Readings
I - Gal. 1: 13-24
II - Lk. 10: 38-42
ST. MARIA FAUSTINA KOWALSKA
Inspired by the prayer life of Jesus, the disciples in today’s Gospel passage insists Jesus to teach them too to pray. May be because they realised that the power of his words and the passion for his mission was the fruit of his prayer life. The integrity and the credibility of the life of Jesus made the disciples to desire for learning how to pray from Jesus himself.
Today the Church celebrates the feast of St. Faustina Kowlaska to whom Jesus chose as his messenger to the modern world with his message of love and mercy. Jesus appeared as the King of Divine Mercy and insisted, “Humanity will not find peace until it turns trustfully to divine mercy”. Every time Jesus appeared to Faustina, he spoke of his unfathomable love and mercy for the all humankind especially the sinners. Even when the superiors, church authorities and the theologians doubted St. Faustina, she endured everything in obedience and with patience. This was the fruit of her prayer life of which Jesus himself was so much pleased. St. Faustina was canonised by St. Pope John Paul II. The picture of the divine mercy of Jesus is the one that was given to Faustina in her vision by Jesus including the short prayer, “Jesus, I trust in you”. Let us today pray this prayer as often as possible as an intercession for the whole world.
