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Friends of the Rosary,
Today, October 5, 2026, is the memorial of Saint Faustina Kowalska, Virgin (1905-1938), a Polish nun chosen by Jesus to remind the world of the mystery of God’s merciful love and the devotion to Divine Mercy.
It is the message, as old as eternity, of the Lord’s love for all people, especially sinners. Jesus said to Faustina, “Today I am sending you with my mercy to the people of the whole world.”
On February 22, 1931, Jesus appeared to Faustina as the King of Divine Mercy. He asked her to have a picture painted of him as she saw him — clothed in white, with red and white rays of light streaming from his heart. The rays represent the blood and water that flowed from Jesus’ side on the cross. Under the image are the words, “Jesus, I trust in you.”
The sisters in her own convent thought that Jesus could not possibly have selected her — after all, a poor and uneducated peasant girl — for this great favor. Church theologians, too, doubted her word. Jesus told Faustina that he loved her obedience and that his will would be done in the end.
In June 1934 an artist completed the painting of the Divine Mercy according to her instructions; and it soon became a focus for devotion. Faustina continued to record the appearances of Jesus in her diary. The diary was translated into English and published in 1987 with the title Divine Mercy in My Soul.
About 10 years later, Faustina contracted tuberculosis and she was given the job of gatekeeper. There, she showed mercy to the poor people who came to the convent seeking food. Once, Jesus came to the door as a poor young man. After he had eaten the soup and bread Faustina gave him, she recognized him. Jesus told her he had come to experience her tender love and mercy with great joy.
Faustina was canonized by the first Polish pope, John Paul II, on April 30, 2000.
The first Sunday after Easter was declared Divine Mercy Sunday.
Ave Maria!
Come, Holy Spirit, come!
To Jesus through Mary!
Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will.
Please give us the grace to respond with joy!
+ Mikel Amigot w/ María Blanca | RosaryNetwork.com, New York
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