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. 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. 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. Not only did she notice them, but she would also think of ways to help them. She wrote: "I promise that the soul that will venerate this image will not perish. Saint Faustina Kowalska, an apostle of the Divine Mercy, belongs today to the group of the most popular and well-known saints of the. Here I have called you, and to no other place; here I have prepared many graces for you (Diary 19). Her superiors sent her for treatment to a sanatorium in the municipal health institution in Krakw. I feel compassion for you. (Diary 635). Finally, as he later disclosed, More out of curiosity rather than conviction as to the authenticity of Sister Faustinas visions, I decided to have the picture painted. And the Lord told me that He was very pleased with my trustfulness (Diary 54). 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. Her relics are in the Shrine of the Divine Mercy at agiewniki, Krakw. I thought God was not pleased with my prayers. Some warned her of hallucinations, others declared she was hysterical and fantasising, and yet others acknowledged that she must be close to Jesus since she was bearing all this suffering with such calm. 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. She was an able pupil and a keen learner, but had to leave after just three years to make room for the younger children. From her youngest years she would tell us about the saints, pilgrims, and hermits who fed only on roots, berries and forest honey, her brother Stanisaw recalled. 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. St. Faustina offered her day in 1936 for Russia, as Jesus was in anguish over what was happening in the atheistic country. 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. She thanked me but did not take up my offer. People of faith feel this perfectly well!. Helenka went into service again, this time in d. She suffered from tuberculosis of the lungs and alimentary system and that is why for over 8 months stayed at the hospital in Krakw Prdnik. All the Kowalski children were baptised in the Parish Church of St. Casimir at winice Warckie; here they made their First Holy Communion and attended Mass on Sundays and holy days. She 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. The One to whom I have made my vows is my husband and therefore your son-in-law. Not only the sisters but also their charges and even the farm hands came down to pray in the crypt where Sister Faustinas coffin stood. He asked me to say the Litany of the Holy Name of Jesus for my penance. He did his best to follow all her requirements.. She continued to make entries in her diary almost to the end of June. Helenkas immediate entry was prevented by poverty, and Mother Superior advised her to continue for a time in service and save up for a small trousseau, testing the firmness of her vocation. 6,379 Likes, 75 Comments - EWTN (@ewtnmedia) on Instagram: "Today is St. Faustina's feast day. 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). 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. When she started the job she asked to be allowed time for daily Mass, visiting the sick and dying, and using the ministry of her mistresses confessor. 1. The joy brought by the accomplishment of Jesus requests, the painting of the picture and its display for public veneration on the first Sunday after Easter, the envisaged Feast of Divine Mercy, did not last long because already in May 1935 Sister Faustina felt intuitively that there would be new tasks which she was very anxious about. She experienced also many extraordinary graces such as: apparitions, ecstasies, the gift of bilocation, hidden stigmata, reading into human souls, the mystical betrothal and nuptials. The Sister Servants of the Most Sacred Heart, who worked as nurses in the hospital, prepared a room for her, but in the evening one of them informed her that she would not have Holy Communion the next day because she was exhausted. These and other promises Jesus made would be fulfilled only if the practices He had recommended were accompanied by an inner attitude of trust in God combined with an active love of ones neighbour. Jesus request that she proclaim His Mercy to the world occurs time and again throughout the diary. The sister who had come to wake up Sister Amelia had gone to the wrong cell and woken me instead. 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. 5 October. One day Jesus came up to the gate in the guise of a poor young man. 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. Here she had plenty of opportunities to perform acts of mercy to various people vagrants, the unem- ployed, hungry children who called at the lodge gate asking for assistance. It was around eleven at night. 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. Sister Faustinas mission continues and is bringing wondrous fruit. 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. Her soul was in special communion with the Holy Spirit, whose inspiration filled it with indescribable ecstasy, and her heart was flooded with thanksgiving for such vast graces. Every day He gave her a subject for contemplation and points for meditation. 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. Words cannot describe how good she was. Sister, if you want to be by Sister Faustina when she dies, get up now. Sister Faustina, during this ceremony, commended to Jesus the whole Church, her Congregation, her family, all sinners, the dying and the souls in purgatory. 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). It was yet another task which seemed to transcend her capabilities. Mrs. Lipszyc tried to get her to marry. 