Sister Faustina Kowalska: Her LIfe and MIssion

Now she had to make h e r farewells to the Congrega­ tion. S is ter W. recalls th is moment graphically: "After her last return from hospital, when she realized tha t she was dying, thorough S ister Superior she asked a ll the sisters to come to her, to say farewell to them, to thank them for their kindnesses to her and to apologize for her transgressions. A t that time, she was lively and smiling. When I expressed surprise tha t a t such a moment she was not weeping, she sa id tha t she m ust p u t her affa irs in order in the way tha t the rule o f the Congregation prescribed, for she was dying." (Archives of S.F., Recollections). She really did not feel like weeping. She was wa iting impatien tly for the moment of un iting he rse lf with h e r beloved Master. On th e day of h e r death , 5th October, she whispered to S ister to S is te r Felicia with obvious emotion: "Today the Lord is tak ing me." (Archives of S.F., Recollections). The sisters ga thered a t th e bedside of th e sick nun on the day of h e r death, 5th October, for one more time. She was dying hav ing received the Sacraments. In the afternoon, h e r sp iritua l director in Cracow, F a th e r Andrasz, came and she made h e r la s t confession to him. In the evening i t seemed th a t the end was near, so the Superior ga the red th e sisters , who with the convent chaplain, F a th e r Czaputa, offered prayers for the dying. She was conscious, and the presence of those in th e Congregation who were n e a re s t to h e r was soothing, and made i t eas ier for h e r dimm ing mind to unde rs tand th e ceremony they were carrying out. She knew w ha t the Mother Superior, Irene Krzyzanowska, was pray ing for - th a t Superior who was a faithful witness to h e r revelations, she who f irs t introduced certain forms of th e devotion to Divine Mercy into the Congregation during h e r own lifetime; and F a th e r Czaputa, who gave encouragemen t to h e r soul during 375