Sufferings, adversities, humiliations, failures and suspicions that have come my way are splinters that keep alive the fire of my love for You, O Jesus. Mary Faustina Kowalska More Quotes by Mary Faustina Kowalska More Quotes From Mary Faustina Kowalska Pure love ... knows that only one thing is needed to please God: to do even the smallest things out of great love - love, and always love. Mary Faustina Kowalska please christian love Patience, prayer and silence-these are what give strength to the soul. Mary Faustina Kowalska silence prayer giving Love endures everything, love is stronger than death, love fears nothing. Mary Faustina Kowalska stronger catholic love-is My daughter...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. I answered, But You know about everything, Lord." And Jesus replied to me, "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. Mary Faustina Kowalska daughter prayer jesus Help me, O Lord, that my hands may be merciful and filled with good deeds, so that I may do only good to my neighbors. Mary Faustina Kowalska catholic deeds hands Suffering is the greatest treasure on earth; it purifies the soul. In suffering, we learn who our true friend is. Mary Faustina Kowalska greatest-treasure true-friend soul A soul does not benefit from the sacrament of confession if it is not humble. Pride keeps it in darkness. The soul neither knows how, nor is it willing, to probe with precision the depths of its own misery. It puts on a mask and avoids everything that might bring it recovery. Mary Faustina Kowalska recovery pride humble Entrust everything to Me and do nothing on your own, and you will always have great freedom of spirit. Mary Faustina Kowalska great-freedom spirit Oh, if only the suffering soul knew how it is loved by God, it would die of joy and excess of happiness! Some day, we will know the value of suffering, but then we will no longer be able to suffer. The present moment is ours. Mary Faustina Kowalska soul suffering joy I know well that the greater and more beautiful the work is, the more terrible will be the storms that rage against it. Mary Faustina Kowalska storm rage beautiful When I immersed myself in prayer and united myself with all the Masses that were being celebrated all over the world at that time, I implored God, for the sake of all these Holy Masses, to have mercy on the world and especially on poor sinners who were dying at that moment. At the same instant, I received an interior answer from God that a thousand souls had received grace through the prayerful mediation I had offered to God. We do not know the number of souls that is ours to save through our prayers and sacrifices; therefore, let us always pray for sinners. Mary Faustina Kowalska sacrifice prayer numbers O King of glory, though you hide your beauty, yet the eye of my soul rends the veil. I see the angelic choirs giving you honor without cease. Mary Faustina Kowalska eye kings giving God is very generous and does not deny His grace to anyone. Indeed he gives more than what we ask of Him. Faithfulness to the inspirations of the Holy Spirit-that is the shortest route. Mary Faustina Kowalska catholic inspiration giving Nothing is difficult for the humble. Mary Faustina Kowalska difficult humility humble For there are three ways of performing an act of mercy: the merciful word, by forgiving and by comforting; secondly, if you can offer no word, then pray - that too is mercy; and thirdly, deeds of mercy. And when the Last Day comes, we shall be judged from this, and on this basis we shall receive the eternal verdict. Mary Faustina Kowalska forgiveness forgiving comforting How can one be pleasing to God when one is inflated with pride and self-love under the pretense of striving for Gods glory, while in fact one is seeking ones own glory? Mary Faustina Kowalska pride self facts He who wants to learn true humility should reflect upon the Passion of Jesus. (267) Mary Faustina Kowalska passion humility jesus Suffering is a great grace; through suffering the soul becomes like the Saviour; in suffering love becomes crystallised; the greater the suffering, the purer the love. Mary Faustina Kowalska soul grace love-is 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. Mary Faustina Kowalska strong christian morning I will not allow myself to be so absorbed in the whirlwind of work as to forget about God. I will spend all my free moments at the feet of the Master hidden in the Blessed Sacrament. He has been tutoring me from my most tender years. Mary Faustina Kowalska blessed feet years