Sister Faustina Kowalska: Her LIfe and MIssion

works, which in the following years would embrace almost the whole world, despite the obstacles caused by the Second World War. At th e same time th a t the booklet with the prayers to the Divine Mercy was being published, S ister F au s tina - after a long in te rio r struggle - solved the problem of the new Congregation. Already when he met h e r in Cracow a t the end of August 1937, Fa the r Sopocko had noticed much g rea te r in terio r peace in her, and patience in waiting for a b e t te r unde rs tand ing of the will of God. S ister F au s tina noted h is advice in he r Diary: “Sis concerns yourself, Sis ter, it is good that you are remaining in a state o f holy indifference in everytfdng that pertains to the zvill o f Qod, and that you are better maintaining a state o f equilibrium. (Please do your best to keep this equanimity... (Do nothing on your ozvn, Sister, but in a ll matters take counselfrom your spiritual director. I beg you to keep your level- headedness and as great a calm as possible.’ (Diary, Notebook IV, para . 1255). F a th e r Sopocko additionally explained to Sister F au s tin a th a t from the time she had been transferred from Vilnius to Cracow, h e r sp iritua l director was F a th e r Andrasz, who also knew h e r sp iritual life as well as did he himself, and she should tell him every­ th ing and adopt his counsel. F a th e r Sopocko could happily en tru s t the soul of S is te r F au s tina to F a th e r Andrasz. Both p riests were in complete agreem en t in th e ir appraisal of the p re sen t situation: while well disposed to the concept of the new Congregation, they though t th a t the righ t time had no t ye t come to s ta r t forming it. God’s plans were not ye t sufficiently clear, nor did the hea lth of S is te r F au s t in a allow he r to undertake the commencement of any action expected to la s t any length of time. 300