HOW a bud BLOSSOMS

QUOTE OF SISTER FAUSTINA in DIARY ENTRY # 997: "Happy the soul that knows how to love unreservedly, for in this lies its greatness."

One of the most AMAZING THINGS about the DIARY ~~~

Jesus, Himself, addresses Faustina directly, throughout....

HIS STATEMENTS ARE IN BOLD LETTERS.

One such STATEMENT reads as follows, a description which

aptly describes the spirit of the now Saint Faustina:

"YOU ARE A SWEET GRAPE IN A CHOSEN CLUSTER; I WANT OTHERS TO HAVE A SHARE IN THE JUICE THAT IS FLOWING WITHIN YOU."

[If this does not sound like a bud that BLOSSOMED [!] I do not know what is!!!]~+_+~

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NOTEBOOK I

[Each entry is from a Diary #, not page #, and will be entered in (-) as simple the number....All CAPITALS=THE WORDS OF JESUS; any reference to the words of Jesus' mother will be noted in excerpts below as ("""--""") Faustina was able to see and converse with both, and her writngs had great appeal - especially to our present Pope, John Paul II ANY COMMENTS I MAKE ON THIS excerpted HOLY TEXT, WILL BE EARMARKED AS-{{{--}}} ~+_+~]

(9)~~Jesus said to Faustina: IT IS YOU WHO WILL CAUSE ME THIS PAIN IF YOU LEAVE THIS CONVENT. IT IS TO THIS PLACE THAT I CALLED YOU AND NOWHERE ELSE; AND I HAVE PREPARED MANY GRACES FOR YOU.

(22)~~The day I (first person will always refer to Saint Faustina) took the [religious] habit, God let me understand how much I was to suffer. I clearly saw to what I was committing myself. I experienced a moment of that suffering. But then God filled my soul again with great consolation.

(25)~~"Mary, my mother, do You know how terrible 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."

(28)~~I WAS HERE DURING THE CONVERSATION WITH YOUR SUPERIOR AND KNOW EVERYTHING. I DON'T DEMAND MORTIFICATION FROM YOU, BUT OBEDIENCE. BY OBEDIENCE YOU GAIN GREAT GLORY TO ME AND GAIN MERIT FOR YOURSELF.

(30)~~[Faustina contemplated on the nature of God the Father, the Son & Holy spirit]: And Jesus said to her: WHO GOD IS IN HIS ESSENCE, NO ONE WILL FATHOM, NEITHER THE MIND OF ANGELS, NOR OF MAN. GET TO KNOW GOD BY CONTEMPLATING HIS ATTRIBUTES. A moment later, He traced the sign of the cross with His hand and vanished.

{{There is an interesting description of an "inkling" of the Godhead in the Aquarian Gospel of Jesus the Chirst, wherein Levi Dowling is given from the Holy Cherubim the ETHERIC thought: God is the Power; the Holy Spirit is the Thought; the Son is the Product of their union, i.e. LOVE!}}}

(38)~~In order to purify a soul, Jesus uses whatever instruments He likes. {{{Like a master builder?}}} My soul underwent a complete abandonment on the part of creatures; often my best intentions were misinterpreted by the sisters, a type of suffering which is most painful; but God allows it, and we must accept it bacause in this way we become more like Jesus....

(41)~~[At one point, Fautina saw a soul in grave spiritual danger, and begged God to help this soul at the expense of Faustina's suffering...]: and that very instant, I felt a crown of thorns on my head. The thorns penetrated my head with great force right into my brian. This lasted for three hours; the servant of God was set free from the sin, and his soul was strengthened by a special grace of God.

{{{This also brought to mind the 83rd chapter of THE AQUARIAN GOSPEL...where Jesus told a "wicked spirit" to return to his realm, not to bother dog or man, and eventually he would be saved!!! JUDGE NOT LEST YOU BE JUDGED!}}}

(55)~~[From Faustina's wise Mother Directress, Mary Joseph to the future saint}: "Go through life like a little child...There, where others fear, you will pass calmly along, thanks to this simplicity & humility (as discussed before). Remember this, Sister, for your whole life: as waters flow from the mountains down into the valleys, so, too, do God's graces flow only into humble souls."

