St. Faustina was a Polish nun who received visions of Jesus and revelations about God's mercy in the early 20th century. She wrote about her experiences in a diary to spread the message of God's Divine Mercy. Though initially banned, her writings were validated and the Divine Mercy devotion she promoted was established in the Catholic Church due to the efforts of Pope John Paul II.

2.  St. Faustina was born Helena
Kowalska in Poland on August
5th , 1905.
 1925 at the age of 20 she
entered religious life with the
Congregation of Our Lady of
Mercy.
 She worked as a
cook, gardener, and porter.

3.  Just as in the Old Testament
God used prophets to
spread His word; God used
St. Faustina to help explain
the message of Christ.
 She received  She wrote of these
revelations, visions, a experiences in her
hidden stigmata, gifts of the diary and her
mission became to
Holy Spirit to read human share the message of
souls, and prophesy. the Lord’s Divine
Mercy with the
world.

4.  1) She reminded us from scripture
about God’s mercy for every
human being.
 2) To reach out to God and beg
for Divine Mercy for the whole
world through a devotion to “The
Divine Mercy”
 3) Create an apostolic movement
through the begging Divine Mercy
for the World and practicing
works of mercy using St.
Faustina’s example.

5.  Because of various documents and varying
practices the devotion was banned by the
Vatican in the 1950’s.
 1965 the Bishop of Krakow Poland investigated
Sr. Faustina and the devotion. In 1978 the ban
was officially lifted.
 Pope John Paul II (from Poland) made the
message of Divine Mercy a part of his papacy
and encouraged others to follow her example.
 On April 30, 2000 JPII canonized St. Faustina
which is celebrated on October 5th.

6.  She wrote and suffered in secret with only her
spiritual director having any knowledge of
what was going on.
 The suffering and deep mystical experiences
that she had she hid with joy from her
associates.
 She had no desire to make her experiences or
diary known to the world.
 She only wanted the prayer and message of
mercy given to her shared with others.

7.  In her diary it was
discovered that Jesus (in
a vision) requested that
the Second Sunday after
Easter be Divine Mercy
Sunday.
 Pope John Paul II
declared that the Church
would celebrate Christ’s
Mercy on the Second
Sunday after Easter.

8.  JPII said: “It is important
that we accept the whole
message that comes from
the word of God on Divine
Mercy Sunday. That is the
connection of the
suffering, death, burial, res
urrection, and ascension of
Christ, followed by the
sending of the Holy
Spirit.”

9.  God’s Mercy was shown
through His Son. With the
Life, Death, Resurrection, and
Ascension.
 St. Faustina’s Divine Mercy is
not a cult prayer but an
expression and request of the
Mercy that is found in Jesus
Christ.

10.  Sincerely repent all of our sins.
 Place our complete trust in
Jesus.
 Go to confession.
 Receive Holy Communion on
the day of the Feast.
 Venerate the Image of The
Divine Mercy
 Be merciful to others through
our actions, words, and
prayers on their behalf.

12.  Begin with the sign of the cross
 For what intentions shall we
remember as we pray?
 Say 1 Our Father, 1 Hail Mary, and
The Apostle’s Creed.

13.  The Apostle’s Creed:
 I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of
Heaven and earth; and in Jesus Christ, His only
Son Our Lord, Who was conceived by the Holy
Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under
Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried.
He descended into Hell; the third day He rose
again from the dead; He ascended into
Heaven, and sitteth at the right hand of God, the
Father almighty; from thence He shall come to
judge the living and the dead. I believe in the
Holy Spirit, the holy Catholic Church, the
communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the
resurrection of the body and life everlasting.
Amen.

14.  Eternal Father, I offer you the Body and Blood,
Soul and Divinity of your dearly beloved Son,
Our Lord Jesus Christ in atonement of our sins
and those of the whole world.
 For the sake of His sorrowful passion, have
mercy on us and on the whole world (repeat 10
times).

15.  Eternal Father, I offer you the Body and
Blood, Soul and Divinity of your dearly
beloved Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ in
atonement of our sins and those of the whole
world.
 For the sake of His sorrowful passion, have
mercy on us and on the whole world (repeat 10
times).

16.  Eternal Father, I offer you the Body and
Blood, Soul and Divinity of your dearly
beloved Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ in
atonement of our sins and those of the whole
world.
 For the sake of His sorrowful passion, have
mercy on us and on the whole world (repeat 10
times).

17.  Eternal Father, I offer you the Body and
Blood, Soul and Divinity of your dearly
beloved Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ in
atonement of our sins and those of the whole
world.
 For the sake of His sorrowful passion, have
mercy on us and on the whole world (repeat 10
times).

18.  Eternal Father, I offer you the Body and
Blood, Soul and Divinity of your dearly
beloved Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ in
atonement of our sins and those of the whole
world.
 For the sake of His sorrowful passion, have
mercy on us and on the whole world (repeat 10
times).

19.  Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal
One, have mercy on us and on the whole
world. (Repeat Three Times)
 St. Louis de Montfort ….. Pray for Us.
 Make the Sign of the Cross.