Consider the following entries (not a complete list) in [St. Faustina's *Diary*](https://liturgicalyear.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/divine-mercy-in-my-soul.pdf) in which a spiritual sharing or breaking of the wafer is noted. > Christmas Eve, 1935. From early morning, my spirit was immersed in God. His presence pervaded my whole being. In the evening, before supper, I went to the chapel for a minute to share the wafer, at the feet of Jesus, with those who are far away and whom Jesus loves greatly and to whom I owe so much. Just as I was spiritually sharing the wafer with a certain person [probably Father Sopocko], I heard these words within me: **His heart is, for Me, a heaven on earth.** When I was leaving the chapel, in an instant, God's omnipotence enveloped me. I understood how greatly God loves us. Oh, if people could at least partly comprehend and understand this! **(574)** > ... Christmas Eve, . ... In the evening, before the ceremony of the breaking of the wafer, I went into the chapel to break the wafer, in spirit, with my loved ones, and I asked the Mother of God for graces for them. ... **(182)** > [December 1937]. Today during confession, breaking the wafer with me spiritually, he gave me the following wishes: "Be as faithful as you can to the grace of God; secondly, beg God's mercy for yourself and for the whole world, because we are all in great need of God's mercy." **(1432)** > Christmas Eve . After Holy Communion, the Mother of God gave me to experience the anxious concern she had in Her heart because of the Son of God. But this anxiety was permeated with such fragrance of abandonment to the will of God that I should call it rather a delight than an anxiety. ... **(1437)** > [December 1937] Before supper, I went into the chapel for a moment to break the wafer spiritually with those beloved persons, so dear to my heart, though far away. First, I steeped myself in profound prayer and asked the Lord for graces for them all as a group and then for each one individually. Jesus gave me to know how much this pleased Him, and my soul was filled with even greater joy to see that God loves in a special way those whom we love. **(1438)** **QUESTION**: What does it mean to (spiritually) "Share the Wafer" or "Break the Wafer"? Is it a Polish custom, i.e. only in Poland?

Entry **(860)** in the [Diary of St. Faustina](https://liturgicalyear.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/divine-mercy-in-my-soul.pdf) reads as follows: > There are times in life when the soul finds comfort only in profound prayer. Would that souls knew how to persevere in prayer at such times. This is very important. **What does St. Faustina mean here when she writes "profound prayer"?**

There are at least three places in St. Faustina's *Diary* where she writes about the world being maintained by chosen souls; see, for example: > **926** And the Lord gave me to know who it is that upholds the existence of mankind: it is the chosen souls. When the number of the chosen ones is complete, the world will cease to exist. > **1434** I learned that the world's existence is maintained by chosen souls; > **1533** Now I see clearly that chosen souls keep the world in existence QUESTION: Does anyone know of any other Catholic Saints that have written about the world being upheld by chosen souls; and/or, when the number of chosen souls is complete---the world will cease to exist? Or, perhaps, anything else along these lines? Thank you.

I have read at various times in the past regarding the devil's ability to pretend even humility, but his utter inability to feign *obedience.* Recently, I have tried to find some quotes from Catholic Saints regarding this, but the closest thing I have been able to come up with is the following excerpt from St. Faustina's Diary (939): > A soul that will not fully submit its inspirations to the strict control of the Church; that is, to the director, clearly shows by this that a bad spirit is guiding it. The director should be extremely prudent in such cases and test the soul's obedience. Satan can even clothe himself in a cloak of humility, but he does not know how to wear the cloak of obedience and thus his evil designs will be disclosed. The above quote relates to spiritual direction and the obedience due thereof. QUESTION: What quote(s) are there from other Saints regarding the weapon of obedience to overcome the devil---and Satan's utter loss to defend against it?

In [entry **(774)** of her Diary](http://www.seraphim.my/divinemercy/diary/text/DiaryII(751-800).htm) , *Divine Mercy in My Soul*, St. Faustina writes: "... in the spiritual life, suffering is the thermometer which measures the love of God in a soul." The complete entry is: > **(774)** *+* O my Jesus, I understand well that, just as illness is measured with a thermometer, and a high fever tells us of the seriousness of the illness, so also, in the spiritual life, suffering is the thermometer which measures the love of God in a soul. QUESTION: Does the "love of God" refer to God's Love for the soul, or the soul's love for God? Or something else? Does anyone know, with a fair degree of confidence, what St. Faustina means by this statement? *Remark:* She had previously noted in [**(343)**](http://www.seraphim.my/divinemercy/diary/text/DiaryI(301-350).htm) that: "True love is measured by the thermometer of suffering."