She told her that God was still her Father although he was testing her, and that these trials were to prepare her soul for a fuller union with Him. 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. Nearly half a year passed in this way and there was no change at all in the state of my soul. This truth that God is in His very nature Love and Mercy Itself, is given to us by our Judeo-Christian faith and God's self-revelation. 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. From today on you shall not be called by your baptismal name, you shall be called Sister Maria Faustyna, Helen heard these words during the ceremony for the taking of the veil on 30 April 1926. Every day He gave her a subject for contemplation and points for meditation. At the age of seven she had her first undeniable experience of Gods love. When the painting was completed Father Sopoko put it up in a dark corridor in the Observantine Convent next to St. Michaels Church, of which he was rector. 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. One day, Sister Eufemia Traczyska recalled, when we were peeling apples at work in the bakery Sister Faustina came in. ANTIGONOS I OF MACEDONIA SILVER DRACHM_____ ___Known as Antigonos Cyclops. Sister Faustina was born on 25 August 1905 in Gogowiec, Poland to Marianna and Stanisaw Kowalski as the third of ten children. This task was of special importance, since Jesus attached such great promises to it. His apparel was as bright as snow, and all at once He was gone. 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. The Story of St. Faustina. 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). Numerous new Divine Mercy shrines have sprung up to preach the truth of Gods merciful love for each human being. 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. That is the hour of great mercy for the whole world (Diary 1320). The chapel was decorated for a feast day, and on this day it was open to everyone, anyone who wanted [to attend]. When she returned to the convent chapel, she complained to Jesus, Whos going to paint You as beautiful as You are? (Diary 313). Saint Faustina saw visions of Heaven. 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. There she prostrated herself before the Blessed Sacrament and begged the Lord to tell her what she was to do next. In her heart of hearts she heard the words, My Mercy does not want that, but justice commands it (Diary 20). 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. 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. 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). 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. Saint Faustina: Her Early Virtues Oct 03 2018 October 5 marks the 80th anniversary of the death of St. Faustina and her entrance into eternal life. I remember her wholesome, happy smile Aldona Lipszyc recalled after many years She used to sing a lot and I always think of her in connection with the hymn she sang most often and which I learned from her, 'I am to revere Jesus hidden in the Sacrament'. At first Sister Faustina thought that Jesus wanted her to leave her mother Congregation and found a contemplative order. As the devotion became more and more widely known the opinion of Sister Faustinas sainthood grew as well. Father Sopoko requested Sister Faustina to ask Jesus about that, too. First, say one Our Father, one Hail Mary, and the Apostles Creed; next, on the Our Father beads you will say Eternal Father, I offer You the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Your Dearly Beloved Son, Our Lord, Jesus Christ, in atonement for our sins and those of the whole world; and on the Hail Mary beads you will say these words, For the sake of His sorrowful Passion, have mercy on us and on the whole world. At the end, you will say these words three times, Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and on the whole world (Diary 476). I learned how much God loved me. You didnt have to tell her twice, as often happens with other novices. Jesus does not ask you to suffer beyond your capacity. 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. Without asking her parents consent she packed and went to the capital. Mrs. Lipszyc tried to get her to marry. Located in: Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. Her apparitions of Jesus Christ inspired the Roman Catholic devotion to the Divine Mercy and earned her the title of Secretary of Divine Mercy. Faustina I Silver Roman Imperial Coins (27 BC-476 AD), Join the "Apostle of Mercy" as you prepare for Christ's birth! She went to Aleksandrw dzki, a town where Kazimierz Bryszewski and his wife Leokadia had a bakery and shop at No. After just a few weeks in the convent Mother Superior sent the postulant Helenka along with two other sisters to Skolimw, in the suburbs, for reasons of health, which had deteriorated due to the fairly strict fasts practised in the house and in service, and also due to the spiritual experience of a new life in the convent. Mankind shall not find peace and contentment until it turns with trust unto My mercy (Diary 300), He told Sister Faustina. Indeed she gave the impression of a supernatural being. Those who are strong devotees to Divine Mercy and St. Faustina, may know a lot already about her life. 