Words of Jesus to Saint Faustina 

     Ed. note:  In the decade before the 2nd world war, Jesus Himself directed a nun, Maria Faustina Kowalksa, to transcribe His Words to her to further to enlighten humanity of His Divine Mercy.  Canonized Saint Faustina in 2000, she  transcribed His Words in five notebooks, which became known as Diary of Divine Mercy in My Soul.  Below are His Words alone, organized according to the principal themes the editor noted.  Saint Faustina’s five notebooks consist of 1589 entries, with the italicized numbers below indicating the corresponding entry in Divine Mercy in My Soul.  The English version of the Diary used herein was translated under the auspices of the Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, in Stockbridge MA, who have generously allowed the editor to reprint the excerpts on these pages.  To obtain a better understanding of Divine Mercy, the editor recommends purchasing and sharing the full Diary. 

Trust in Jesus Replaces Fear 

Do not fear; I Myself will make up for everything that is lacking in you.  435

Why are you fearful and why do you tremble when you are united to Me?  I am displeased when a soul yields to vain terrors. Who will dare to touch you when you are with Me?   Most dear to Me is the soul that strongly believes in My goodness and has complete trust in Me.  I heap My confidence upon it and give it all it asks.  453

Why are you afraid?  Do you think that I will not have enough omnipotence to support you?  527

Do not fear anything; nothing will happen to you against My will.  541

To confirm your spirit, I speak through My representatives in accordance with what I demand of you, but know that this will not always be so.  They will oppose you in many things, and through this My grace will be manifest in you, and it will be evident that this matter is My doing.  But as for you, fear nothing; I am always with you.  And know this, too, My daughter: all creatures, whether they know it or not, and whether they want to or not, always fulfill My will.  586

Do not fear anything, My daughter; all the adversaries will be shattered at My feet.  626

Do not be afraid; I am always with you.  627

Always tell your confessor about everything I say to you and command you to do, and do only that for which you obtain permission.  Do not be upset, and fear nothing; I am with you.  645

You will not be alone, because I am with you always and everywhere.  Near to My Heart, fear nothing.  I Myself am the cause of your departure.  Know that My eyes follow every move of your heart with great attention.  I am bringing you into seclusion so that I Myself may form your heart according to My future plans.  What are you afraid of?   If you are with Me, who will dare touch you?  Nevertheless, I am very pleased that you confide your fears to Me, My daughter.  Speak to Me about everything in a completely simple and human way; by this you will give Me great joy.   I understand you because I am God-Man.  This simple language of your heart is more pleasing to Me than the hymns composed in My honor.  Know, My daughter, that the simpler your speech is, the more you attract Me to yourself.  And now, be at peace close to My Heart.  797

Be at peace, My child. See, you are not alone. My Heart watches over you.  799

My daughter, why are you giving in to thoughts of fear?  881

You see, I am thinking of it and sustaining it, and what is it compared to you?  Why was your soul fearful for a moment?  922

Do not fear, My child; but remain faithful only to My grace.  1166

Do not fear, My little child, you are not alone.  Fight bravely, because My arm is supporting you; fight for the salvation of souls, exhorting them to trust in My mercy, as that is your task in this life and in the life to come.  1452

O soul steeped in darkness, do not despair. All is not yet lost. Come and confide in your God, who is love and mercy.  1486

My child, life on earth is a struggle indeed; a great struggle for My kingdom. But fear not, because you are not alone.  I am always supporting you, so lean on Me as you struggle, fearing nothing.  Take the vessel of trust and draw from the fountain of life — for yourself, but also for other souls, especially such as are distrustful of My goodness.  1488

Do not fear.  I am watching you this very moment and am helping you.  In a moment, I will send you two sisters who are coming to visit you, and then you will find it easy to continue the conversation. 1494

Obedience to God’s Will Is the Surest Route to Heaven

I was here during your conversation with the Superior and know everything. I don’t demand mortification from you, but obedience.  By obedience you give great glory to Me and gain merit for yourself.  28

My child, how is your retreat going?   Yes, I know, but I want to hear it from your own lips and from your heart.  Yes, I will be with you always, if you always remain a little child and fear nothing.   As I was your beginning here, so I will also be your end. Do not rely on creatures, even in the smallest things, because this displeases Me.  I want to be alone in your soul. I will give light and strength to your soul, and you will learn from My representative that I am in you, and your uncertainty will vanish like mist before the rays of the sun.  295

I desire that you make an offering of yourself for sinners and especially for those souls who have lost hope in God’s mercy.  308

I am with you. During this retreat, I will strengthen you in peace and in courage so that your strength will not fail in carrying out My designs. Therefore, you will cancel out your will absolutely in this retreat and, instead, My complete will shall be accomplished in you.  Know that it will cost you much, so write these words on a clean sheet of paper: “From today on, my own will does not exist,” and then cross out the page.  And on the other side write these words:  “From today on, I do the will of God everywhere, always, and in everything.”  Be afraid of nothing; love will give you strength and make the realization of this easy.  372

I desire that you would all have more faith at the present time.  How great is My joy at the faithfulness of My spouse in the smallest things.  352

Tell all the sisters that I demand that they live in the spirit of faith towards the superiors at this present time.  353

I have granted the grace you asked for on behalf of that soul, but not because of the mortification you chose for yourself, but because of the act of complete obedience to My representative did I grant grace to that soul for whom you interceded and begged mercy.  Know that when you mortify your own self-will, then Mine reigns within you.  362

I Myself am your Director; I was, I am, and I will be. And since you asked for visible help, I chose and gave you a director even before you had asked, for My work required this.  Know that the faults you commit against him wound My Heart. Be especially on your guard against self-willfulness; even the smallest thing should bear the seal of obedience.  362

You will prepare the world for My final coming.  429

I desire that you live according to My will, in the most secret depths of your soul.   443

I see the sincere pain of your heart which brought great solace to My Heart.  See and take comfort.  445

Why are you afraid to do My will?   Will I not help you as I have done thus far?   Repeat every one of My demands to those who represent Me on earth, but do only what they tell you to do.  489

My daughter, you give Me the greatest glory by faithfully fulfilling My desires.  500

This is how you and your companions are going to be clothed. My life from birth to death on the Cross will be the rule for you.  Fix your eyes upon Me and live according to what you see.  I desire that you penetrate into My spirit more deeply and understand that I am meek and humble of heart.  526

Your purpose and that of your companions is to unite yourselves with Me as closely as possible; through love You will reconcile earth with heaven, you will soften the just anger of God, and you will plead for mercy for the world. I place in your care two pearls very precious to My Heart: these are the souls of priests and religious.  You will pray particularly for them; their power will come from your diminishment.  You will join prayers, fasts, mortifications, labors and all sufferings to My prayer, fasting, mortification, labors and sufferings and then they will have power before My Father.  531

You are My spouse forever; your chastity should be greater than that of the angels, for I call no angel to such intimacy as I do you.  The smallest act of My spouse is of infinite value. A pure soul has inconceivable power before God.  534

My daughter, love has brought Me here, and love keeps Me here.  My daughter, if you knew what great merit and reward is earned by one act of pure love for Me, you would die of joy.  I am saying this that you may constantly unite yourself with Me through love, for this is the goal of the life of your soul. This act is an act of the will. Know that a pure soul is humble.  When you lower and empty yourself before My majesty, I then pursue you with My graces and make use of My omnipotence to exalt you.  576

I am more deeply wounded by the small imperfections of chosen souls than by the sins of those living in the world.  580

