Sister Faustina Kowalska: Her LIfe and MIssion

b u t when i t was a m a t te r of graces received, she had to struggle with he rse lf to be able to speak of them . This time she had no problems. The words came fluently, and accurately depicted the sta te of h e r soul. F a th e r Andrasz gave h e r the answ er she expected. ‘Ulis answers brought a great peace into my sou i “His words were, are, and aiways zvill be pillars o f fire which enlightened and zvill go on enlightening my soul in its pursuit o f the greatest sanctity... IFrom the moment the priest assured me that wha t I had e?(perienced was not un illusion, but the grace o f Qod, I have tried to be fa i th fu l to Qod in everything!" (Diary, Notebook I, paras. 233, 234). These were the directions of F a th e r Andrasz; 'you say to me that Qod demands great trust from souls; w e ll then, you be the f ir s t to show this trust... accept a ll this zvith serenity." (Diary, Notebook I, para . 55). ‘J o u must not turn away from these interior inspira­ tions, but always tell everything to your confessor. I f you recognize that these interior inspirations refer to your ozvn self; that is to say, they are fo r the good o f your sou l or fo r the good o f other souls, I urge you to fo llow them; and you must not neglect them, but always do so in consultation zvith your confessor. I f these inspirations are not in accord zvith the fa i th or the spirit o f the Church, they must be rejected immediately as coming from the ev il spirit. I f these inspirations do not refer to souls, in general, nor specifically to their good, you should not 133