He was born on November 11, 1873. 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. I was amazed a junior postulant was capable of such self-restraint and goodness, she later wrote. He asked people to kindle that spark of Gods grace and to transmit the fire of mercy to the world. Faustina's message reverberated in St. John Paul II's heart. Today, I am sending you with My mercy to the whole of mankind (Diary 1588). If time allowed she would play with me. She was the tutor who prepared Helenka to take the veil and directed her in the first months of her novitiate. 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. 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. Like the biblical prophets, she started enumerating her inadequacies and excusing herself that she was not capable of accomplishing this work. 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. Many churches dedicated to the Divine Mercy, the Merciful Jesus, or St. Faustina are being founded in Poland and throughout the world. She would often tell the sisters and charges about Gods love of mankind and about the tremendous value of doing good to ones neighbour. I put all my trust in God and His holy will. 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. 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. While she prayed there she heard the words, I admit you, you are in My heart (Diary 14). 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. What most struck me about Sister Faustina, she wrote after her death, and still strikes me today as an extraordinary phenomenon, especially in the last months of her illness, was her absolute self-oblivion for the sake of the dissemination of the worship of Divine Mercy. I saw how enthusiastically Sister Faustina carried out all her duties. 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). To find out more about St. Faustina, click here. Her relics are in the Shrine of the Divine Mercy at agiewniki, Krakw. I also promise it victory over its enemies, already here on Earth, and especially in the hour of death. She felt that she loved God and was loved in return. But it was to her that Jesus addressed these amazing words: Under the Old Covenant I sent prophets to My people with thunderbolts. Greater sufferings from those which were caused by tuberculosis, she offered as a voluntary sacrifice for sinners and as the Apostle of Divine Mercy. Her father had already taught her to read, but at school she had the opportunity to learn more. 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. This religious fervor spread to Helena quickly, as she was known from an early age for her obedience, prayerfulness . I saw Jesus exposed in a monstrance on the great altar in our chapel. Prayer for the intentions of Our Holy Father, the Pope. 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. Tell them, O My daughter, that I am love and mercy itself (Diary 1074). 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. Sister Faustina had achieved the fullness of union with God and sang a hymn in honour of His unfathomable Mercy. This was also when she underlined the words Jesus had said, as instructed by her Vilnian spiritual adviser. It was the first time she saw them since several years. After having said good-bye to Sister Faustina he left her room, but on his way out remembered that he had not left her the booklets with the prayers to the Divine Mercy Jesus had given her. Nonetheless, the suffering was becoming more and more intense. 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. During these visits she spoke with Dr. Adam Zylber on Sister Faustinas condition. I suddenly saw Jesus, Who said these words to me, Now I know that it is neither for the graces nor the gifts that you love Me, but because My will is dearer to you than life; that is why I am uniting with you more closely than with any other creature. At that moment, Jesus vanished. Then I saw Our Lady who said, O, how God likes the soul that faithfully follows the inspiration of His grace. According to Roman Catholic tradition, the chaplet may be said at any time, but it is said especially on Divine Mercy Sunday and Fridays at 3:00 PM. You have a good, humble and such an innocent child, a neighbour, Marianna Bereziska, praised Helenka. The doctor said it was very bad. Aware of this, she took her leave of the community. Seeing this sign of Gods wrath, she started begging the Angel to hold off a while for the world to do penance, but when she stood before the majesty of the Holy Trinity she did not dare repeat her plea. 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). 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. I knew at once it was an error. Not only her parents noticed little Helenkas goodness, and her open attitude to God and other people. I looked at Sister Amelia but said nothing. The name Faustina is a girls name of Spanish, Latin origin meaning fortunate one. The Roman Catholic devotion and venerated image under this Christological title refers to what Faustina's diary describes as "God's loving mercy". Jesus will take care of it'. She told us children that when she grew up she would enter a convent, but we laughed. Two days later she was baptized with the name Helena in the parish church of winice Warckie. Others in her state would never rise, but he had seen her holding on to the wall as she walked to the chapel. The funeral took place on 7 October, the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary. She saw clearly what she was taking upon herself. On Divine Mercy Sunday, 18 April 1993, the Holy Father John Paul II raised Sister Faustina to the glory of the altars. My mission will not end at my death. Faustina was beatified on April 18, 1993 and canonized on April 30, 2000. 9 in the Kronieska, and worked for three ladies who were Tertiaries of St. Francis. Although she had already realised that the new congregation would be a great work in the Church, comprising mens and womens congregations as well as lay associations, as she wrote to Father Sopoko in April 1936, she was still convinced that her role in this was to found a contemplative order. 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. 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). . Her Cracovian spiritual director observed that since she had taken the decision she would be taking the full responsibility on herself. The Sisters took turns in keeping a vigil by her bedside. She returned home aware of the Divine Visitor in her soul. The child received the name Helena in Holy Baptism administered on this day, and the godparents were Konstanty Bednarek and Marianna Szewczyk (Szczepaniak). On 1 August 1925 she entered the Congregation of the Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy in Warsaw on ytnia St. She lived in the Congregation for thirteen years, staying in many houses, the longest time (she spent) in Krakw, Pock and Vilnius; working as a cook, shop assistant in bakers shop, gardener, and portress. In this situation, she tried to avoid the Lord, and when He came she would ask, Jesus, are You my God, or a spectre? In December of the same year she came back to the house in the ytnia, but not for long. But occasionally someone was a witness to them. Father supplemented his income from the farm with work as a carpenter. Hail Mary, full of grace. On May 18, 2020, Pope Francis ordered the inscription of Saint Faustina Kowalska, Virgin, into the General Roman Calendar. Saint Faustina Kowalska is known for her love and devotion to Jesus, especially His Divine Mercy. In the darkness of the passive nights God was granting her moments of respite and great joy. 1. His apparel was as bright as snow, and all at once He was gone. 