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Sister Maria Faustina Kowalska
was an unknown girl from a poor Polish family.
She had a total of only 3 years basic education,
but from the tender age of seven
she had a deep yearning for a religious vocation.
When she first presented herself to the
Congregation of the Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy,
she was told that she had to go find a job
in order to pay for her habit.

Her entry to the convent was documented
in July 1924 which was when the
Mother General reported that she was
"no one special".
Sister Maria Faustina - From the Association of Marian Helpers
"To all external appearances nothing betrayed
her extraordinarily rich mystical life.

She zealously went about her duties,
she faithfully observed all the religious rules,
she was recollected and kept silent,
all the while being natural,
cheerful, full of kindness and
of unselfish love of neighbor."
It was to this "unremarkable"

and simply educated young woman

that Jesus appeared.
During the last four years of her life
He ordered her to write a diary,

and entrusted to her His message of Divine Mercy.

She was to become the
"Apostle of Divine Mercy"
to the entire world.
Now, the Church recognizes
Sister Maria Faustina Kowalska
not only as a saint,
but as one of the most outstanding mystics
in the history of the Catholic Church.