St. Faustina Kowalska
Polish Sister of Our Lady of Mercy (1905-1938), recipient of revelations from Christ at Plock and Vilnius that produced the Divine Mercy devotion, the Image ("Jesus, I trust in You"), and the Chaplet. Her Diary, written under obedience to her confessor Bl. Michael Sopocko, was placed on the Index in 1959 then cleared in 1978. Canonized 2000 by John Paul II, who simultaneously instituted Divine Mercy Sunday.
Life & Times
Born: 1905 · Died: 1938 · From: Poland.
Patronage
St. Faustina Kowalska is invoked as the patron of divine mercy, mercy, confessors. Those in these callings or circumstances often turn to this saint in prayer.
“Jesus, I trust in You.”— Diary, no. 327; the inscription Jesus instructed her to place beneath the Image of Divine Mercy (1934)
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Catholic saints, including St. Faustina Kowalska, are Christians whom the Catholic Church has formally recognized as having lived lifes of heroic holiness and who now dwell with God in heaven, offering an example of faith for those still on their earthly journey. Catholics don't worship saints, but ask them to pray to God with us and for us — much as one might ask a trusted friend to pray for them — trusting that those closest to God can join their voices to ours before Him. Discover more saints in the Catholic Shop Saints section.