Every movement of your heart is known to Me. Know, My daughter, that one glance of yours directed at someone else would wound Me more than many sins committed by another person.  588

The most perfect and holy soul is the one that does the will of My Father, but there are not many such, and that He looks with special love upon the soul who lives His will. And Jesus told me that I was doing the will of God perfectly . . . and for this reason I am uniting Myself with you and communing with you in a special and intimate way.  603

No action undertaken on your own, even though you put much effort into it, pleases Me. 659

You will bear witness to My infinite mercy.  In this book are written the names of the souls that have glorified My mercy.  689

Now I know that it is not for the graces or gifts that you love me, but because My will is dearer to you than life.   That is why I am uniting Myself with you so intimately as with no other creature.  707

I desire that you be entirely transformed into love and that you burn ardently as a pure victim of love . . .  726

Isn’t it enough for you that I visit you every day?  827

My beloved daughter, you have come to know well the depths of My mercy. I will do what you ask, but unite yourself continually with My agonizing Heart and make reparation to My justice.  Know that you have asked Me for a great thing, but I see that this was dictated by your pure love for Me; that is why I am complying with your requests.  873

My daughter, I want to repose in your heart, because many souls have thrown Me out of their hearts today.  866

My daughter, know that you give Me greater glory by a single act of obedience than by long prayers and mortifications.  894

You will receive a greater reward for your obedience and subjection to your confessor than you will for the practices which you will be carrying out.  Know this, My daughter, and act accordingly: anything, no matter how small it be, that has the seal of obedience to My representative is pleasing to Me and great in My eyes.  933

My daughter, My delight is to unite myself with you. It is when you submit yourself to My will that you give Me the greatest glory and draw down upon yourself a sea of blessings.  I would not take such special delight in you if you were not living by my will.  954 

Host pleasing to My Father, know, My daughter, that the entire Holy Trinity finds Its special delight in you, because you live exclusively by the will of God. No sacrifice can compare with this.  955

My daughter, it is time for you to take action; I am with you. Great persecutions and sufferings are in store for you, but be comforted by the thought that many souls will be saved and sanctified by this work.  966

Underline, because these words are Mine; I have borrowed the lips of the friend of My Heart in order to speak to you and reassure you.  You are to observe these directions until your death.  It would not please Me at all if you were to disobey these directions.  Know that it is I who have placed him between Myself and your soul.  I am doing this to set you at peace and so that you may not err.  967

Lean your head on My breast and rest.  I shall give you a small portion of My Passion, but do not be afraid, be brave; do not seek relief, but accept everything with submission to My will.  1053

Chosen souls who do not have My spirit, who live according to the letter [cf. 2 Cor. 3:6] and have placed the letter above My spirit, above the spirit of love.  I have founded My whole law on love, and yet I do not see love, even in religious orders.  This is why sadness fills My Heart.  1478

My child, make the resolution never to rely on people.  Entrust yourself completely to My will saying, “Not as I want, but according to Your will, O God, let it be done unto me.”  These words, spoken from the depths of one’s heart, can raise a soul to the summit of sanctity in a short time. In such a soul I delight.  Such a soul gives Me glory.  Such a soul fills heaven with the fragrance of her virtue.  But understand that the strength by which you bear sufferings comes from frequent Communions.  So approach this fountain of mercy often, to draw with the vessel of trust whatever you need.  1487

Be at peace, My child; nothing can oppose My will.  In spite of the murmuring and hostility of the sisters, My will shall be done in you in all its fullness, down to the last detail of My wishes and My designs.  Do not become sad about this; I too was a stumbling stone for some souls.  1531

Yes, I bless [it], because this writing bears the seal of obedience to your superior and confessor, and by that very fact I am already given glory, and many souls will be drawing profit from it.  My daughter, I demand that you devote all your free moments to writing about My goodness and mercy.  It is your office and your assignment throughout your life to continue to make known to souls the great mercy I have for them and to exhort them to trust in My bottomless mercy.  1567

My daughter, I desire that even in the smallest things, you rely on your confessor.  Your greatest sacrifices do not please Me if you practice them without the confessor’s permission; on the other hand, the smallest sacrifice finds great value in My eyes, if it is done with his permission.  The greatest works are worthless in My eyes if they are done out of self-will, and often they are not in accord with My will and merit punishment rather than reward.  And on the other hand, even the smallest of your acts, done with the confessor’s permission is pleasing in My eyes and very dear to Me.  Hold firmly to this always.  Be constantly on the watch, for many souls will turn back from the gates of hell and worship My mercy.  But fear nothing, as I am with you.   Know that of yourself you can do nothing.  639

My daughter, you give Me most glory by patiently submitting to My will, and you win for yourself greater merit than that which any fast or mortification could ever gain for you.  Know, My daughter, that if you submit your will to Mine, you draw upon yourself My special delight. This sacrifice is pleasing to Me and full of sweetness. I take great pleasure in it; there is power in it.  904

I Myself am directing your life and arranging things in such a way that you will be for Me a continual sacrifice and will always do My will.  And for the accomplishment of this offering, you will unite yourself with Me on the Cross.  I know what you can do.  I Myself will give you many orders directly, but I will delay the possibility of their being carried out and make it depend on others.  But what the superiors will not manage to do, I Myself will accomplish directly in your soul.  And in the most hidden depths of your soul, a perfect holocaust will be carried out, not just for a while, but know, My daughter, that this offerin g will last until your death.  But there is time, so that I the Lord will fulfill all your wishes.  I delight in you as in a living host; let nothing terrify you; I am with you.  923

You were counting too much on yourself and too little on Me.  1087

My daughter, why do you attach such importance to the teaching and the talk of people?   I Myself want to teach you; that is why I arrange things so that you cannot attend those conferences.  In a single moment, I will bring you to know more than others will acquire through many years of toil.  1147

Know this, My daughter: if you strive for perfection you will sanctify many souls; and if you do not strive for sanctity, by the same token, many souls will remain imperfect.  Know that their perfection will depend on your perfection, and the greater part of the responsibility for these souls will fall on you.  116

My daughter, know without doubt, and once and for all, that  only mortal sin drives Me out of a soul, and nothing else.  1181

All this is for the salvation of souls.  Consider well, My daughter, what you are doing for their salvation.  Know, My daughter, that your silent day-to-day martyrdom in complete submission to My will ushers many souls into heaven.  And when it seems to you that your suffering exceeds your strength, contemplate My wounds, and you will rise above human scorn and judgment.  Meditation on My Passion will help you rise above all things.  1184

Daughter, I need sacrifice lovingly accomplished, because that alone has meaning for Me.   Enormous indeed are the debts of the world which are due to Me; pure souls can pay them by their sacrifice, exercising mercy in spirit.  1316

Bear in mind that when you come out of this retreat, I shall be dealing with you as with a perfect soul.  I want to hold you in My hand as a pliant tool, perfectly adapted to the completion of My works.  1359

A single act of pure love pleases Me more than a thousand imperfect prayers.  One of your sighs of love atones for many offenses with which the godless overwhelm Me.   The smallest act of virtue has unlimited value in My eyes because of your great love for Me.  In a soul that lives on My love alone, I reign as in heaven.  I watch over it day and night.  In it I find My happiness; My ear is attentive to each request of its heart; often I anticipate its requests.  O child, especially beloved by Me, apple of My eye, rest a moment near My Heart and taste of the love in which you will delight for all eternity.  But child, you are not yet in your homeland; so go, fortified by My grace, and fight for My kingdom in human souls; fight as a king’s child would; and remember that the days of your exile will pass quickly, and with them the possibility of earning merit for heaven.  I expect from you, My child, a great number of souls who will glorify My mercy for all eternity.  1489 

