Saint Faustina Kowalska (1905-1938)
\nBorn: Aug. 25, 1905, Glogowiec, Poland
\nBirth Name: Helena Kowalska
\nReligious Name: Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska of the Most Blessed Sacrament
\nEntered Religious Life: Aug. 1, 1925, Congregation of Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy, Krakow, Poland
\nFirst Vision of Christ: Feb. 22, 1931
\nDied: Oct. 5, 1938, Krakow, Poland<\/p>\n
Divine Mercy in America<\/p>\n
In 1939, a priest of the Congregation of Marians of the Immaculate Conception escapes Nazi-occupied Poland with a photo of the image of Jesus Christ as He appeared to St. Faustina and information about the revelations granted her. Within a few years, news of this Divine Mercy message and devotion has spread around the country. In 1944, the Marians found America’s first Divine Mercy Apostolate in Stockbridge, Massachusetts.<\/p>\n
Sainthood?<\/p>\n
The Informative Process begins Oct. 21, 1965. A formal examination of St. Faustina’s life, exercise of heroic virtues, writings, and devotions. It is the first step on the road to sainthood.<\/p>\n
Miracle No. 1<\/p>\n
In March 1981, Maureen Digan of Roslindale, Massachusetts, prays at the tomb of St. Faustina, asking for a miracle. From her youth, Maureen has suffered from lymphedema, an incurable disease. She is healed after praying at St. Faustina’s tomb.<\/p>\n
Beatified:<\/p>\n
April 18, 1993, by Pope John Paul II in St. Peter’s Square, Vatican City.<\/p>\n
Miracle No. 2<\/p>\n
On Oct. 5, 1995, Fr. Ron Pytel prays through the intercession of Saint Faustina at a healing Mass at his Baltimore, Maryland, parish. Fr. Ron’s heart had been severely and permanently damaged because of a blockage of his aortic valve. He is healed instantly.<\/p>\n
Miracle Accepted<\/p>\n
On Dec. 20, 1999, Pope John Paul II orders the publication of the decree recognizing Fr. Pytel’s healing as the miracle necessary for St. Faustina Facts.<\/p>\n
Canonization:<\/p>\n
Mercy Sunday, April 30, 2000 by Pope John Paul II in St. Peter’s Square, Vatican City.<\/p>\n
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