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. When he returned and opened the door to her room he found her levitating over the bed and absorbed in prayer. 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. 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. He promised special graces to priests who preached the truth of Gods merciful love for mankind. For another year she worked as a housekeeper to save some money for a modest monastic trousseau. When a friend asked her why she was walking alone, not with the other girls, she said, Im not alone, Im walking with Jesus. On the next day during Mass she saw Jesus, who yet again said that He wanted such a work founded as soon as possible. In the Lipszyc household Helenka was treated like a member of the family, they all loved and respected her for her hard work and cheerfulness, she had a way with children, in short she had all it takes to be a good wife and mother. Sister Faustinas mission continues and is bringing wondrous fruit. Towards the end of my first year in the novitiate she recorded in her diary it began to grow dark in my soul. Saint Faustina describes God's love as a "Fountain of Mercy." 6. Sister Faustina is one of the Churchs most popular and widely known saints and the greatest mystics in the history of the Church. The mystery of Divine Mercy took up the central position in Sister Faustinas life and apostolic work. But she wasnt sure she had understood His words correctly, that she was to found a new congregation, neither had she been told explicitly to inform her confessor of this, so for the next twenty days she remained silent. Her kitchen help Sister Serafina Kukulska recalled was a girl with a very difficult character, a convert, whom no-one ever wanted to work with. She thought it must be a fire and she started shouting just when the bakers were putting the loaves into the oven. 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 . St. Faustina is celebrated each year as an Optional Memorial on October 5. 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). I immersed completely in the joy that comes from God. She attended elementary school for merely three years and then she went to work as a housekeeper in various welltodo families in Aleksandrw and d. The tension regarding the accomplishing of the work of Mercy entrusted her by the Lord had gone. Indeed she gave the impression of a supernatural being. 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. I shall complete all that is wanting in you (Diary 435). St. Faustina is known for her devotion to the Blessed Sacrament. Firstly in Warsaw in the ytnia, in 1929 she went to Wilno to replace Sister Petronela Basiura, who was leaving for her third probation; then she returned to Warsaw and the house in the ytnia, only to be sent off to a new house on the Hetmaska in the Grochw district. When she wanted to please her father she would take the Lives of the Saints or some other religious book from our modest bookcase and read aloud. 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. 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. This happened on several occasions, when a relative or one of the sisters, or even someone she had never known was dying. Along with great physical and spiritual suffering there were also vast graces, which Sister Faustina did not divulge to anyone except her confessors. Sister Faustinas principal task was to pass on to the Church and world the Message of Mercy, a recapitulation of the Biblical truth of Gods Merciful Love for every human being, and a calling to each of us to entrust our lives to Him and to actively love our neighbour. The chapel was decorated for a feast day, and on this day it was open to everyone, anyone who wanted [to attend]. But soon she had to leave for Krakw, where there were better medical facilities for the treatment of tuberculosis. I do not fear death, my soul abound in great peace. Youll see that the Congregation will be solaced by me. The former is the foundation for the latter; thus, it is fitting that Faustina's revelations became widely known first; but, ultimately, God desires not . 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. Why is St Faustina important? Whenever I received the sacraments I thought I was offending Him even more. 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. He preached conferences on spiritual struggle, sacrifice, prayer, and mercy. The crowds were so huge that I couldnt see an end to them. 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). How marvellously her Divine Mercy service is making its way around the world and winning so many human hearts! 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. I felt extremely happy, I thought I had entered life in paradise. There she prostrated herself before the Blessed Sacrament and begged the Lord to tell her what she was to do next. In June 1937 she made a record in her diary of the final shape of the work which was one but had three hues. The moment I took back the cup from him, he let me know that He was the Lord of Heaven and Earth. 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. 5 October. Your email address will not be published. Born in the village of Gogowiec, near d, in Poland in 1905, and dying in Krakow in 1938, Saint Faustina spent her short life amongst the Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy, generously conforming herself to the vocation she received from God and developing an intense spiritual life, rich in spiritual gifts and in faithful harmony with them. 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 Faustina followed the novice mistress instructions attentively and fulfilled all the duties allotted her with exactitude. St. Maria Faustina Kowalska of the Blessed Sacrament was born in Poland as Helena Kowalska on Aug. 25, 1905. In the first years of her juniorate, that is after making her first religious profession, Sister Faustina worked in many of the Congregations houses. Life in the Kowalski household went on at a tranquil place marked out first by prayer and then work, never the other way round. Visitors traveled great distances to see the . The doctor, the nurses, the patients they were all very good to her. The day of judgement has been determined, the day of Gods anger, the angels tremble at the thought of it. They are bringing the message of Mercy into the world through the witness of their lives, works, words, and prayer. But there were still some doubts as to the inscription. Any soul that makes its Confession and receives Holy Communion will have its sins and its punishment completely remitted. 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. True To Form Jewelry Earrings, Articles W
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