My daughter, this retreat will be an uninterrupted contemplation.  I will bring you into this retreat as into a spiritual banquet.  Close to My merciful Heart, you will meditate upon all the graces your heart has received, and a deep peace will accompany your soul.  I want the eyes of your soul to be always fixed on My holy will, since it is in this way that you will please Me most.  No sacrifices can be compared to this.  Throughout all the exercises you will remain close to My Heart.  You shall not undertake any reforms, because I will dispose of your whole life as I see fit.  The priest who will preach the retreat will not speak a single word which will trouble you.  1327

  My daughter, I reward you for the purity of your intention which you had at the time when you acted.  My Heart rejoiced that you had My love under consideration at the time you acted, and that in so distinct a way; and even now you still derive benefit from this; that is, from the humiliation.  Yes, My child, I want you to always have such great purity of intention in the very least things you undertake.  1566

Tell souls not to place within their own hearts obstacles to My mercy, which so greatly wants to act within them.  My mercy works in all those hearts which open their doors to it.  Both the sinner and the righteous person have need of My mercy.  Conversion, as well as perseverance, is a grace of My mercy.  1577

The Lord Overflows with Graces for Those Who Choose to Receive Them

At this very moment the superiors are deciding which sisters are going to take perpetual vows.  Not all of them will be granted this grace, but this is their own fault.  He who does not take advantage of small graces will not receive great ones.  But to you, my child, this grace is being given.  165

Act like a beggar who does not back away when he gets more alms [than he asked for], but offers thanks the more fervently.  You too, should not back away and say that you are not worthy of receiving greater graces when I give them to you.  I know you are unworthy, but rejoice all the more and take as many treasures from My Heart as you can carry, for then you will please Me more.   And I will tell you one more thing – take these graces not only for yourself, but also for others; that is, encourage the souls with whom you come in contact to trust in My infinite mercy.  Oh, how I love those souls who have complete confidence in Me – I will do everything for them.  284

I am granting them not only necessary graces, but special graces as well.  400 

My daughter, take the graces that others spurn; take as many as you can carry.  454 

And as for Me, I bestow special graces on those souls for whom you intercede.  599

There are few souls who contemplate My Passion with true feeling; I give great graces to souls who meditate devoutly on My Passion.  737

Without special help from Me, you are not even capable of accepting My graces. You know who you are.  738

My daughter, don’t be exerting yourself so much with words.  Those whom you love in a special way, I too love in a special way, and for your sake, I shower My graces upon them.  I am pleased when you tell Me about them, but don’t be doing so with such excessive effort.  739

My daughter, I will not leave you in this community for much longer.  I am telling you this so that you will be more diligent in taking advantage of the graces which I grant you.  776

I want to give Myself to souls and to fill them with My love, but few there are who want to accept all the graces My love has intended for them.   My grace is not lost; if the soul for whom it was intended does not accept it, another soul takes it.  1017

My daughter, when I was before Herod, I obtained a grace for you; namely, that you would be able to rise above human scorn and follow faithfully in My footsteps.  Be silent when they do not want to acknowledge your truth, because it is then that you speak more eloquently.  1164

My daughter, delight of My Heart, it is with pleasure that I look into your soul.  I bestow many graces only because of you.  I also withhold My punishments only because of you.  You restrain Me, and I cannot vindicate the claims of My justice. You bind My hands with your love.  1193

My daughter, be always like a little child towards those who represent Me, otherwise you will not benefit from the graces I bestow on you through them.  1260

  My omnipotent mercy is active here.  Happy the soul that takes advantage of this grace.  1486

Here, soul, are all the treasures of My Heart.  Take everything you need from it.  1486

My daughter, do not be afraid of what will happen to you.  I will give you nothing beyond your strength.  You know the power of My grace; let that be enough.  1491

And now I am going to tell you something that is most important for you:  Boundless sincerity with your spiritual director.  If you do not take advantage of this great grace according to My instructions, I will take him away from you, and then you will be left to yourself; and all the torments, which you know very well, will return to you.   It displeases Me that you do not take advantage of the opportunity when you are able to see him and talk with him.  Know that it is a great grace on My part when I give a spiritual director to a soul.  Many souls ask Me for this, but it is not to all that I grant this grace.   From the moment when I gave you this priest as spiritual director, I endowed him with new light so that he might easily know and understand your soul . . .  1561

Let souls who are striving for perfection particularly adore My mercy, because the abundance of graces which I grant them flows from My mercy.  I desire that these souls distinguish themselves by boundless trust in My mercy.  I myself will attend to the sanctification of such souls.  I will provide them with everything they will need to attain sanctity.  The graces of My mercy are drawn by means of one vessel only, and that is – trust.  The more a soul trusts, the more it will receive.  Souls that trust boundlessly are a great comfort to Me, because I pour all the treasures of My graces into them.  I rejoice that they ask for much, because it is My desire to give much, very much.  On the other hand, I am sad when souls ask for little, when they narrow their hearts.  1578

I have wanted to exalt this Congregation many times, but I am unable to do so because of its pride.  Know, My daughter, that I do not grant My graces to proud souls, and I even take away from them the graces I have granted.  1170

Gratitude for Graces and Mercy

My Heart overflows with great mercy for souls, and especially for poor sinners.  If only they could understand that I am the best of Fathers to them and that it is for them that the Blood and Water flowed from My Heart as from a fount overflowing with mercy.  For them I dwell in the tabernacle as King of Mercy.  I desire to bestow My graces upon souls, but they do not want to accept them.  You, at least, come to Me as often as possible and take these graces they do not want to accept.  In this way you will console My Heart.  Oh, how indifferent are souls to so much goodness, to so many proofs of love!  My Heart drinks only of the ingratitude and forgetfulness of souls living in the world.  They have time for everything, but they have no time to come to Me for graces.  So I turn to you, you — chosen souls, will you also fail to understand the love of My Heart?  Here, too, My Heart finds disappointment; I do not find complete surrender to My love.  So many reservations, so much distrust, so much caution.  To comfort you, let Me tell you that there are souls living in the world who love Me dearly.  I dwell in their hearts with delight.  But they are few.  In convents too, there are souls that fill My Heart with joy.  They bear My features; therefore the Heavenly Father looks upon them with special pleasure.  They will be a marvel to Angels and men.  Their number is very small.  They are a defense for the world before the justice of the Heavenly Father and a means of obtaining mercy for the world.  The love and sacrifice of these souls sustain the world in existence.  The infidelity of a soul specially chosen by Me wounds My Heart most painfully.  Such infidelities are swords which pierce My Heart.  367

I am very pleased that you had not been talking with Me, but were making My goodness known to souls and rousing them to love Me.  404

These little imperfections are not all.  I will reveal to you a secret of My Heart: what I suffer from chosen souls.  Ingratitude in return for so many graces is My Heart’s constant food, on the part of [such] a chosen soul.  Their love is lukewarm, and My Heart cannot bear it; these souls force Me to reject them.  Others distrust My goodness and have no desire to experience that sweet intimacy in their own hearts, but go in search of Me, off in the distance, and do not find Me.  This distrust of My goodness hurts Me very much.  If My death has not convinced you of My love, what will?  Often a soul wounds Me mortally, and then no one can comfort Me.  They use My graces to offend Me.  There are souls who despise My graces as well as all the proofs of My love.  They do not wish to hear My call, but proceed into the abyss of hell.  The loss of these souls plunges Me into deadly sorrow.  God though I am, I cannot help such a soul because it scorns Me; having a free will, it can spurn Me or love Me.  You, who are the dispenser of My mercy, tell all the world about My goodness, and thus you will comfort My Heart.  580