(83)~~WRITE THIS: BEFORE I COME AS THE JUST JUDGE, I AM COMING FIRST AS THE KING OF MERCY. BEFORE THE DAY OF JUSTICE ARRIVES, THERE WILL BE GIVEN TO PEOPLE A SIGH IN THE HEAVENS OF THIS SORT:

ALL LIGHT IN THE HEAVENS WILL BE EXTINGUISHED, AND THERE WILL BE GREAT DARKNESS OVER THE WHOLE EARTH. THEN THE SIGN OF THE CROSS WILL BE SEEN IN THE SKY, AND FROM THE OPENINGS FROM WHERE THE HANDS AND THE FEET OF THE SAVIOR WERE NAILED WILL COME FORTH GREAT LIGHTS WHICH WILL LIGHT UP THE EARTH FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. THIS WILL TAKE PLACE SHORTLY BEFORE THE LAST DAY.

{{{I caution anyone who reads the following words of the future saint, that those who are granted what appears sometimes freakish abilities or divine favors, rather than be honored for it, are contrarywise - PERSECUTED or TREATED HARSHLY IN MANY WAYS by their brothers and sisters....As William Penn reminds us, "Neither despise, nor oppose, what thou dost not understand." }}}

(123)~~For quite a long time I was regarded as one possessed by the evil spirit, and I was looked upon with pity, and the superior took certain precautionalry actions in my respect. It reached my ears that the sisters also regarded me as such. And the sky grew dark around me....

{{{This next scene reminded me of the jealousy that one of Bernadette Soubirous's superior had toward the sweet & simple Bernadette, as reflected in the movie: SONG OF BERNADETTE.}}}

(128)~~One day, one of the Mothers, probably Mother Jane] poured out so much of her anger on me and humiliated me so much that I thought I would not be able to endure it. She said to me: "You queer, hysterical visionary, get out of this room; go on with you, Sister!" She continued to pour out on my head everything she could think of. When I got back to my cell, I fell on my face before the cross, and then looked at Jesus, but I could no longer say a single word. Yet I concealed everything from the others and pretended that nothing had happened between us.

{{{Who are you, Faustina? What are you?}}}

I AM A FITTING INSTRUMENT: My name is "sacrifice"

(133 & 135)~~[Out of the mouth of Mother (Jane?) }: "Get it out of your head, Sister, that the Lord Jesus might be communing in such an intimate way with such a miserable bundle of imperfections as you! Bear in mind that it is only with holy souls that the Lord Jesus communes in this way." I acknowledged that she was right, because I am indeed a wretched person, but still I trust in God's mercy. When I met the Lord I humbled myself and said, "Jesus, it seems that you do not associate intimately with such wretched people as I." BE AT PEACE, MY DAUGHTER, IT IS PRECISELY THROUGH SUCH MISERY THAT I WANT TO SHOW THE POWER OF MY MERCY. I understood that this Mother wanted to subject me to a [salutary] humiliation....& (135)~~When I came to the adoration, I felt within my soul that I had entered the temple of the living God, whose majesty is great and incomprehensible. And He made known to me what even the purest are in His sight. Although I saw nothing externally, God's presence pervaded me. At this very moment my intellect was strangely illuminated. A vision passed before the eyes of my soul; it was like the vision Jesus had in the Garden of Olives. First, the physical sufferings and all the circumstances that would increase them;[then] the full scope of the spiritual sufferings and the those that no one would know about. Everything entered into the vision: false suspicion, loss of good name. I've summarized it here, but this knowledge was already so clear that what I went through later on was in no way different from what I had known at that moment. My name is to be "sacrifice."

When the vision ended, a cold sweat bathed my forehead. Jesus made it known to me that, even if I did not give my consent to this, I could still be saved; and He would not lessen His graces, but would still continue to have the same intimate relationship with me, so that even if I did not consent to make this sacrifice, God's generosity would not lessen thereby.

{{{WOW! How different is this attitude from the ALMIGHTY in contradistinction to the leaders of THE KINGDOM OF MAN?!? Please see my web page: 'KINGDOMS' which can be found on my website, "byron lebeau ESQ.-: poetry & prose" found on the "FAVORITE LINKS" web page of this site.}}}

(137)~~Of course when Fautina consented, the Lord said to her, YOU ARE THE DELIGHT OF MY HEART; FROM TODAY ON, EVERY ONE OF YOUR ACTS, EVEN THE VERY SMALLEST, WILL BE A DELIGHT TO MY EYES, WHATEVER YOU DO.

