I went to bed at the usual time, Sister Eufemia recollected, and was soon asleep. Was when I was seven, [it happened] during Vespers and Jesus was exposed in the monstrance. She was an able pupil and a keen learner, but had to leave after just three years to make room for the younger children. But in her soul she felt the power of Jesus grace and started to entreat God in the words which she heard in her heart and which later became part of the Chaplet to the Divine Mercy. St. Faustina Kowalska Catholic Online Saints & Angels Facts Feastday: October 5 Patron: of Mercy Birth: 1905 Death: 1938 Beatified: Pope John Paul II on April 18, 1993 Canonized: Pope John Paul II on April 30, 2000 Author and Publisher - Catholic Online Printable PDF of St. Faustina Kowalska Shop St. Faustina Kowalska Her condition was incurable, he replied, but Sister was an extraor- dinary nun, so he did not take any notice of that. 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. On Jesus confirmation that He meant a material picture, she informed the local superior, Sister Ra Kobukowska, about the situation, who demanded a sign confirming the truth of the visions. His disclosure was followed by the same in the Congregation of the Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy. This is the prayer for the appeasing of Gods wrath. As the devotion became more and more widely known the opinion of Sister Faustinas sainthood grew as well. 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. Sister Faustina was born on 25 August 1905 in Gogowiec, Poland to Marianna and Stanisaw Kowalski as the third of ten children. 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. Macarius the Great was a disciple of Anthony. Then she saw the powerlessness of the Angel, who could not administer the just punishment for the sins of mankind. This religious fervor spread to Helena quickly, as she was known from an early age for her obedience, prayerfulness . Jesus said to Sister Faustina that the sign would come with the graces dispensed through the picture. Helenka knew this meant going to the chapel. On Divine Mercy Sunday, 18 April 1993, the Holy Father John Paul II raised Sister Faustina to the glory of the altars. But she took with her St. Josephs assurance that he was very much in favour of the work of Mercy entrusted her by the Lord. She continued to make entries in her diary almost to the end of June. Sister Faustina put an immense amount of confidence in Mother Michaela, who helped her tremendously in the accomplishment of her vocation and was the woman of providence for the recognition of the mission of prophecy. God never sends suffering that is unbearable, she used to say, for the greater the suffering, the greater Gods grace. For it was in Divine Mercy that the world would find peace, and mankind happiness. 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. During her next confession she told her confessor about this incident. 29 in the Abramowskiego and needed a child-minder for her three children. Here I have called you, and to no other place; here I have prepared many graces for you (Diary 19). Required fields are marked *. that it is good for that person from the perspective of eternity. He asked me to say the Litany of the Holy Name of Jesus for my penance. 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. 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). Sister Amelia arrived after me. But when I went down to the kitchen, I didnt find anything for the poor, yet after a while, I found some soup, which I heated up, crumbled a bit of bread into it, and gave it to the poor young man. We did not understand her. Today, I am sending you with My mercy to the whole of mankind (Diary 1588). And the Lord told me that He was very pleased with my trustfulness (Diary 54). I want the picture which you will paint with a brush blessed in a special ceremony on the first Sunday after Easter, that Sunday is to be the Feast of Mercy. 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. Blessed art Thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of Thy womb, Jesus. 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. One day I went to Prdnik to visit her Sister Kajetana Bartkowiak recollected I knocked on the door. From that moment her union with God was closer than ever before. Theologians inspired by Sister Faustina are examining the mystery of Divine Mercy; apostles of Divine Mercy from her school are training in the attitude of trust in God and mercy for their neighbour, love of the Eucharist and the Church, and learning the true veneration of Our Lady of Mercy. The name Faustina is a girls name of Spanish, Latin origin meaning fortunate one. In August 1938 she wrote a letter to Mother General Michaela Moraczewska: Dearest Reverend Mother, I feel this is our last conversation on earth. Since our ceremony was so closely linked with Rome, I dont exactly know how to distinguish [between the two ceremonies], but thats what I saw and thats what Im writing. O Mother of God, Mary Most Holy, You, O Mother, are now my Mother in a very special way, because Your beloved Son is my Bridegroom, so we are both Your children. I knew at once it was an error. 6,379 Likes, 75 Comments - EWTN (@ewtnmedia) on Instagram: "Today is St. Faustina's feast day. . During his homily in St. Peters Square, Rome, he referred to her words, I clearly sense that my mission will not end upon my death, but will only begin then (Diary 281). Sister Faustina was to contemplate His love for her and love of ones neighbour. The Apostolic Movement of Divine Mercy, the congregation based on Sister Faustinas mystical experience and charism which Jesus asked her to found, today comprises a variety of congregations, associations, confraternities, apostolates and individuals joining in the accomplishment of her mission. Those who are strong devotees to Divine Mercy and St. Faustina, may know a lot already about her life. One day, Sister Eufemia Traczyska recalled, when we were peeling apples at work in the bakery Sister Faustina came in. She wrote in her diary, No one would be able to understand all the suffering and anguish Im going through; neither am I able to describe it, nor can there be any greater suffering. 