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๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ญ๐๐๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐๐ค๐ฌ
In Cracow-Pradnik, June 2, 1938, the Lord Jesus directed a young Polish Sister of Mercy on a three-day retreat. Faustina Kowalska painstakingly recorded Christโs instruction in her diary that is a mystical manual on prayer and Divine Mercy.
Here are the secret whispers of Jesus to Saint Faustina on how to protect herself from the attacks of the devil. These instructions became Faustinaโs weapon in fighting the good fight.
Jesus began, โMy daughter, I want to teach you about spiritual warfareโ (1760). (The Lordโs words are numbered ; my comments follow.)
๐ญ. ๐ก๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฟ๐๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ณ ๐ฏ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ ๐ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น.
Trust is a spiritual weapon. Trust is part of the shield of faith that St. Paul mentions in chapter six of Ephesians: the armor of God. Abandonment to Godโs will is an act of trust; faith in action dispels evil spirits.
๐ฎ. ๐๐ป ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐๐ฏ๐๐, ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟ. ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐บ๐ ๐ป๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ.
In times of spiritual warfare, immediately pray to Jesus. Invoke His Holy Name that is feared in the netherworld. Bring darkness into the light by telling a spiritual director or confessor and follow his instruction.
๐ฏ. ๐๐ผ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฝ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป; ๐น๐ผ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ณ ๐ถ๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐.
In the Garden of Eden, Eve bargained with the devil and lost. We have recourse to the refuge of the Sacred Heart. In running to Christ, we turn our backs on the demonic.
๐ฐ. ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐, ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฝ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ณ๐ฒ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ.
A good confession, a good confessor, and a good penitent are a recipe for victory over temptation and demonic oppressionโwithout fail.
๐ฑ. ๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ณ-๐น๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ, ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฒ๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐.
Self-love is natural but it should be ordered, free of pride. Humility defeats the devil that is perfect pride. Satan tempts us to disordered self-love to lead us into his pool of pride.
๐ฒ. ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ณ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ.
Patience is a secret weapon that helps us to keep our peace of soul even in the great storms of life. Bearing with oneself is part of humility and trust. The devil tempts us to impatience, to turn against our selves so we become angry. See yourself from Godโs view. He is infinitely patient.
๐ณ. ๐๐ผ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ด๐น๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐.
Scripture teaches that some demons can only be evicted by prayer and fasting. Interior mortifications are weapons of warfare. They can be small sacrifices offered with great love. The power of sacrificial love evicts the enemy.
๐ด. ๐๐น๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ท๐๐๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ณ๐ฒ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ.
Christ is speaking to St. Faustina who lives in a convent. But we all have people in authority over us. The devil aims to divide and conquer so humble obedience to authentic authority is a spiritual weapon.
๐ต. ๐ฆ๐ต๐๐ป ๐บ๐๐ฟ๐บ๐๐ฟ๐ ๐น๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ด๐๐ฒ.
The tongue is a powerful vessel that can do great harm. Murmuring, gossiping, is never of God. The devil is a liar who stirs up false accusations and gossip that can kill a personโs reputation. Shun murmurs!
๐ญ๐ฌ. ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐น๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ; ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐, ๐ฎ๐ ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ.
To mind oneโs own business is key in spiritual warfare. The devil is a busybody attempting to drag everyone down. Please God and let the opinions of others go by the wayside.
๐ญ๐ญ. ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐๐น๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ถ๐๐ต๐ณ๐๐น๐น๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป.
Jesus is referring to the rule of a Religious Order here. Most of us have made some vow before God and Church and we should be faithful our promisesโi.e. Marriage vows and baptismal vows. Satan tempts to infidelity, lawlessness and disobedience. Fidelity is a weapon for victory.
๐ญ๐ฎ. ๐๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ, ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ธ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ด๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ผ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ.
Being a vessel of divine mercy is a weapon for good and for defeating evil. The devil is about hatred, rage, revenge, and unforgiveness. Others have hurt us all at some time. What good can we do in return? Returning a blessing breaks curses.
๐ญ๐ฏ. ๐๐ผ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐.
A talkative soul will more easily be attacked by the devil. Pour out your feelings to the Lord only. Remember, the good and evil spirits hear what you say aloud. Feelings are fleeting. Truth is the compass. Interior recollection is a spiritual armor.
