Sister Faustina Kowalska: Her LIfe and MIssion

Finally S ister F au s tina did reveal h e r holy secret to he r confessor, and in spite of all h e r fears F a the r Andrasz did offer h e r sp iritua l counsel. Convinced from the moment he had m e t S is te r F au s tin a th a t the voice of God spoke in h e r soul, he now also questioned nothing, only warn ing her about the possibility of a m istake. Therefore, too, no t only did he no t remove from her the duty of obedience, b u t he placed yet g rea te r emphasis on the necessity of it. The picture he pain ted of the scene as he saw i t p resen ts the whole problem very clearly. His was no t a counsel which was decisively "yes" or "no”. But h is advice did give mental support by its very affirmation of th e genuineness of the revelation. This is it: "Do nothing without the consent o f the superiors. One must thinks this matter over thoroughly and pray much. One must be very careful about these things because, in your present situation, Sister, the zvill o f Qod is certain and clear, f o r you are in fa c t bound to this Congregation by vozvs, and perpetual vozvs a t that; so there should be no doubt. 'What you are experiencing interiorly, Sister, are only the glimmerings o f a project. Qod can make some alterations, but such things are very rare. Don 't be in a hurry, Sister, un til you have received more precise knowledge. T he works o f Qod proceed slowly, but i f they are o f Slim, you zvill surely recognize them clearly. I f they are not, they zvill disappear; and you, by being obedient, zvill not go astray. Speak, frank fy about everything to your confessor and obey him blindly. I f or the present, Sister, there is nothing more fo r you to do than accept the suffering un t i l the time when everything zvill become clear; that is, a ll things zvill be resolved, yo u are we ll disposed as regards these matters, 240