Are your sins too big for God?
Are your sins too big for God?
Turn to any page of St. Faustina’s Diary, and you find spiritual gems. Marc Massery, a staff writer for the Marian Fathers at the National Shrine of The Divine Mercy, reflects on one such gem: “[Jesus said,] “As you are united with Me in life, so will you be united at the moment of death.” After these words, such great trust in God's great mercy was awakened in my soul that, even if I had had the sins of the whole world, as well as the sins of all the condemned souls weighing on my conscience, I would not have doubted God's goodness but, without hesitation, would have thrown myself into the abyss of the divine mercy, which is always open to us ... (Diary, 1552). #DiscoveringTheDiary #SaintFaustina
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Jesus looked at me and said, Souls perish in spite of My bitter Passion. I am giving them the last hope of salvation; that is, the Feast of My Mercy. If they will not adore My mercy, they will perish for all eternity. Secretary of My mercy, write, tell souls about this great mercy of Mine, because the awful day, the day of My justice, is near (Diary, 965).
The readings for this homily: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/011526.cfm
Why would God allow Israel to be defeated even while the Levites were carrying the Ark of the Covenant before the army into battle? And why would Jesus heal a leper — then sternly command him to tell no one? In this homily, Fr. Mark Baron, MIC, brings these unsettling questions together and shows that they reveal the same spiritual danger: presumption.
Turn to any page of St. Faustina's Diary, and you'll find spiritual gems. Like this one:My daughter, have fear of nothing; I am always with you. All your adversaries will harm you only to the degree that I permit them to do so. (431)
