When she was finished with her schooling, she asked her parents to allow her to enter the convent, but they refused.... read more. VATICAN CITY (CNA) -- Pope Francis has decreed that St. Faustina Kowalska’s feast day be added to the Roman Calendar as an optional memorial to be celebrated by all on October 5. Her feast day … Mirosław Smyrak. On the evening of February 22, 1931, Jesus appeared to St. Faustina. Excerpts from A Treasure Chest of Traditions for Catholic Families , various posts at Equipping Catholic Families and our Saint Scripts Craft Kits (Series ONE and TWO). 17 Things Jesus Revealed to St. Faustina About Divine Mercy Divine Mercy Sunday is the perfect day to start listening to what Jesus himself tells us. And in October 2011, various Cardinals and Archbishops wrote to Pope Benedict, requesting that he consider declaring St Faustina a Doctor of the Church. This meant that she would leave home and join a community to live a quiet life of prayer. As a young girl Faustina loved Jesus and by the time she was seven years old, she wanted to become a nun. I absolutely wanted to know and fathom who God is. O Jesus, who filled Saint Faustina with profound veneration for Your boundless Mercy, deign, if it be Your holy will, to grant me, through her intercession, the grace for which I … At the heart of the Divine Mercy shrine in Kraków-Łagiewniki stands the chapel where the miraculous image of Merciful Jesus and the tomb of St. Faustina are to be found. https://www.saint-faustina.org/novena-before-the-feast-of-st-faustina Post navigation. Patron Saint of Mercy. Pope Francis makes the feast of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska an optional memorial for the universal Church, celebrated on 5 October. He instructed her to make a painting of his image, promising that anyone who honored it would be saved. Saint Faustina’s name is forever linked to the annual feast of the Divine Mercy, the Divine Mercy chaplet, and the Divine Mercy prayer recited each day at 3 p.m. by many people. Feast of St. Faustina. Pope John Paul II canonised her on 30th April, 2000 (Divine Mercy Sunday) as the first saint of the new millennium. Follow @ShareCatholic 3,165 views. 10/2 Feast Day of the Holy Guardian Angels; 10/4 Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi (1181 – 1226) 10/5 Feast Day of St. Mary Faustina Kowalska; 10/7 Feast Day of Our Lady of the Rosary; 11/1 All Saints Day; 11/1 All Saints Day and the Divine Will; 11/13 Last Apparition at Garabandal, Spain; 11/18 Dedication of the Basilica of Sts. Saint Faustina, consumed by tuberculosis and innumerable sufferings, which she accepted as a voluntary sacrifice for sinners, died in Craców at the age of 33 on 5th October, 1938. Her feast day is on 5. of October. [Vatican City – CNA] – Pope Francis has decreed that St. Faustina Kowalska’s feast day be added to the Roman Calendar as an optional memorial to be celebrated by all on October 5. non sum dignus Archangels. In this and subsequent visions, Christ directed Faustina to propagate devotion to the Divine Mercy. St. Faustina Kowalska . Saint M. Faustina Kowalska ( Feast day- October 5th) Saint of the Day,Saints Quotes. A very special saint for me ....Today was her feast day. Address. Now, St. Faustina Kowalska has her own feast day, which will be celebrated every October 5. Feast day. St Faustina: Feast Day, October 5th. Day I Coming to Know the Lord God. Amen. October 5th is the feast day of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska. Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska of the Blessed Sacrament was born as Helena Kowalska, in Glogowiec, Leczyca County, north-west of Lódz in Poland on August 25, 1905. The Vatican Congregation for Divine Worship issued the decree May 18, the 100th anniversary of the birth of St. John Paul II, who canonized St. Faustina on April 13, 2000, making her the first saint of the new millennium. Today we celebrate the liturgical memorial of St. Faustina. St Faustina pray for us! A white marble coffin with the relics of St. Saint of the Day; St. Faustina of Rome Biography, Feast Day, Date of Birth, Country of Birth, Profession, Place of Work, Date of Death, Place of Death, Beatification Date, Canonization Date: Date of Birth: N/A: Country of Birth: Italy of Europe: Matrimony/Holy Orders: Saints who were Not Married: Profession: N/A: Place of Work : N/A: Date of Death: N/A: Place of Death: Rome, Italy. Born in what is now west-central Poland, Helena Kowalska was the third of 10 children. Saint Faustina was The Spiritual Bouquet of Prayer Petal Flowers includes all the prayers for both the Rosary and the Divine Mercy Chaplet, printed on flower parts. Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska’s Story. I was reflecting on the Holy Trinity, on the essence of God. Image: Vatican News. He wore a white robe, and two rays, one white and one red, flowed from his breast. (photo: Register Files) Tomb. After feeling the call to religious life at the young age of seven while attending the Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, she discerned religious life and entered a convent at the age of 20. Feast Day: 05 October Born: 25 August 1905 at Glogowiec, Poland Died: 05 October 1938 at Krakow, Poland of tuberculosis Canonized: 30 April 2000 by Pope John Paul II. Let us begin, In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. On the 100th anniversary of St. John Paul II's birth, Pope Francis added St. Faustina Kowalska’s feast day to Roman Calendar. Novena to St. Faustina: September 26-October 4, 2020 . We thank the merciful God for the gift of her life, the Message of Mercy and all the graces we receive at her intercession. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter. The Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments issued a decree on Monday, 18 May 2020, inscribing the celebration of Saint Maria Faustina (Helena) Kowalska, virgin, in the General Roman Calendar. Feast Day Crafts and Activities . Jesus I trust in you. Later, the miraculous healing of Father Ron Pytel (he was cured of a serious heart condition whilst some of his parishioners were praying at the tomb) on St Faustina’s feast day, 5th October 1995, led to her canonisation. St. Maria Faustina Kowalska is remembered along with the Feast of Divine Mercy and the Divine Mercy Chaplet. St Faustina Kowalska, Religious. In 1924, Faustina experienced her first vision of Jesus. Novena to St. Faustina. Her feast day will be “inserted into all Roman calendars, liturgical books for the celebration of Mass, and the liturgy of the Hours,” according to Pope Francis’s decree. The decree … Saint Faustina Kowalska, Feast Day October 5. Born Helena Kowalksa in Poland on August 25, 1905, she was the third of 10 children raised by a poor and devout family. Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska of the Blessed Sacrament was born as Helena Kowalska, in Glogowiec, Leczyca County, north-west of Lódz in Poland on August 25, 1905. From the age of seven, Helena felt called to enter the religious life. Peter and Paul Faustina Kowalska, was born to a poor family in Poland and had nine brothers and sisters. non sum dignus, Oct 6, 2020 #1. WTW, Jo M, Sam and 2 others like this. The Faustinum team. Feast of St. Faustina – photo gallery. She was the third of ten children in her family. Pope Francis has decreed that St. Faustina Kowalska’s feast day be added to the Roman Calendar as an optional memorial to be celebrated by all on October 5. A statue of St. Faustina Kowalska in Rome's Church of the Holy Spirit in Saxony. Her canonization miracle involved the cure of Fr Ronald Pytel’s heart condition. Feast of St. Faustina . The Feast of Mercy was first introduced to the church as a solemn feast day on Low Sunday in Lithuania and Poland in 1996, but was not formally recognised as a Feast Day until the Canonisation of St. Faustina in 2000 and Pope John Paul II inauguration of the first Sunday after Easter as the Feast of Mercy. Pope Francis has decreed that St. Faustina Kowalska’s feast day be added to the Roman Calendar as an optional memorial to be celebrated by all on October 5. Photo from Block Rosary Crusade Int’l. 5 October 2020 3 October 2020 Administrator Events. The liturgical feast of St. Faustina, October 5 th, at the Shrine of Divine Mercy will be preceded by a triduum of Masses with occasional sermons, which will be celebrated in the chapel of the miracle-famous image of Merciful Jesus and the tomb of the Apostle of Divine Mercy at 5 pm.The Triduum will be led by Fr. VATICAN—Pope Francis has decreed that St. Faustina Kowalska’s feast day be added to the Roman Calendar as an optional memorial to be celebrated by all on October 5. https://www.catechist.com/celebrating-saints-st-faustina-feast-day-oct-5 14025 12 Mile Rd Warren, MI 48088 586-772-2720 stfaustina@comcast.net Feast Day Celebration. 1 November 2020. The Vatican Congregation for Divine Worship issued the decree May 18, the 100th anniversary of the birth of St. John Paul II, who canonized St. Faustina on April 13, 2000, making her the first saint of the new millennium. NOVENA TO SAINT FAUSTINA (2) Saint Faustina's Feast Day - October 5 For the Knowledge of the Mystery of God’s Mercy. Day 1 – St. Faustina Novena . St. Faustina Kowalska. Discussion in 'The Saints' started by non sum dignus, Oct 6, 2020. non sum dignus Archangels. Helena Kowalska was born on August 25, 1905 in Poland. 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