Know, my child, that for your sake I grant blessings to this whole vicinity.  But you ought to thank Me on their behalf, as they do not thank Me for the kindnesses I extend to them.  For the sake of your gratitude, I will continue to bless them.  719

My daughter, I do not like such conduct.  Accept with gratitude everything I give you through the superiors, and in this way you will please Me more.  1381

In return for My blessings, I get ingratitude.  In return for My love, I get forgetfulness and indifference.  My Heart cannot bear this.  1537

The Many Benefits of Confession and Forgiveness

My daughter, let nothing frighten or disconcert you.  Remain deeply at peace.  Everything is in My hands. I will give  you to understand everything through [your confessor].  Be like a child towards him.  5

You shall strive to maintain a profound peace in respect to your communings with Me.  I will remove all doubts in this regard.  I know that you are at peace now as I speak to you, but the moment I stop talking you will start looking for doubts.  But I want you to know that I will affirm your soul to such a degree that even if you wanted to be troubled, it will not be within your power.  And as a proof that it is I who am speaking to you, you will go to confession on the second day of the retreat to the priest who is preaching the retreat; you will go to him as soon as he has finished his conference and will present to him all your doubts concerning Me.  I will answer you through his lips, and then your fears will end. During this retreat, observe such strict silence that it will be as though nothing exists around you.  You shall speak only to Me and to your confessor; you will ask your superiors only for penances.  169

My daughter, all your miseries have been consumed in the flame of My love, like a little twig thrown into a roaring fire.  By humbling yourself in this way, you draw upon yourself and upon other souls an entire sea of My mercy.  178

My daughter, tell him everything and reveal your soul to [your confessor] as you do before Me.   Do not fear anything.  It is to keep you in peace that I place this priest between your soul and Myself.  The words he will speak to you are My words.  Reveal to him your soul’s greatest secrets. I will give him light to know your soul.  232

I made him known to you even before your superiors had sent you here.  As you will act towards your confessor, so I will act toward you.  If you conceal something from him, even though it be the least of My graces, I too will hide Myself from you, and you will remain alone.  269

My Heart was moved by great mercy towards you, My dearest child, when I saw you torn to shreds because of the great pain you suffered in repenting for your sins.  I see your love, so pure and true that I give you first place among the virgins.  You are the honor and glory of My Passion.  I see every abasement of your soul, and nothing escapes my attention.  I lift up the humble even to My very throne, because I want it so.  289

My child, do not be afraid of the house of your Father.  Leave these vain inquiries to the wise of this world.  I want to see you always as a little child.  Ask your confessor about everything with simplicity, and I will answer you through his lips.  290

My daughter, be at peace; I am taking all these matters upon Myself.  I will arrange all things with your superiors and with the confessor.  Speak to [your confessor] with the same simplicity and confidence with which you speak to Me.  215

In this meditation, the priest is speaking particularly for you. Know that I am borrowing his lips.  381

If you should have any doubts regarding the feast or the founding of the Congregation –  or regarding anything else about which I have spoken in the depths of your soul, I will reply immediately through the mouth of this priest.  465

Tell the confessor that this work is Mine and that I am using you as a lowly instrument.  645

My daughter, you do not live for yourself but for souls; write for their benefit.  You know that My will as to your writing has been confirmed many times by your confessors.  You know what is pleasing to Me, and if you have any doubts about what I am saying, you also know whom you are to ask.  I grant him light to pronounce judgment on my case. My eye watches over him.  My daughter, you are to be like a child towards him, full of simplicity and candor.  Put his judgment above all My demands.  He will guide you according to My will.  If he doesn’t allow you to carry out My demands, be at peace; I will not judge you, but the matter will remain between Me and him.  You are to be obedient.  895

My daughter, I am told that there is much simplicity in you, so why do you not tell Me about everything that concerns you, even the smallest details?  Tell Me about everything, and know that this will give Me great joy.  921

Yes, I do know; but you should not excuse yourself with the fact that I know, but with childlike simplicity talk to Me about everything, for My ears and heart are inclined towards you, and your words are dear to Me.  921

Since I have placed you in this priest’s special care, you are thus exempted from giving a detailed account to your superiors concerning My relationship with you.  In all other matters, be as a child with your superiors, but whatever I do in the depths of your soul is to be told, with all frankness, only to the priests.  968

Be obedient to your director in everything; his word is My will.  Be certain in the depths of your soul that it is I who am speaking through his lips, and I desire that you reveal the state of your soul to him with the same simplicity and candor as you have with Me.  I say it again, My daughter: know that his word is My will for you.  979

  Tell your confessor that I commune with your soul in such an intimate manner because you do not steal My gifts, and this is why I pour all these graces upon your soul, because I know that you will not hoard them for yourself.  But as a sign that his prudence is agreeable to Me, you shall not see Me, and I will not appear to you in this way until you have given him an account of what I have just said.  1069

I will not give you the grace to reveal yourself to someone else, and even if you did bare yourself, I will not give that priest the grace needed to understand you.  At this time, it is My desire that you put up with yourself patiently.  My daughter, it is not My will that you should tell everybody about the gifts I have granted you.  I have entrusted you to the care of the friend of My Heart, and under his direction your soul will bloom.  I have given him light to recognize My life in your soul.  1163

He is a priest after My own Heart; his efforts are pleasing to Me.  You see, My daughter, that My will must be done and that which I had promised you, I shall do.  Through him I spread comfort to suffering and careworn souls.  Through him it pleased Me to proclaim the worship of My mercy.  And through this work of mercy more souls will come close to Me than otherwise would have, even if he had kept giving absolution day and night for the rest of his life, because by so doing, he would have labored only for as long as he lived; whereas, thanks to this work of mercy, he will be laboring till the end of the world.  1256

If it hadn’t been for this small imperfection, you wouldn’t have come to Me. Know that as often as you come to Me, humbling yourself and asking My forgiveness, I pour out a superabundance of graces on your soul, and your imperfection vanishes before My eyes, and I see only your love and your humility. You lose nothing but gain much . . .  1293

Yes, My child, I am replacing Myself with your spiritual director.  He is taking care of you according to My will.  Respect his every word as My own.  He is the veil behind which I am hiding.  Your director and I are one; his words are My words.  1308

His thought is closely united to Mine, so be at peace about what concerns My work.  I will not let him make a mistake, and you should do nothing without his permission.  1407

My daughter, I have something to tell you. It displeases Me that, because the sisters were murmuring, you did not ask to have Father Andrasz hear your confession in your cell.  Know that, because of this, you gave them even greater cause for murmuring.  1460

Write, speak of My mercy.  Tell souls where they are to look for solace; that is, in the Tribunal of Mercy [the Sacrament of Reconciliation].  There the greatest miracles take place [and] are incessantly repeated.  To avail oneself of this miracle, it is not necessary to go on a great pilgrimage or to carry out some external ceremony; it suffices to come with faith to the feet of My representative and to reveal to him one’s misery, and the miracle of Divine Mercy will be fully demonstrated.  Were a soul like a decaying corpse so that from a human standpoint, there would be no [hope of] restoration and everything would already be lost, it is not so with God.  The miracle of Divine Mercy restores that soul in full.  Oh, how miserable are those who do not take advantage of the miracle of God’s mercy!  You will call out in vain, but it will be too late.  1448

