Turn to any page of St. Faustina's Diary, and you'll find spiritual gems. Like this one:The abyss of my misery was constantly before my eyes. Every time I entered the chapel … I experienced even worse torments and temptations. … “This is a sign,” [the priest] told me, “that God loves you very much and that He has great confidence in you ...” (77)

Turn to any page of St. Faustina’s Diary, and you’ll find spiritual gems, like this one: Thursday. Although I was very tired today, I nevertheless resolved to make a Holy Hour. I could not pray, nor could I remain kneeling, but I remained in prayer for a whole hour and united myself in spirit with those souls who are already worshiping God in the perfect way. [Then Jesus said to me,] Your prayer is extremely pleasing to Me (Diary, 691).

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: