Sister Faustina Kowalska: Her LIfe and MIssion

A sensible use of the available people so th a t there should be harmony between th e good of the Congrega­ tion and the need for workers was by no m eans easy to accomplish. There was increasing need to sub s titu te for someone who was ill, or to fill th e sp iritua l needs of pa rticu la r sisters . Besides, m any of them reac ted badly to repea ted changes and asked no t to be moved. S is te r F au s t in a was among the few who made no opposition to any decisions of h e r superiors. Because for h e r th e ir requests were the expression of th e will of God, she obeyed them w ithou t grumbling and w ithout regard for h e r personal feelings which she kep t hidden so carefully th a t i t never occurred to anyone t h a t a change of place m igh t cost h e r something interiorly. She was generally seen as one who readily adap ted to new conditions. I t even happened th a t she he rse lf comforted more fearful s is te rs over th is m a tter. For example, S ister Dam ian Z. recalls th a t "when she was afraid to go to Biala, to substitute for S is ter Faustina who was returning from there, S ister Faustina comforted her, saying, "Don’t be afraid, Sister. Jesus is there too. I t is God’s will." (Arch. S.F., Recoil.). But she was tran s fe rred so much more often than o ther s isters th a t i t was noticed and i t su rp rised her companions. When once Mother Mary Joseph Brzoza, who was then superior of the W arsaw house, was asked about th is , she explained th a t "there are usually two sorts o f transfer. A nun may be transferred because o f d ifficulties in ge tting along w ith others, either connected w ith her character or the unpleasant a ttitude o f one o f the sisters; or a transfer may be done in case o f need and when one o f the sisters can easily be moved. I t was the second type o f transfer tha t took place in S is ter Fau s tina ’s case". (Arch. S.F., Recoil.). 99