Sister Faustina Kowalska: Her LIfe and MIssion

The above lesson from h e r confessor was illustra ted for S is ter Faus tina by Je su s in a vision in which He showed h e r how differently people approach fulfilling the will of God, and which way is the correct one: "Lhen I saw the Lord Jesus nailed to the cross. ‘When J-fe had hung on it fo r a white, I saw a multitude o f souls crucified tike Jdim, ‘Then / saw a second multitude o f souls, and a third. Lhe second multitude were not nailed to [their] crosses, hut were holding them firm ly in their hands. ‘The third were neither nailed to [their] crosses nor holding them firm ly in their hands, hut were dragging [their] crosses behind them and were discontent. Jesus then said to me, "Do you see these souls? ‘Those who are (ike Ode in the pain and contempt they suffer w ill he hke Ode also in glory. A n d those who resemble Ode (ess in pain and contempt w ill also hear less resem­ blance to Ode in gloryO' (Diary, Notebook I, para. 446). Sim ilar contemplations and insp ira tions a t length weighed the scales down towards an acceptance of Je su s ’ la s t demands. Her desire to act, previously paralysed by fear, now began to grow quickly. Since Je su s had asked it, His will m u s t be fulfilled. But S ister F au s tina sought in vain for a practical solution. She simply had no idea how to begin. In h e r feelings of complete helplessness, she tu rned to the sain ts for aid. The feast of St. Igna tius was approaching, one o' the patron sain ts of the Congregation. "I prayed fervently to this Saint, reproaching him jo r looking on and not coming to my aid in such important matters as doing the zvill o f (Jod. I sa id to him, "O'ou, our Patron, who were inflamed zvith the fire o f love and 230