Marian Helper Summer 2019

In the 1970s, when my husband died tragically, my mother was at his grave and prayed the Chaplet of Divine Mercy for his soul, and this meant a lot to me. Indeed, events in my life made me keenly aware of God’s Divine Mercy. B ut this took time. I had gone through a period in which I had turned my back on God, believing that He didn’t know me or love me, a time in which I was hurt by others and struggled to forgive them and myself. Then, one day, in despair, I asked Jesus to take my hand and guide me. My life started to change. I experienced God’s Divine Mercy. God slowly healed my soul, which was torn into pieces, and then He healed my body from depression, spinal problems, cardioneurosis, high blood pressure, heart failure, and insomnia. He also took care of my financial problems. After my life changed, I felt the urge to share with others the beauty of God’s Divine Mercy. It didn’t take long for God to put me to good use. He clearly wanted me to help those who suffer, including those in hospice. I worked for six years as a certified 4 M arian H elper • S ummer 2019 • marian . org M arian H elpers in A ction After I asked JESUS PUT ME TO WORK Maria Kuliga Saeli (right) with her friend Robin Hersma during a prison visit. M y name is Maria Kuliga Saeli. I was born in Poland to a very poor family. When I was a girl in the 1960s, I heard my mother pray the Chaplet of Divine Mercy. This was at a time when few people knew this prayer, given by Jesus to the world through St. Faustina.