The National Shrine of The Divine Mercy Bulletin October 10,

From the Diary of St. Faustina Seeing their [demons] great hatred for me, I immediately asked my Guardian angel for help, and at once the bright and radian 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 visible manner, right to the very house. His look was modest and peaceful, and a flame of fire sparkled from his forehead. O Jesus, I would like to toil and wear myself our and suffer all my life for that one moment in which I saw Your glory, O Lord, and profit for souls. The next morning, I saw my Guardian Angel, who accompanied me throughout he journey as far as Warsaw. He disappeared when we entered the convent gate. Just as we were passing the little chapel on the way to greet the superiors, God’s presence took hold of me, and the Lord filled me with the fire of His love. At such moments, I always have a better understanding of the greatness of His majesty. When we took our seats on the train from Warsaw to Cracow, I once again saw my Guardian Angel at my side. He was absorbed in prayer and in contemplating God, and I followed him with my thoughts. When we arrived at the convent entrance, he disappeared. Diary 419, 490 Blessed Oil of St. Faustina Oil Blessed in honor of St. Faustina is available at the Shrine Reception Desk. A suggested donation of $5.00 is being requested to help Shrine Ministries. To order a copy of t he Diary of St. Faustina go to divinemercygiftshop.org. or call our Gift Shop at1-888-484-1112 Pope JohnXXIII Opt.Memorial Oct. 11 "John XXIII literally saved the Divine Mercy message and devotion," says Fr. Michael Gaitley, MIC, the director of the Association of Marian Helpers. "According to Pope John XXIII's secretary, after Pope John's enthronement in 1958, when he took office as Pope, he went to his new desk in the Vatican and there was a pile of documents prepared for his signature. Knowing how the Vatican bureaucracy worked, that people try to sneak in more controversial papers at the end with the hope that they'll just be rubber-stamped, the Pope sat down, made the Sign of the Cross, and flipped the pile upside down. And the very first thing he dealt with was a decree regarding St. Faustina's revelation that forbade the spread of the devotion and called for the removal of with the hope that they'll just be rubber-stamped, the Pope sat down, made the Sign of the Cross, and flipped the pile upside down. And the very first thing he dealt with was a decree regarding St. Faustina's revelation that forbade the spread of the devotion and called for the removal of the Divine Mercy images from the churches." Excerpt from The Marians Have Reason to Celebrate found at:www.thedivinemercy.org/articles/marians-have-reason-celebrate