“Jesus told me that I please Him best by meditating on His sorrowful Passion, and by such meditation, much light falls upon my soul. He who wants to learn true humility should reflect upon the Passion of Jesus. When I meditate upon the Passion of Jesus, I get a clear understanding of many things I could not comprehend before. I want to resemble You, O Jesus, — You crucified, tortured and humiliated. Jesus, imprint upon my heart and soul Your own humility. I love You, Jesus, to the point of madness, You who were crushed with suffering as described by the prophet [cf. Isaiah 53:2 9], as if he could not see the human form in You because of Your great suffering. It is in this condition, Jesus, that I love You to the point of madness. O eternal and infinite God, what has love done to You?” Divine mercy in My Soul # 267
One of the quickest and surest ways to grow in holiness is by meditating on the Passion of Jesus. St Faustina made numerous notations in her Diary about this practice and its power in leading souls to deeper levels of trust in the Lord’s love and mercy. From her writings we learn how meditating on the Passion of Jesus delights the Lord, sanctifies us, and can be of great benefit to others.
“Remember My Passion, and if you do not believe My words, at least believe My wounds.” Divine Mercy in My Soul # 379
Shouldn’t we do what brings Jesus great joy and pleases Him most? Turning our thoughts and minds to the suffering He endured and uniting ourselves with Him is of “great profit” that will last for all eternity.
“Today Jesus said to me, I desire that you know more profoundly the love that burns in My Heart for souls, and you will understand this when you meditate upon My Passion.” Divine Mercy in My Soul # 186
“There is more merit to one hour of meditation on My sorrowful Passion than there is to a whole year of flagellation that draws blood.” Divine Mercy in My Soul # 369
“There are few souls who contemplate My Passion with true feeling; I give great graces to souls who meditate devoutly on My Passion.” Divine Mercy in My Soul # 737
St. Faustina made her way on her spiritual journey meditating often on the suffering of Jesus. Let’s join her these final days prior to Easter meditating on the events of the sorrowful passion of Jesus. Focus deeply upon the Passion narratives in the Gospels – see Matthew 26:36-27:66; Mark 14:32-15:47; Luke 22:39-23:56) and John 18:1-19:42. Also, meditates upon Isaiah 52:13-53:12 (The Suffering Servant).
Spend these next hours leading up to the passion, focused fully upon what was done to Jesus and what He did for you in these days. Through the passion and the cross, through suffering, fall in love with Jesus now.
