ST. MARIA FAUSTINA KOWALSKA

Ordinary Time: Week 26 Readings I - Neh. 8: 1-4, 5-6, 7-12 II - Lk. 10: 1-12 ST. MARIA FAUSTINA KOWALSKA 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”. Today’s Gospel passage is about the trust and tutoring of Jesus. With great trust in the seventy two, Jesus sends them ahead of him to all the towns and places he himself was to visit. To them he entrusts the mission of preaching about the Kingdom of God; and healing and curing of the sick. He does not send them just like that. He tutors them with instructions on their focus about the mission and provision for their livelihood. He gave them a purpose to their life and cared for their provisions as well. We are called to be the disciples of Jesus. May the saint of the day help us to be the credible witnesses of Jesus as she did.