While catholics around the world are familiar with st Faustina kowalska and her connection to divine mercy, many may not know about the way in which jesus talked to her about her calling, hell. Faustina kowalska was beatified on april 18, 1993 and canonized on april 30, 2000, both by pope st Her feast day is celebrated on october 5 and she is the patron saint of mercy. Sister maria faustina, consumed by tuberculosis and by innumerable sufferings which she accepted as a voluntary sacrifice for sinners, died in krakow at the age of just 33 on october 5, 1938, with a reputation for spiritual maturity and a mystical union with god. Faustina is known as the patron saint of divine mercy or, more formally, the patron saint of mercy
Through her life and writings, and especially in her diary, she has taught the world about the depths of god’s merciful love. Saint faustina kowalska, the great apostle of divine mercy, was born august 25, 1905, in poland, in the small village of glogowiec Her parents, marianna and stanislao kowalski, humble peasants and fervent christians, convey a deep and authentic faith. Sister faustina is one of the church’s most popular and widely known saints and the greatest mystics in the history of the church Sister faustina was born on 25 august 1905 in głogowiec, poland to marianna and stanisław kowalski as the third of ten children. Sister mary faustina, consumed by tuberculosis and by innumerable sufferings which she accepted as a voluntary sacrifice for sinners, died in krakow at the age of just thirty three on october 5, 1938 with a reputation for spiritual maturity and a mystical union with god.
She taught that god’s mercy is infinite and that he is always willing to forgive us, no matter how great our sins may be. 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.
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