Her repeated protests that she felt unable to meet such a demand were of no avail. I couldnt grasp the meaning of whatever I read; I couldnt meditate. 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. This conduct was inspired by Helenkas fervent faith and concern to be like Jesus trusting in the Heavenly Father even when He was on the cross and Who was meek and humble throughout His life, loving all people with a patient, understanding, and indescribably self-sacrificing love. The mystery of Divine Mercy took up the central position in Sister Faustinas life and apostolic work. The Story of St. Faustina. Our dear Novice Mistress bolstered my courage in these difficult moments. 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. Pilgrims started to come to her grave in the agiewniki Convent and pray for her intercession. This argument and their childs happiness persuaded her parents and from then on they had no further objections to her life in the convent. He was born on November 11, 1873. 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. She died on Oct. 5, 1938, after being chosen by Jesus and Mary to become the unlikely apostle of the Divine Mercy. Her father had already taught her to read, but at school she had the opportunity to learn more. It is undoubtedly a sign of our times a sign of our 20th century. At first Mother General had not consented to her leaving the Congre- gation and had warned Sister Faustina to beware of delusions and imprudent moves, but now that she was travelling to Krakw for a visitation, on 4 May 1937, she said: Up to now, I have always held you back, but now I leave it entirely up to you; if you want to leave, you can do so; if you want to stay in the Congregation, you can stay(Diary 1115). Your email address will not be published. The Message is happy to share stories about the Divine Mercy devotion. He asked her to hold the moment of His death on the cross in veneration. She was kind, courteous, and hard-working. 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. When she returned to the reception room she repeated these words to Mother Superior, who said, If the Lord has admitted you, then so do I (Diary 14). If You are my God, please bless me. This religious fervor spread to Helena quickly, as she was known from an early age for her obedience, prayerfulness . On her way to Walendw she stopped at Warsaw, where she had the opportunity to discuss the matter with Mother General Michaela Moraczewska, in whom she had always been able to confide. He asked me to say the Litany of the Holy Name of Jesus for my penance. Whenever I received the sacraments I thought I was offending Him even more. Others, the more thoughtful ones, said that Sister Faustina must surely be very close to God if she has the strength to bear all that suffering (Diary 126). They found her full of joy and happiness. 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. By her bedside were the chaplain, Father Teodor Czaputa and Mother Superior Irena Krzyanowska, while the rest of the Sisters stood in the corridor. Suddenly the dying person opened her eyes, looked at Sister Faustina, and died with an extraordinary calm on her face. By July 1937, the first Divine Mercy holy cards were printed with Sr. Faustina's instructions for praying the Novena of Divine Mercy, which she reported was a message from Jesus. From the book of sr. M. Elisabeth Siepak ISMM But Helenka felt her heart was so big that no human love would satisfy it. Translated by Teresa Bauk-Ulewiczowa, Copyright by ZgromadzenieSiostr Matki Boskiej Miosierdzia, 4. He did his best to follow all her requirements.. Then she whispered, Jesus wants to elevate me and make me a saint. She was magnanimous and devoted her entire life to the saving of souls. 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. Blessed art Thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of Thy womb, Jesus. 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. God never sends suffering that is unbearable, she used to say, for the greater the suffering, the greater Gods grace. What are the requirements for Divine Mercy Sunday? 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. Jesus introduced the Chaplet of Divine Mercy through a vision granted to St. Faustina. Father gave a detailed answer to all my questions. I shall complete all that is wanting in you (Diary 435). Join the "Apostle of Mercy" as you prepare for Christ's birth! [2]. Mankind shall not find peace and contentment until it turns with trust unto My mercy (Diary 300), He told Sister Faustina. How marvellously her Divine Mercy service is making its way around the world and winning so many human hearts! On Sunday afternoons Father would take out the Lives of the Saints from the bookcase and read in the family circle. At three oclock, beg for My mercy, especially for sinners, and immerse yourself, even for a short moment, in [contemplation on] My Passion, particularly when I was left forsaken at the moment of death. Many of the great saints suffer like St. Faustina, who died of tuberculosis at age 33, suffering greatly in her final years. And it is to prepare the world for His second coming. After that refusal I indulged in the vanity of life, not paying any attention to the voice of grace, although there was nothing in which my soul could find contentment. She prepared with deep reverence for her First Holy Communion, which was administered to her by Father Roman Pawowski during a ceremony in the Parish Church. 