering is the essence of the sacrifice of Jesus. In
every Mass, united with the priest, we offer the very Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of
Our Lord Jesus Christ, made present on the altar by the words and actions of the priest
through the power of The Holy Spirit. We unite the offering of ourselves with His offering,
which is already accepted by the Father, and is made present to us here and now.
During Exposition of The Blessed Sacrament and during Mass itself, Sister Faustina
regularly saw Our Lord. Most often she saw Him as a child; but at times, He appeared with
rays of light as in the Image of The Divine Mercy; and at other times, she saw Him in His
Passion and was able to participate in it with Him, sharing His pain.
“Today, from early morning, Divine absorption penetrates my soul. During Mass, I thought
I would see the little Jesus, as I often do; however, today during Holy Mass I saw the
Crucified Jesus. Jesus was nailed to the cross and was in great agony. His suffering
pierced me, soul and body, in a manner which was invisible, but nevertheless most
painful” (Diary, 913).
Union
Uniting herself to Jesus through the regular reception of Communion, Sister Faustina
learned to draw all her strength and consolation from the Eucharist, a lesson that is
important for us to learn as well.
“…One thing alone sustains me, and that is Holy Communion. From it I draw my strength;
in it is all my comfort…Jesus concealed in the Host is everything to me. From the
tabernacle I draw strength, power, courage and light. Here, I seek consolation in time of
anguish. I would not know how to give glory to God if I did not have the Eucharist in my
heart” (Diary, 1037).
As the battle of each day began, she found renewed confidence and strength in the
Eucharist.
“Every morning during meditation, I prepare myself for the whole day’s struggle. Holy
Communion assures me that I will win the victory; and so it is…This Bread of the Strong
gives me all the strength I need to carry on my mission and the courage to do whatever the
Lord asks of me. The courage and strength that are in me are not of me, but of Him who
lives in me — it is the Eucharist” (Diary, 91).
She learned, too, that the Lord continued to live in her — continued to be present in her,
as in a tabernacle, until her next reception of the Holy Eucharist in Holy Communion.
“Today, I have come to understand many of God’s mysteries. I have come to know that Holy
Communion remains in me until the next Holy Communion. A vivid and clearly felt
presence of God continues in my soul. The awareness of this plunges me into deep
recollection, without the slightest effort on my part. My heart is a living tabernacle in
which the living Host is reserved. I have never sought God in some far off place, but within
myself. It is in the depths of my own being that I commune with my God” (Diary, 1302).
On more than one occasion, the Lord shared with her how closely He wants to unite
Himself with us through the Eucharist, if only we would recognize His presence.
“…My great delight is to unite Myself with souls…when I come to a human heart in Holy
Communion, My hands are full of all kinds of graces which I want to give to the soul. But
souls do not even pay any attention to Me; they leave Me to Myself and busy themselves
with other things. Oh, how sad I am that souls do not recognize Love! They treat Me as a
dead object” (Diary, 1385).