Sister Faustina Kowalska: Her LIfe and MIssion

incomprehensible torture Because o f Mis (Passion. J ld that concerns (His Being is imparted to me also." (Diary, Notebook III, para . 1056). In these few words, S is te r F au s tin a h a s nevertheless been able to communicate to us th e essence of he r experience; a drowning of the soul in God in a total consummatum fuit. Now it was not she who lived, bu t C h r is t in her. He filled h e r to ta lly and w ithout reserve. She had left nothing in h e r soul for herself. To the reservations and doubts of h e r p ruden t confes­ sor, Je su s told S ister Faustina : '‘Ted your confessor that I commune zvith your souC in such an intimate manner because you do not s tea l my g ifts , and this is why I pour a d these graces upon your soul, Because / know that you zv id not hoard them fo r yo u rse lf (Diary, Notebook III, para . 1069). His words, intended for F a th e r Andrasz, are also a valuable guide for us. They confirm, with Divine au thority , the role of S ister F au s t in a as a co-worker of Je su s in His work of th e salvation of hum an souls. Hidden deep in the H ea r t of Jesu s , S ister F au s tina trusting ly confides to Him now h e r most secret personal dream: "(My Jesus, penetrate me through and through so that I might Be aBle to reflect f o u in my whole life. Divinize me so that my deeds may have supernatural value. Qrant that I may have love, compassion and mercy fo r every sou l zvithout exception. O my Jesus, each o f f o u r saints reflects one o f f o u r virtues; I desire to reflect fo u r compassionate heart, f u l l o f mercy; I wan t to glorify it. 327