One day Jesus told me that He would cause a chastisement to fall upon
the most
beautiful city in our country...
This chastisement would be that with
which God had punished Sodom and Gomorrah.
I saw the great wrath of God and a
shudder pierced my heart.
I prayed in silence.
After a moment, Jesus said to me,
"
My
child, unite yourself closely to Me during the Sacrifice
and offer My Blood and My
Wounds to My Father
in expiation for the sins of that city [our country* ].
Repeat this without
interruption
throughout the entire Holy Mass.
Do this for seven days.
"
On the
seventh day I saw Jesus in a bright cloud
and began to beg Him to look upon the city and
upon our whole country.
Jesus looked [down] graciously.
When I saw the kindness of
Jesus, I began to beg His blessing.
Immediately Jesus said,
"
For your sake I BLESS the
entire country."
And He made a big sign of the cross over our country.
Seeing the
goodness of God, a great joy filled my soul.
(#39)
* Editor's addition
From The Diary of St. F
austina