Church celebrates the memory of Saint Faustina Kowalska

The Church celebrates the liturgical memorial of Saint Faustina Kowalska on October 5. A Polish religious sister and mystic of the 20th century, she is known as the apostle of Divine Mercy.

Saint Faustina died in Krakow in 1938 at the age of 33. Her writings led to the global spread of the Divine Mercy devotion, which includes the image of Christ with rays emanating from his chest.

During her canonization on April 30, 2000, Pope John Paul II linked her mission to the wounds of Christ, noting that the mercy she described flows from the sacrifice of Jesus on Calvary.