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III-A. GREAT GRACES IN SUFFERING OR SACRIFICE STEEPED IN PRAYER 187 Sr. Faustina desired to console Jesus “continuously” by uniting herself with His bitter chalice of suffering (Mt 26:39; Diary, # 385). lxiv For “suffering is the most harmonious melody of all” that can be offered to the Eucharistic Heart of Jesus and for souls (Diary, # 385). She also understood that she shared most efficaciously in Jesus’ bitter cup of redemptive suffering by uniting with His prayer and memorial offering of Himself in the Church’s Liturgy or at every Holy Mass (Diary, # 385). III A.1 More Souls are Saved through Suffering “Imbued with Prayer” (Diary, # 1767) 187 Ibid., Faustina, Diary, # 1767-1768, 320, 696, 1633-1634, 392, 323, 1621, 1625, 1657. 93