Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska of the Blessed Sacrament was born as Helena Kowalska, in Glogowiec, Leczyca County, north-west of L\u00f3dz in Poland on August 25, 1905.<\/p>\n
In 1924, Faustina experienced her first vision of Jesus. While at a dance with her sister, Natalia, Faustina saw a suffering Jesus and then went to a Cathedral. According to Faustina, Jesus instructed her to leave for Warsaw immediately and join a convent. On February 22, 1931, Faustina was visited by Jesus, who presented himself as the “King of Divine Mercy” wearing a white garment with red and pale rays coming from his heart. She was asked to become the apostle and secretary of God’s mercy, a model of how to be merciful to others, and an instrument for reemphasizing God’s plan of mercy for the world.<\/span><\/p>\n In her diary, Faustina writes: On October 5, 1938, Sister Faustina (Helen Kowalska) died in a convent of the Congregation of Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy in Cracow, Poland.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska of the Blessed Sacrament was born as Helena Kowalska, in Glogowiec, Leczyca County, north-west of L\u00f3dz in Poland on August 25, 1905. In 1924, Faustina experienced her first vision of Jesus. While at a dance with her sister, Natalia, Faustina saw a suffering Jesus and then went to a Cathedral. According […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":3334,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[18,17],"tags":[298],"class_list":["post-3333","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-saint-of-the-day","category-saints-and-sayings","tag-saint-of-the-day"],"yoast_head":"\n
\n“In the evening, when I was in my cell, I became aware of the Lord\u00a0Jesus clothed in a white garment. One hand was raised in blessing,\u00a0the other was touching the garment at the breast. From the opening\u00a0of the garment at the breast there came forth two large rays, one\u00a0red and the other pale. In silence I gazed intently at the Lord;\u00a0my soul was overwhelmed with fear, but also with great joy. After\u00a0a while Jesus said to me, ‘paint an image according to the pattern\u00a0you see, with the inscription: Jesus, I trust in You.’<\/p>\n