Sister Faustina Kowalska: Her LIfe and MIssion

'‘With, souls that have recourse to iMy mercy and zvith those that glorify and proclaim M y grea t mercy to others, I zv ill dea l according to M y infinite mercy a t the hour o f their death.' (Diary, Notebook I, para . 378). Je su s confides the desire of His H ea r t to His spouse in a moving way. In His reques ts a t th a t time, more th an once there is a note of pitiful accusation, which perhaps most strongly of all has tened S is ter F au s tina towards action: 'My 9leart is sorrozvful,' Je su s said, 'because even chosen ones do not understand the greatness o f M y mercy. ‘Iheir relationship fzvith MeJ is, in certain zvays, imbued zvith mistrust. Oh, hozv much that zvounds M y Meart! ‘Remember M y ‘Passion, and i f you do not believe M y zvords, a t least believe M y zvounds.’ (Diary, Notebook I, para . 379). The constan t emphasis th a t J e su s places on His Mercy ever aw a iting us and the insistence th a t we are to implore it, gave S ister F au s t in a the f irs t intim ations of the grea tness of the ta sk God had given to her. "I f e e l that Qod zvill let me drazv aside the veils [of heaven] so that the earth zvill not doubt 9lis goodness... I f e e l zvithin myself a pozver greater than human. I fe e l courage and strength thanks to the grace that dzvells in me." (Diary, Notebook I, para. 386). S is ter F au s tina readily accepted the commands of the Lord. Her soul was filled with one though t only, a 7 Sister 193