Saint Faustina, Apostle of Divine Mercy

Saint Faustina, Apostle of Divine Mercy

Do what You will with me, O Jesus; I will adore You in everything. May Your will be done in me, O my Lord and my God, and I will praise Your infinite mercy. (St. Faustina's Diary #78)

i

With such a companion Faustina
Mercy-A-Day 0ur mission
O ye Muses
Welcome Faustina, welcome His Mercy
Welcome the solemn prayer
To chant her name
In my daily prayer

ii

Faustina! His Mercy
Better than golden light of sun
Thy compassion
Thy obeying His word
Gives me hope
My Faustina!
iii


My 65 years are past
Let your magic powers
Restore my health
My Faustina!

iv

Rescue our shattered world
Protect us
From the total havoc
My Faustina!

v

A doubt, a fear
Difficult times
O Lord, through her intercession
grant me a bit of light to dispel darkness
My Faustina!

vi

Let me see only the Good in others
Receive my prayer
Grant me inner peace
My Faustina!

NOTES

Maria Faustina Kowalska (1905-1938), famous as Saint Faustina, was born in Poland then in the Russian Empire. She was a Polish nun, visionary, and mystic. She was beatified on April 18, 1993 and canonized on April 30,2000.

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Faith in the Almighty Lord creates love, peace, brotherhood, inner joy, patience, humbleness, righteousness, kindness, and self-restraint.These good qualities alone can protect our world "where ignorant armies clash by night".

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