Discovering the Diary — How to Approach this Lenten Season

Turn to any page of St. Faustina's Diary, and you'll find spiritual gems. Like this one:

This would be my mortification. I did not know that this would be so beneficial to my soul. The benefit is that I am meditating constantly on His sorrowful Passion and so, while I am eating, I am not preoccupied with what I am eating, but am reflecting on my Lord’s death. (618)