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Many a soul, earnestly striving for sanctity, cannot manage by itself during times of trial and
abandons the road to perfection” (Diary, # 940).
(Diary, # 941): Sr. Faustina marveled at the immense “dignity, power, and responsibility”
that is given to a Priest. She wrote, “Much has been given to you, O Priest, but much will also be
demanded of you.”
III A.18 On Suffering, Praying, and Death or Dying
(18.1) On the Fear of Death or Dying (Diary, # 697, 1262)
(Diary, # 697): Sr. Faustina wrote in her Diary that even if she accepted all of the
afflictions and drank the cup of misery to the last drop, she still suffered some trepidation
concerning death or dying. But, shortly afterwards, she was roused to the power of trusting in the
inexhaustible mercy of God. His never-ending goodness enables her to face death without fear.
It is consoling to know that God is in control and that nothing happens without His
express will or consent (Diary, # 697, 1262). Sr. Faustina also believed in glorifying God’s
limitless mercy; in this life, at death, at the resurrection, and through all eternity (Diary, # 697).
She also trusted in the Lord’s will for her, “God can deal with me as He pleases, and I will bless
Him for everything” (Diary, # 1262). And, she resorted to prayer, “My Jesus, my strength, my
peace, my repose; my soul bathes daily in the rays of Your mercy. There is not a moment in my
life when I do not experience Your mercy, O God. I count on nothing in my whole life, but only
on Your infinite mercy. It is the guiding thread of my life, O Lord. My soul is filled with God‟s
mercy” (Diary, # 697).
(18.2) On Praying for the Dying Amidst Great Distress (Diary, # 1797-1798)
(Diary, # 1797): Sr. Faustina wrote in her Diary that the Lord visited her and told her
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