Sister Faustina Kowalska: Her LIfe and MIssion

zea l fo r the greater glory o f (jod, I humbly beg you to help me to carry out jo d 's designs." This was during Odoly ‘Mass. Mien I saw Sa in t Ignatius at the left side o f the altar, w ith a large h o o f in his hand. S ind he spoke these words to me, 'My daughter, I am not indifferent to your cause. This rule can be adapted, and i t can Be adapted to this Congregation.' Sind gesturing w ith his hand toward the big book, he disappeared." (Diary, Notebook I, para. 448). Not quite a week la te r came the chief patronal feast-day of the Congregation, t h a t of Our Lady of Mercy. 7 prepared fo r this fea s t w ith greater zea l than in previous years. On the morning o f the feast i tse l f I e?(perienced an inner struggle a t the thought that I must leave this Congregation which enjoys such special protec­ tion from Mary. This struggle lasted through the medita­ tion and through the f ir s t Mass as wed. ‘During the second Mass, I turned to our 9doly Mother, teding Oder that it was difficult f o r me to separate myself from this Congregation... "which is under f o u r special protection, O Mary." Then I saw the Messed Virgin, unspeakably beautiful. She came down from the attar to my kneeter, hetd me close to hersetf and sa id to me, 'I am Mother to you ad, thanks to the unfathomabte mercy o f (jod. M ost pleasing to Me is that sou l which fa ith fu lly carries out the w id o f (jod... *Be courageous. Do not fea r apparent obstacles, But fb c yourga ze upon the (Passion o f M y Son, and in this w ay you w id Be victorious.' (Diary, Notebook I, para . 449). 231