Diary: Divine Mercy in My Soul (Illustrated)

by Maria Faustyna Kowalska

No members of Sister Faustina’s family are present at the funeral

Sister Faustina is buried in the convent cemetery situated in the garden of the Congregation of the Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy,

Twenty-seven years after the death of Sister Faustina,

Karol Wojtyla,

Informative Process relating to the life and virtues o...

Sister Faustina is worthy of the title, S...

While the Informative Process relating to the virtues, writings and devotion of the Servant of God, Sister Faustina, is being conducted (October 21, 1965 to September 20, 1967), her remains are exhumed and transferred to a tomb specially prepared for this purpose in the chapel of the Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy.

who plead for numerous graces through the intercession of Sister Faustina.

His Eminence, Karol Cardinal Wojtyla, with a solemn session, closes the Informative Process of the Servant of God in the Cracow Archdiocese.

The Acts of the Informative Process are received in Rome by the Sacred Congregation for the Causes of Saints.

Process of Beatification of the Servant of God, Sister Faustina H. Kowalska, is formally inaugurated.

The Venerable Servant of God, Sister Maria Faustina Kowalska, is beatified by Pope John Paul II in Rome on the first Sunday after Easter, which is celebrated by many around the world as Divine Mercy Sunday.

Blessed Maria Faustina Kowalska is canonized by Pope John Paul II in Rome, on Divine Mercy Sunday, during the Great Jubilee Year 2000.

“The Second Sunday of Easter from now on throughout the Church will be called ‘Divine Mercy Sunday.’”

My daughter, be diligent in writing down every sentence I tell you concerning My mercy, because this is meant for a great number of souls who will profit from it.

1 O Eternal Love, You command Your Sacred Image1 to be painted And reveal to us the inconceivable fount of mercy, You bless whoever approaches Your rays,

You established the throne of Your mercy To bring joy and hope to sinful man. From Your open Heart, as from a pure fount, Flows comfort to a repentant heart and soul. May praise and glory for this Image Never cease to stream from man’s soul. May praise of God’s mercy pour from every heart, Now, and at every hour, and forever and ever.

Only the present moment is precious to me,

O present moment, you belong to me, whole and entire. I desire to use you as best I can. And although I am weak and small, You grant me the grace of Your omnipotence.

And so, trusting in Your mercy, I walk through life like a little child, Offering You each day this heart Burning with love for Your greater glory. (2)

God and souls King of Mercy, guide my soul.

O great and Divine Sacrament That veils my God! Jesus, be with me each moment, And no fear will enter my heart.

Be adored, O Most Holy Trinity, now and for all time. Be adored in all Your works and all Your creatures. May the greatness of Your mercy be admired and glorified, O God.

But I was not always obedient to the call of grace. I came across no one who would have explained these things to me.

An earnest appeal to my parents for permission to enter the convent. My parents’ flat refusal. After this refusal, I turned myself over to the vain things of life, paying no attention to the call of grace, although my soul found no satisfaction in any of these things.

The incessant call of grace caused me much anguish; I tried, however, to stifle it with amusements. Interiorly, I shunned God, turning with all my heart to creatures. However, God’s grace won out in my soul.

at a ...

my soul was experiencing deep torments. As I began to dance, I suddenly saw Jesus at my side, Jesus racked with pain, stripped of His clothing, all covered with wounds, who spoke these words to me: How long shall I put up with you and how long will you keep putting Me off? At that moment the charming music stoppe...

made my way to the Cathedral of Saint Stanislaus Kostka.

Paying no attention to what was happening around me, I fell prostrate before the Blessed Sacrament and begged the Lord to be good enough to give me to understand what I should do next.

Then I heard these words: Go at once to Warsaw; you will enter a convent there.

in my one dress, with no other belongings, I arrived in Warsaw.

got off the train

overcome wit...

Mother of God, “Mary, lead me, guide me.” Immediately I heard these words within me telling me to leave the town and to go to a certain nearby village where I would find a safe lodging for the night. I did so and found, in ...

During one of them I heard the words: Go to that priest [Father James Dabrowski, pastor of St. James’ Parish] and tell him everything; he will tell you what to do next. After the Mass I went to the sacristy. (5) I told the priest all that had taken place in my soul, and I asked him to advise me where to take the veil, in which religious order.

have strong confidence that God would provide for my future.

at whatever convent door I knocked, I was turned away.

Sorrow gripped my heart, and I said to the Lord Jesus, “Help me; don’t leave me alone.” At last I knocked on our door.5

Mother Superior, the present Mother General Michael6 came out to meet me, she told me, after a short conversation, to go to the Lord of the house and ask whether He would accept me.

With great joy, I went to the chapel and asked Jesus:

“Lord of this house, do You accept me? This is how one of these sisters told me to ...

Immediately I heard this voice: I do accept; you ...

God was lavish with His graces. An ever greater longing for God began to take hold of me.

I sensed that I had a heart so big that nothing would be capable of filling it.

And so I turned with all the longing of my soul to God.

God filled my soul with the interior light of a deeper knowledge of Him as Supreme Goodness and Supreme Beauty. I came to know how very much God loves me. Eternal is His love for me.

I made to God (6) a vow of perpetual chastity. From that moment I felt a greater intimacy with God, my Spouse. From that moment I set up a little cell in my heart where I always kept company with Jesus.

so very little time here for prayer, and of many other things which spoke to my soul in favor of entering a religious community of a stricter observance.

This thought took a firm hold of my soul, but the will of God was not in it.