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Hour of Mercy: 3:00 p.m

Daily Reflections, supplications and prayers

Tuesday, april 12th, 2022

1. Reflection:

“+ Conversation of the Merciful God with a Suffering (Soul Continued)

Jesus:  Poor soul, I see that you suffer much and that you do not have even the strength to converse with me.  So I will speak to you.  Even though your sufferings were (86) very grea

Jesus:  True, my child, all that is painful.  But there is no way to heaven except the way of the cross.  I followed it first.  You must learn that it is the shortest and surest way.   

Soul:  Lord, there is another obstacle on the road to holiness.  Because I am faithful to You, I am persecuted and suffer much.

Jesus:  It is because you are not of this world that the world hates you.  First it persecuted Me.  Persecution is a sign that you are following in My footsteps faithfully.   

Soul:  My Lord, I am also discouraged because neither my superiors nor my confessor understand my interior trials.  A darkness clouds my mind.  How can I advance?  All this discourages me from striving for the heights of sanctity.

Jesus:  Well, My child, this time you have told Me a good deal.  I realize how painful it is not to be (88) understood, and especially by those whom one loves and with whom one has been very open.  But suffice it to know that I understand all your troubles and misery.  I am pleased by the deep faith you have, despite everything, in My representatives.  Learn from this that no one will understand a soul entirely – that is beyond human ability.  Therefore, I have remained on earth to comfort your aching heart and to fortify your soul, so that you will not falter on the way.  You say that a dense darkness is obscuring your mind.  But why, at such times, do you not come to Me, the light who can in an instant pour into your soul more understanding about holiness than can be found in any books?  No confessor is capable of teaching and enlightening a soul in this way.

 Know, too, that the darkness about which you complain I first endured in the Garden of Olives when My Soul was crushed in mortal anguish.  I am giving you a share in those sufferings because of My special love for you and in view of the high degree of holiness I am (89) intending for you in heaven.  A suffering soul is closest to My Heart.

t, do not lose heart or give in to despondency.  But tell Me, my child, who has dared to wound your heart?  Tell me about everything, be sincere in dealing with Me, reveal all the wounds of your heart.  I will heal them, and your suffering will become a source of your sanctification.  

Soul:  Lord, my sufferings are so great and numerous and have lasted so long that I become discouraged.

Jesus:  My child, do not be discouraged.  I know your boundless trust in Me; I know you are aware of My goodness and mercy.  Let us talk in detail about everything that weighs so heavily upon your heart.   

Soul:  There are so many different things that I do not know what to speak about first, nor how to express it.

Jesus:  Talk to Me simply, as a friend to a friend.  Tell Me now, My child, what hinders you from advancing in holiness?   

Soul:  Poor health detains me on the way to holiness.  I cannot fulfill my duties.  I am as useless as an extra wheel on a wagon.  I cannot mortify myself or fast to any extent, as the saints did.  (87)  Furthermore, nobody believes I am sick, so that mental pain is added to those of the body, and I am often humiliated.  Jesus, how can anyone become holy in such circumstances? …(Saint María Faustina Kowalska, Divine Mercy in My Soul, Diary, 1487).

2. Supplications:

  • Let us ask for the grace to recognize that Jesus Christ is a God who is close to us,
  • Let us ask for the grace to approach the Lord always with trust,
  • For the intentions of Virgin Mary,
  • For the souls in purgatory,
  • For our suffering humanity and for our personal intentions.

 3. Resolutions of the day:

4. Final Prayer: 

O Jesus, I am locking myself in Your most merciful Heart as in a fortress, impregnable against the missiles of my enemies. Oh My Good Merciful Jesus, King of Mercy, I trust in You, and only in you I Hope. Amen. Jesus I Trust in You (Cf. Diary, 1535).

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