St maria faustina kowalska biography of rory
A biographical summary on Blessed Faustina's life as well as the origins of certain facets of the Divine....
Introduction
In the early 20th century, an age unaccustomed to women in roles of authority, Helena Kowalska, an obscure Polish nun, was nevertheless able to accomplish what few women could.
Though she was unknown and lived a life of poverty, she nevertheless became one of the most influential mystics in the Church's history. During her lifetime, she anonymously influenced the devotion to Divine Mercy and to the distribution of copies of the famous Vilnius painting of the Divine Mercy.
What Is to Be Done?
(The well-known painting depicts Jesus standing with his right hand held up in blessing and with two rays of light, one red and the other white, emanating from His heart. Under the feet are written the words, "Jesus, I Trust in You.") No one, except for her spiritual director, however, knew that Sister Kowalska was the "secretary" of the Divine Mercy who was responsible for having the painting made and its copy disseminated.
Even before her death in 1938, the image was well known in Europe. "Durin