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. Finally she came to the house of the Congregation of the Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy. Her father had already taught her to read, but at school she had the opportunity to learn more. "Speak to the world about My mercy," Jesus allegedly told her. 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. This was her last attempt to leave the Congregation, but the spiritual struggle continued. During the ceremony she fainted twice. The Diary of St. Faustina is the second most important book in the world, after the Bible. After the funeral service, which was conducted by Father Wadysaw Wojto SJ attended by two other priests, the sisters themselves carried Sister Faustinas coffin down to the communitys cemetery in the garden. Eternal is His love for me. You will prepare the world for My final coming. During these visits she spoke with Dr. Adam Zylber on Sister Faustinas condition. 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). Every day He gave her a subject for contemplation and points for meditation. Translated by Teresa Bauk-Ulewiczowa, Copyright by ZgromadzenieSiostr Matki Boskiej Miosierdzia, 4. The Diary has been translated into more than 20 languages, including, English, German, Italian, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Arabic, Russian, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak . Located in: Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. Born into an impoverished Polish family living in what was then the Russian Empire, Helena Kowalska heeded God's call to join the convent, where she was initiated in 1926 as Sister Maria Faustina of the Blessed Sacrament. Many of the great saints suffer like St. Faustina, who died of tuberculosis at age 33, suffering greatly in her final years. The sisters went down to the evening service. 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. 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. During the terrible war years the devotion to the Divine Mercy spread rapidly, bringing a ray of light and hope into the darkness. It is a record of the inspiring life of St. Faustina, as she experienced the profound supernatural events that shaped her entire life. But with Sister Faustina the girl changed and was never the same again. He asked her to hold the moment of His death on the cross in veneration. I couldnt paint, either, and I did not understand that she meant a new kind of picture, Sister Boenna recalled, so I suggested I would offer her a choice out of the many fine holy pictures I had. 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. However, under heavy inner pressure, Sister Faustina did not wait until the feast-day but told Father Andrasz during her weekly confession that she had decided to leave the Congregation. Sister Faustina decided to leave and straightaway write to the Holy Father to dispense her from her vows. A Gift of God for Our Times She prayed to the souls in purgatory to wake her when the time came for Sister Faustina to die. 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. Merciful Jesus, I trust in you) with a contrite heart. She commuted into Warsaw from Ostrwek looking for a convent which would take her but she was turned down wherever she knocked to the gate. I immersed completely in the joy that comes from God. The background to and instrument whereby God effected this in Sister Faustinas soul was the work for the implementation of the concept of a new congregation. Tell them, O My daughter, that I am love and mercy itself (Diary 1074). Suddenly someone woke me up. Now only a very thin veil of faith separated her from the union with God to which the saints accede in heaven. Souls that venerate the image of Divine Mercy will not perish In her diary, Saint Faustina recorded the words of Christ regarding the image. Sister Faustina Kowalska is one of the Church's most popular and widely known saints and the greatest mystics in the history of . Father gave a detailed answer to all my questions. Theologians say the message revealed to Saint Faustina "is a powerful reminder of who God is and has been from the very beginning. From the book of sr. M. Elisabeth Siepak ISMM Jesus request that she proclaim His Mercy to the world occurs time and again throughout the diary. That was the quiet, godly influence Sister Faustina had on sinful souls. I want a Feast of Mercy. I couldnt grasp the meaning of whatever I read; I couldnt meditate. I Myself shall protect it as My glory (Diary 47-48). But yet again she was overwhelmed by such darkness that she returned to Mother Generals room to tell her of her tribulation and struggle. 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. the Diary, 1732). Saint Faustina Kowalska, an apostle of the Divine Mercy, belongs today to the group of the most popular and well-known saints of the Church. The doctor said it was very bad. From then on Helenka prayed all the more fervently for the souls in purgatory, to help them, and God permitted her to establish a closer form of contact with them. No-one knew about it except for Father Micha Sopoko, Father Jzef Andrasz, and some of her superiors. 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. The moment I took back the cup from him, he let me know that He was the Lord of Heaven and Earth. Jesus not only revealed the depth of His Mercy to St. Faustina, but also gave her new forms of worship: the picture inscribed Jesus, I trust in You, the Feast of Divine Mercy, the Chaplet of Divine Mercy, and the Prayer in the Hour of His Death on the Cross, the Hour of Mercy. 1. It was a picture with a new content, he recalled, and that is why I could not display it in a church without permission from the Archbishop, whom I was embarrassed to ask or, even more, to explain its origins. But Sister Faustina, urged on by Jesus, demanded it be put up in church. 