Saint
Saint Faustina Kowalska
- Country / origin
- Poland
- Life
- 1905–1938
- Feast
- 5 October
Awaiting theological review
Who was this?
A Polish religious sister whose diary spread devotion to the Divine Mercy.
Patron of
- Divine Mercy
- trust
- conversion
When to ask for intercession
- guilt
- fear of not being forgiven
- difficulty trusting in God's mercy
A short prayer
Saint Faustina, help me to trust in the mercy of Jesus and to offer it to others too.
Written for Lumen as a simple personal prayer of intercession — not a liturgical text.
Associated devotion: The Chaplet of Divine Mercy.
What we know — and how
Private revelation
Her visions are private revelation. The Church has approved the Divine Mercy devotion, but private revelations add nothing to public Revelation and no one is obliged to believe them (CCC 67).
What are you living through today?
- Mercy
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