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along with them. But, she felt unsettled. She noted a sense of yearning. And she lost the sense of
peace in her soul. Only God and Sr. Faustina knew what was going on with her interiorly. After
only a few minutes at Jozefinek; expectedly, Sr. Faustina informed the Sisters that it was now
time to go home. She justified to them that they had to return to the convent before dark, and
they had better start moving, since there was still quite a distance to go. They were back in their
House and were in the hallway, when the Mother Superior saw them. She asked Sr. Faustina
what was happening. She replied that they had already come back from the trip to avoid
returning when it got too dark.
Before long, Sr. Faustina went to the chapel. As soon as she entered, Jesus ordered her to
tell the truth to the Mother Superior: That they came back, not to reach home before dark, but
that Jesus had taken away her heart. She humbly asked the Lord’s forgiveness for everything that
she did that displeased Him. Although it was quite difficult for her to do so, she told the Mother
Superior the true reason why they came back so soon. Then, Jesus compassionately forgave her,
and favored her again with great joy in her soul. “She understood that apart from God there is no
contentment anywhere” (Diary, # 42).
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(Diary, # 303): At some point, while suffering much acutely, Sr. Faustina left her work
momentarily, to say a prayer to Jesus for the strength to keep on going. When she returned to her
work, she was “filled with enthusiasm and joy.” One of the Sisters noticed that she “looked so
radiant.” The Sister also commented that God must not have been giving her sufferings, but only
consolations. Sr. Faustina told the Sister that the Sister was “greatly mistaken” and she explained
things further to her:
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Ibid., Faustina, Diary, # 303.
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