Saint Faustina, Virgin

Patroness of the Congregation

Faustina (Helena) Kowalska was born in 1905, in Głogowiec near Łódź, to a large peasant family. After some years of domestic service in wealthy houses, she joined the Congregation of the Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy. In the convent, she zealously carried out the duties of cook, gardener, and porter. She led an unusually rich interior life, endowed with many spiritual gifts. Her mission consisted of reminding the whole world about the truth of God’s merciful love, communicating a new form of The Divine Mercy devotion, and inspiring religious renewal in the spirit of this devotion.

She died in 1938 in Krakow. She left behind a spiritual diary, Divine Mercy in My Soul, which is one of the outstanding works of mystical literature.

Saint Faustina,
you told us that your mission would continue after your death and that you would not forget us.  Our Lord also granted you a great privilege, telling you to "distribute graces as you will, to whom you will, and when you will."  Relying on this, we ask your intercession for the graces we need, especially for the intentions just mentioned.  Help us, above all, to trust in Jesus as you did and thus to glorify His mercy every moment of our lives.  Amen

Read "St. Maria Faustina Kowalska: The Humble Instrument"

Read: Essential quotes of St. Faustina.