{{{How does a bud BLOSSOM? Just read this DIARY and you will know...then your bud will be shown the way to BLOSSOMHOOD, toooo~~~each brother & sister in his/her own blessed way, on his/her own wretched rung of the ladder that leads to the same ALMIGHTY Father-God of ALL, through the corridor of the SON!}}}

(143)~~IN ORDER THAT YOU BE ASSURED THAT IT IS I WHO AM DEMANDING ALL THESE THINGS OF YOU, I WILL GIVE YOU SUCH PROFOUND PEACE (67) THAT EVEN IF YOU WANTED TO FEEL TROUBLED AND FRIGHTENED, IT WOULD NOT BE IN YOUR POWER TO DO SO TODAY, BUT LOVE WILL FLOOD YOUR SOUL TO THE POINT OF SELF-OBLIVION.

{{{Jesus asked much of the sweet Faustina, but the Lord never would ask more than He knows we (any of us wretched little spirits,) would be able to handle: BANK ON IT!}}}

SPECIAL NOTE: Throughout the DIARY, Sweet Saint Faustina gives us her thoughts about praying; for these thoughts and inspirations, go to web page: 'PRAYER.'

(164)~~[on FAUSTINA'S MISSION]: MY CHILD YOU ARE MY DELIGHT, YOU ARE THE COMFORT OF MY HEART. I GRANT YOU AS MANY GRACES AS YOU CAN HOLD. AS OFTEN AS YOU WANT TO MAKE ME HAPPY, SPEAK TO THE WORLD ABOUT MY GREAT AND UNFATHOMABLE MERCY.

(174)~~[A wise & holy priest confronts Faustina about the spiritual facts of life]: "Sister, you distrust the Lord Jesus because He treats you so kindly. Well, Sister, be completely at peace. Jesus is your Master, and your communing with Him is neither daydreaming, nor hysteria nor illusion. Know that you are on the right path. Please try to be faithful to these graces; you are not free to shun them. You do not need at all, Sister, to tell your superiors about these interior graces,unless the Lord Jesus instructs you clearly to do so...Take no heed of anything else, but always be faithful to the Lord Jesus, no matter what anyone says about you. It is with just such miserable souls that the Lord Jesus communes in this intimate way. And the more you humble yourself, the more the Lord Jesus will unite Himself with you."

(239)~~...O Lord, I cast myself as a little rosebud at Your feet, O Lord, and may the fragrace of this flower be known to You alone.

(255)~~I will hide from people's eyes whatever good I am able to do so that God himself {{{Himself}}} may be my reward. I will be like a tiny violet hidden in the grass, which does not hurt the foot that treads on it, but diffuses its fragrance and, forgetting itself completely, tries to please the person who has crushed it underfoot. This is very difficult for human nature, but God's grace comes to one's aid.

{{{I would be remiss, if, at this tender point, I did not draw the viewer's attention to the beautiful poem by mystic, William Blake, "THE CLOD & THE PEBBLE," and one of my personal favorites, for its simplicity about the "tender" clod (like Faustina's violet,), who wishes to blend with all and everything; you can see this poem on my web page: 'IN SYNCH WITH OTHER POETS,' on the "byron lebeau..." website indicated above.}}}

{{{Below is the necessary armour of a true saint, as advised by Rev. Dr. Sopocko, to Mary Faustina.}}}

(270)~~Without humility,we cannot be pleasing to God. Practice the third degree of humility, that is, not only must one refrain from explaining and defending oneself, when reproached with something, but one should rejoice at the humiliation.

If the things you are telling me reallly come from God, prepare yourself for great suffering. You will encounter disapproval and persecution. They will look upon you as a hysteric and an eccentric, but the Lord will lavish His graces upon you. True works of God always meet opposition and are marked by suffering. If God want to accomplish something, sooner or later He will do so in spite of the difficulties. Your part, in the meantime, is to arm yourself with great patience.

{{{Why are there SO FEW saints - in any age?!? Note the piercing words of Jesus to His beloved flower of God, Faustina.}}}

(279)~~...MY CHILD, YOU PLEASE ME MORE BY SUFFERING. IN YOUR PHYSICAL AS WELL AS YOUR MENTAL SUFFERING, MY DAUGHTER,DO NOT SEEK SYMPATHY FROM CREATURES. I WANT THE FRAGRANCE OF YOUR SUFFERING TO BE PURE AND UNADULTERATED. I WANT YOU TO DETATCH YOURSELF, NOT ONLY FROM CREATURES, BUT ALSO FROM YOURSELF. MY DAUGHTER, I WANT TO DELIGHT IN THE LOVE OF YOUR HEART, A PURE LOVE, VIRGINAL, UNBLEMISHED, UNTARNISHED. THE MORE YOU WILL COME TO LOVE SUFFERING, MY DAUGHTER, THE PURER YOUR LOVE FOR ME WILL BE.

