Praising God for all the graces received during the International Days of the Apostles of Divine Mercy, we share with you selected testimonies of the participants.
It has been a huge grace for me to be able to attend the International Days of the Apostles of Mercy 2024 in Kraków-Łagiewniki on October 4-6th.
Despite having encountered many difficulties including the fact that I was allowed to fly from Malta for these days says a lot. From Malta I earnestly prayed to Jesus, like St Faustina: JEZU UFAM TOBE! Jesus I trust in you! And boy, Jesus showed me that He is a ‘‘slave” to his own promises. I saw him opening the door which I never imagined he would.
When I arrived at Łagiewniki I felt a deep joy in my heart. I knew straight away that Jesus would start healing me. As the Days started I struggled and cried a lot. But, reflecting retrospectively, these were cries of liberation and healing. The evening Adoration on Saturday, the 5th of October, was a great balm to my heart. Then, the meeting on Sunday morning was the cherry on the cake. Floods of tears went out from my heart.
During these days I came to realize: I belong to the Merciful Jesus, I belong to the Faustinum and I belong to the mission of transmitting Jesus’ Mercy everywhere Divine Providence will send me. The meeting I had with many other Apostles of the Divine Mercy made me understand that Faustinum is my family. I also realized that “the call within a call” that happened in the life of St. Teresa of Calcutta whose birthday we share, also happened to me on the same day of my perpetual profession as a Franciscan Capuchin.
This fabulous meeting made me make Psalm 133 my own prayer: Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity! It is like the precious oil upon the head, running down upon the beard, upon the beard of Aaron, running down on the collar of his robes! It is like the dew of Hermon, which falls on the mountains of Zion! For there the LORD has commanded the blessing, life for evermore (Ps 133:1-3).
The International Days of the Apostles of Divine Mercy 2024 taught me that Divine Mercy means being in God’s family, creating it and inviting others to find their place in it through the elements of devotion. Divine Mercy means living the Trinitarian life together, here on earth, as a family. It means THY KINGDOM COME ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN.
Fr Mario Attard OFM Cap, Faustinum volunteer, Malta
Jesus I Trust in You!
Dear Friends,
All glory to God, and I strongly believe it was the mercy of God that allowed me to be present at the International Days of the Apostles of Divine Mercy 2024 in Kraków. It was indeed a time of grace, mercy and peace. I felt that I was empowered and rekindled to proclaim the message of mercy. It really was a special time for me because I officially became a member of the Faustinum Association. It was a unique experience to see people coming together from different parts of the world who are apostles of mercy. I had the opportunity to meet people and listening to their sharing and experiences enriched myself.
The whole event was well organized by the Sisters. The atmosphere was prayerful. The presence of Bishops, priests and sisters added more joy to the gathering.
Personally I felt challenged that I need to trust in Jesus more and more and need to be his instrument of mercy wherever I live. I thank God for this great opportunity, and thank the organizers and all the participants who made it possible. Thanks to all. God Bless us.
Trusting in Jesus,
Fr. George Joseph SVD , Faustinum member, India
My experience at the Divine Mercy Conference on 4th/6th October in Karkow / Lagiewnki was a very enlightening meeting and sharing with others a great time of peace and grace. The presence of The Holy Spirit and St Faustina was truly there .
Everything was well organized and people where very helpful.
May God Bless you in your work and life.
Mickey Bradley, Faustinum member, Ireland
Thank you very much for the three amazing days we spent at the Sanctuary of Divine Mercy & Sanctuary of John Paul II. Everything was very well organized. The conferences and testimonies were very fruitful. The atmosphere was friendly, joyful, and calm, and the adoration night was very prayerful and full of grace. I personally would have preferred to attend a lecture revealing more about the spirituality of St. Faustina, maybe by contemplating and going deeper through her diaries. However, I believe this might be difficult to do on those International Days.
God bless you all and may He give us all His strength to carry His Mercy further into the world.
Kind regards,
Dominique Ghannoum Hayek
Thankful and grateful to take part in this event : International Days of Prayer of the Apostles of Mercy. I have always attended IDADM since year 1.
It was a gift because I was on the waiting list. That itself was already a big grace. I thank the Sisters and all who helped them make this ‘‘Prayer Day” an event of mercy. Celebrating the Feast of St. Faustina in her Sanctuary was a long-desired moment, especially to kneel at her tomb and relic was a fine moment. The ultimate joy of being a member of the Faustinum Association is an affirmation of my Divine Mercy spirituality. It was an inspirational encounter to hear the talks and to interact with the intercontinental co-devotees. Yet, the blessings of this encounter was not only for me.
Jesus, King of Mercy, I trust in You !
St. Faustina, pray for us !
St. John Paul II, pray for us !
Malou Pimentel
Faustinum member, The Netherlands
