divine-mercy-in-my-soul

1360 O Lord, You who penetrate my whole being and the most secret depths of my soul, You
see that I desire You alone and long only for the fulfillment of Your holy will, paying no
heed to difficulties or sufferings or humiliations or to what other might think.
1361 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…..
1362 (18) +Seventh day. I have come to a knowledge of my destiny; that is, an inward
certainty that I will attain sanctity. This deep conviction has filled my soul with gratitude
to God, and I have given back all the glory to God, because I know very well what I am
of myself.
1363 I am coming out of this retreat thoroughly transformed by God‟s love. My soul is
beginning a new life, earnestly and courageously; although outwardly my life will not
change, and no one will notice it, nevertheless, pure love is [now] the guide of my life
and, externally, it is mercy which is its fruit. I feel that I have been totally imbued with
God and, with this God, I am going back to my everyday life, so drab, tiresome and
wearying, trusting that he whom I feel in my heart will change this drabness into my
personal sanctity.
In profound silence, close to Your merciful Heart, my soul is maturing during this retreat.
In the clear rays of your love, my soul has lost its tartness (19) and has become a sweet
and ripe fruit.
1364 Now I can be wholly useful to the Church by my personal sanctity, which throbs with life
in the whole Church, for we all make up one organism in Jesus. That is why I endeavor
to make the soil of my heart bear good fruit. Although the human eye may perhaps
never see it, there will nevertheless come a day when it will become apparent that many
souls have been fed and will continue to be fed with this fruit.
1365 O Eternal Love, You who enkindle a new life within me, a life of love and of mercy.
Support me with Your grace, so that I may worthily answer Your call, so that what You
Yourself have intended to accomplish in souls through me, might indeed be
accomplished.
My God, I see the radiance of eternal dawn. My whole soul bounds toward You, O
Lord; nothing any longer holds me back, nothing ties me to earth. Help me, O Lord, to
bear the rest of my days with patience. The sacrifice of my love burns incessantly
before Your Majesty, but so silently that only Your divine eye sees it, O God, and no
other creature is capable of perceiving it.
1366 (20) O my Lord, although so many things occupy me, although I have this work at heart,
although I desire the triumph of the Church and the salvation of souls, although all the
persecutions of Your faithful ones affect me, although the fall of each soul is painful to
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