From the Diary of St. Faustina…
| O my Jesus, You alone know what persecutions I suffer, and this only because I am being faithful to You and following Your orders. You are my strength; sustain me that I may always carry out what You ask of me. Of myself I can do nothing, but when You sustain me, all difficulties are nothing for me. O my Lord, I can see very well that from the time when my soul first received the capacity to know You, my life has been a continual struggle which has become increasingly intense. Every morning during meditation, I prepare myself for the whole day’s struggle. Holy Communion assures me that I will win the victory; and so it is. I fear the day when I do not receive Holy Communion. This Bread of the Strong gives me all the strength I need to carry on my mission and the courage to do whatever the Lord asks of me. The courage and strength that are in me are not of me but of Him who lives in me – it is the Eucharist. O my Jesus, the misunderstandings are so great sometimes, were it not for the Eucharist, I would not have the courage to go any further along the way You have marked out for me. (Diary 91) My Response: O most Holy Eucharist, give me the strength to carry out Your will in all I do and say. |
