( 12.4 ) Charity for the Sick : Visiting Them and Mortification for Their Sake 252 ( Diary , # 183 ): Sr . Faustina wrote in her Diary on the practice of loving one ’ s sick neighbors by visiting them as well as by mortification of the flesh , for their sake , for the love of God . She wrote in her Diary :
One morning after Holy Communion , I heard this voice , “ I desire that you accompany Me when I go to the sick .” I answered that I was quite willing , but after a moment of reflection , I started wondering how I was going to do so ; the Sisters of the second choir do not accompany the Blessed Sacrament . It was always the Sister-Directresses who go . I thought to myself : Jesus will find a way . Shortly afterwards , Mother Raphael sent for me and said , “ Sister , you will accompany the Lord Jesus when the priest goes to visit the sick .” And all through the time of my probation I carried the light , accompanying the Lord and , as a knight of Jesus , I always tried to gird myself with an iron belt , for it would not be proper to accompany the King in everyday dress . And I offered this mortification for the sick ( Diary , # 183 ).
( 12.5 ) The Practice of Charity Must Not Increase the Other Soul ’ s Sufferings 253
( Diary , # 117 ): Sr . Faustina warned against increasing the sufferings of others ( i . e . those who are already suffering visibly or those who are suspected of undergoing great trials ) for it offended the Lord . It also carried the risk of committing a grave sin and then becoming accountable to God , not only for oneself ; but for the other soul , as well . She clarified that these actions may or may not be sinful . However , they may be hurtful and unnecessarily add to the “ cup of bitterness ” of this soul . Sr . Faustina then gave an example , “ We take the liberty of passing all sorts of judgments , and we repeat them , when we would do better to remain silent .”
( 12.6 ) Love for Enemies for the Love of God : the Mark of a True Child of God 254
( Diary , # 1695 , 1628 ): According to Sr . Faustina , a true child of God is marked by one who loves his enemies or those who make him suffer . As a child of God , he loves his enemies
252 Ibid ., Faustina , Diary , # 183 . 253 Ibid ., Faustina , Diary , # 117 . 254 Ibid ., Faustina , Diary , # 1628 , 1695 .
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