Sister Faustina Kowalska: Her LIfe and MIssion

concept which occupied h e r bra in , h e a r t and will. She rad ia ted confidence in, and adoration for, the Divine Mercy. She lost no opportunity to speak of th is divine a ttribu te . Her p riva te conversations and h e r p a r t in group discussions were full of th is theme. Whoever was in contact with h e r a t th is time says th a t everything led back to th is one subject. In spite of th is, S ister F au s tina ’s conduct did no t su rp rise anyone, nor did she especially draw the a tten tion of the community. I t was generally though t th a t she simply particu larly loved and had adap ted in h e r own way one of the principal aspects of the sp iritua lity of th e Congregation. Some­ times th is was though t to be exaltation, b u t most often i t was said th a t "Sister F au s tin a is in love with Jesus", and she was held up as an example to other sisters. At the end of 1935 Je su s fully revealed His in ten tions about her: 'My daughter, Cook c into the abyss o f M y mercy and give praise and glory to this mercy o f Mine. Do it in this way: fa th e r a d sinners from the entire world and immerse them in the abyss o f M y mercy. I want to give M yself to souls; I yearn fo r souls, M y daughter. On the day o f M y fea st, the fe a s t o f Mercy, you w illgo through the whole world and bring fain ting souls to the spring o f M y mercy. I shall heal and strengthen them.’ (Diary, Notebook I, para. 206). Y have inclined M y heart to your requests, fo u r assign­ ment and duty here on earth is to beg fo r mercy fo r the whole world. fA (o sou l zv ill be ju s tified un til i t turns zvith confidence to M y mercy...' (Diary, Notebook II, para. 571). So S is ter F au s tina was fully informed as to what God wanted of her. Her vocation was clearly defined by Him: she had received a mission, the grea tness of 194