I shall complete all that is wanting in you (Diary 435). Her repeated protests that she felt unable to meet such a demand were of no avail. Sr. Faustina died October 5, 1938 and she rests at the Basilica of Divine Mercy in Krakow, Poland. By her bedside were the chaplain, Father Teodor Czaputa and Mother Superior Irena Krzyanowska, while the rest of the Sisters stood in the corridor. He asked her to hold the moment of His death on the cross in veneration. From that moment her union with God was closer than ever before. They soon bulit there a single-storey cottage and farm buildings. From a very tender age she stood out . The doctor, the nurses, the patients they were all very good to her. Sister, if you want to be by Sister Faustina when she dies, get up now. The notification had been issued owing to an erroneous translation of her diary and resulting inappropriate forms of worship. So she did not turn down an invitation to a dance in the Wenecja Park. They liked her and gathered around her during recreation, as her thoughts and words were focused on God and she was always cheerful. This was also when she underlined the words Jesus had said, as instructed by her Vilnian spiritual adviser. Theologians say the message revealed to Saint Faustina "is a powerful reminder of who God is and has been from the very beginning. 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. In August 1938 she wrote a letter to Mother General Michaela Moraczewska: Dearest Reverend Mother, I feel this is our last conversation on earth. Sister Maria Faustina (born Helena Kowalska in Glogowiec, Poland on August 25, 1905) was canonized on April 30, 2000 by Pope John Paul II thus becoming the first Catholic saint of the 21st century. Sister Faustina was born on 25 August 1905 in Gogowiec, Poland to Marianna and Stanisaw Kowalski as the third of ten children. Her mother noticed that she loved to pray and would even get up at night and kneel down. She joined the Congregation of the Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy and experienced several visions of Jesus. Just as the astounding revelations on the Divine Mercy entrusted by Jesus to St. Faustina constitute God's final effort of salvation . At the age of nine, she made her first Holy Communion. On the Feast of Pentecost, 9 June 1935, in the evening, when she was in the garden, Jesus gave her a new task: You and your companions shall beg for mercy for yourselves and for the world (Diary 435). It was in the convent at Pock, where Sister Faustina arrived in the May or June of 1930, that her great prophetic mission was to begin. Not only her parents noticed little Helenkas goodness, and her open attitude to God and other people. Mrs. Lipszyc tried to get her to marry. Though they were god-fearing, the Kowalskis didnt want to give up their best child. That day was to be the refuge for all souls, especially the poor sinners. At last on 1 August 1925, the vigil of the Feast of Our Lady Queen of Angels, the day came when Helenka Kowalska crossed the threshold into the convent enclosure. Her Cracovian spiritual director observed that since she had taken the decision she would be taking the full responsibility on herself. To each of these forms of worship, as well as to the preaching of the message of Mercy, He attached great promises, on condition that we care about the attitude of trust in God that is to fulfill His will and show mercy to our neighbours. I saw Jesus exposed in a monstrance on the great altar in our chapel. She also helped not only those who were dying in the sanatorium, but thanks to the gift of bilocation also those dying in another part of the hospital or even hundreds of miles away. On Sunday afternoons Father would take out the Lives of the Saints from the bookcase and read in the family circle. I promise that the soul that venerates this picture shall not perish. Although she could not read she was the one who instructed them in the faith and the principles of morality, and prepared them for their First Holy Communion. It reveals the supremely holy and wise personality of the author, not so much in what she said . Ive absolutely nothing to hold against her, she was just so good. The sisters went down to the evening service. Finally she came to the house of the Congregation of the Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy. The tension regarding the accomplishing of the work of Mercy entrusted her by the Lord had gone. He didnt say a word to start with. And the Lord told me that He was very pleased with my trustfulness (Diary 54). He was strict with himself and his children and did not tolerate even the slightest misdemeanour. During the terrible war years the devotion to the