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. She firmly believed all He said would happen, though sometimes she had no idea as to how it would come about. She prayed to the souls in purgatory to wake her when the time came for Sister Faustina to die. It was the first time she saw them since several years. . At Skolimw she asked Jesus whom she should pray for. But did you know she loved the Blessed Mother and her rosary? Why is St Faustina important? I didnt understand any of the things my confessor said to me. 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. She is known and venerated within the Church as the Apostle of Divine Mercy. This is why Vilnius has become known as the "City of Divine Mercy." It was where all of our Lord's demands of St. Faustina in His message of Divine Mercy were finally realised. My mission will not end at my death. 5 October. 6,379 Likes, 75 Comments - EWTN (@ewtnmedia) on Instagram: "Today is St. Faustina's feast day. 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. She never showed the slightest doubts as to the authenticity of her mission nor fear of death, she was absolutely engrossed in the leading light of her entire life the devotion to Divine Mercy.. The Lord brought her into the world of an ever closer union with Him, preparing her for receiving the grace of mystical marriage. I observed a profound gravity in her, and had a strange feeling that Sister Faustina took this assurance as a gift from the Divine Mercy, without a trace of pride, Mother Irena recalled. What is Maria Faustina Kowalska known for? Her given name was Helena. 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. In the first years of her juniorate, that is after making her first religious profession, Sister Faustina worked in many of the Congregations houses. He didnt say a word to start with. 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. The grace of God is as great as the suffering. 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. St. Faustina is known for her devotion to the Blessed Sacrament. 2. Sister Felicja was surprised that the doctor allowed her to go to Mass despite her poor condition. 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 . 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. One day she held a lottery, another time she put on her mothers old clothes and as a beggar went from house to house and the collected money gave to the parish priest for the poor. There she prostrated herself before the Blessed Sacrament and begged the Lord to tell her what she was to do next. She returned home aware of the Divine Visitor in her soul. The Holy Father John Paul II wrote that in the age of totalitarianisms Sister Faustina became the ambassador of the message that the only power strong enough to counteract their evil is the truth of Gods Mercy. Faustina's message reverberated in St. John Paul II's heart. The Lord granted me understanding of the things of God (Diary 1404). 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. Can the Divine Mercy prayer be said at any time? In the same year she went to Kiekrz near Pozna, to take over in the kitchen for Sister Modesta Rzeczkowska, who was ill. (Diary16). 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). She died on Oct. 5, 1938, after being chosen by Jesus and Mary to become the unlikely apostle of the Divine Mercy. He asked people to kindle that spark of Gods grace and to transmit the fire of mercy to the world. Jesus request that she proclaim His Mercy to the world occurs time and again throughout the diary. From a very tender age she stood out because of her love of prayer, work, obedience and her sensitivity to the poor. As a little girl she was already distinguished from others by a sense of mercy. 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. Her main occupation at Pock, until her third probation, was serving customers in the bakers shop. You didnt have to tell her twice, as often happens with other novices. 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. They gave an excuse of not being able to afford a dowry and refused permission. At the age of nine, she made her first Holy Communion. 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 born on 25 August 1905 in Gogowiec, Poland to Marianna and Stanisaw Kowalski as the third of ten children. She didn't plan to become a nun. At first she was happy to be leaving, but on the next day was overwhelmed by darkness and felt she had lost Gods presence, so she decided to put off this move a little until her next meeting with her confessor. Not only her parents noticed little Helenkas goodness, and her open attitude to God and other people. Ive absolutely nothing to hold against her, she was just so good. 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. There Helenka found the refuge from which she set off in search of a convent, and once she had found it stayed for another year to save some money for a modest monastic trousseau. 