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. Whenever I received the sacraments I thought I was offending Him even more. If time allowed she would play with me. And when her superior forbade her these visits to the bedsides of the dying on account of her own poor health, she would offer up her prayers and acts of obedience for them, which as Jesus had taught her meant more in His eyes than great deeds undertaken wilfully. Faustina was a remarkable child who knew from an early age that she was called to have a religious life. That was the family atmosphere of little Helenka, Gods chosen one to be the prophet of our times. When he returned and opened the door to her room he found her levitating over the bed and absorbed in prayer. 1. Asked by her if she was pleased to be dying in our Congregation she replied, Yes. 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. Faustina was beatified on April 18, 1993 and canonized on April 30, 2000. This was her last attempt to leave the Congregation, but the spiritual struggle continued. These words filled her soul with a terrible awe. 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. I felt extremely happy, I thought I had entered life in paradise. Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone, better known as Saint Francis of Assisi (Italian: Francesco d'Assisi; c. 1181 - 3 October 1226), was a mystic Italian Catholic friar, founder of the Franciscans, and one of the most venerated figures in Christianity. 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 . She wrote: "I promise that the soul that will venerate this image will not perish. She prayed to the souls in purgatory to wake her when the time came for Sister Faustina to die. In this situation, she tried to avoid the Lord, and when He came she would ask, Jesus, are You my God, or a spectre? Then I saw her all different, changed, and levitating over the bed, gazing into the distance as if she were looking at something there. Sister Faustina is one of the Church's most popular and widely known saints and the greatest mystics in the history of the Church. When she tried to curb her daughters enthusiasm saying, Youll go mad if you keep getting up in the middle of the night, Helenka told her, Mummy, it must be an angel that wakes me up for prayers. 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. In November 1932 Sister Faustina left Pock and returned to Warsaw for the third probation and to prepare for her perpetual vows. Sister Faustina wished a priest would come and resolve the question definitively and just say, rest assured, you are on the right road, or reject it all, for it does not come from God (Diary 127). The Lord is with Thee. With this priests help, Sister Faustina commissioned an artist to paint the first Divine Mercy image, based on her vision of Jesus. The Mercy picture had been put up for public worship in the most important place in the whole of Vilnius, the Shrine of Our Lady of Ostra Brama and on that day which Jesus pointed out as the Feast of Mercy. There will be a Feast of Divine Mercy, I see it, all I want is to do Gods will, she told Mother Superior. But with Sister Faustina the girl changed and was never the same again. She woke up during the night and realised that a soul was asking her for prayer. Helenka went to school in 1917, aged twelve, when the area was liberated from Russian occupation and a primary school was established in winice Warckie. 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. 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 In the Holy Week of 1935 she told Father Sopoko that this was what Jesus wanted and insisted it be set up for three days in the Ostra Brama gate, where a triduum of ceremonies was to be held before the first Sunday after Easter to mark the close of the Jubilee of the Worlds Redemption. The Bishop bestowed on her a ring with the name Jesus engraved on it as the sign of eternal nuptial. 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. Her main occupation at Pock, until her third probation, was serving customers in the bakers shop. 5 October. Though seriously ill herself, often so ill that she had to leave Mass, she always noticed others, who needed help. For the spirit space does not exist. This is the prayer for the appeasing of Gods wrath. 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. Sister Faustina was born on 25 August 1905 in Gogowiec, Poland to Marianna and Stanisaw Kowalski as the third of ten children. The week for Confession came she recorded in her diary and, to my joy, I saw the priest whom I knew before I came to Vilnius. She returned home aware of the Divine Visitor in her soul. It turned out to be a false alarm. I put all my trust in God and His holy will. I thought she must be in her room and lying in bed, as she was ill, so I opened the door and went in. He asked for something hot to eat. It was Father Micha Sopoko, who lectured in pastoral theology in the Faculty of Theology of the Stefan Batory University, and in educational studies in a teachers training college. 