{{{More on the MISSION OF FAUSTINA from THE WORDS OF JESUS:}}}

(294)~~...TAKE THESE GRACES NOT ONLY FOR YOURSELF, BUT ALSO FOR OTHERS; THAT IS, ENCOURAGE THE SOULS WITH WHOM YOU COME IN CONTACT TO TRUST IN MY INFINITE MERCY. OH, HOW I LOVE THOSE SOULS WHO HAVE COMPLETE CONFIDENCE IN ME. I WILL DO EVERYTHING FOR THEM.

(((In the words of St. Paul: I CAN DO ALL THINGS IN HIM WHO STRENGTHENS ME.}}}

(306)~~...I want to live pure as a wild flower; I want my love always to be turned to You, just as a flower that is always turning to the sun. I want the frangrance and the freshness of the flower of my heart to be always preserved for You alone. I want to live beneath Your divine gaze, for You alone are enough for me. When I am with You, Jesus,I fear nothing, for nothing could do me harm.

{{{As John Denver had penned and sung about love: YOU FILL UP MY SENSES...}}}

(390)~~He who knows how to forgive prepares for himself many graces from God. As often as I look upon the cross, so often will I forgive with all my heart.

{((Paramahansa Yogananda had many great things to say about the necessaty of forgiveness; it is the highest of virtues, and between forgiveness and prayer, we need be armed with little else to be victorious...cf. the web page: 'GEMS OF A YOGI' on the "byron lebeau..." website.}}}

(393)~~(165)Duriang one conference, Jesus said to me, YOU ARE A SWEET GRAPE IN A CHOSEN CLUSTER; I WANT OTHERS TO HAVE A SHARE IN THE JUICE THAT IS FLOWING WITHIN YOU.

(412) "...I feel asleep as soon as I lay down, but at about eleven o'clock (pm) Satan shook my bed. I awoke instantly, and I started to pray PEACEFULLY (MY ITALIX) to my Guardian Angel. Then I saw the souls who were doing penance in purgatory. They appeared like shadows, and among them I saw many demons. One of these tried to vex me, taking the form of a cat; he kept throwing himself onto my bed and on my feet, and he was quite heavy, as if [weighing] a ton.

I kept praying the rosary all the while, and toward dawn these beings vanished, and I was able to get some sleep. When I entered the chapel in the morning I heard a voice in my soul, [JESUS]YOU ARE UNITED TO ME; FEAR NOTHING. BUT KNOW, MY CHILD, THAT SATAN HATES YOU; HE HATES EVERY SOUL, BUT HE BURNS WITH A PARTICULAR HATRED FOR YOU, BECAUSE YOU HAVE SNATCHED SO MANY SOULS FROM HIS DOMINION."

[419] "Seeing their great hatred for me, I immediately asked my Guardian Angel for help; and at once the bright and radiant figure of my Guardian Angel appeared and said to me, "Do not fear, spouse of my Lord; without His permission these spirits will do you no harm." Immediately the evil spirits vanished,and the faithful Guardian Angel accompanied me, in a visable manner, right to the very house. His look was modest and peaceful, and a flame of fire sparkled from his forehead."

(436)~~...The secret is this: God demands that there be a Congregation which will proclaim the mercy of God to the world and, by its prayers, obtain it for the world. [NOTE: These were the inspiring words of Father Sopocko, and were not crystallized in Faustina UNTIL HE SAID THEM. (My italix.)

(462)~~Now I understand well that what unites our soul most closely to God is self-denial; that is, joining our will to the will of God. This is what makes the soul truly free, contributes to profound recollection of the spirit, and makes all life's burdens light, and death sweet.

{{{As Jesus said: COME TO ME ALL YOU WHO LABOR AND ARE HEAVILY BURDENED, AND I WILL REFRESH YOU, FOR MY YOKE IS SWEET AND MY BURDEN IS LIGHT; note: "yoga" is a sanskrit word that means yoke, as in divine linkage ~ from information I recall in the sacred literature.}}}

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Jesus' words to Saint Faustina:

In the Old Covenant I sent prophets wielding thunderbolds to My
people. Today I am sending you with My mercy to the people of
the whole world. I do not want to punish aching mankind, but I
desire to heal it, pressing it to My Merciful Heart. (1588)

It's a sign for the end times; after it will come the day of justice.
While there is still time, let them have recourse to the fount of My
mercy; let them profit from the Blood and Water which gushed
forth for them. (848) Before I come as a just Judge, I first open
wide the doors of My mercy. He who refuses to pass through the
doors of My mercy must pass through the doors of My justice...
(1146)
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