30 on Parzczewska St. (now 1 Maja 7 St.) and they needed help with the housework and looking after their only son Zenek. Translated by Teresa Bauk-Ulewiczowa, Copyright by ZgromadzenieSiostr Matki Boskiej Miosierdzia, 4. 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. 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. Merciful Jesus, I trust in you) with a contrite heart. 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. Jesus introduced the Chaplet of Divine Mercy through a vision granted to St. Faustina. Sister Felicja was surprised that the doctor allowed her to go to Mass despite her poor condition. 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. When she returned to the convent chapel, she complained to Jesus, Whos going to paint You as beautiful as You are? (Diary 313). Join the "Apostle of Mercy" as you prepare for Christ's birth! 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. It was with this in mind that on 21 March 1936 she left Vilnius. It is undoubtedly a sign of our times a sign of our 20th century. Then I saw her all different, changed, and levitating over the bed, gazing into the distance as if she were looking at something there. 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. A Gift of God for Our Times Suddenly, when my love and longing had reached a peak, I saw a Seraph standing next to my bed, who gave me Holy Communion, saying the words, Behold, the Lord of Angels. When I had received the Lord, my spirit sank in the love of God and in wonder. Your email address will not be published. That day at supper time a bell was heard. 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. From a very tender age she stood out because of her love of prayer, work, obedience and her sensitivity to the poor. She said that she would soon die and that she had finished all she had had to write and pass on. 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). At the age of seven she had her first undeniable experience of Gods love. 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. In the first years of her juniorate, that is after making her first religious profession, Sister Faustina worked in many of the Congregations houses. She was canonized by Pope John Paul II on April 30, 2000. The Lord is with Thee. Together they said the prayers for the dying, after which Sister Faustina told Mother Superior that she would not die yet. Suddenly the dying person opened her eyes, looked at Sister Faustina, and died with an extraordinary calm on her face. On arriving in Krakw she met with Father Andrasz, who advised her to keep praying and exercising acts of self-mortification until the Feast of the Sacred Heart, when he would give her an answer to this question. There will be a Feast of Divine Mercy, I see it, all I want is to do Gods will, she told Mother Superior. Faustina was beatified on April 18, 1993 and canonized on April 30, 2000. Introduction to the Chaplet of Mercy. Helenka looked after her employers children and also after those in need, of whom there was no shortage. The same ceremony was being held in Rome in a beautiful church, and the Holy Father and all the clergy were celebrating it; and suddenly I saw St. Peter standing between the altar and the Holy Father. On the next day when she entered the chapel Jesus instructed her once more how she was to say the prayer on an ordinary rosary. I am filled with an ever greater longing for God. What did Faustina see Saint Faustina saw visions of Heaven In . I felt extremely happy, I thought I had entered life in paradise. But already in April she suffered a relapse. 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. 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. the Diary, 1732). That is the hour of great mercy for the whole world (Diary 1320). So when we go to confession our souls are spotless and we have nothing to worry about. Sister Faustina had achieved the fullness of union with God and sang a hymn in honour of His unfathomable 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. On her way to Vilnius she made a stop at Czstochowa to entrust Mary her life and mission, which she received from God. [2]. She concluded the letter with the words, Farewell, Dearest Mother, we shall each other at the feet of Gods throne. 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). 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. 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. Every day He gave her a subject for contemplation and points for meditation. 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. On the next day during Mass she saw Jesus, who yet again said that He wanted such a work founded as soon as possible. St. Faustina is celebrated each year as an Optional Memorial on October 5. A sick man lived in a lumber room under the stairs in the house. Where, if not in Divine Mercy, will the world find rescue and the light of hope? Her condition was incurable, he replied, but Sister was an extraor- dinary nun, so he did not take any notice of that. Her repeated protests that she felt unable to meet such a demand were of no avail. However, she knew that the convent chapel at agiewniki in Krakw would become the shri- ne for the worship of the Divine Mercy. This argument and their childs happiness persuaded her parents and from then on they had no further objections to her life in the convent. Her feast day is Oct. 5. From the book of sr. M. Elisabeth Siepak ISMM And he observed, Thats exactly what happened. Since that moment I have had a little cell in my heart, in which I have always dwelled with Jesus. Sister Faustina was to contemplate His love for her and love of ones neighbour. My soul started to die from the suffering. Tell them, O My daughter, that I am love and mercy itself (Diary 1074). 