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). What was the main message that Jesus told St Faustina? She noted down the words of Jesus, her prayers, contemplation and the more important events, including her last three-day retreat given her by Jesus Himself before the Feast of Pentecost. She saw clearly what she was taking upon herself. The moment I took back the cup from him, he let me know that He was the Lord of Heaven and Earth. With her inborn gentleness, she trained them from their youngest years in jobs about the house and farm, and responsibility in carrying out their duties. The following day, as she entered the Chapel, Jesus spoke to her and explained that the main purpose of Chaplet of Divine Mercy is to appease the Just Anger of the Holy Trinity. In the evening when she returned to her cell, she had a physical vision of Jesus in a white robe. Many of the great saints suffer like St. Faustina, who died of tuberculosis at age 33, suffering greatly in her final years. In His next apparition He gave the details for this type of worship. After all, she lived in a convent and was only a simple nun performing prosaic duties; she had neither extensive relations with other people nor any opportunities to disseminate this message in the world at large. Nonetheless, during this Confession something was wondrously penetrating my hear(Diary 817). Helenka knew this meant going to the chapel. One of the people who came to worship before this image was Karol Wojtya, a young labourer from the Solvay quarry which neighboured on the convent, who had already become familiar with the devotion to Divine Mercy in the forms of worship prescribed by Sister Faustina. That terrible thought pierced my soul right through. Prayer for the intentions of Our Holy Father, the Pope. 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. 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. During these visits she spoke with Dr. Adam Zylber on Sister Faustinas condition. 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. In fact, being submerged in God will give me unlimited scope for action(Diary 1582). 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. This happened on several occasions, when a relative or one of the sisters, or even someone she had never known was dying. That is how Sister Faustinas hospital ministry for the dying started. From the book of sr. M. Elisabeth Siepak ISMM She was an able pupil and a keen learner, but had to leave after just three years to make room for the younger children. There was also Jadzia, a blind charge, who told of her unusual experiences. Sister Faustinas parents came to the agiewniki convent. 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. 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. Tell souls about this great mercy of Mine . 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. FAQ: Who Is The Patron Saint Of Football? But occasionally someone was a witness to them. However, she advised her not to hurry with the foundation of a new congregation, for if the idea indeed came from God, then it would be accomplished in its time. Mummy served customers in the shop he recalled years later and Helenka tidied up, helped with the cooking, and had to wash up, carry out the refuse and bring water as there was no running water. Where, if not in Divine Mercy, will the world find rescue and the light of hope? The priest told her to paint an image of Jesus in her soul. I am filled with an ever greater longing for God. He did his best to follow all her requirements.. Why is St Faustina important? My soul started to die from the suffering. And you could always observe a childlike joy on her face. She always used to say, 'Come in, please, but this time there was no answer though I knocked and knocked. 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). 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. I got in touch with Eugeniusz Kazimirowski, an artist who lived in the same house as I and undertook to paint the picture, and with Mother Superior, who allowed Sister Faustina to visit him twice a week to instruct him on the details of the painting., The painting of the first picture of the Merciful Jesus started very discreetly at the beginning of January 1934. 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. But did you know she loved the Blessed Mother and her rosary? Her awareness of the presence of God in her soul could be observed already in childhood, and grew throughout her life, just as did her responsiveness to the needs of others. For it was in Divine Mercy that the world would find peace, and mankind happiness. . Sister Faustina was not good at drawing, so she asked Sister Boenna Pniewska for help. I want priests to preach My great mercy to sinful souls (Diary 49-50). the Diary, 1732). Like the biblical prophets, she started enumerating her inadequacies and excusing herself that she was not capable of accomplishing this work. Together they said the prayers for the dying, after which Sister Faustina told Mother Superior that she would not die yet. Through her the Lord Jesus communicates to the world the great message of God's mercy and reveals the pattern of Christian perfection based on trust in God and on the attitude of mercy toward one's neighbors. The Feast of the Divine Mercy has entered the universal Churchs liturgical calendar for good. In 1965, as the Bishop of Krakw, he initiated a diocesan process for raising of Sister Faustina to the glory of the altars. Thats how Mother Magorzata Gimbutt described the candidate on a preliminary interview to Mother General, Mother Leonarda Cielecka, who was not very keen on admitting persons with such a background into the Congregation. I want a Feast of Mercy. 