Sister Faustina Kowalska: Her LIfe and MIssion

necessary sk i l l ‘y e t the task. zvas not getting any easier; as I zvas grozving zveaker every day. So I zvould move azvay zvhen it zvas time to drain the potatoes. ‘The sisters noticed that I avoided this task. and zvere very much surprised. ‘They did not knozv that I could not help in spite o f a ll my zvilUngness to do this and not spare myself. A t noon, during the examination o f conscience, I complained to Qod ahout my zveakness. ‘Then I heard the follozving zvords in my soul, bfrorn today on you zv id do this easily; I sha ll strengthen you. '‘That evening, zvhen the time came to drain o f f the zvater from the potatoes, I hurried to he the f ir s t to do it, trusting in the Lord's zvords. I took, np the pot zvith ease and poured o f f the zvater perfectly. ‘Bu t zvhen I took, o f f the cover to let the potatoes steam off, I sazv there in the pot, in the place o f the potatoes, zvhole hunches o f red roses, beautiful heyond description. I had never seen such roses before. Qreatly astonished and unable to understand the meaning o f this I heard a voice zvithin me saying, I change such hard zvork.of yours into bouquets o f most beautiful flozvers, and their peifume rises up to Ody throne. Jrom then on I have tried to drain the potatoes myself, not only during my zveek. zvhen it zvas my turn to cook> but also in replacement o f other sisters zvhen it zvas their turn. A n d not only do I do this, but I try to be the f i r s t to help in any other burdensome task* because I have e?(perienced hozv much this pleases Qod.' (Diary, Notebook I, para. 65). The above incident did no t pass unnoticed by others. S is te r R., a novice like S is te r Faus tina , and a com­ panion in the kitchen, tells of i t too: 402