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. We continued to pray. Jesus paid no attention to this and did not withdraw His directive, but encouraged her, saying, Do not be afraid. The parish priest, Father Jzef Chodyski, made the following entry for 27 August 1905 in the parish register: On this day, 27 August 1905, at one oclock in the afternoon, Stanisaw Kowalski, farmer, aged 40 years, came accompanied by Franciszek Bednarek, aged 35 years, and Jzef Stasiak, aged 40 years, farmers of Gogowiec, presenting to us an infant of the female sex, born of his wife Marianna ne Babel, aged 30, at eight oclock in the morning of 25 August 1905 in the village of Gogowiec. Visitors traveled great distances to see the . For the entire day without intermission, I lived immersed in God (Diary 707-708). This was her last attempt to leave the Congregation, but the spiritual struggle continued. Suddenly someone woke me up. Nonetheless, during this Confession something was wondrously penetrating my hear(Diary 817). 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. Saint Faustina saw visions of Heaven. 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. I gave the world its Saviour, and you are to tell the world of His great mercy and prepare the world for His second coming, when He will come not as a merciful Saviour, but as a just Judge. 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. 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 memorised the stories of the hermits and missionaries, and the next day while out grazing the cattle would recite them word for word to us and others. The first months of 1938 saw a further deterioration in Sister Faustinas health, and her superiors decided to send her to Prdnik Hospital again after Easter. From a very tender age she stood out . 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. In the morning, I did my Meditation she noted in her diary and prepared for Holy Communion, even though I was not going to receive it. . But yet again she was overwhelmed by such darkness that she returned to Mother Generals room to tell her of her tribulation and struggle. She died on Oct. 5, 1938, after being chosen by Jesus and Mary to become the unlikely apostle of the Divine Mercy. 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. One day, Sister Eufemia Traczyska recalled, when we were peeling apples at work in the bakery Sister Faustina came in. In her heart of hearts she heard the words, My Mercy does not want that, but justice commands it (Diary 20). 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. Towards the end of my first year in the novitiate she recorded in her diary it began to grow dark in my soul. On Divine Mercy Sunday, 18 April 1993, the Holy Father John Paul II raised 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. 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 is so well known for her beautiful relationship with Jesus, but what is not known so well is that the goal of her existence and spirituality was to live in unity with Jesus as an offering to the Father. I learned how much God loved me. 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. Those who are strong devotees to Divine Mercy and St. Faustina, may know a lot already about her life. At one point, I got a strong feeling that I had been rejected by God. On May 18, 2020, Pope Francis ordered the inscription of Saint Faustina Kowalska, Virgin, into the General Roman Calendar. St. John Paul II called her "the great apostle of Divine Mercy in our time." He declared the Sunday after Easter "Mercy Sunday." In preparing for her role, Vargo delved into the saint's dairy and life. As she continued to grow and develop in her own faith and spirituality, she was blessed with inspiration to develop the Divine Mercy image. 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. That day was to be the refuge for all souls, especially the poor sinners. She woke up during the night and realised that a soul was asking her for prayer. Sister Amelia arrived after me. St. Maria Faustina Kowalska of the Blessed Sacrament was born in Poland as Helena Kowalska on Aug. 25, 1905. The other nuns in the community became sceptical with respect to her. (Diary16). My superiors tell me that sometimes there are illusions and all sorts of spectres. It has today become known as the most important place in the history of the Divine Mercy message and devotion. Then she whispered, Jesus wants to elevate me and make me a saint. But occasionally someone was a witness to them. 9 in the Kronieska, and worked for three ladies who were Tertiaries of St. Francis. 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. Whereas, it turned out, God let her know how much she would suffer. 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. I put all my trust in God and His holy will. 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. Unexceptional, a meagre little creature, poor, nothing special about her, not very promising. Finally she came to the house of the Congregation of the Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy. Saint Faustina is known as the Missionary of Divine Mercy. But her arguments always won. He did his best to follow all her requirements.. During her next confession she told her confessor about this incident. But soon she had to leave for Krakw, where there were better medical facilities for the treatment of tuberculosis. Was when I was seven, [it happened] during Vespers and Jesus was exposed in the monstrance. But the greatest suffering was caused by the uncertainty as to where the visions came from. Any soul that makes its Confession and receives Holy Communion will have its sins and its punishment completely remitted. Known as the apostle of divine mercy, St. Faustina Kowalska brought the message of God's . 