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. In His next apparition He gave the details for this type of worship. At night the whole family would kneel for evening prayers, in May they would sing the Loreto Litany in front of the outdoor chapel outside the house, and in October recite the rosary. In fact, being submerged in God will give me unlimited scope for action(Diary 1582). Numerous new Divine Mercy shrines have sprung up to preach the truth of Gods merciful love for each human being. Purified in the passive nights, the powers of her soul no longer put up any opposition: her reason and will longed only for God and whatever He longed for. As I was a senior novice I had to act as her guide (angel). He said, When they say this Chaplet, it will please Me to grant everything they shall ask for (Diary 1541). People of faith feel this perfectly well!. St. Faustina is known for her devotion to the Blessed Sacrament. Like the biblical prophets, she started enumerating her inadequacies and excusing herself that she was not capable of accomplishing this work. Her health slightly improved, Sister Faustina returned to agiewniki Convent. Saint Faustina Kowalska, an apostle of the Divine Mercy, belongs today to the group of the most popular and well-known saints of the. Eugene Kazimierowski was the artist who painted the first Image of Divine Mercy which currently hangs in the Shrine of Divine Mercy in Vilnius, Lithuania. After less than two months of Sister Faustinas novitiate there was a change of novice mistress (20 June 1926). From henceforth Sister Faustina knew that she was supported in the carrying out of the mission not only by the Blessed Virgin but also St. Joseph. Words cannot describe how good she was. Know that should you fail to have this picture painted and neglect all this work of mercy, on the Day of Judgement you shall be held to account for a great number of souls (Diary 154), He told her. Sr. Faustina died October 5, 1938 and she rests at the Basilica of Divine Mercy in Krakow, Poland. How marvellously her Divine Mercy service is making its way around the world and winning so many human hearts! Father Sopoko had preached a sermon on the Divine Mercy, during which Sister Faustina saw Jesus in the painting assume a living form, and His rays penetrate into the hearts of the people gathered for the ceremony, making them happy. I feel compassion for you. (Diary 635). 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. After taking her first vows Sister Faustina stayed for a few months in Krakw. Her main occupation at Pock, until her third probation, was serving customers in the bakers shop. I do not fear death, my soul abound in great peace. From a very tender age she stood out because of her love of prayer, work, obedience and her sensitivity to the poor. It happened one day during the octave of Corpus Christi she recorded the most important event of her time at Ostrwek in her diary God filled my soul with an inner light enabling me to come to know Him as the Supreme Good and Beauty. Of Helenka she used to say that she had an inner life of her very own and that her little soul must be dear to Jesus. Father supplemented his income from the farm with work as a carpenter. I could also clearly see the great holiness of God, I did not dare raise up my eyes to Him but cast myself into the dust at His feet, begging for mercy. Sister Faustinas mission continues and is bringing wondrous fruit. It looked impressive there, and attracted peoples attention more than the image of Our Lady over the gate.. She wrote in her diary, Jesus reminded me, as He had told me the first time, that the words Jesus, I trust in You must be in the inscription(Diary 327). In October 1937 Jesus gave Sister Faustina another form of worship of the Divine Mercy. He ate it. That day at supper time a bell was heard. For Your Sons sake, You have to love me (Diary 240). Source: Wikipedia and Catholic Online Nonetheless, during this Confession something was wondrously penetrating my hear(Diary 817). But there was something that set her apart from the rest of the children in the village. I thought she must be in her room and lying in bed, as she was ill, so I opened the door and went in. I agreed on condition that the painting be put up to decorate the window of the arcade. She returned home aware of the Divine Visitor in her soul. Mrs. Lipszyc tried to get her to marry. 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. The mystery of Divine Mercy took up the central position in Sister Faustinas life and apostolic work. I gave her the prayers and said good-bye, and she said, 'See you in heaven. She was baptized with the name Helena in the parish church of Swinice Warckle. If time allowed she would play with me. What does Faustina mean The name Faustina is a girls name of Spanish, Latin origin meaning fortunate one. On April 18, 1993, the Holy Father John Paul II raised her to the glory of the altars and on April 30, 2000, numbered her among the saints of the Church. Is a gift from God for our times, great mystic, mistress of spiritual life, prophet, who reminded the biblical truth about merciful love of God for every human being and calls to proclaim it to the world through the testimony of life, deed, word and prayer. Tell distressed humankind to come up and cling to My Heart, and I shall fill it with peace. I feel very, very weak and am writing with a trembling hand. He was born on November 11, 1873. She concluded the letter with the words, Farewell, Dearest Mother, we shall each other at the feet of Gods throne. She had a lot of work, as there were four rooms in the house, the shop, and the bakery. image of different languages; countries with representative democracy; busy farming in the last days novel; fortinet. What did Faustina see Saint Faustina saw visions of Heaven In . 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. The child received the name Helena in Holy Baptism administered on this day, and the godparents were Konstanty Bednarek and Marianna Szewczyk (Szczepaniak). The funeral took place on 7 October, the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary. The first hue comprised the souls separated off from the world, which would burn in immolation before the Divine Majesty, begging for mercy for the whole world and prepare it for the Second Coming of Christ. Suddenly, when my love and longing had reached a peak, I saw a Seraph standing next to my bed, who gave me Holy Communion, saying the words, Behold, the Lord of Angels. When I had received the Lord, my spirit sank in the love of God and in wonder. The first months of 1938 saw a further deterioration in Sister Faustinas health, and her superiors decided to send her to Prdnik Hospital again after Easter. During the conversation she saw the candidate in a better light and wanted to admit her, so she advised the girl to ask the Master of the house whether he would accept her. And you could always observe a childlike joy on her face. 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