Jesus said, “Every priest has his chalice. You are My chalice. I desire to pour My Blood and tears into you and offer you to the Father for the salvation of many…”

Jesus tells me, “Receive” My sorrows, My tears for humanity.

—Jesus desires me to live in the “union of sorrows” with Him. Jesus has very few souls living in union of sorrows with Him, as Mary did.

This union of sorrows brings me into such a stillness of heart. My heart desires to live as a hermit, in the constant union of receiving His tears and offering them to the Father in the chalice of my heart, as Mary does. I feel my Lord calling me to live this life as a hermit but in the cloister of my heart. This, for me, is very difficult, a great challenge because my life is filled with so much noise and many distractions and activities.