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(Diary, # 908): Over time, Sr. Faustina’s spiritual life further heightened. She desired and
petitioned the Lord to be “transformed” as “a living sacrifice,” or as “a sacrificial host for
sinners” like Jesus. She then also petitioned the Lord to be stripped of everything; and instead be
given “souls” for expiation “at each moment for poor sinners.” She wrote in her Diary:
Take everything away from me, but give me souls. I want to become a sacrificial
host for sinners. Let the shell of my body conceal my offering, for Your Most
Sacred Heart is also hidden in a Host, and certainly, You are a living sacrifice
(Diary, # 908)…
Transform me into Yourself, O Jesus, that I may be a living sacrifice and pleasing
to You. I desire to atone at each moment for poor sinners. The sacrifice of my
spirit is hidden under the veil of the body; the human eye does not perceive it, and
for that reason, it is pure and pleasing to You. O, my Creator and Father of great
mercy, I trust in You, for You are Goodness Itself. Souls do not be afraid of God,
but trust in Him, for He is good, and His mercy is everlasting (Diary, # 908).
(3.7) The Soul’s “Living Faith” and the Miracle of the “Living Host” (Diary, # 1407)
Sr. Faustina wrote in her Diary that even if souls received the very same Jesus with every
Sacred Host, the grace that He conveys to each soul in Holy Communion was commensurate to
its “living faith” in Him. Sr. Faustina explained it in this way in her Diary:
When I was receiving Holy Communion today, I noticed in the cup a Living Host,
which the priest gave to me. When I returned to my place, I asked the Lord, “Why
was one Host alive, since You are equally alive under each of the species? The
Lord answered me, “That is so. I am the same under each of the species, but not
every soul receives Me with the same living faith as you do, My daughter; and
therefore I cannot act in their souls as I do in yours (Diary, # 1407).
(3.8) Jesus is Pleased with Great Efforts to Receive Sacramental Communion 305
(Diary, # 902): Sr. Faustina wrote in her Diary that she overslept on January 29, 1937.
But, she made impressive effort to receive Holy Communion. The chapel was far away from her
quarters and she needed to walk outdoors through “knee-deep snow.” Also, she was not in the
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Ibid., Faustina, Diary, # 902.
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