She realised that she was responsible not only for her own salvation, but also other peoples, and so she resolved to do all in her power to fulfil His will or to make Him transfer these graces to someone else, since she was only wasting them. In fact, being submerged in God will give me unlimited scope for action(Diary 1582). He advised her to be true to these graces, urging her not to stay away from them but to entreat God for a spiritual director who would help her in understanding and carrying out Jesus wishes. Shortly before she died she sat up in bed and asked Mother Superior to come up closer. When I apologised to Jesus for asking that question, He replied that it had not offended Him at all. Roman Catholic Saint-Maria Faustina Kowalska, known as Saint Faustina, born Helena Kowalska was a Polish Nun who is venerated in the Roman Catholic Church as a Saint. She woke up during the night and realised that a soul was asking her for prayer. Faustina wrote (Notebook 1, item 49) that Jesus told her that he wanted the Divine Mercy image to be solemnly blessed on the first Sunday after Easter; and that Sunday was to be the Feast of Mercy. Visitors traveled great distances to see the . Sister Faustina is one of the Church's most popular and widely known saints and the greatest mystics in the history of the Church. The Message is happy to share stories about the Divine Mercy devotion. Speak to the world about My mercy; let all mankind recognize my unfathomable mercy. Father gave a detailed answer to all my questions. God never sends suffering that is unbearable, she used to say, for the greater the suffering, the greater Gods grace. Under such direction her mind had no problems with comprehending all the mysteries of faith, and her heart burned with the living flame of love. After his ordination on the third Sunday of each month he celebrated Divine Mercy services in this chapel. Go immediately to Warsaw, there you will enter a convent (Diary 10). As I started to dance, I suddenly saw Jesus next to me, Jesus crushed with suffering, stripped of His apparel and all covered with wounds, Who said these words to me, How long am I to put up with you, and how long are you going to keep Me waiting? (Diary 9). She was canonized by Pope John Paul II on April 30, 2000. There will be a Feast of Divine Mercy, I see it, all I want is to do Gods will, she told Mother Superior. The Sisters took turns in keeping a vigil by her bedside. Informed of this, Mother Superior Irena Krzyanowska forbade her to speak about it, and this is how Sister Faustinas extraordinary spiritual life was kept secret. On the afternoon of 5 October 1938 Father Andrasz arrived at the agiewniki Convent and for the last time granted Sister Faustina absolution and administered the Sacrament of the Sick. Jesus request that she proclaim His Mercy to the world occurs time and again throughout the diary. Just as the astounding revelations on the Divine Mercy entrusted by Jesus to St. Faustina constitute God's final effort of salvation . I do not fear death, my soul abound in great peace. St Mary Faustina Kowalska was born on 25 August 1905 in Glogowiec, Poland, to a poor, religious family of peasants, the third of 10 children. That is the hour of great mercy for the whole world (Diary 1320). Translated by Teresa Bauk-Ulewiczowa, Copyright by ZgromadzenieSiostr Matki Boskiej Miosierdzia, 4. In her heart of hearts she heard the words, My Mercy does not want that, but justice commands it (Diary 20). She always used to say, 'Come in, please, but this time there was no answer though I knocked and knocked. He couldnt quite believe it all and make up his mind; he prayed and while keeping the particulars of the visions and penitent fully confidential sought the advice of knowledgeable priests. He promised her his special help and protection, but asked her every morning to say three Our Fathers and one prayer which the Congregation said in honour of St. Joseph. He did his best to follow all her requirements.. Thanks to a satellite television link religious and lay pilgrims gathered in the agiewniki Shrine of Divine Mercy in Krakw could participate in the ceremony. That was the quiet, godly influence Sister Faustina had on sinful souls. After having said good-bye to Sister Faustina he left her room, but on his way out remembered that he had not left her the booklets with the prayers to the Divine Mercy Jesus had given her. Having listened to Sister Faustina, Mother General said that for the time being it was Gods will that she should stay in her Congregation, where she had made her perpetual vows, but she also expressed an opinion that the work of mercy which Jesus was entrusting to her must be very beautiful, since it was meeting with so much opposition from Satan. While there is still time, let them have recourse to the fount of my mercy; let them profit from the blood and water which gushed forth for them ( Diary, 848). The Passion of Jesus teaches us what true mercy is. Sister, if you want to be by Sister Faustina when she dies, get up now. I knew at once it was an error. On that day the depths of My mercy are open; I pour out a whole sea of graces on souls that approach the fount of My mercy. Her family had ten children and was very poor. In the morning, during Meditation Sister Faustina recorded I was overwhelmed by the presence of God in a special way, seeing Gods immense greatness and, at the same time, His coming down to His creatures. Although the first and only apparition in Poland to Saint Faustina of Jesus as the Image of Divine Mercy, occurred on February 22, 1931 in Plock, Saint Faustina had several apparitions of Jesus as Divine Mercy in Vilnius, where she lived in a convent house where she was sent by the superiors of her religious community. A Gift of God for Our Times He said, When they say this Chaplet, it will please Me to grant everything they shall ask for (Diary 1541). Stanisaw Kowalski and Marianna ne Babel after the wedding bought a few acres of farmland in the village of Gogowiec, far away from towns and busy thoroughfares. In accordance with the words of Jesus and His Mother, not only was she to live by it herself, reflecting it in her heart and works, but she was also to let the whole world learn of it. That day was to be the refuge for all souls, especially the poor sinners. Here she had plenty of opportunities to perform acts of mercy to various people vagrants, the unem- ployed, hungry children who called at the lodge gate asking for assistance. Soon afterwards I heard that this triduum was indeed to be celebrated Father Sopoko wrote and Canon Stanisaw Zawadzki, parish priest of Ostra Brama, invited me to deliver a sermon. The suffering lasted a minute and then God again filled her soul with great comfort. It reveals the supremely holy and wise personality of the author, not so much in what she said . St. Faustina is best known for her devotion to the Divine Mercy. There was not much work for her to do at Derdy, and Sister Faustina felt as if staying in this house was almost like a holiday. My soul trembled at the very thought that I was to take my vows. Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska was born on August 25, 1905 in central Poland, the third of the ten children of Stanisaw Kowalski and Marianna Kowalska. After the retreat, she returned to Warsaw full of gratitude and spiritual joy to prepare during her third probation, along with two other sisters, under the direction of Mother Magorzata Gimbutt, for the making of her perpetual vows. One of them was Janek, who was said to be lapsed. But did you know she loved the Blessed Mother and her rosary? When she started the job she asked to be allowed time for daily Mass, visiting the sick and dying, and using the ministry of her mistresses confessor. What was the main message that Jesus told St Faustina? Then in my soul I heard these words, This is My faithful servant; he will help you carry out My will here on Earth. (Diary 263). She concluded the letter with the words, Farewell, Dearest Mother, we shall each other at the feet of Gods throne. For us on earth she left a promise: I shall not forget you, O poor Earth, though I feel I shall im[1]mediately sink completely in God, as in an ocean of bliss; but it will not prevent me from coming back to Earth and fortifying and encouraging souls to trust in Divine mercy. When a friend asked her why she was walking alone, not with the other girls, she said, Im not alone, Im walking with Jesus. This was also when she underlined the words Jesus had said, as instructed by her Vilnian spiritual adviser. Under Communism maintaining contact between Poland and the Holy See was not at all easy, and so it was difficult to refute the Holy Sees objections to the writings of Sister Faustina and the forms of worship. The over eightmonth period of illness and two spells in Prdnik Hospital was a good time for writing, and a major part of her spiritual writings was done in Krakw. Mother Janina Olga Bartkiewicz, who was postulant mistress at the time, showed a big heart to young postulants preparing for the religious life, but at the same time made big demands of them and directed them firmly. Although she had already realised that the new congregation would be a great work in the Church, comprising mens and womens congregations as well as lay associations, as she wrote to Father Sopoko in April 1936, she was still convinced that her role in this was to found a contemplative order. Merciful Jesus, I trust in you) with a contrite heart. She was better at keeping the house than I was. Her feast day is Oct. 5. These words stirred her deeply, and although she pretended not to have heard them she understood them but for the time being did not tell anyone of them. Sister Faustina decided to leave and straightaway write to the Holy Father to dispense her from her vows. Nearly half a year passed in this way and there was no change at all in the state of my soul. He preached conferences on spiritual struggle, sacrifice, prayer, and mercy. Towards the end of April 1932 she came to Krakw for an eight-day retreat which was to be followed by her perpetual vows. Sister Faustina was born on 25 August 1905 in Gogowiec, Poland to Marianna and Stanisaw Kowalski as the third of ten children. 9 in the Kronieska, and worked for three ladies who were Tertiaries of St. Francis. St Faustina Kowalska is one of the most famous saints of the 20th Century, and was the first Saint canonised in the new millennium. I saw Jesus exposed in a monstrance on the great altar in our chapel. On Sunday afternoons Father would take out the Lives of the Saints from the bookcase and read in the family circle. Helenka spent the last months of her postulancy in the novice house in Krakw, where she arrived on 23 January 1926. This religious fervor spread to Helena quickly, as she was known from an early age for her obedience, prayerfulness . Her soul was in special communion with the Holy Spirit, whose inspiration filled it with indescribable ecstasy, and her heart was flooded with thanksgiving for such vast graces. I gave her the prayers and said good-bye, and she said, 'See you in heaven. Why do we pray at 3 o clock? Father supplemented his income from the farm with work as a carpenter. Mother Magorzata Gimbutt was replaced by Mother Jzefa Brzoza, who had been trained for the office in Laval (France), which served the Foundress, Mother Teresa Ewa Countess Potocka ne Sukowska, as the spiritual model for the Congregations religious life and apostolic work in Poland. It has today become known as the most important place in the history of the Divine Mercy message and devotion. At Skolimw she asked Jesus whom she should pray for. She went to Aleksandrw dzki, a town where Kazimierz Bryszewski and his wife Leokadia had a bakery and shop at No. Apostle of Divine Mercy, Prophet of Our Times, Great Mystic, Mistress of Spiritual Life - these are the epithets usually appended to the name of Sister Faustina Kowalska, St Faustyna (Faustina), of the Congregation of the Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy. Her siblings and peers also saw that Helenka was someone with a different mentality, who did not go to village dances and liked to pray and read the lives of the saints. He stood by Sister Faustinas coffin and cried, so great was the impression she had made on him that apparently after the funeral he was converted. When she entered the ward next day she saw that one of the patients was dying and heard that the agony had begun during the night at the hour when she had woken up. The third hue could be made up of all the people who by daily acts of mercy on behalf of their neighbours, by their words and prayers and for the love of Jesus would fulfil the tasks of this work. Two days later she was baptized with the name Helena in the parish church of . First she stayed at the house of her uncle Micha Rapacki, at No. I promise that the soul that venerates this picture shall not perish. Faustyna, popularly spelled "Faustina", had apparitions of Jesus Christ which inspired the Roman Catholic devotion to the . The continual calling of grace was a great torment for me, nonetheless I tried to stifle my calling with various entertainments (Diary 8). Sister Faustina was helped through these extremely painful experiences by her novice mistress, who correctly diagnosed her spiritual condition (which was not easy) and applied the right remedy. 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