[Ecumenical] Lent through Eastertide - Divine Mercy Diary Exerpts: Mary, Mother of Jesus

This series will be excerpts from the Diary of St. Faustina. Some are short. Some are longer. I am keeping the spelling from the website in the title.

Mary, Mother of Jesus

When I got off the train and saw that all were going their separate ways, I was overcome with fear. What am I to do? To whom should I turn, as I know no one? So I said to the Mother of God, "Mary lead me, guide me." Immediately I heard these words within me telling me to leave the town and go to a nearby village where I would find a safe lodging for the night. I did so and found in fact that everything was just as the Mother of God told me. (11)

[The souls in Purgatory] answered me in one voice that their greatest torment was longing for God. I saw Our Lady visiting the souls in Purgatory. The souls call her "The Star of the Sea." She brings them refreshment. I wanted to talk with them some more, but my Guardian Angel beckoned me to leave. (20)

During the night, the Mother of God visited me, holding the Infant Jesus in Her arms. My soul was filled with joy, and I said, "Mary, my Mother, do You know how terribly I suffer?' And the Mother of God answered me, I know how much you suffer, but do not be afraid. I share with you your suffering, and I shall always do so. She smiled warmly and disappeared. At once, strength and a great courage sprang up anew in my soul... (25)

When we had left our kneelers and had started to recite the formula for the vows, Jesus appeared at my side clad in a white garment with a golden girdle around His waist, and He said to me, I give you eternal love that your purity may be untarnished and as a sign that you will never be subject to temptations against purity. Jesus took off His golden cincture and tied it around my waist. Since then I have never experienced any attacks against this virtue, either in my heart or in my mind. I later understood that this was one of the greatest graces which the Most Holy Virgin Mary had obtained for me, as for many years I had been asking this grace of Her...She has taught me how to love God interiorly and also how to carry out His holy will in all things. O Mary, You are joy because through you, God descended to earth [and] into my heart. (40)

[Prayer of St. Faustina to Our Lady]

O Mary, Immaculate Virgin,

Pure crystal for my heart,

You are my strength, O sturdy anchor!

You are the weak heart's shield and protection.

O Mary you are pure, of purity incomparable;

At once both Virgin and Mother,

You are beautiful as the sun, without blemish,

And your soul is beyond all comparison.

Your beauty has delighted the eye of the Thrice-Holy One.

He descended from heaven, leaving His eternal throne,

And took Body and Blood of your heart

And for nine months lay hidden in a Virgin's Heart.

O Mother, Virgin, purest of all lilies,

Your heart was Jesus' first tabernacle on earth.

Only because no humility was deeper than yours

Were you raised above the choirs of Angels and above all Saints.

O Mary, my sweet Mother,

I give you my soul, my body and my poor heart.

Be the guardian of my life,

Especially at the hour of death, in the final strife.

Another Prayer:

O Mary, my Mother, I humbly beg of You, cover my soul with Your virginal cloak at this very important moment of my life, so that thus I may become dearer to Your Son and may worthily praise Your Son's mercy before the whole world and throughout all eternity. (220)

On the day of the Assumption of the Mother of God, I did not assist at Holy Mass. The woman doctor did not allow me; but I prayed fervently in my cell. After a short time, I saw the Mother of God, unspeakably beautiful. She said to me, My daughter, what I demand from you is prayer, prayer and once again prayer, for the world and especially for your country. For nine days receive Holy Communion in atonement and unite yourself closely to the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. During these nine days you will stand before God as an offering; always and everywhere, at all times and places, day or night, whenever you wake up, pray in the spirit. In spirit, one can always remain in prayer. (325)

Once, the confessor told me to pray for his intention, and I began a novena to the Mother of God. This novena consisted in the prayer, "Hail Holy Queen" recited nine times. Toward the end of the Novena I saw the Mother of God with the Infant Jesus in Her arms, and I also saw my confessor kneeling at Her feet and talking with Her. I did not understand what he was saying to Her, because I was busy talking with the Infant Jesus, who came down from His Mother's arms and approached me. I could not stop wondering at His beauty. I heard a few of the words that the Mother of God spoke to him (my confessor) but not everything. The words were: I am not only the Queen of Heaven, but also the Mother of Mercy and your Mother. And at that moment she stretched out her right hand, in which She was clasping her mantle, and She covered the priest with it. At the moment, the vision vanished. (330)

Today after Holy Communion, Jesus again gave me a few directives: 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. Second, during these ordeals do not lose your peace; live in My presence; ask My Mother and the Saints for help.......[See 'Testing and Temptation' for the complete text of this passage](1560)

A vision of the Mother of God. In the midst of a great brilliance, I saw the Mother of God clothed in a white gown, girt about with a golden cincture; and there were tiny stars, also of gold, over the whole garment, and chevron-shaped sleeves lined with gold. Her cloak was sky-blue, lightly thrown over the shoulders. A transparent veil was delicately drawn over her head, while her flowing hair was set off beautifully by a golden crown which terminated in little crosses. On Her left arm, She held the Child Jesus. ..She ..said, I am the Mother of God of Priests. At that, She lowered Jesus from Her arm to the ground, raised Her right hand heavenward and said: O God, bless Poland, bless priests. Then she addressed me once again: Tell the priests what you have seen. I resolved that at the first opportunity...I would tell; but I myself can make nothing of this vision. (1585)

In a prayer written by Saint Faustina, we read, " To give worthy praise to the Lord's mercy, we unite ourselves with Your Immaculate Mother, for then our hymn will be more pleasing to You, because She is chosen from among men and angels. Through Her, as through a pure crystal, Your mercy was passed on to us. Through Her, man became pleasing to God; Through Her, streams of grace flowed down upon us." (1746)

Ecumenical thread. No antagonism.

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That's amazing. I read in this series a explanation from Christ why he would come in the visions as a child at times. His true humbleness as a God when he appears is an example for us. He declares we are to believe like a child. A trust that he spoke in the Gospels. Just think this Jesus(a divinity) became a man. He entered humanity not by a genetic bonding of skin from a sample of skin. Which he could have and still proclaim the lineage of the Old Testament. But he came into humanity because he wanted to join the human family.

Which was as a natural child birthed baby. Who was then weaned by his mother. Also cleaned with diapers. Which we sometimes do not even think about. Just think of the way this Christ how he truly humbled himself for us. He really wanted a Mother to enter humanity. Also for eternity after he was born. Otherwise we can not proclaim 1 John 4. Divinity truly became a man from a mother like us. Just totally awesome this was a main thought that brought me back to the Church of my youth. Also other God given guide posts and signal graces.

Praise Jesus and Hail Mary!!

I know these words were spoken to St. Faustina for praying for Poland. But I think we should heed them and pray for the U. S.!!!

My daughter, what I demand from you is prayer, prayer and once again prayer, for the world and especially for your country. For nine days receive Holy Communion in atonement and unite yourself closely to the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. During these nine days you will stand before God as an offering; always and everywhere, at all times and places, day or night, whenever you wake up, pray in the spirit. In spirit, one can always remain in prayer. (325)