Sunday, February 22, 2009

Saint M. Faustina Kowalska, The Apostle of The Divine Mercy

On February 22, 1931, Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ appeared to Sister Faustina, a simple nun, bringing with Him a wonderful message of Mercy for all mankind. Saint Faustina tells us in her diary under this date:

"In the evening, when I was in my cell, I became aware of the Lord
Jesus clothed in a white garment. One hand was raised in blessing,
the other was touching the garment at the breast. From the opening
of the garment at the breast there came forth two large rays, one
red and the other pale. In silence I gazed intently at the Lord;
my soul was overwhelmed with fear, but also with great joy. After
a while Jesus said to me, 'paint an image according to the pattern
you see, with the inscription: Jesus, I trust in You.'"


Some time later, Our Lord again spoke to her:

"The pale ray stands for the Water which makes souls righteous;
the red ray stands for the Blood which is the life of souls. These
two rays issued forth from the depths of My most tender Mercy at
that time when My agonizing Heart was opened by a lance on the
Cross....Fortunate is the one who will dwell in their shelter, for
the just hand of God shall not lay hold of him."
You can read more here and here.

3 comments:

~Joseph the Worker said...

Very nice! My wife and I are having a child and have decided that we are going to name her Faustina after St. Faustina Kowalska if it turns out to be a girl. We might find out tomorrow :)

Tracy said...

This is so nice, thank you so very much for sharing, I truly enjoyed it.

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