Saint Faustina's Feast Day!

Saint Faustina's prayer, 'Jesus I trust in You.'

Today is the feast day of our friend Saint Faustina. She died on this day in Poland in 1938 at the age of 33.

Make a special appeal to her today for her help to increase your trust in Jesus. 

Jesus desires our trust as we can't truly love unless we trust.  

Saint Faustina is a model for trust. She was very, very ill in her lifetime and suffered many deep hardships, but she didn't lose her trust in Jesus. She gave all of herself to God. 

As the Apostle of Divine Mercy, she is dedicated to God's Love and Mercy. She can help us on our journey to reach God the Father and His Kingdom. 

But we must trust, no matter the circumstance. It's hard to do in very difficult situations.

Be strong, and don't be discouraged. 

Run to Saint Faustina for her intercession. A great way to increase your trust in Jesus is to pray the Chaplet of Divine Mercy at 3 o'clock each day and dedicate it for the souls of the dying. How much good you will do for them. Ask Saint Faustina to intercede for them and for you at the hour of your death, and ask her to help you trust Jesus even more.

Prayer of Saint Faustina 

O greatly Merciful God, Infinite Goodness, today all mankind calls out from the abyss of its misery to Your mercy -- to Your compassion, O God; and it is with its mighty voice of misery that it cries out.

Gracious God do not reject the prayer of this earth's exiles!

O Lord, Goodness beyond our understanding, Who are acquainted with our misery through and through, and know that by our own power we cannot ascend to You, we implore You; anticipate us with Your Grace and keep on increasing Your Mercy in us, that we may faithfully do Your holy will all through our life and at death's hour.

Let the omnipotence of Your Mercy shield us from the darts of our salvation's enemies, that we may with confidence, as Your children await Your final coming -- that day known to You alone.

And we expect to obtain everything promised us by Jesus in spite of all our wretchedness.

For Jesus is our Hope: Through His merciful Heart as through an open gate we pass through to heaven.

Amen.