T oday, the Church solemnly celebrates the Memorial of St. Mary Faustina Kowalska, a humble virgin from Poland whose life became a living testament to Divine Mercy. Born Helena Kowalska on August 25, 1905, in a devout but impoverished family, she faced early struggles that shaped her extraordinary spiritual journey. Despite her minimal education and repeated rejections from other convents, Helena’s perseverance led her to the Congregation of the Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy at the age of twenty. There, she embraced the religious name Sister Faustina and devoted herself to the life of prayer and service in convents across Poland and Lithuania.

From a young age, Sister Faustina experienced profound visions of Jesus Christ, who entrusted her with a singular mission: to be the apostle and s

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