Maria Faustyna Kowalska of the Blessed Sacrament, OLM (born Helena Kowalska; 25 August 1905 – 5 October 1938 [1]) was a Polish Catholic religious sister and mystic.

Sister Maria Faustina, consumed by tuberculosis and by innumerable sufferings which she accepted as a voluntary sacrifice for sinners, died in Krakow at the age of just 33 on October 5, 1938, with a …

Oct 5, 2023 · While Catholics around the world are familiar with St. Faustina Kowalska and her connection to divine mercy, many may not know about the way in which Jesus talked to her about …

St. Faustina Kowalska was beatified on April 18, 1993 and canonized on April 30, 2000, both by Pope St. John Paul II. Her feast day is celebrated on October 5 and she is the patron saint of Mercy.

Oct 5, 2025 · Saint Faustina Kowalska, the great apostle of Divine Mercy, was born August 25, 1905, in Poland, in the small village of Glogowiec. Her parents, Marianna and Stanislao Kowalski, humble …

St. Faustina is known as the patron saint of Divine Mercy or, more formally, the Patron Saint of Mercy. Through her life and writings, and especially in her Diary, she has taught the world about the depths …

Apostle of Divine Mercy, Prophet of Our Times, Great Mystic, Mistress of Spiritual Life – these are the epithets usually appended to the name of Sister Faustyna Kowalska, St. Faustyna (Faustina), of the …

Oct 5, 2025 · A sister of Our Lady of Mercy, Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska was blessed with unique messages from Christ concerning his mercy and forgiveness. These messages came at a time when …

Apr 30, 2000 · Sister Mary Faustina, consumed by tuberculosis and by innumerable sufferings which she accepted as a voluntary sacrifice for sinners, died in Krakow at the age of just thirty three on …

Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska, born Helena Kowalska in 1905, became a nun and was canonized as a saint. Her diary is titled “Divine Mercy in My Soul”.