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Saint Faustina, of the Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy in Poland (August 25, 1905 - October 5, 1938), born Maria Helena Kowalska, is perhaps best known for her promotion of the devotion to the Divine Mercy, and her inspired painting of the same name. Divine Mercy Painting File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... August 25 is the 237th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (238th in leap years), with 128 days remaining. ... 1905 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... October 5 is the 278th day of the year (279th in Leap years). ... 1938 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Divine Mercy is a Christian devotion focused on the mercy of God and its power, particularly as a form of thanksgiving and entrusting of oneself to Gods mercy. ... The Divine Mercy is a painting of Jesus. ...

Saint Faustina's divine revelations prompted her to spread the message of Divine Mercy of Jesus Christ. She kept a diary that ran to over 600 pages.

Her inspired painting has moved many, including the late Pope John Paul II. The Servant of God Pope John Paul II (Latin: ), born Karol Józef Wojtyła [1] (May 18, 1920–April 2, 2005), reigned as pope of the Roman Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City for almost 27 years, from 16 October 1978 until his death in 2005. ...

In October 21 1965 bishop Julian Groblicki began Proces Informacyjny odnośnie życia i cnót siostry Faustyny. Od tej chwili siostrze Faustynie przysługiwał tytuł Sługi Bożej.

Faustyna was born in Glogowiec, Poland.

April 18, 1993 Faustyna was beatified by Pope John Paul II. The Servant of God Pope John Paul II (Latin: ), born Karol Józef Wojtyła [1] (May 18, 1920–April 2, 2005), reigned as pope of the Roman Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City for almost 27 years, from 16 October 1978 until his death in 2005. ...

In April 30, 2000 she was canonized also by John Paul II.

Her feastday is October 5.

Divine Mercy Sunday is celebrated the Second Sunday of Easter (which is the first Sunday after Easter).

External links

Vatican Page on St. Faustina (http://www.vatican.va/news_services/liturgy/documents/ns_lit_doc_20000430_faustina_en.html)
Images of 'The Divine Mercy' (http://www.mercyimages.com/)
Group of laymen dedicated to St. Faustina (http://www.faustina.org/index.html)

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Faustyna Kowalska - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1954 words)
	Faustina, born Helena Kowalska (August 25, 1905, Głogowiec, Poland – October 5, 1938, Kraków, Poland) was a Polish nun and mystic, now venerated in the Roman Catholic Church as a saint.
	Faustina gave him some soup and bread, and after eating it, Jesus revealed Himself to her, and told her that He had come down from His heavenly throne to "taste the fruits of her mercy." Her spiritual director, Father Sopocko, assisted her in having the Divine Mercy image painted.
	Faustina had never been able to found the religious order which Jesus had asked for, but she had left clear rules for the life of the prospective community, and at last in 1941, the order, now known as the Institute of Divine Mercy, was founded.

Faustyna Kowalska - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1954 words)
	Faustina’s obedience was put to the test many times.
	The Divine Mercy was not permited because of spelling erors in Faustina's diary.
	Faustina was beatified on April 18, 1993 and canonized on April 30, 2000.

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