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. 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 . Here are some more interesting facts: 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. Whenever I left the house Mrs. Sadowska said of her maid years later I could rest assured. We were sitting on a bench and she came up from behind, put her arms around our shoulders and put her head between our heads. 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). She continued to make entries in her diary almost to the end of June. She returned home aware of the Divine Visitor in her soul. Her relics are in the Shrine of the Divine Mercy at agiewniki, Krakw. Source: Wikipedia and Catholic Online The grace of God is as great as the suffering. I promise that the soul that venerates this picture shall not perish. The crowds were so huge that I couldnt see an end to them. Mother ran the house and brought the children up. 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. The suffering martyrs go through is no greater, for at such times death would bring me relief; there is nothing I can compare this suffering with, this endless dying of the soul (Diary 1116). Required fields are marked *. She is venerated in the Roman Catholic Church as a saint, and is known as the Apostle of Divine Mercy. 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. 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). A name with several distinguished namesakes: the wife of ancient Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius, a famous Italian opera singer, and two Catholic saintsmaking it both substantial and unusual. Quotations of St. 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. There was not much work for her to do at Derdy, and Sister Faustina felt as if staying in this house was almost like a holiday. They gave an excuse of not being able to afford a dowry and refused permission. That terrible thought pierced my soul right through. . 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. image of different languages; countries with representative democracy; busy farming in the last days novel; fortinet. Though seriously ill herself, often so ill that she had to leave Mass, she always noticed others, who needed help. Her superiors sent her for treatment to a sanatorium in the municipal health institution in Krakw. 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). I thought she must be in her room and lying in bed, as she was ill, so I opened the door and went in. Nearly half a year passed in this way and there was no change at all in the state of my soul. 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. Go immediately to Warsaw, there you will enter a convent (Diary 10). 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. When she entered the ward next day she saw that one of the patients was dying and heard that the agony had begun during the night at the hour when she had woken up. It has today become known as the most important place in the history of the Divine Mercy message and devotion. 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. Speak to the world about My mercy; let all mankind recognize my unfathomable mercy. 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 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. How marvellously her Divine Mercy service is making its way around the world and winning so many human hearts! 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. They were all taking part in the ceremony with great joy, and many received what they had asked for. Saint Faustina Kowalska, an apostle of the Divine Mercy, belongs today to the group of the most popular and well-known saints of the. Eugene Kazimierowski was the artist who painted the first Image of Divine Mercy which currently hangs in the Shrine of Divine Mercy in Vilnius, Lithuania. While there is still time, let them have recourse to the fount of my mercy; let them profit from the blood and water which gushed forth for them ( Diary, 848). 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. The sister who had come to wake up Sister Amelia had gone to the wrong cell and woken me instead. I couldnt hear what St. Peter said, but I realised that the Holy Father understood him (Diary 1044). The chapel was decorated for a feast day, and on this day it was open to everyone, anyone who wanted [to attend]. Faustyna, popularly spelled "Faustina", had apparitions of Jesus Christ which inspired the Roman Catholic devotion to the . 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. 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. In her everyday contacts Sister Faustina was able to interpret lifes troubles in a spirit of living faith and see Gods goodness in everything. 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. Sister Faustina followed the novice mistress instructions attentively and fulfilled all the duties allotted her with exactitude. 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 doctor said it was very bad. 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. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now, and at the hour of our death. 6,379 Likes, 75 Comments - EWTN (@ewtnmedia) on Instagram: "Today is St. Faustina's feast day. She always used to say, 'Come in, please, but this time there was no answer though I knocked and knocked. 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