You will not be in good health.  Do not put off the Sacrament of Penance, because this displeases Me.  Pay  little attention to the murmurs of those around you.  1464

My mercy is greater than your sins and those of the entire world.  Who can measure the extent of  my goodness?  For you I descended from heaven to earth; for you I allowed myself to be nailed to the cross; for you I let my Sacred Heart be pierced with a lance, thus opening wide the source of mercy for you.  Come, then, with trust to draw graces from this fountain.  I never reject a contrite heart. Your misery has disappeared in the depths of My mercy.  Do not argue with Me about your wretchedness.  You will give me pleasure if you hand over to me all your troubles and griefs.  I shall heap upon you the treasures of My grace.  1485

Tell me all, My child, hide nothing from Me, because My loving Heart, the Heart of your Best Friend, is listening to you.  1486

Poor soul, I see that you suffer much and that you do not have even the strength to converse with me.  So I will speak to you.  Even though your sufferings were very great, do not lose heart or give in to despondency.  But tell Me, my child, who has dared to wound your heart?  Tell me about everything, be sincere in dealing with Me, reveal all the wounds of your heart. I will heal them, and your suffering will become a source of your sanctification.  1487

My child, do not be discouraged.  I know your boundless trust in Me; I know you are aware of My goodness and mercy.  Let us talk in detail about everything that weighs so heavily upon your heart.  1487

Talk to Me simply, as a friend to a friend.  Tell Me now, My child, what hinders you from advancing in holiness?  1487

My child, know that the greatest obstacles to holiness are discouragement and an exaggerated anxiety.  These will deprive you of the ability to practice virtue.  All temptations united together ought not disturb your interior peace, not even momentarily.  Sensitiveness and discouragement are the fruits of self-love.  You should not become discouraged, but strive to make My love reign in place of your self-love.  Have confidence, My child.  Do not lose heart in coming for pardon, for I am always ready to forgive you.  As often as you beg for it, you glorify My mercy.  1488

Speak, My beloved child, for I am always listening.  I wait for you.  What do you desire to say?  1489

Your words please Me, and your thanksgiving opens up new treasures of graces.  But, My child, we should talk in more detail about the things that lie in your heart.  Let us talk confidentially and frankly, as two hearts that love one another do.  1489

I am pleased with what you are doing.  And you can continue to be at peace if you always do the best you can in respect to this work of mercy.   Be absolutely as frank as possible with your confessor.  Satan gained nothing by tempting you, because you did not enter into conversation with him.  Continue to act in this way.  You gave Me great glory today by fighting so faithfully.  Let it be confirmed and engraved on your heart that I am always with you, even if you don’t feel My presence at the time of battle.  1499

My heart is even more wounded by their distrust after a fall.  It would be less painful if they had not experienced the goodness of My heart.  1532

Do not change your particular examen which I have given you through Father Andrasz; namely, that you unite yourself with Me continually.  That is what I am clearly asking of you today.  Be a child toward My representatives, because I borrow their lips to speak to you, so that you will have no doubts about anything.  1544

I am delighted with your love.  Your sincere love is as pleasing to My Heart as the fragrance of a rosebud at morningtide, before the sun has taken the dew from it.  The freshness of your heart captivates Me; that is why I unite Myself with you more closely than with any other creature.  1546

Suffering

You have taken a great part in My Passion; therefore I now give you a great share in My joy and glory.  205

My child, you please Me most by suffering. In your physical as well as your mental sufferings, My daughter, do not seek sympathy from creatures. I want the fragrance of your suffering to be pure and unadulterated.  279

I want you to detach yourself, not only from creatures, but also from yourself.  My daughter, I want to delight in the love of your heart, a pure love, virginal, unblemished, untarnished.  The more you will come to love suffering, My daughter, the purer your love for Me will be.  279

Do not be surprised that you are sometimes unjustly accused. I Myself first drank this cup of undeserved suffering for love of you.  289

My will has not yet been fully accomplished in you; you will still remain on earth, but not for long.  I am well pleased with your trust, but your love should be more ardent.  Pure love gives the soul strength at the very moment of dying. When I was dying on the cross, I was not thinking about Myself, but about poor sinners, and I prayed for them to My Father.  I want your last moments to be completely similar to Mine on the cross.  There is but one price at which souls are bought, and that is suffering united to My suffering on the cross. Pure love understands these words; carnal love will never understand them.  324

You are a sweet grape in a chosen cluster; I want others to have a share in the juice that is flowing within you.  393

You are united to Me; fear nothing. But know, my child, that Satan hates you; he hates every soul, but he burns with a particular hatred for you, because you have snatched so many souls from his dominion.  404

Do you see these souls?  Those who are like Me in the pain and contempt they suffer will be like Me also in glory.  And those who resemble Me less in pain and contempt will also bear less resemblance to Me in glory.  In your meditation tomorrow, you shall think about what you have seen today.  446

My daughter, why are you weeping?  After all, you yourself offered to undertake these sufferings.  Know that what you have taken upon yourself for that soul is only a small portion. He is suffering much more.  596

My daughter, suffering will be a sign to you that I am with you.  669

These hosts have been received by souls converted through your prayer and suffering.  709

You see what you are of yourself, but do not be frightened at this.  If I were to reveal to you the whole misery that you are, you would die of terror. However, be aware of what you are.   Because you are such great misery, I have revealed to you the whole ocean of My mercy.  I seek and desire souls like yours, but they are few.  Your great trust in Me forces Me to continuously grant you graces.  You have great and incomprehensible rights over My Heart, for you are a daughter of complete trust.  You would not have been able to bear the magnitude of the love which I have for you if I had revealed it to you fully here on earth.  I often give you a glimpse of it, but know that this is only an exceptional grace from Me.  My love and mercy knows no bounds.  718

Know that I am with you; I bring about the difficulties, and I overcome them; in one instant, I can change a hostile disposition to one which is favorable to this cause.  788

I cannot suffer Russia any longer. Do not tie my hands, My daughter.  Oh, how I suffer for that nation which has banished God from its borders!  818

My daughter, what you have said is true.  You are very miserable, and it pleased Me to carry out this work of mercy precisely through you who are nothing but misery itself.  Do not fear; I will not leave you alone.  Do whatever you can in this matter; I will accomplish everything that is lacking in you.  You know what is within your power to do; do that.  881

My daughter, I want to repose in your heart, because many souls have thrown Me out of their hearts today.  866

Do not be afraid, My daughter; it is My will that you should remain here. Human plans will be thwarted, since they must conform to My will.  1180

There is no way to heaven except the way of the cross.  I followed it first.  You must learn that it is the shortest and surest way.  1487

It is because you are not of this world that the world hates you.  First it persecuted Me.  Persecution is a sign that you are following in My footsteps faithfully.  1487

I realize how painful it is not to be understood, and especially by those whom one loves and with whom one has been very open.  But suffice it to know that I understand all your troubles and misery.  I am pleased by the deep faith you have, despite everything, in My representatives.  Learn from this that no one will understand a soul entirely — that is beyond human ability.  Therefore, I have remained on earth to comfort your aching heart and to fortify your soul, so that you will not falter on the way.  You say that a dense darkness is obscuring your mind.  But why, at such times, do you not come to Me, the light who can in an instant pour into your soul more understanding about holiness than can be found in any books?  No confessor is capable of teaching and enlightening a soul in this way.  Know, too, that the darkness about which you complain I first endured in the Garden of Olives when My Soul was crushed in mortal anguish.  I am giving you a share in those sufferings because of My special love for you and in view of the high degree of holiness I am intending for you in heaven.  A suffering soul is closest to My Heart.  1487

