He submitted a number of documents on her life to the Vatican and requested the official beatification process to start. One of his documents noted the case of Maureen Digan of Massachusetts. In March , Digan reported she was healed from Lymphedema after praying at Faustina's tomb.
She explained, while there, she heard a voice saying "ask for my help and I will help you," and her pain stopped. After returning to the United States, five different doctors all reported she was healed with no medical explanation. In , the Vatican declared Digan's case miraculous. John Paul II. Her feast day is celebrated on October 5 and she is the patron saint of Mercy. Copyright Catholic Online. All materials contained on this site, whether written, audible or visual are the exclusive property of Catholic Online and are protected under U.
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Philomena St. Michael the Archangel St. What the Virgin Mary sang in the Magnificat , contemplating the salvific work of God in favour of every human generation, found an echo in the spiritual encounters of Saint Faustina Kowalska who, through a heavenly gift, saw in the Lord Jesus Christ the merciful face of the Father and became its herald.
In the Diary of her soul, the sanctuary of her encounter with the Lord Jesus, she herself recounts what the Lord worked in her for the benefit of all: listening to Him who is Love and Mercy she understood that no human wretchedness could measure itself against the mercy which ceaselessly pours from the heart of Christ.
Thus she became the inspiration for a movement dedicated to proclaiming and imploring Divine Mercy throughout the whole world. Canonized in the year by Saint John Paul II, the name of Faustina quickly became known around the world, thereby promoting in all the parts of the People of God, Pastors and lay faithful alike, the invocation of Divine Mercy and its credible witness in the conduct of the lives of believers.
Therefore the Supreme Pontiff Francis, accepting the petitions and wishes of Pastors, religious women and men, as well as associations of the faithful and having considered the influence exercised by the spirituality of Saint Faustina in different parts of the world, has decreed that the name of Saint Maria Faustina Helena Kowalska, virgin, be inscribed in the General Roman Calendar and that her optional memorial be celebrated by all on 5 October. Our parish is the diocesan shrine of the Divine Mercy.
I was ordained a priest 26 years ago and after some time joined in the work to disseminate the devotion to Divine Mercy. Also every Thursday we have a continuous novena to the Divine Mercy. Our parish is promoting the devotion to Divine Mercy by organising retreats, lectures, and pilgrimages.
I fell ill in All through the winter and spring I did not feel well. The symptoms were indicative of a cold and an allergy, and later bronchitis. I was out of breath from mounting the stairs up to the first floor and I was coughing all the time.
I went to see a doctor, who confirmed the diagnosis: allergic bronchitis. He also observed that the heart murmur I had had since childhood had intensified and he sent me for a Doppler echocardiogram. The test showed that my aorta valve was constricted due to a calcium deposit, and pumping only 20 percent of my normal blood-flow. In essence, I was in cardiac heart failure. On 8 June I had an appointment with Dr. He studied my echocardiogram and confirmed the diagnosis, constriction of the aortic valve.
He prescribed medicine for me and sent me home, ordering me to stay in bed until my operation at Johns Hopkins University Hospital, which was due on 14 June After the operation Dr. Peter Green, the surgeon, spoke to Father Gesy and told him that my heart was seriously damaged due to the constricted aortic valve which did not allow normal blood-flow.
I would have been in danger of dying if I had not had the operation. After another examination Dr. Fortuin told him that he could not predict exactly how my heart would behave, but it was certain I would never be able to resume a normal life. He looked really concerned as he told him that nobody could give me a guarantee that I would live, and that my prospects of a long life were small. His diagnosis was not at all optimistic.
My left ventricle had suffered serious damage. My friend gradually disclosed this diagnosis to me. On 5 October, , the feast of then-Blessed Faustina Kowalska, the parish celebrated an all-day vigil before the Blessed Sacrament.
We recited the Divine Mercy Chaplet, the rosary, and other prayers. I was chief celebrant at the Mass and preached a sermon on trusting in God and how God had exercised His mercy on he. Later that evening, a group of individuals prayed for my return to health, while I venerated a first-class relic of Blessed Faustina.
During the prayer, I rested in the Holy Spirit. I lay on the floor for about 15 minutes. I was totally conscious and awake, but I could not move. I felt as if I were paralyzed, as the healing ministry and my parishioners gathered around me and prayed.
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