Divine Mercy: The Heart of the Gospel

176 Divine Mercy: The Heart Of The Gospel During the night, the Mother o f God visited me, holding the Infant Jesus in Her arms. My soul was filled with joy, and I said, ‘Mary, my Mother, do You know how terribly I suffer?’ And the Mother o f 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. ’ We also see that our Lady’s mediation o f grace and advocacy for nations is manifest in Notebook I, no. 33, p 18: I was to make this novena for the intention o f my Motherland. On the seventh day of the novena I saw, between heaven and earth, the Mother o f God, clothed in a bright robe. She was praying with Her hands folded on Her bosom, Her eyes fixed on Heaven. From Her Heart issued forth fiery rays, some of which were turned toward Heaven while the others were covering our country. Our Lady’s mediation o f the special grace of purity for Sister Faustina as found in Notebook I, no. 40, p .2 1: [Jesus] said to me, “I give you eternal love that your purity may be untarnished and as a sign that you will never be sub­ ject to temptations against purity.” Jesus took off His golden cincture and tied it around my waist. Since then I have never expe­ rienced any attacks against this virtue, either in my heart or in my mind. I later understood that this was one o f the greatest graces which the Most Holy Virgin Mary had obtained for me, as for many years I had been asking this grace o f Her. Since that time I have experienced an increasing devotion to the Mother of God. She has taught me how to love God interiorly and also how to carry out His holy will in all things. O Mary, You are joy, because through You God descended to earth [and] into my heart. Further reference to Our Lady’s mediation o f grace by Blessed Faustina, occur in Notebook I, no. 315, p. 144, “ Mother o f grace, teach me to live by [the power of] God” . In Notebook I, no. 330, p. 149, we read: “I heard a few of the words that the Mother o f God spoke to him [i.e., my confessor] but not every­ thing. The words were: I am not only the Queen o f Heaven, but also the Mother o f Mercy and your Mother.” From Notebook I, no. 564, p. 238: “[Mary] said to me, ‘You give Me