I am pleased with your efforts, O soul aspiring for perfection, but why do I see you so often sad and depressed?  Tell Me, My child, what is the meaning of this sadness, and what is its cause?  1488

You see, My child, what you are of yourself. The cause of your falls is that you rely too much upon yourself and too little on Me.  But let this not sadden you so much.  You are dealing with the God of mercy, which your misery cannot exhaust.  Remember, I did not allot only a certain number of pardons.  1488

My daughter, meditate frequently on the sufferings which I have undergone for your sake, and then nothing of what you suffer for Me will seem great to you.  You please Me most when you meditate on My Sorrowful Passion.  Join your little sufferings to My Sorrowful Passion, so that they may have infinite value before My Majesty.  1512

You often call Me your Master.  This is pleasing to My Heart; but do not forget, My disciple, that you are a disciple of a crucified Master.  Let that one word be enough for you.  You know what is contained in the cross.  1513

First, do not fight against a temptation by yourself, but disclose it to the confessor at once, and then the temptation will lose all its force.  1560

Second, during these ordeals do not lose your peace; live in My presence; ask My Mother and the Saints for help.  1560

Third, have the certitude that I am looking at you and supporting you.  1560

Fourth, do not fear either struggles of the soul or any temptations, because I am supporting you; if only you are willing to fight, know that the victory is always on your side.  1560

Fifth, know that by fighting bravely you give Me great glory and amass merits for yourself.  Temptation gives you a chance to show Me your fidelity.  1560

The Power of Prayer 

Do not grow weary of praying for sinners. You know what a burden their souls are to My Heart.  Relieve My deathly sorrow; dispense My mercy.  975

My loving host, pray for priests, especially during this time of harvest.  My Heart is pleased with you, and for your sake I am blessing the earth.  980

My daughter, you gave Me greater pleasure by rendering Me that service [visiting a sick nun] than if you had prayed for a long time.  Whatever you do for your neighbor, you do for Me.  1029

I thirst.  I thirst for the salvation of souls.  Help Me, My daughter, to save souls. Join your sufferings to My Passion and offer them to the heavenly Father for sinners.  1032

My daughter, during the weeks when you neither saw Me nor felt My presence, I was more profoundly united to you than at times [when you experienced) ecstasy.  And the faithfulness and fragrance of your prayer have reached Me.  1246

The Essence of God

Who God is in His Essence, no one will fathom, neither the mind of Angels nor of man.  Get to know God by contemplating His attributes.  30

Meditate on the mystery of the Incarnation.  Although My greatness is beyond understanding, I commune only with those who are little.  I demand of you a childlike spirit.  332

There is more merit to one hour of meditation on My sorrowful Passion than there is to a whole year of flagellation that draws blood; the contemplation of My painful wounds is of great profit to you, and it brings Me great joy.  I am surprised that you still have not completely renounced your self-will, but I rejoice exceedingly that this change will be accomplished during the retreat.  364

My Spirit shall be the rule of your life.  Your life is to be modeled on Mine, from the crib to My death on the Cross. Penetrate My mysteries, and you will know the abyss of My mercy towards creatures and My unfathomable goodness – and this you shall make known to the world.  438

Through your prayers, you shall mediate between heaven and earth.  438

When you reflect upon what I tell you in the depths of your heart, you profit more than if you had read many books. Oh, if souls would only want to listen to My voice when I am speaking in the depths of their hearts, they would reach the peak of holiness in a short time.  584

I will tell you most when you converse with Me in the depths of your heart. Here, no one can disturb My actions. Here, I rest as in a garden enclosed.  581

No person on earth, even though a great saint, has such knowledge of God as an Angel has.  1332 

The Divine Chaplet

Every time you enter the chapel, immediately recite the prayer which I taught you yesterday.  This prayer will serve to appease My wrath. You will recite it for nine days, on the beads of the rosary, in the following manner:  

First of all, you will say one OUR FATHER and HAIL MARY and the I BELIEVE IN GOD.  

Then on the OUR FATHER beads you will say the following words:  “Eternal Father, I offer You the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Your dearly beloved Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ, in atonement for our sins and those of the whole world.”  

On the HAIL MARY beads you will say the following words:  “For the sake of His sorrowful Passion have mercy on us and on the whole world.”  In conclusion, three times you will recite these words:  “Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and on the whole world.”  476

Go to the Superior and tell her that I want all the sisters and wards to say the chaplet which I have taught you.  They are to say it for nine days in the chapel in order to appease My Father and to entreat God’s mercy for Poland.  714

The souls that say this chaplet will be embraced by My mercy during their lifetime and especially at the hour of their death.  754

By this novena, I will grant every possible grace to souls.  796

At the hour of their death, I defend as My own glory every soul that will say this chaplet; or when others say it for a dying person, the pardon is the same.  When this chaplet is said by the bedside of a dying person, God’s anger is placated, unfathomable mercy envelops the soul, and the very depths of My tender mercy are moved for the sake of the sorrowful Passion of My Son.  811

Oh, what great graces I will grant to souls who say this chaplet; the very depths of My tender mercy are stirred for the sake of those who say the chaplet.  Write down these words, My daughter: speak to the world about My mercy; let all mankind recognize My unfathomable mercy.  It is a sign for the end times; after it will come the day of justice.  While there is still time, let them have recourse to the fount of My mercy; let them profit from the Blood and Water which gushed forth for them.  848

At three o’clock, implore My mercy, especially for sinners; and, if only for a brief moment, immerse yourself in My Passion, particularly in My abandonment at the moment of agony.  This is the hour of great mercy for the whole world.  I will allow you to enter into My mortal sorrow.  In this hour, I will refuse nothing to the soul that makes a request of Me in virtue of My Passion  . . .  1320

My daughter, encourage souls to say the chaplet which I have given to you.  It pleases Me to grant everything they ask of Me by saying the chaplet.  When hardened sinners say it, I will fill their souls with peace, and the hour of their death will be a happy one.  Write this for the benefit of distressed souls; when a soul sees and realizes the gravity of it sins, when the whole abyss of the misery into which it immersed itself is displayed before its eyes, let it not despair, but with trust let it throw itself into the arms of My mercy, as a child into the arms of its beloved mother.  These souls have a right of priority to My compassionate Heart, they have first access to My mercy.  Tell them that no soul that has called upon My mercy has been disappointed or brought to shame.  I delight particularly in a soul which has placed its trust in My goodness.  Write that when they say this chaplet in the presence of the dying, I will stand between My Father and the dying person, not as the just Judge but as the merciful Savior.  1541

My daughter, help Me to save a certain dying sinner. Say the chaplet that I have taught you for him.  1565

I remind you, My daughter, that as often as you hear the clock strike the third hour, immerse yourself completely in My mercy, adoring and glorifying it; invoke its omnipotence for the whole world, and particularly for poor sinners; for at that moment mercy was opened wide for every soul.  In this hour you can obtain everything for yourself and for others for the asking; it was the hour of grace for the whole world — mercy triumphed over justice.  My daughter, try your best to make the Stations of the Cross in this hour, provided that your duties permit it; and if you are not able to make the Stations of the Cross, then at least step into the chapel for a moment and adore, in the Blessed Sacrament, My Heart, which is full of mercy; and should you be unable to step into the chapel, immerse yourself in prayer there where you happen to be, if only for a very brief instant.  I claim veneration for My mercy from every creature, but above all from you, since it is to you that I have given the most profound understanding of this mystery.  1572