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). Maria Faustyna Kowalska, OLM (born Helena Kowalska; 25 August 1905 - 5 October 1938 [1] ), also known as Maria Faustyna Kowalska of the Blessed Sacrament, was a Polish Catholic religious sister and mystic. Located in: Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. One day passing by the chapel she said to Sister Damiana Ziek, I heard that Jesus said that at the Last Judgement He would judge people only on their mercy, for God is Mercy, so by doing or failing to do merciful deeds you are casting a verdict on yourself. When he returned and opened the door to her room he found her levitating over the bed and absorbed in prayer. That is the hour of great mercy for the whole world (Diary 1320). Her first period of treatment lasted nearly four months from December 1936 (with a break for Christmas). 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. Only during a discussion with her spiritual director Father Sopoko did she disclose that God wants a congregation to preach Divine mercy to the world and to pray for Divine mercy for the world (Diary 436). Saint Faustina saw visions of Heaven In addition to Saint Faustinas visions of Christs Divine Mercy, the saint was also granted visions of the final resting place of Heaven. 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. 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. Helenka knew this meant going to the chapel. The Novice Mistress thorough training and personal experience gave her the confidence to lead the novices into the spiritual life, teaching them to know God more profoundly, to pray and practise the ascetic life, so that their piety should not be emotional and soft but thorough, and bring them to an ever deeper union with God through obedience, humility, a self-sacrificing love of their neighbours and a zeal for the salvation of the souls entrusted to the Congregations apostolic care. Kowalska has such a blessed child! she used to say in the village. The doctor, the nurses, the patients they were all very good to her. 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. . 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. She felt that she loved God and was loved in return. The Congregation of the Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy has fully adopted Sister Faustinas prophetic mission, and on 25 August 1995 recognised her as its Spiritual Foundress. In her everyday contacts Sister Faustina was able to interpret lifes troubles in a spirit of living faith and see Gods goodness in everything. Sister Faustina fulfilled this mission not only by the witness of her own life and the writing of her diary, in which she revealed Gods extraordinary merciful love for each human being, but also through her everyday relations with her neighbours. I went to bed at the usual time, Sister Eufemia recollected, and was soon asleep. I do not fear death, my soul abound in great peace. 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. Others in her state would never rise, but he had seen her holding on to the wall as she walked to the chapel. "After it will come the Day of Justice. Soon after that mysterious event she returned to Gogowiec to ask her parents permission to enter a convent. Was when I was seven, [it happened] during Vespers and Jesus was exposed in the monstrance. It reveals the supremely holy and wise personality of the author, not so much in what she said . 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. The simple truths of the faith were becoming incomprehensible; my soul was undergoing torment, not finding contentment anywhere. I want priests to preach My great mercy to sinful souls (Diary 49-50). He said, When they say this Chaplet, it will please Me to grant everything they shall ask for (Diary 1541). Saint Faustina is known as the Missionary of Divine 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. In November 1932 Sister Faustina left Pock and returned to Warsaw for the third probation and to prepare for her perpetual vows. It was around eleven at night. 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. The continual calling of grace was a great torment for me, nonetheless I tried to stifle my calling with various entertainments (Diary 8). 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). 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. In each of them she tried to discern Jesus Himself and out of love for Him did good works for all of them. Suddenly, there was a great brilliance around him and I saw that it wasnt Father Andrasz at all, but Jesus. 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. In the Vilnian period Jesus returned to the issue of the establishment of the Feast of Divine Mercy in the Church. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now, and at the hour of our death. I was to bring her into the life of the community, and admired her for her quick learning. 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. Throughout her life, she reported a number of visions of Jesus and conversations with him, which she wrote about in her diary, later published as the book Diary: Divine Mercy in My Soul. They soon bulit there a single-storey cottage and farm buildings. . Helenka went into service again, this time in d. On Divine Mercy Sunday, 18 April 1993, the Holy Father John Paul II raised Sister Faustina to the glory of the altars. My soul started to die from the suffering. The Sisters took turns in keeping a vigil by her bedside. 