๐ญ๐ฐ. ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฏ๐๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฑ.
Most of us have been rebuked at some time. We have no control over that but we can control our response. The need to be right all the time can lead into demonic traps. God knows the truth. Let it go. Silence is a protection. The devil can use self-righteousness to trip us up also.
๐ญ๐ฑ. ๐๐ผ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ธ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฒโ๐ ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, ๐ฏ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐น๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ณ๐ฒ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ; ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ธ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ต๐ถ๐บ.
Simplicity of life can drive out demons. Honesty is a weapon to defeat Satan, the Liar. When we lie we put a foot in his camp and he will try to seduce us all the more.
๐ญ๐ฒ. ๐๐ผ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐๐ฑ๐ฒ.
No one likes to be taken for granted. But when we are met with ingratitude or insensitivity, the spirit of discouragement can weigh us down. Resist all discouragement for it is never of God. It is one of the devilโs most effective temptations. Gratitude in all things wins the day.
๐ญ๐ณ. ๐๐ผ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐๐ป ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐.
The need to know, and curiosity about the future is a temptation that has led too many people into the backrooms of psychics, witches, etc. Choose to walk in faith. Decide to trust in God who leads you on the path to heaven. Resist the spirit of curiosity always.
๐ญ๐ด. ๐ช๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ผ๐บ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐, ๐ฟ๐๐ป ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ณ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ต๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ ๐ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐.
Jesus delivers the same message a second time. Now He refers to boredom. Earlier in the Diary he told St. Faustina that the devil most easily tempts idle souls. Beware of boredom, a spirit of lethargy, or acediaโthe noonday devil. Idle souls are easy prey for demons. Be about the business of God.
๐ญ๐ต. ๐๐ผ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐๐๐ฟ๐๐ด๐ด๐น๐ฒ; ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐น๐ณ ๐ผ๐ณ๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ถ๐บ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฝ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐๐.
Fear is the second most common tactic of the devil (pride is the first). Courage intimidates the devilโhe will flee in the face of persevering courage that stands on Jesus, the rock. All people struggle, God is our provision.
๐ฎ๐ฌ. ๐๐น๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฝ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐บ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ผ๐.
Jesus instructs a Sister in a convent to โfightโ with conviction. She can do so because Christ accompanies her. Christians are called to fight with conviction against all demonic tactics. The devil tries to terrorize souls, demonic terrorismโresist! Invoke the Holy Sprit throughout the day.
๐ฎ๐ญ. ๐๐ผ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ด๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด, ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐น; ๐ฏ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น.
All merit lies in the will because love is an act of the will. We are completely free in Christ. We must make a choice, a decision for good or evil. What camp do we live in?
๐ฎ๐ฎ. ๐๐น๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ผ๐ฟ๐, ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐บ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐.
Christ is instructing a Religious here. But, we all have the Lord as our Superior. Dependence upon God is a weapon of spiritual warfare because we cannot win on our own. Proclaiming Christโs victory over evil is part of intentional discipleship. Christ came to defeat death & evil. Proclaim Him!
๐ฎ๐ฏ. ๐ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น๐๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ผ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐; ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐, ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐๐๐น๐ฒ๐.
St. Faustina suffered physically and spiritually. She was prepared for great battles by the grace of God who upheld her. Christ clearly instructs us in scripture to be prepared for great battles, to put on Godโs armor and resist the devil. Be vigilant and discerning always.
๐ฎ๐ฐ. ๐๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ต ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐.
We are all on a great stage where heaven and earth are watching. What message is our life giving? What radiates from usโshades of light, darkness or grey? The way we live attracts more light or more darkness. If the devil does not succeed in pulling us into darkness, he tries to keep us in the category of the lukewarm, which is not pleasing to God.
๐ฎ๐ฑ. ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐น๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐ธ๐ป๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐, ๐๐ผ ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐. ๐๐ผ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐๐น๐ ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ณ๐๐น, ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ.
The Lordโs words to St. Faustina can become our mantra: Fight like a knight! A knight for Christ knows well the cause that he fights for, the nobility of his mission, the King who he serves, and with blessed assuredness of the victory, he fights to the end, even at the cost of his life. If a young, uneducated, simple Polish nun, united to Christ, can fight like a knight, every Christian can do the same. Trust is victorious.
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