“Christian hope should be laborious, to avoid the presumption which expects the divine reward without working for it; and it should be firm and invincible, to avoid discouragement.”

         -Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange, O.P.

For Reflection:

The two sins against the virtue of hope are presumption and despair. How does the quote above suggest we avoid these two sins? What does this tell us about the virtue of hope? See tomorrow’s Grace Lines to discover a tip from the Bible on how to accomplish this.

Divine Mercy in My Soul: Diary of St Faustina

St. Faustina Kowalska
Pb 730 pgs
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Preface   Page xi (ORIGINAL PREFACE TO THE POLISH EDITION, 1981)

Firstly:  …The withdrawal of the “Notification” caused the devotion to The Divine Mercy, as presented in the Diary, to grow in renewed vitality on all continents, as is evidenced by the numerous testimonies received by the Postulator and the Congregation of which Sister Faustina was a member.