Divine Mercy spread rapidly, bringing a ray of light and hope into the darkness. Before He comes again as Judge, He wants souls to learn that He is the King of merc (Diary 378), Sister Faustina wrote in her diary. Sister Amelia, who had a very sensitive conscience, asked her, 'Sister, how come, when you try so hard but over the week you still commit such a lot of sins. In His next apparition He gave the details for this type of worship. With this priests help, Sister Faustina commissioned an artist to paint the first Divine Mercy image, based on her vision of Jesus. Father Sopoko requested Sister Faustina to ask Jesus about that, too. As a little girl she was already distinguished from others by a sense of mercy. Two years later he made his second pilgrimage as Pope to the agiewniki Shrine, and in the basilica church he had just consecrated entrusted the whole world to the Divine Mercy. Whereas, it turned out, God let her know how much she would suffer. Right at that moment, I was transfixed by the Divine light, and I felt I belonged solely to God; and I experienced supreme spiritual freedom, such as I had never had any idea of before (Diary 1681). For it was in Divine Mercy that the world would find peace, and mankind happiness. He promised the grace of a blessed and tranquil death not only to those who say the Chaplet, but also those at whose deathbed others will say the Chaplet. Her relics are in the Shrine of the Divine Mercy at agiewniki, Krakw. What can you do about it?, 'Well, said Sister Faustina, 'if you have a yard then what with walking across it all week itll get dirty, but come Saturday you sweep it and clean it up and its spotless. As Jesus told her, His request that Gods merciful love for mankind be preached is the last recourse for many souls, which are being lost notwithstanding His bitter Passion. It has today become known as the most important place in the history of the Divine Mercy message and devotion. During her next confession she told her confessor about this incident. If time allowed she would play with me. Divine Mercy Sunday is the perfect day to start listening to what Jesus himself tells us: (1) "I desire that the Feast of Mercy be a refuge and shelter for all souls, and especially for poor . I was amazed a junior postulant was capable of such self-restraint and goodness, she later wrote. Helenka went into service again, this time in d. From a very tender age she stood out because of her love of prayer, work, obedience and her sensitivity to the poor. Her given name was Helena. 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. Two days later she was baptized with the name Helena in the parish church of . However, she knew that the convent chapel at agiewniki in Krakw would become the shri- ne for the worship of the Divine Mercy. The Lord is with Thee. The Diary of St. Faustina is the second most important book in the world, after the Bible. St. Maria Faustina Kowalska of the Blessed Sacrament was born in Poland as Helena Kowalska on Aug. 25, 1905. It happened again for 13 days, but I was never sure that he would bring me Holy Communion on the next day(Diary 1676). Tell souls of His great mercy, while there is still time for mercy; if you should remain silent now, you shall be held responsible on that terrible day for a great number of souls. Can the Divine Mercy prayer be said at any time? When I tried to explain that I had a problem with saying this Litany, he rose and granted me absolution. On her return from hospital (17 September 1938) Sister Faustina waited in the convents infirmary for the moment of her passage from this world to the Fathers House. By William Nardi 10/5/2020 Sister Gaudia Skass of the Congregation of the Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy displays an image of the Divine Mercy. A sick man lived in a lumber room under the stairs in the house. I didnt understand any of the things my confessor said to me. Whenever I left the house Mrs. Sadowska said of her maid years later I could rest assured. Blessed art Thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of Thy womb, Jesus. I thought she must be in her room and lying in bed, as she was ill, so I opened the door and went in. The superior of the house, Mother Irena Krzyanowska, like to visit her there, and observed Sister Faustinas great calm and a strange charm about her. Sister Faustina told him that his chief concern was to be the establishment of the Feast of the Divine Mercy in the Church and not to worry too much about the new congregation, and that there would be signs which would let him know what to do in this matter. After examining by the Holy See the next miracle of healing Father Ronald Pytel of Baltimore, MD, from