Sister Faustina Kowalska: Her LIfe and MIssion

problem from him , toge ther with fu r th e r suggestions. The voice of the confessor is th e voice of the Lord, though t S ister Faus tina . He would certainly give he r th e r ig h t advice. However, h e r confessor triv ia lised the affair. He rep resen ted th e command of Je su s to h is careworn p en iten t as being symbolic. "That refers to your s o u l ' , he said, f a i n t fo d 's image in your soul." Je su s pro tested a t once: 'When I came out o f the confessional, I again heard zvords such as these," writes S is te r F au s tina , 'M y image already is in your soul. I desire tha t there be a I f east o f Mercy. I m in t this image, zvhich you m i l paint zvith a brush, to be solemnly blessed on the f i r s t Sunday after Taster; that Sunday is to be the I f east o f Mercy.' (Diary, Notebook.I, para . 48). In th is second revelation, confirming the first, there is an additional element. Je su s expresses ano the r wish: one directed to S ister F au s t in a , ano the r to priests. 7 desire that priests proclaim this great mercy o f Mine tozvards souls o f sinners. L e t the sinner no t be afraid to approach Me. The flames o f mercy are burning M e - clamoring to be spent; I zvant to pour them out upon these souls.' (Diary, Notebook I, para . 50). In th is revelation, Je su s expresses His wishes in full: He does not only requ ire the reproduction of the vision in the form of a p ic ture and its un iversa l veneration , b u t also th e es tab lishm en t of the F ea s t of Divine Mercy, on th e f ir s t Sunday a fte r Easter. These two 113