St Faustina Parish Council # 14217
Clermont, Florida
Founded: February 3, 2007
Clermont, Florida
Founded: February 3, 2007
| St. Faustina Parish is a community of Roman Catholics inspired by the Holy Spirit, called to reflect God's Divine Mercy, to foster spiritual growth and attend to the temporal and social needs of all God's people. |
St. Maria Faustina Kowalska
St. Faustina (1905-1938) was a member of the Congregation of Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy in Poland.
Saint Faustina's mission to mankind began when she had a vision of Jesus Christ on Feb. 22, 1931. He came with a message of trust in God's mercy that she was told to spread throughout the world.
He asked her to be the apostle and secretary of His mercy, a model of how to be merciful to others, and an instrument for reemphasizing God's plan of mercy for the world.
After a psychiatric assessment gave her a bill of complete mental health, her spiritual mentor arranged for an artist to produce a painting under St. Faustina's direction, rendering her vision of the merciful Savior. Christ told her to keep a journal or diary of her mystical experiences. Only a few of her superiors, her confessor, and spiritual director knew of her visions and revelations.
During her lifetime, Faustina was virtually unknown -- even to many sisters of her congregation. She died of tuberculosis on Oct. 5, 1938.
St. Faustina (1905-1938) was a member of the Congregation of Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy in Poland.
Saint Faustina's mission to mankind began when she had a vision of Jesus Christ on Feb. 22, 1931. He came with a message of trust in God's mercy that she was told to spread throughout the world.
He asked her to be the apostle and secretary of His mercy, a model of how to be merciful to others, and an instrument for reemphasizing God's plan of mercy for the world.
After a psychiatric assessment gave her a bill of complete mental health, her spiritual mentor arranged for an artist to produce a painting under St. Faustina's direction, rendering her vision of the merciful Savior. Christ told her to keep a journal or diary of her mystical experiences. Only a few of her superiors, her confessor, and spiritual director knew of her visions and revelations.
During her lifetime, Faustina was virtually unknown -- even to many sisters of her congregation. She died of tuberculosis on Oct. 5, 1938.
The third of four children in a Catholic family in Haiti, Fr. Desir benefited from a lifelong Catholic education, and credits daily mass attendance for sustaining his faith during his teenage years. He spent seven years with the Holy Cross Fathers in Haiti before coming to the United States in 1996. He entered the seminary for the Diocese of Orlando two years later, where he succeeded academically despite speaking almost no English. He was ordained on May 29, 2004.
Father Jean-Hughes Desir
Pastor St. Faustina Roman Catholic Church
Pastor St. Faustina Roman Catholic Church