The Prophetic Mission of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska and its Significance for the Church of the Modern World Cover Image

Misja profetyczna św. Faustyny Kowalskiej i jej znaczenie dla Kościoła we współczesnym świecie
The Prophetic Mission of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska and its Significance for the Church of the Modern World

Author(s): Lech Król
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Theology and Religion, Pastoral Theology
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Papieskiego Jana Pawła II w Krakowie
Keywords: God’s mercy; prophetic mission; Church; St. Maria Faustina

Summary/Abstract: The article introduces the prophetic mission of St. Maria Faustyna that she received from Jesus Christ as the Infused Knowledge with a gift of a special calling. The subject of this mission is God’s Mercy which was reminded to the Church and the world. Jesus Christ sent her to the entire world with the message saying: “Today I am sending you with My mercy”. He wants it to be reached by all the people. Jesus Christ order St. Maria Faustyna, and the whole Church, to realise the mission through the trusting prayer to the God’s Mercy, its prediction and showing it in the charity works. So, the mission of St. Maria Faustyna is not only her personal one, but also the entire Church. It is a significant part of the Church mission which should be taken according to the contents of Diary: “Divine Mercy in My Soul”. Therefore, her mission has got a significant meaning for the Church’s mission which is characterised by the evangelical universalism. There are also eschatological elements which realisation is to prepare the humankind for the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. Thereby, the matter of this mission is accurate for the New Evangelism. St. Maria Faustyna was realising it according to His will, so by the directions got from Him: in the prayer, in words and in the acts of mercy. This triad consists of the completeness of revealed God’s Mercy which wants to be present in the entire Church’s life and its activity. Those contents determined the structure of the article ended with conclusions ensuing from the reflections taken.

  • Issue Year: 22/2018
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 81-99
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: Polish