Divine Mercy and Novena to the Divine Mercy

Make a novena for the Holy Father’s intention. It should consist of thirty-three acts; that is, repetition that many times of the short prayer — which I have taught you — to The Divine Mercy.  341

My daughter, tell the whole world about My inconceivable mercy.  I desire that the Feast of Mercy be a refuge and shelter for all souls, and especially for poor sinners.  On that day the very depths of My tender mercy are open.  I pour out a whole ocean of graces upon those souls who approach the Fount of My Mercy.  The soul that will go to Confession and receive Holy Communion shall obtain complete forgiveness of sins and punishment.  On that day all the divine floodgates through which graces flow are opened.  Let no soul fear to draw near to Me, even though its sins be as scarlet. My mercy is so great that no mind, be it of man or of angel, will be able to fathom it throughout all eternity.  Everything that exists has come forth from the very depths of My most tender mercy.  Every soul in its relation to Me will contemplate My love and mercy throughout eternity.  The Feast of Mercy emerged from My very depths of tenderness. It is My desire that it be solemnly celebrated on the first Sunday after Easter.  Mankind will not have peace until it turns to the Fount of My Mercy.  699

Souls perish in spite of My bitter Passion.  I am giving them the last hope of salvation; that is, the Feast of My Mercy.  If they will not adore My mercy, they will perish for all eternity. Secretary of My mercy, write, tell souls about this great mercy of Mine, because the awful day, the day of My justice, is near.  965

Tell the Reverend Professor that I desire that on the Feast of My Mercy he deliver a sermon about My fathomless mercy.  Do as I tell you and be at peace; this matter is between him and Me. You will not be held responsible for this.  1072

I want to grant a complete pardon to the souls that will go to Confession and receive Holy Communion on the Feast of My mercy.  My daughter, fear nothing.  I am always with you, even if it seems to you that I am not.  Your humility draws Me down from My lofty throne, and I unite Myself closely with you.  1109

I desire that during these nine days [starting Good Friday] you bring souls to the fountain of My mercy, that they may draw therefrom strength and refreshment and whatever grace they need in the hardships of life, and especially at the hour of death.  On each day you will bring to My Heart a different group of souls, and you will immerse them in this ocean of My mercy, and I will bring all these souls into the house of My Father.  You will do this in this life and in the next.  I will deny nothing to any soul whom you will bring to the fount of My mercy.  On each day you will beg My Father, on the strength of My bitter Passion, for graces for these souls.  I will tell you which souls to bring each day into My Heart.  1209

First Day.  Today, bring to Me all mankind, especially all sinners, and immerse them in the ocean of My mercy.  In this way you will console Me in the bitter grief into which the loss of souls plunges Me.  1210

Second Day.  Today bring to me the souls of priests and religious, and immerse them in My unfathomable mercy.  It was they who gave Me the strength to endure My bitter Passion.  Through them, as through channels, My mercy flows out upon mankind.  1212

Third Day.  Today bring to Me all devout and faithful souls, and immerse them in the ocean of My mercy.  These souls brought Me consolation on the Way of the Cross. They were that drop of consolation in the midst of an ocean of bitterness.  1214

Fourth Day.  Today bring to Me the pagans and those who do not yet know Me.  I was thinking also of them during My bitter Passion, and their future zeal comforted My Heart.  Immerse them in the ocean of My mercy.  1216

Fifth Day.  Today bring to Me the souls of heretics and schismatics, and immerse them in the ocean of My mercy.  During My bitter Passion they tore at My Body and Heart; that is, My Church.  As they return to unity with the Church, My wounds heal, and in this way they alleviate My Passion.  1218

Sixth Day.  Today bring to me the meek and humble souls and the souls of little children, and immerse them in My mercy. These souls most closely resemble My Heart.  They strengthened Me during My bitter agony.  I saw them as earthly Angels, who would keep vigil at My altars.  I pour out upon them whole torrents of grace.  Only the humble soul is able to receive My grace.  I favor humble souls with My confidence.  1220

Seventh Day.  Today bring to me the souls who especially venerate and glorify My mercy, and immerse them in My mercy.  These souls sorrowed most over My Passion and entered most deeply into My Spirit.  They are living images of My Compassionate Heart.  These souls will shine with a special brightness in the next life.  Not one of them will go into the fire of hell. I shall particularly defend each one of them at the hour of death.  1224

Eight Day.  Today bring to Me the souls who are in the prison of Purgatory, and immerse them in the abyss of My mercy. Let the torrents of My Blood cool down their scorching flames.  All these souls are greatly loved by Me.  They are making retribution to My justice.  It is in your power to bring them relief.  Draw all the indulgences from the treasury of My Church and offer them on their behalf.  Oh, if you only knew the torments they suffer, you would continually offer for them the alms of the spirit and pay off their debt to My justice.  1226

Ninth Day.  Today bring to Me souls who have become lukewarm, and immerse them in the abyss of My mercy.  These souls wound My Heart most painfully.  My soul suffered the most dreadful loathing in the Garden of Olives because of lukewarm souls.  They were the reason I cried out:  “Father, take this cup away from Me, if it be Your will.” For them, the last hope of salvation is to flee to My mercy.  1228

Say, My daughter, that the Feast of My Mercy has issued forth from My very depths for the consolation of the whole world.  1517

The Love of Jesus 

My daughter, all that exists is yours.  969

Know this, My daughter, that you are already tasting now what other souls will obtain only in eternity.  969

Rest, My little child. I am always with you.  1011

A soul that loves Me very much must, ought to live by My will.  I know your heart, and I know that it will not be satisfied by anything but My love alone.  1023

Beloved daughter of My Heart, you are My solace amidst terrible torments.  1058

Peace be to you, My daughter.  1069

These efforts of yours, My daughter, are pleasing to Me; they are the delight of My Heart. I see every movement of your heart with which you worship Me.  1176

Why are you afraid to begin the work which I have commanded you to carry out?  My daughter, even though you do not perceive Me in the most secret depths of your heart, you still cannot say that I am not there. I only remove from you the awareness of My presence, and that should not be an obstacle to the carrying out of My will. I do this to achieve My unfathomable ends, which you will know of later on.  1181

Do as much as is in your power, and don’t worry about the rest.  These difficulties prove that this work is Mine.  Be at peace so long as you do all that is in your power.  1295

It is good for Me to be close to your heart.  Because I want to teach you spiritual childhood.  I want you to be very little, because when you are little, I carry you close to My Heart, just as you are holding Me close to your heart right now.  1481

Come to Me, all of you.  1485

My beloved child, delight of My Heart, your words are dearer and more pleasing to me than the angelic chorus.  All the treasures of My Heart are open to you.  Take from this Heart all that you need for yourself and for the whole world.  For the sake of your love, I withhold the just chastisements, which mankind has deserved.  1489

Even among the sisters you will feel lonely.  Know then that I want you to unite yourself more closely to Me.  I am concerned about every beat of your heart.  Every stirring of your love is reflected in My Heart.  I thirst for your love.  1542

I recommend that you unite, in a special way, even your smallest deeds to My merits, and then My Father will look upon them with love as if they were My own.  1543

Humility

  I am, and I keep company with you as a child to teach you humility and simplicity.  189

  The prayer of a humble and loving soul disarms the anger of My Father and draws down an ocean of blessings.  320

