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difficulties prove that this work is Mine. Be at peace, so long as you do all that is in your power”
(Diary, # 1295).
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(Diary, # 1316): On October 1, 1937 (about a year before she passes away), the Lord told
Sr. Faustina, “Daughter, I need sacrifice lovingly accomplished, because that alone has meaning
for Me. Enormous indeed are the debts of the world which are due to Me; pure souls can pay
them by their sacrifice, exercising mercy in spirit” (Diary, # 1316).
(Diary, # 1305): Sr. Faustina wrote that one day, a woman came to the convent’s door
and asked to be one of their resident students. Besides being poor, she was also in need of
housing. During Sr. Faustina’s talk with her, intense devotion to the Passion of Jesus was
rekindled in this person. But, there was no more space for her and therefore could not be
admitted. After the guest left, Sr. Faustina undertook “one of the severest mortifications” she
ever did in her life. She offered it to the Lord and petitioned Him for the return of this lost sheep
back to the fold. She suffered much on this soul’s account for three days. She lamented that their
institutions were not large enough and had to turn away a greater number of such souls. She then
resolved that, if she could, come next time, she would not let go of such a soul so easily again.
She then confided to the Lord and prayed, “My Jesus, You know how much I grieve over every
straying sheep…” (Diary, # 1305).
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Ibid., Faustina, Diary, # 1316, 1305.
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