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In 1968 Cardinal Karol Wojtyła (later Pope John Paul II) designated the church as a shrine, thanks to the remains of Sister Faustina. In 1985, Pope John Paul II called Łagiewniki the "capital of the Divine Mercy devotion". Since the beatification of Saint Faustina in 1993, her remains rest on the altar, below the image of Divine Mercy.
Pope Francis celebrating the Holy Mass in front of the Divine Mercy image at the World Youth Day 2016. Kowalska was a Polish nun who joined the convent of Our Lady of Mercy , in Warsaw , in 1925. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] In her diary, which was later published as the book Diary: Divine Mercy in My Soul , Kowalska wrote about a number of visions of Jesus and ...
The first Mass during which the Divine Mercy image was displayed was on April 28, 1935 (the Feast of Divine Mercy), the second Sunday of Easter, and was attended by Kowalska. (Diary of St. Faustina, item 420). [14] April 28, 1935 was also the celebration of the end of the Jubilee of the Redemption by Pope Pius XI.
The Divine Mercy is a Catholic devotion to the mercy of God associated with the reported apparitions of Jesus to Faustina Kowalska. [1]The Divine Mercy devotion is composed of several practices such as the Divine Mercy Sunday, the Chaplet of the Divine Mercy or the Divine Mercy image, which Kowalska describes in her diary as "God's loving mercy" towards all people, especially for sinners.
Kowalska, Faustina. 2020. Diary: Divine mercy in my soul. Krakow: Misericordia. Online at <https://www.faustyna.pl>. Diary: Divine mercy in My Soul. The Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska, 2003. ISBN 1-59614-110-7; Torretto, Richard (2010). A Divine Mercy Resource. iUniverse. ISBN 978-1-4502-3236-4. Vatican biography of Faustina Kowalska
The construction of the present Shrine began in 1950 and was completed and solemnly dedicated by Springfield Bishop Christopher Weldon in 1960. In 1996, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops declared it a National Shrine in accord with Church law. The National Shrine has drawn thousands of pilgrims from around the world.
St. Martha Church Faith Formation Office and Catholic School [62] [63] - Previously the main campus was in Kingwood; it is currently in Porter. St. Mary of the Purification Church - It was established on April 5, 1929. [79] St. Michael Church (West Houston) - It is in proximity to the Houston Galleria. [80]
Diary: Divine Mercy in My Soul by Faustina Kowalska 2003 ISBN 1-59614-110-7 Pope Benedict's Divine Mercy Mandate by David Came 2009 ISBN 978-1-59614-203-9 External links