Look at the sky.  Do you see this moon and these stars?  These stars are the souls of faithful Christians, and the moon is the souls of religious. Do you see how great the difference is between the light of the moon and the light of the stars? Such is the difference in heaven between the soul of a religious and the soul of a faithful Christian.  True greatness is in loving God and in humility.  424

True greatness of the soul is in loving God and in humility.  427

I know; I know all things.  424, 427

Lay your head on My shoulder, rest and regain your strength. I am always with you.  Tell the friend of My Heart that I use such feeble creatures to carry out My work.  498

You are My great joy; your love and your humility make Me leave the heavenly throne and unite Myself with you.  Love fills up the abyss that exists between My greatness and your nothingness.  512

Today, penetrate into the spirit of My poverty and arrange everything in such a way that the most destitute will have no reason to envy you.  I find pleasure, not in large buildings and magnificent structures, but in a pure and humble heart. 532

This firm resolution to become a saint is extremely pleasing to Me.  I bless your efforts and will give you opportunities to sanctify yourself.  Be watchful that you lose no opportunity that My providence offers you for sanctification. If you do not succeed in taking advantage of an opportunity, do not lose your peace, but humble yourself profoundly before Me and, with great trust, immerse yourself completely in My mercy.  In this way, you gain more than you have lost, because more favor is granted to a humble soul than the soul itself asks for . . .  1361

Do not be absorbed in your misery — you are still too weak to speak of it — but, rather, gaze on My Heart filled with goodness, and be imbued with My sentiments.  Strive for meekness and humility; be merciful to others, as I am to you; and, when you feel your strength failing, if you come to the fountain of mercy to fortify your soul, you will not grow weary on your journey.  1486

My bride, you always please Me by your humility.  The greatest misery does not stop Me from uniting Myself to a soul, but where there is pride, I am not there.  1563

The Inestimable Benefits of Uniting with Jesus in Holy Communion

My daughter, do not omit Holy Communion unless you know well that your fall was serious; apart from this, no doubt must stop you from uniting yourself with Me in the mystery of My love. Your minor faults will disappear in My love like a piece of straw thrown into a great furnace.  Know that you grieve Me much when you fail to receive Me in Holy Communion.  156

I am always in your heart; not only when you receive Me in Holy Communion, but always.  575

Know, My daughter, that you caused Me more sorrow by not uniting yourself with Me in Holy Communion than you did by that small transgression.  612 In the Host is your power; It will defend you.  616

These are hosts which have been received by the souls for whom you have obtained the grace of true conversion during this Lent.  640

My daughter, write that it pains Me very much when religious souls receive the Sacrament of Love merely out of habit, as if they did not distinguish this food. I find neither faith nor love in their hearts. I go to such souls with great reluctance.  It would be better if they did not receive Me.  1288

As you see Me in this chalice, so I dwell in your heart.  1346

I desire to unite Myself with human souls; My great delight is to unite Myself with souls.  Know, My daughter, that when I come to a human heart in Holy Communion, My hands are full of all kinds of graces which I want to give to the soul.  But souls do not even pay any attention to Me; they leave Me to Myself and busy themselves with other things.  Oh, how sad I am that souls do not recognize Love!  They treat Me as a dead object.  1385

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.  1407

What you see in reality, these souls see through faith.  Oh, how pleasing to Me is their great faith!   You see, although there appears to be no trace of life in Me, in reality it is present in its fullness in each and every Host.  But for Me to be able to act upon a soul, the soul must have faith.  O how pleasing to Me is living faith!  1420

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.  1447

My child, that you may answer My call worthily, receive Me daily in Holy Communion.  It will give you strength.  1489

Judgment Day

Before I come as the Just Judge, I am coming first as the King of Mercy. Before the day of justice arrives, there will be given to people a sign in the heavens of this sort:  All light in the heavens will be extinguished, and there will be great darkness over the whole earth.  Then the sign of the cross will be seen in the sky, and from the openings where the hands and the feet of the Savior were nailed will come forth great lights which will light up the earth for a period of time.  This will take place shortly before the last day.  83

Before I come as a just Judge, I first open wide the door of My mercy. He who refuses to pass through the door of My mercy must pass through the door of My justice.  1146

I know, My daughter, that you understand it and that you do everything within your power.  But write this for the many souls who are often worried because they do not have the material means with which to carry out an act of mercy.  Yet spiritual mercy, which requires neither permissions nor storehouses, is much more meritorious and is within the grasp of every soul. If a soul does not exercise mercy somehow or other, it will not obtain My mercy on the day of judgment.  Oh, if only souls knew how to gather eternal treasure for themselves, they would not be judged, for they would forestall My judgment with their mercy.  1317

Do not be surprised.  That soul does not even know her own self, so how could she pass a fair judgment on another soul?  1528

Entrust yourself completely to Me at the hour of death, and I will present you to My Father as My bride.  1543 

In the Old Covenant I sent prophets wielding thunderbolts to My people.  Today I am sending you with My mercy to the people of the whole world.  I do not want to punish aching mankind, but I desire to heal it, pressing it to My Merciful Heart.  I use punishment when they themselves force Me to do so; My hand is reluctant to take hold of the sword of justice.  Before the Day of Justice I am sending the Day of Mercy.  1588

I have opened My Heart as a living fountain of mercy.  Let all souls draw life from it.  Let them approach this sea of mercy with great trust.  Sinners will attain justification, and the just will be confirmed in good.  Whoever places his trust in My mercy will be filled with My divine peace at the hour of death.  1520

The Image of Divine Mercy

I desire that [the Image of Divine Mercy] be displayed in public on the first Sunday after Easter.  That Sunday is the Feast of Mercy. Through the Word Incarnate, I make known the bottomless depth of My mercy.  154

Know that if you neglect the matter of the painting of the image and the whole work of mercy, you will have to answer for a multitude of souls on the day of judgment.  154 

Not in the beauty of the color, nor of the brush lies the greatness of this image, but in My grace.  313

My gaze from this image is like My gaze from the cross. . . .  I am offering people a vessel with which they are to keep coming for graces to the fountain of mercy.  That vessel is this image with the signature: “Jesus, I trust in You.”  326

Write what I say to you.  My delight is to be united with you. With great desire, I wait and long for the time when I shall take up My residence sacramentally in your convent.   My spirit will rest in that convent and I will bless its neighborhood in a special way.  Out of love for you all, I will avert any punishments which are rightly meted out by My Father’s justice.  My daughter, I have inclined My heart to your requests. Your assignment and duty here on earth is to beg for mercy for the whole world.  No soul will be justified until it turns with confidence to My mercy, and this is why the first Sunday after Easter is to be the Feast of Mercy.  On that day, priests are to tell everyone about My great and unfathomable mercy. I am making you the administrator of My mercy. Tell the confessor that the Image is to be on view in the church and not within the enclosure in that convent.  By means of this Image I shall be granting many graces to souls; so, let every soul have access to it.  570

Already there are many souls who have been drawn to My love by this image.  My mercy acts in souls through this work.  1379

The two rays denote Blood and Water.  The pale ray stands for the Water which makes souls righteous. The red ray stands for the Blood which is the life of souls . . .  These two rays issued forth from the very depths of My tender mercy when  My agonized Heart was opened by a lance on the Cross.  These rays shield souls from the wrath of My Father. Happy is the one who will dwell in their shelter, for the just hand of God shall not lay hold of him. I desire that the first Sunday after Easter be the Feast of Mercy.  299

These rays of mercy will pass through you, just as they have passed through this Host, and they will go out through all the world.  431