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. How marvellously her Divine Mercy service is making its way around the world and winning so many human hearts! The pale ray stands for the water which justifies souls; and the red ray stands for the blood which is the life of souls Happy is he who shall live in their shadow, for the just hand of God shall not reach him (Diary 299). It has today become known as the most important place in the history of the Divine Mercy message and devotion. A Gift of God for Our Times She firmly believed all He said would happen, though sometimes she had no idea as to how it would come about. Sister Faustina was born on 25 August 1905 in Gogowiec, Poland to Marianna and Stanisaw Kowalski as the third of ten children. In August 1938 she wrote a letter to Mother General Michaela Moraczewska: Dearest Reverend Mother, I feel this is our last conversation on earth. 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). 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. The flames of mercy are burning Me; I want to pour them out onto human souls. When all the opinions, including a psychiatric examination carried out by Dr. Helena Maciejewska, turned out in Sister Faustinas favour, Father Sopoko still deferred for some time. Numerous new Divine Mercy shrines have sprung up to preach the truth of Gods merciful love for each human being. the Diary, 1732). At the young age of 20, she made the decision to join a convent in Warsaw. Then in my soul I heard these words, This is My faithful servant; he will help you carry out My will here on Earth. (Diary 263). It is a sign for the end times; after it will come the day of justice. Tell souls about this great mercy of Mine . This all Polish production was released in '95, five years before Sister Faustina's canonization and was most certainly intent on helping promote . At first Sister Faustina thought that Jesus wanted her to leave her mother Congregation and found a contemplative order. The child received the name Helena in Holy Baptism administered on this day, and the godparents were Konstanty Bednarek and Marianna Szewczyk (Szczepaniak). Suddenly the dying person opened her eyes, looked at Sister Faustina, and died with an extraordinary calm on her face. She went to Aleksandrw dzki, a town where Kazimierz Bryszewski and his wife Leokadia had a bakery and shop at No. Her given name was Helena. 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). 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. 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. In Vilnius Sister Faustina was to work in the garden, although she had not any experience in this duty. 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. Tell them, O My daughter, that I am love and mercy itself (Diary 1074). Speak to the world about My mercy; let all mankind recognize my unfathomable mercy. Faustyna, popularly spelled "Faustina", had apparitions of Jesus Christ which inspired the Roman Catholic devotion to the . Sister Faustina followed the novice mistress instructions attentively and fulfilled all the duties allotted her with exactitude. But this wasnt her biggest worry. Unexceptional, a meagre little creature, poor, nothing special about her, not very promising. I had seen him in the vision. Prayer for the intentions of Our Holy Father, the Pope. This is why Vilnius has become known as the City of Divine Mercy. It was where all of our Lords demands of St. Faustina in His message of Divine Mercy were finally realised. Her superiors directed her to priests, and the priests sent her back to her superiors. She looked unremarkable, slightly delayed age-wise, rather feeble figure, a maidservant and cook by profession, no dowry, not even the most meagre of trousseaus. St. Maria Faustina Kowalska of the Blessed Sacrament was born in Poland as Helena Kowalska on Aug. 25, 1905. 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. He preached conferences on spiritual struggle, sacrifice, prayer, and mercy. In her heart of hearts she heard the words, My Mercy does not want that, but justice commands it (Diary 20). Some, especially the more curious ones, were irked by my silence. 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. Sister Szymona Nalewajk, since she and Helenka were postulants in the same period, admired Helenka for taking all the humiliations so meekly and without grumbling. Whatever you ask for at that hour, for yourself and for others, will be granted you; at that hour grace came upon the whole world mercy superseded justice(Diary 1572), He assured Sister Faustina. There was also Jadzia, a blind charge, who told of her unusual experiences. 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. Source: Wikipedia and Catholic Online 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. 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. And now praised be the Divine Mercy in us and through us., It was at Prdnik Hospital that she spoke for the last time with her Vilnian spiritual director, Father Sopoko, who was in Krakw in early September 1938 and had the opportunity to visit his extraordinary penitent before she died and hear instructions directly from her relating to the work of Mercy which Jesus had initiated through her services. At the age of nine, she made her first Holy Communion. 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. During that ceremony, held in the Jubilee Year, the Holy Father founded the Feast of Divine Mercy for the entire Church and passed on to the world the prophetic mission of Mercy for the third millennium of faith. They found her full of joy and happiness. The mystery of Divine Mercy took up the central position in Sister Faustinas life and apostolic work. Join the "Apostle of Mercy" as you prepare for Christ's birth! One day she saw there an extraordinary light. Without asking her parents consent she packed and went to the capital. Sister Amelia, who had a very sensitive conscience, asked her, 'Sister, how come, when you try so hard but over the week you still commit such a lot of sins. As I was a senior novice I had to act as her guide (angel). She apologised to Jesus and immediately revoked her decision. Nonetheless, the suffering was becoming more and more intense. 