incurable disease of the heart, the Holy Father John Paul II numbered her to the group of saints of the Catholic Church. After her perpetual vows Sister Faustina stayed in Krakw for almost a month, taking advantage of the service of Father Jzef Andrasz SJ, who like Father Edmund Elter had confirmed her in the belief that the visions were genuine and advised her to remain faithful to the grace of God and to be obedient. And now praised be the Divine Mercy in us and through us., It was at Prdnik Hospital that she spoke for the last time with her Vilnian spiritual director, Father Sopoko, who was in Krakw in early September 1938 and had the opportunity to visit his extraordinary penitent before she died and hear instructions directly from her relating to the work of Mercy which Jesus had initiated through her services. Mother Michaela Moraczewska, superior of the Warsaw house, who was present during the conversation, offered to speak to the candidate herself. But it was to her that Jesus addressed these amazing words: Under the Old Covenant I sent prophets to My people with thunderbolts. Jesus introduced the Chaplet of Divine Mercy through a vision granted to St. Faustina. But soon she had to leave for Krakw, where there were better medical facilities for the treatment of tuberculosis. The Message is happy to share stories about the Divine Mercy devotion. He wanted that message to radiate out from agiewniki to the whole of Poland and the entire world, and Jesus promise to be fulfilled that a spark which would prepare the world for Jesus final coming would issue from this place (cf. In 1965, as the Bishop of Krakw, he initiated a diocesan process for raising of Sister Faustina to the glory of the altars. Anyone who says the Chaplet just once, even should he be the most hardened of sinners, shall receive grace from My infinite mercy (Diary 687). It is a sign for the end times; after it will come the day of justice. We continued to pray. For the spirit space does not exist. He said to her, You are the witness of My mercy; forever and ever you shall stand before My throne as a living witness to My mercy (Diary 417). 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. Sister Faustina continued to keep her diary in Krakw, recording not only Jesus words and her extraordinary mystical experiences, but also deeply moving contemplation on the mystery of Divine Mercy. Sister Amelia arrived after me. I feel compassion for you. (Diary 635). In a response she heard: It is not the beauty of the paint nor of the brush, but My grace that makes this painting great(Diary 313). But Helenka felt her heart was so big that no human love would satisfy it. Under the pretext of a headache she quickly left the company, making her way to the nearest church, the Cathedral of St. Stanisaw Kostka. It was around eleven at night. Sister Faustina, during this ceremony, commended to Jesus the whole Church, her Congregation, her family, all sinners, the dying and the souls in purgatory. Through the many visions that she had, she was able to grow and nourish her love for Christ in the Eucharist. He reminded Sister Faustina that He wanted it celebrated on the first Sunday after Easter, for souls were still being lost despite His bitter Passion. The canonisation ceremony was held on the Feast of Divine Mercy, 30 April 2000, in St. Peters Square, Rome, and was attended by bishops and priests, nuns, and huge crowds of pilgrims from all over the world. Here I have called you, and to no other place; here I have prepared many graces for you (Diary 19). Hail Mary, full of grace. The Chaplet to the Divine Mercy is recited even in obscure languages, and the prayer at the hour of Jesus death on the cross, the Hour of Mercy, is becoming more and more popular. FAQ: Who Is The Patron Saint Of Football? All the Kowalski children were baptised in the Parish Church of St. Casimir at winice Warckie; here they made their First Holy Communion and attended Mass on Sundays and holy days. She experienced also many extraordinary graces such as: apparitions, ecstasies, the gift of bilocation, hidden stigmata, reading into human souls, the mystical betrothal and nuptials. They gave an excuse of not being able to afford a dowry and refused permission. No-one can deny that God is infinitely merciful; He wants everyone to know that. Sister Eufemia Traczyska, a young nun in her juniorate, had heard from Sister Amelia Socha that Sister Faustina was bound to become a saint. I went to bed at the usual time, Sister Eufemia recollected, and was soon asleep. At the age of seven she had her first undeniable experience of Gods love. Do not be afraid of anything, be faithful right unto the end. Father supplemented his income from the farm with work as a carpenter. 