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 This task was of special importance, since Jesus attached such great promises to it. Helena Kowalska, known as Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska of the Blessed Sacrament, was born on August 25, 1905, in Glogowiec, Leczyca County, north-west of Ldz, Poland, as the daughter of a farmer. After taking her first vows Sister Faustina stayed for a few months in Krakw. After a while Jesus said to her, Make Me a picture of this image in the form that you see, with the inscription Jesus, I trust in You. After two miracles were investigated and confirmed, the pope made her Blessed Faustina in 1993 and St. Maria Faustina Kowalska in 2000, the first saint of the 21st century and New Millenium. Through the locutory door which was ajar she saw an unpretentious girl and at first, on observing her somewhat shabby appearance, had a mind to turn her away but it occurred to her that it would be more charitable first to talk to her. Sister Faustinas health was deteriorating all the time and the end of her life on earth was approaching. Do what is in your power to spread the worship of My mercy; I shall complete whatever is wanting in your capacity. 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). From a very tender age she stood out . The suffering lasted a minute and then God again filled her soul with great comfort. He was inspired to lead a life of poverty and itinerant preaching. Divine Mercy Sunday is celebrated the Second Sunday of Easter (which is the first Sunday after Easter). Several decades earlier the event had been described by Sister Faustina: I saw myself in Rome, in the Holy Fathers chapel, while at the same time I was in our own chapel, and the ceremony celebrated by the Holy Father and the entire Church was closely connected with our chapel and, in a special way, with our Congregation; I was participating at the same time in the service held in Rome and in our chapel. Word went round in the Pock convent that Sister Faustina had had a vision. The sisters went down to the evening service. He was strict with himself and his children and did not tolerate even the slightest misdemeanour. Her mother noticed that she loved to pray and would even get up at night and kneel down. It was Sunday, 22 February 1931. 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. But soon she had to leave for Krakw, where there were better medical facilities for the treatment of tuberculosis. 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. I was extremely happy, as I desperately wanted to make my Confession. Out of her charism and mystical experience grew the Apostolic Movement of the Divine Mercy which continues her mission, proclaiming the message of Mercy to the world through the testimony of life, deed, words and prayer. St. Maria Faustina Kowalska of the Blessed Sacrament was born in Poland as Helena Kowalska on Aug. 25, 1905. In 1965, as the Bishop of Krakw, he initiated a diocesan process for raising of Sister Faustina to the glory of the altars. Towards the end of my first year in the novitiate she recorded in her diary it began to grow dark in my soul. Tell distressed humankind to come up and cling to My Heart, and I shall fill it with peace. I thought she must be in her room and lying in bed, as she was ill, so I opened the door and went in. She was better at keeping the house than I was. that it is good for that person from the perspective of eternity. Sister Faustinas prophetic mission was kept strictly secret during her lifetime. I knew at once it was an error. When once instead of praying she started reading a religious book, she heard an inner voice, You shall prepare the world for My final coming(Diary 429). 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. You have a good, humble and such an innocent child, a neighbour, Marianna Bereziska, praised Helenka. 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. 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. Writing about her experience viewing Heaven, the saint wrote: I saw how all creatures give ceaseless praise and glory to God. 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. They are bringing the message of Mercy into the world through the witness of their lives, works, words, and prayer. I no longer had any doubts that what she wrote in her diary about Holy Communion being administered to her in hospital by an angel was absolutely true.. Jesus paid no attention to this and did not withdraw His directive, but encouraged her, saying, Do not be afraid. 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. The painting of the vision Sister Faustina had had three years earlier at Pock gave rise to several fundamental questions which Father Sopoko put to Sister Faustina, and she in the simplicity of her heart passed them on to Jesus, who explained, My gaze from this picture is like My gaze from the cross (Diary 326), Jesus explained, The two rays stand for blood and water. I couldnt hear what St. Peter said, but I realised that the Holy Father understood him (Diary 1044). That was St. Maria Faustina Kowalska of the Divine Mercy revelations, who was canonized in 2000 and whose revelations were celebrated Sunday. In keeping a vigil by her bedside would take out the Lives of the Blessed and. Praised Helenka the Chaplet of Divine Mercy tell her twice, as often happens with other novices in. 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