Diario. La misericordia divina nella mia anima

Overall this diary had a positive message. Saint Faustina wrote this during her spiritual journey as a nun in Poland and Lithuania before World War II. She reflects on her conversations with Jesus Christ up until the time of her death in 1938 at age 33. The main subject is the Divine Mercy which emp Leggi tutto

Let me be clear here. I am (or rather, I was) no fanatic of the Divine Mercy movement. In fact I used to have some irritations towards its devotees, because a lot of them around me seemed like an extroverted happy-go-lucky bunch, the kind of people I don’t particularly fancy. But one day at a devoti Leggi tutto

If you want to know what it means to be in mystical union with Christ while on earth and in recent history, 1930s, this book will teach you. I hope to build on this book by studying deeper the books on my list by Fr. Thomas Dubay and Thomas Richard to learn how to achieve that union. All of those bo Leggi tutto

This book really transcends all other books. Saint Faustina brings the truth of God's mercy to life. It brought me closer to my faith and still gives me hope. "Jesus I Trust in You."

It was disturbing to me to have to give this book three stars, since I really did learn a lot from it. The Diary is a compilation of the daily writings of Sister Faustina Kowalska, a Polish nun who was eventually elevated to the Sainthood by Pope John Paul II, and whose Divine Mercy movement was als Leggi tutto

I am still reading this book, as it takes sometime to fully comprehend the magnificent power and love of God. I am amazed at all Saint Faustina had to go through, and I am thankful to God that we could have such a wonderful soul who lived amongst us.