From the Diary of St. Faustina + I bow down before You, O Bread of Angels, With deep faith, hope and love And from the depths of my soul I worship You, Though I am but nothingness. I bow down before You, O hidden God And love You with all my heart. The veils of mystery hinder me not at all; I love You as do Your chosen ones in heaven. I bow down before You, O Lamb of God Who take away the sins of my soul, Whom I receive into my heart each morn, You who are my saving help. q3 At the chapter, Mother [Borgia] stressed a life of faith and fidelity in small things. Half way through the chapter, I heard these words: I desire that you would all have more faith at the present time. How great is My joy at the faithfulness of My spouse in the smallest things. Then I looked at the crucifix and saw that Jesus’ head was turned towards the refectory, and His lips were moving. When I told Mother Superior about it, she answered, “You see, Sister, how Jesus demands that our life be a life of faith.” Diary 1324. 352 St. John Bosco Feast Day: January 31st Saint John Bosco (1815-1888), whose feast we celebrate on Jan. 31, is a model for the New Evangelization. He began his work in Italy, going out to the streets and the shops to find homeless and neglected boys. He would gather them together for prayer and play, for formation into Catholics on their way to holiness. He went out to the margins where people fall through the cracks and are ignored or forgotten. Let us ask St. John Bosco's intercession, that we may be fully converted, allowing God's mercy to transform us into all we were meant to be. Let us trust in St. John Bosco's prayers, that we may be fully consecrated to Jesus through Mary in every part of our lives, thus consoling the Heart of Jesus and taking up our place with the One God who is Three, then going out to the world to live mercy and give mercy to all. Excerpt taken from:Those in Most Need of God’s Mercy www.thedivinemercy.org/articles/those-most-need-gods-mercy As St. John Bosco attracted the poor and the criminal of Italy's youth to Jesus, so then let us take the fire of the Holy Spirit out to the nations. Let us help Christ set all afire with the life and love of God.
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