Turn to any page of St. Faustina's Diary and you'll find spiritual gems. Like this one:Let every soul remember these words: 'And being in anguish, He prayed longer.' I always prolong such prayer as much as is in my power and in conformity with my duty. (872)

Saint Faustina wrote:"Our meals shall be such that not even the poor will have any reason to envy us" (546). So, it's no surprise that St. Faustina didn't eat meat on Fridays even outside of Lent. That was Canon Law. But since St. Faustina's time, Canon Law has allowed us, depending on our bishops conferences, to choose another penance on Fridays in place of abstaining from meat. The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops allow a substitute penance. Nevertheless, the USCCB gives "first place to abstinence from flesh meat" (24, Pastoral Statement on Penance and Abstinence)

Is there someone in your life who frequently annoys you? Here's how St. Faustina dealt with those who troubled her.