Oh , how painful it is to Me that souls so seldom unite themselves to Me in Holy Communion . I wait for souls , and they are indifferent toward Me . I love them tenderly and sincerely , and they distrust Me . I want to lavish My graces on them , and they do not want to accept them . They treat Me as a dead object , whereas My Heart is full of love and mercy . In order that you may know at least some of My pain , imagine the most tender of mothers who has great love for her children , while those children spurn her love . Consider her pain . No one is in a position to console her . This is but a feeble image and likeness of My love ( Diary , # 1447 ).
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( Diary , # 1302 ): Sr . Faustina wrote in her Diary that in Holy Communion , one ’ s heart becomes the living ark made fitting by the “ living Host ,” the living God , Himself . His great Presence endures after the sacramental Holy Communion and this realization moves the soul to be absorbed in deep meditation . The soul then seeks God and converses with Him in the deepest recesses of its being . And , the soul gains further understanding of the Divine Mysteries . Sr . Faustina also wrote in her Diary :
December 24 , 1934 . The Vigil of Christmas … During Holy Communion , joy filled my soul . I felt that I am closely united to the Godhead . His omnipotence enveloped my whole being . Throughout the whole day , I felt the closeness of God in a special manner ; and although my duties prevented me throughout the whole day from going to chapel even for a moment , there was not a moment when I was not united with God . I felt Him within me more distinctly than ever … Despite all the joy and the external noise accompanying the sharing of the wafer and the mutual exchange of good wishes , I did not for a moment , lose the awareness of God ’ s presence ( Diary , # 346 ).
304 Ibid ., Hardon , The Catholic Catechism , 480-481 .
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