Pillars of Fire In My Soul

you, too, in a special way, be My child. I desire, my dearly beloved daughter, that you practice the three virtues that are dearest to me, and most pleasing to God. The first is humility, humility, and once again, humility; the second virtue: purity; the third virtue: love of God. As My daugh- ter, you must especially radiate with these virtues. When the conversation ended, She pressed me to Her Heart and disappeared. When I regained the use of my senses, my heart became wonderfully attracted to these virtues; and I practice them faithfully; they are as though engraved on my heart” (Diary, 1414, 1415). Purity of Heart We cannot treat fully within the covers of this small booklet all the virtues practiced by Sister Faustina, whose soul was adorned with them as a luxurious garden is adorned with flowers. Let us, however, say a few words about each of the three virtues particularly recommended to her by Our Blessed Mother. As regards purity of heart, she wrote these words in her Diary just a year and a half before her death: God gave me the inner knowledge that I had never lost my innocence ... and that, in spite of all the dangers in which I had found myself, He Himself had been guarding me so that the virginity of my soul and heart would remain intact ... As often as I recall this inconceivable grace, that often a fresh flame of love and gratitude to God bursts forth from my heart ... I strive for the greatest purity of soul so that the rays of God’s grace may be reflected there- in in all their brilliance. I long to be a crystal in order to find favor in His eyes (Diary, 1095). And she found it. Humility 34 Pillars of Fire in My Soul