St Faustina

When Faustina was born, she was name Helena; she had 9 brothers and sisters.  When she was 19 years old, she joined the convent of the Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy, and she took the name Sr. Maria Faustina of the Most Blessed Sacrament.  This group of Sisters helped young girls who were in trouble, helping them get on the right path and giving them an education.  In the last years of her life, God gave her a message of His great mercy for all human beings.  He told her that His mercy meant that He loved us so much that He wanted to forgive us of all our sins and be our best friend!  He asked Sr. Faustina to be his messenger on earth, and to tell everyone about how much mercy He has for them.  He asked her to write down His message so everyone could know it, and we can read her book even today.  He also asked her to be a good example of what His mercy means, to love others like He loves us and to offer up all of her suffering and struggles so other people would know His love.  She tried her best to always be joyful, no matter what was going on in her life, so that when people met her they would know the joy of Jesus.  It wasn’t easy for her to give her life for others, but she did it because God asked her.  Because she said yes to Jesus, God’s message of mercy has spread all over the world and we remember it in a special way on Divine Mercy Sunday.