Encounter Divine Mercy

Pope Francis has called St. Faustina Kowalska “the great apostle of mercy.” As such, she is our perfect companion for Advent. Devout from early childhood, she was part of a poor, large Polish family. After receiving many visions of the Lord, she joined the Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy in Warsaw at age nineteen. On February 22, 1931, Sister Faustina received a miraculous vision. Shining and white-robed, Jesus appeared to her with rays of red and white flowing from his heart. Images of this vision, with the words “Jesus, I trust in you” across the bottom of the painting, were distributed worldwide. The image became known as “Jesus of the Divine Mercy” or the “Divine Mercy Image.” In 1934, she began a diary to tell the story of the Divine Mercy image and devotions that developed from it. This profound and mystical work, Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska: Divine Mercy in My Soul, provides the readings that accompany these Advent Scripture selections.