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). I gave her the prayers and said good-bye, and she said, 'See you in heaven. On the next day during Mass she saw Jesus, who yet again said that He wanted such a work founded as soon as possible. The grace of God is as great as the suffering. That was the quiet, godly influence Sister Faustina had on sinful souls. The second hue would be the active congregations, which would combine prayer with acts of mercy and make the merciful love of God present in an egoistic world. She thanked me but did not take up my offer. This is the prayer for the appeasing of Gods wrath. Introduction to the Chaplet of Mercy. I often visited her Sister Serafina Kukulska recalled and always found her cheerful, even happy, and sometimes as if radiant, but she never disclosed the secret of her happiness. You didnt have to tell her twice, as often happens with other novices. 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. Join the "Apostle of Mercy" as you prepare for Christ's birth! After taking her first vows Sister Faustina stayed for a few months in Krakw. That day at supper time a bell was heard. "The Divine Mercy of Jesus, also known as the Divine Mercy, is a Roman Catholic devotion to Jesus Christ associated with the apparitions of Jesus to Saint Faustina Kowalska. She returned home aware of the Divine Visitor in her soul. The moment I took back the cup from him, he let me know that He was the Lord of Heaven and Earth. But already in April she suffered a relapse. The day of judgement has been determined, the day of Gods anger, the angels tremble at the thought of it. "Speak to the world about My mercy," Jesus allegedly told her. Whatever you ask for at that hour, for yourself and for others, will be granted you; at that hour grace came upon the whole world mercy superseded justice(Diary 1572), He assured Sister Faustina. During these visits she spoke with Dr. Adam Zylber on Sister Faustinas condition. At one point, I got a strong feeling that I had been rejected by God. On Friday, 13 September 1935, Sister Faustina had a vision in her cell of an Angel who was sent down by God to punish the earth. In the morning, I did my Meditation she noted in her diary and prepared for Holy Communion, even though I was not going to receive it. The simple truths of the faith were becoming incomprehensible; my soul was undergoing torment, not finding contentment anywhere. In reply she had a vision of purgatory, from which she learned that the greatest torment of the souls in this misty place, full of fire was longing for God. Sister Faustina had achieved the fullness of union with God and sang a hymn in honour of His unfathomable Mercy. Towards the end of my first year in the novitiate she recorded in her diary it began to grow dark in my soul. Other saints and angels, whose company and assistance she had often enjoyed, also lent a helping hand. Along with the new tasks, there now came a second stage of anguishing purification known as the passive nights of the spirit. He ate it. But there were still some doubts as to the inscription. Writing about her experience viewing Heaven, the saint wrote: I saw how all creatures give ceaseless praise and glory to God. The parish priest, Father Jzef Chodyski, made the following entry for 27 August 1905 in the parish register: On this day, 27 August 1905, at one oclock in the afternoon, Stanisaw Kowalski, farmer, aged 40 years, came accompanied by Franciszek Bednarek, aged 35 years, and Jzef Stasiak, aged 40 years, farmers of Gogowiec, presenting to us an infant of the female sex, born of his wife Marianna ne Babel, aged 30, at eight oclock in the morning of 25 August 1905 in the village of Gogowiec. As the devotion became more and more widely known the opinion of Sister Faustinas sainthood grew as well. One day, Sister Eufemia Traczyska recalled, when we were peeling apples at work in the bakery Sister Faustina came in. His right hand was lifted up in a gesture of blessing, and His left hand was touching His breast from which two rays, a red one and a pale one, radiated out. I thought God was not pleased with my prayers. On arriving in Krakw she met with Father Andrasz, who advised her to keep praying and exercising acts of self-mortification until the Feast of the Sacred Heart, when he would give her an answer to this question. Her mind, will, memory, emotions and all her senses were submitting to God more and more harmoniously and preparing her soul for full union with Him. That joy faded somewhat towards the end of her first year in the novitiate when she started to go through a period of extremely painful spiritual experiences