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. The novice mistress at the time was Mother Magorzata Gimbutt, a prayerful person and devout practitioner of the mortifications, meek and quiet, who educated the young nuns entrusted to her care above all by the example of her life. On the next day during Mass she saw Jesus, who yet again said that He wanted such a work founded as soon as possible. Kowalska has such a blessed child! she used to say in the village. This proved such an encouragement that it seemed to her nothing would be too difficult, and in an inner act she agreed to carry out Gods will although she knew it would mean great suffering for her. She instructed Sister Faustina to say the exclamatory prayers instead of long prayers which required a considerable amount of concentration, and thereby accept the will of God. We continued to pray. Delivery: Estimated between Thu, Jan 26 and Mon, Jan 30 to 98837. . In a mystical experience after Holy Communion she received a blessing for the task from the Holy Trinity. Our Lady faithfully accompanied Sister Faustina and spoke to her on the prophetic mission. This all Polish production was released in '95, five years before Sister Faustina's canonization and was most certainly intent on helping promote . In order to obtain a PARTIAL indulgence, the Faithful are required to pray, a legitimately approved invocation to our Merciful Lord Jesus (e.g. When people say the Chaplet at a dying persons bedside, Gods anger is placated, and unfathomed mercy embraces the soul, and the depths of My mercy are moved, for the sake of My Sons sorrowful Passion(Diary 811). So when we go to confession our souls are spotless and we have nothing to worry about. The Roman Catholic devotion and venerated image under this Christological title refers to what Faustina's diary describes as "God's loving mercy". 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). The sisters in the refectory got up from table and went upstairs, where Sister Faustina was lying in her room. That was the quiet, godly influence Sister Faustina had on sinful souls. She is known and venerated within the Church as the Apostle of Divine Mercy. She joined the Congregation of the Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy and experienced several visions of Jesus. The other nuns in the community became sceptical with respect to her. Jesus introduced the Chaplet of Divine Mercy through a vision granted to St. Faustina. 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. Jesus paid no attention to this and did not withdraw His directive, but encouraged her, saying, Do not be afraid. See, Father, she said to her father, who had been so staunchly against her entry into the convent. The funeral took place on 7 October, the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary. 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. This period, which Sister Faustina had foretold, contributed to the theological analysis of her writings and the making of the right foundations for the practise of the devotion. In Vilnius Sister Faustina was to work in the garden, although she had not any experience in this duty. Already in the first days, when she suffered much because for nearly three weeks she had no access to confession, This afternoon, Father Andrasz came into my isolation room and sat down to hear my Confession. In July her superiors sent her to the Congregations house in the spa resort of Rabka, but the sharp mountain climate was not good for Sister Faustina, she felt worse and had to leave after thirteen days. 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 Faustyna Kowalska, St. Faustyna (Faustina), of the Congregation of the Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy. The sister who had come to wake up Sister Amelia had gone to the wrong cell and woken me instead. I immersed completely in the joy that comes from God. She told us children that when she grew up she would enter a convent, but we laughed. He asked Sister Faustina to do the Stations of the Cross at the hour of His death, but if duty prevented this, to come to the chapel for a short moment of prayer before the Blessed Sacrament, and if even that was out of the question, to devote a brief moment to prayer wherever she was. 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. What does Faustina mean The name Faustina is a girls name of Spanish, Latin origin meaning fortunate one. From the age of seven, she had felt the calling for religious vocation, but her parents would not give her permission to enter the convent. St. Faustina is best known for her devotion to the Divine Mercy. Sister Faustina Kowalska is one of the Church's most popular and widely known saints and the greatest mystics in the history of . When we got there Sister Faustina as if opened her eyes and gave a faint smile, and then bowed her head and Sister Amelia said that probably she had just died. 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. She concluded the letter with the words, Farewell, Dearest Mother, we shall each other at the feet of Gods throne. If You are my God, please bless me. Today, I am sending you with My mercy to the whole of mankind (Diary 1588). 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