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. One day I went to Prdnik to visit her Sister Kajetana Bartkowiak recollected I knocked on the door. Helenka looked after her employers children and also after those in need, of whom there was no shortage. 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. Whereas, it turned out, God let her know how much she would suffer. She was the third of ten children born to an impoverished and devout religious family in rural Pennsylvania. Anthony was not the first ascetic or hermit, but he may properly be called the "Father of Monasticism" in Christianity, as he organized his disciples into a community and later, following the spread of Athanasius's hagiography, was the inspiration for similar communities throughout Egypt and elsewhere. The Candlemas candle continued to burn.. On her return from Rabka Sister Faustina was given a lighter duty, in the entrance lodge, than her previous job in the garden. After taking her first vows Sister Faustina stayed for a few months in Krakw. My mission will not end at my death. Jesus made a big sign of the cross over me and I crossed myself. 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. For another year she worked as a housekeeper to save some money for a modest monastic trousseau. Saint Faustina describes God's love as a "Fountain of Mercy." 6. 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. But did you know she loved the Blessed Mother and her rosary? In her soul she heard Jesus words: Say the Chaplet I have taught you (Diary 810). This message, Pope Benedict XVI has said, The message of Mercy as the Divine Power, as God putting a check on all the worlds evil, is indeed the chief message of our times. Jesus will take care of it'. When I went indoors, and thought about what had happened at the gate I heard these words in my soul, My daughter, the blessings uttered by the poor as they leave your gate have reached My ears; they are thankful to Me, your mercy within the bounds of obedience pleased Me, so I descended from My throne to taste the fruit of your mercy. (Diary 1312). The Divine presence flooded my soul; I know I am under the glance of the Mighty One. 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. In a mystical experience after Holy Communion she received a blessing for the task from the Holy Trinity. Why do we pray at 3 o clock? Hail Mary, full of grace. 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. 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. 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. I entered more deeply into myself and couldnt see anything but great misery. Sister Faustinas mission certainly did not end at her death. Pilgrims started to come to her grave in the agiewniki Convent and pray for her intercession. Then she saw the powerlessness of the Angel, who could not administer the just punishment for the sins of mankind. She was modest and quiet, ready to do any chore and help anyone, but at the same time cheerful and always with a smile on her face. My soul started to die from the suffering. For it was in Divine Mercy that the world would find peace, and mankind happiness. 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. I stood next to the bedside cabinet on which there was a little altar set up and was overwhelmed with terror, but a moment later she came round and said, 'Ah, Sister, youve come, Im glad, do come in'. 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. I looked at Sister Amelia but said nothing. In 1965, as the Bishop of Krakw, he initiated a diocesan process for raising of Sister Faustina to the glory of the altars. She concluded the letter with the words, Farewell, Dearest Mother, we shall each other at the feet of Gods throne. 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. It is a record of the inspiring life of St. Faustina, as she experienced the profound supernatural events that shaped her entire life. He asked people to kindle that spark of Gods grace and to transmit the fire of mercy to the world. Helenka cared for him not only by bringing food but also by asking a priest to look after his salvation. Required fields are marked *. I Myself shall protect it as My glory (Diary 47-48). The Roman Catholic devotion and venerated image under this Christological title refers to what Faustina's diary describes as "God's loving mercy". She died on Oct. 5, 1938, after being chosen by Jesus and Mary to become the unlikely apostle of the Divine Mercy. She felt that she loved God and was loved in return. It was the first time she saw them since several years. that it is good for that person from the perspective of eternity. 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. Already on her third day there she had evidence of the efficacy of the Chaplet to the Divine Mercy Jesus had given her. She would notice the poor people and those in need around her, who came into the village for a piece of bread and a donation of any kind. To each of these forms of worship, as well as to the preaching of the message of Mercy, He attached great promises, on condition that we care about the attitude of trust in God that is to fulfill His will and show mercy to our neighbours. When she was eighteen she once again asked her parents permission to enter a convent and again was refused. She fetched her rosary, knelt by the dying persons bedside and started saying the Chaplet with all the powers of her spirit, asking Jesus to fulfil the promise He had made regarding the Chaplet. In order to obtain a PARTIAL indulgence, the Faithful are required to pray, a legitimately approved invocation to our Merciful Lord Jesus (e.g. Can the Divine Mercy prayer be said at any time? Experience in this duty at agiewniki, Krakw requirements.. she continued to make entries in her soul she Jesus! 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