Sister Faustina Kowalska: Her LIfe and MIssion

and throw a smile to the Lord. Even th is was enough. Her though ts tu rn ed constantly to the God she loved above all, whatever she was doing. Even a t the bus ies t moments a t work, when h e r hand s were flying about h e r tasks , she would unexpectedly propose to h e r fellow workers th a t they say a prayer. People’s impatience a t such moments was no t unfounded. The reques t to pray a t times of h a s te seemed to be an obvious interference with duties, so sometimes h e r companions reacted with annoyance, th ink ing i t unsu itab le . Bu t S ister F aus tina quickly pu t an end to such m isunderstand ing . A typical example is re la ted by S ister L. "We were working in the kitchen in Warsaw. I t was already eleven o’clock, lunch had to he ready soon and we had p len ty to do. A t a certain moment S ister Faustina said, "Sister, let us pray." Th ink ing that she wanted to recite the Office, I sa id there was no time for prayer, for they m igh t be annoyed with us i f lunch was not ready on time. S ister Faustina then sa id the ejaculation, "Most Holy Trinity, I adore You." When I had repeated the prayer, S ister Faustina asked me i f it had taken too much o f my time. I was amazed that, while doing hard work requiring great effort, she could so easily unite herse lf w ith God." (Archives of S.F., Recollections). Mother Xavier Olszanowska, th en superior a t Kiekrz, had a sim ilar story: "Other sisters, who had more to do w ith S ister Faustina, also emphasised her constant union with God. They would say, "Little Faustina is always ta lk ing to God." (Archives of S.F., Recollections). "At work she was always praying and she en­ couraged us wards to pray w ith her", said one of the 404