Pillars of Fire In My Soul

When punishments for sins shall come upon the earth, and your native land shall be in extreme abasement, the only salvation will be hope in Divine Mercy. I shall pre- serve the cities and homes in which this picture shall be found; I shall protect likewise those persons who shall venerate and have confidence in My Mercy ( Novena to The Mercy of God ; Author not indicated, Congregation of Marian Fathers, Stockbridge, Mass. and Detroit, Mich., 1944, p. 32. Also, in similar words, in Devotion To Divine Mercy In Our Day, Fr. Julian Chrosciechowski, M.I.C., Congregation of Marians, Stockbridge, Mass. & London, Engl., 1976, pp. 27-28). ITMUSTBEDECLAREDHERE that, although this state- ment, attributed to Our Lord, may have actually been transmitted by Sister Faustina during her lifetime to her spiritual director (who appears to be the source of our knowledge of it), the words quoted herein above are nowhere to be found in the official collection of Sister Faustina’s existing writings . Therefore, until their true source and authenticity can be uncov- ered and verified, they cannot be vouched for as being authentic. At the same time, however, it must also be stated that very many persons have attested to the fact that they acted upon that alleged promise with trusting faith, and have experienced as a result nothing less than outrightly “miraculous” protection in dangerous, grave or hopeless situations. (See letters on file with the Congregation of Marians, Stockbridge, Mass.) 14. In connection with the fact that “private revelations” do play an important role in directing the Church’s actions — proof of which can be found throughout Her history — it is heartening to realize that in recent years theologians have come to grips with the need of adjusting their stance with regard to “private revelations”. In general we content ourselves with a distinction between the one “Public Revelation”, that of the Gospel, and the many 72 Pillars of Fire in My Soul