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hindered her from doing so. Jesus responded, “My daughter, know that if I allow you to feel and
have a more profound knowledge of My sufferings, that is a grace from Me. But, when your mind
is dimmed and your sufferings are great, it is then that you take an active part in My Passion,
and I am conforming you more fully to Myself. It is your task to submit yourself to My will at
such times, more than at others.”
III B.16 On Seeking Human Versus Divine Consolation
(16.1) Die to the Self and Do Not Live in the Flesh (Diary, # 1443)
Sr. Faustina wrote in her Diary that the delight in her soul was fading for human
comforts. But, at the same time, she also felt that her physical strength was declining. At the end
of the Holy Mass, Sr. Faustina felt very weak; thus, she went back to her cell. She then also
missed going to the convent’s “community tea.” Yet, she was feeling continuous great joy
because she was “unceasingly united with the Lord.” She then came to understand that, “Every
soul would like to have divine comforts, but is by no means willing to forsake human comforts,
whereas these two things cannot be reconciled.”
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