Helena's education was limited to only three years of schooling, as her family needed her to help with household chores and to work as a servant for wealthier families. Despite this, her deep connection with God continued to grow. At the age of 16, she moved to the nearby city of ΕΓ³dΕΊ to work as a housekeeper, a job that allowed her to support herself while maintaining a life of prayer.
After a profound spiritual experience during a dance at a village party where she felt Christ calling her to leave the world, she made her final decision to follow the religious vocation. Without her parentsβ consent, she left home and traveled to Warsaw, where she was accepted into the Congregation of the Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy in 1925.
It was in these encounters that Christ revealed to her His message of Divine Mercy, emphasizing His desire to offer love and mercy to all souls, especially sinners. Jesus asked St. Faustina to be the apostle of His Divine Mercy, a mission she accepted with humility and zeal.
The Lord also gave St. Faustina a special mission: to spread the message of Divine Mercy to the world. This message centered on the boundless mercy of God, His forgiveness of sins, and the importance of trusting in His mercy. Jesus instructed Faustina to establish the Feast of Divine Mercy, celebrated on the first Sunday after Easter, which would be a day of extraordinary grace for the forgiveness of sins and the renewal of souls.
In addition to the Divine Mercy image, Jesus gave her the Chaplet of Divine Mercy, a powerful prayer to be said for the world, especially for sinners. This prayer, repeated on rosary beads, emphasizes trust in Godβs mercy and seeks His mercy for the world through the Passion of Christ.
Through her diary, Jesus also promised extraordinary graces to those who would recite the Divine Mercy Chaplet, especially for the dying, and encouraged the faithful to spread the message of His mercy across the globe.
St. Faustina died on October 5, 1938, at the age of 33, in KrakΓ³w, Poland. Although her life was brief and her impact during her lifetime seemed limited, her message of Divine Mercy would go on to touch millions of souls around the world.
As the "Apostle of Divine Mercy," St. Faustina invites all souls to come to Jesus with humility and trust, relying on His unfathomable mercy to lead them to eternal salvation.
Her feast day is celebrated on October 5.
Quotes:
- "The greater the sinner, the greater the right he has to My mercy." (Diary, 723)
- "Jesus, I trust in You." (Inscription on the Divine Mercy image)
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