known as the passive nights. People of faith feel this perfectly well!. What is Maria Faustina Kowalska known for? For 18 years she directed the spiritual and apostolic life of the entire Congregation which, following Sister Faustinas visions, she entrusted to the care of Mary, Mother of Mercy, the Congregations heavenly Superior General. Sister Faustina was born on 25 August 1905 in Gogowiec, Poland to Marianna and Stanisaw Kowalski as the third of ten children. In the early morning Father would sing the Hours or other hymns, and when Mother rebuked him that he would wake the children, he replied that they had to learn from their youngest years that God was the most important. But Sister Faustina was not pleased, although the artist and Father Sopoko did all they could to render as faithful an image of Jesus as possible. Her soul was being purified in the crucible of spiritual battle. He called her Diary a Gospel of Mercy written from a 20th-century perspective, which has helped people to survive the extremely painful experiences of these times. We were sitting on a bench and she came up from behind, put her arms around our shoulders and put her head between our heads. Nevertheless, my confessor did not allow me to miss a single Holy Communion. But occasionally someone was a witness to them. 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. Clear on the point that this situation was no obstacle to the initiating of a beatification process, Cardinal Karol Wojtya lost no time and completed the diocesan stage, sending the documentation up to the Rome, where the Congregation for the Causes of Saints continued to examine the heroic virtues of Sister Faustina, and later the miracle wrought at Sister Faustinas grave for Mrs. Maureen Digan from the USA. 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. In each of them she tried to discern Jesus Himself and out of love for Him did good works for all of them. First she stayed at the house of her uncle Micha Rapacki, at No. He said, I protect souls that spread the worship of My Mercy throughout their lives, as a loving mother protects her baby; and at the hour of their death I shall not be a Judge unto them, but their merciful Saviour (Diary 1075). Life in the Kowalski household went on at a tranquil place marked out first by prayer and then work, never the other way round. I do not fear death, my soul abound in great peace. One day she saw there an extraordinary light. Do what is in your power to spread the worship of My mercy; I shall complete whatever is wanting in your capacity. It is also the means to establish peace in human hearts and between nations: Mankind shall not find peace and contentment until it turns with trust unto My mercy (Diary 300). I want priests to preach My great mercy to sinful souls (Diary 49-50). St. Faustina is celebrated each year as an Optional Memorial on October 5. His disclosure was followed by the same in the Congregation of the Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy. She memorised the stories of the hermits and missionaries, and the next day while out grazing the cattle would recite them word for word to us and others. They are bringing the message of Mercy into the world through the witness of their lives, works, words, and prayer. Sister Faustina Kowalska is one of the Church's most popular and widely known saints and the greatest mystics in the history of . Others in her state would never rise, but he had seen her holding on to the wall as she walked to the chapel. 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. One day Jesus came up to the gate in the guise of a poor young man. These words filled her soul with a terrible awe. This message, Pope Benedict XVI has said, The message of Mercy as the Divine Power, as God putting a check on all the worlds evil, is indeed the chief message of our times. No-one knew about it except for Father Micha Sopoko, Father Jzef Andrasz, and some of her superiors. The mystery of Divine Mercy took up the central position in Sister Faustinas life and apostolic work. She was anxious to fulfil the mission Jesus had given her. You will prepare the world for My final coming. Youll see that the Congregation will be solaced by me. She didn't plan to become a nun. She was the tutor who prepared Helenka to take the veil and directed her in the first months of her novitiate. In these dark nights of the soul there were moments of light and joy, when God allowed her to feel His love or when Our Lady came to her aid. She is known for her diary and for promoting devotion to Jesus as the King of Mercy which is particularly done by praying the Divine Mercy Chaplet. 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