Prayer to Saint Faustina for Mercy, Healing, and Impossible Causes

Saint Faustina Kowalska Divine Mercy prayer

Saint Faustina Kowalska was chosen by Jesus to bring His message of Divine Mercy to the world. She knew suffering, doubt, and illness — and she trusted through all of it. If you are carrying something that feels too heavy, too broken, or too far gone, this prayer to Saint Faustina can help you place your trust in the Heart of Jesus.

Who Is Saint Faustina Kowalska?

Born in 1905 in rural Poland, Helena Kowalska entered religious life at 20 and took the name Maria Faustina. Between 1931 and 1938, she received visions of Jesus who called her to be the “secretary of His mercy” — recording His words in what became the famous Diary of Saint Faustina. Through her, Jesus gave the world the Divine Mercy image, the Chaplet, the Novena, and the Feast of Divine Mercy. She died of tuberculosis at just 33, was canonized in 2000 by Pope John Paul II, and is now invoked by millions who trust in God’s infinite mercy. Her feast day is October 5.

When Should You Pray to Saint Faustina?

You can turn to Saint Faustina in moments when you need God’s mercy most, especially in situations like:

You feel overwhelmed by guilt or past sins and struggle to believe God can truly forgive you
You or a loved one is seriously ill and in need of healing
You are facing an impossible situation with no human solution
You are praying for a dying person or someone who has died
You are struggling to trust God after a painful experience
You want to grow in devotion to the Divine Mercy and need a guide

Powerful Prayers to Saint Faustina for Mercy and Healing

Traditional Prayer to God Through the Intercession of Saint Faustina

Eternal Father, God and Creator, in whom the attribute of Mercy is beyond all measure: we thank You for the graces and privileges with which You filled Your humble servant Sister Faustina, making her an Apostle of Your Mercy.

Grant us the grace to understand and fulfill the designs of Redemption of the Divine Heart. Deign to glorify Your servant Sister Faustina, who has awakened in our hearts a trust in Your infinite Mercy.

Through our Lord Jesus Christ, King of Mercy, who with You and the Holy Spirit dispenses it to us for all eternity.

Amen.

Prayer to Obtain a Grace Through Saint Faustina

O Jesus, who made Saint Faustina a great devotee of Your infinite mercy, grant me through her intercession — if it be according to Your most holy will — the grace of [mention your intention here], which I humbly ask of You.

I, a sinner, am not worthy of Your mercy, but deign to look upon the spirit of surrender and sacrifice of Sister Faustina, and in recompense for her virtues, hear the prayers I present to You through her, trusting completely in You.

Jesus, I trust in You.

Amen.

Follow with: Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be.

A Personal Prayer to Saint Faustina

Saint Faustina,

you who carried the weight of a great mission in a fragile and suffering body,

you who trusted Jesus even when you were doubted, misunderstood, and ill —

intercede for me today.

I bring before Jesus, through your hands, the intention that weighs on my heart.

You know what it is to need mercy. You know what it is to trust when it is hard.

Help me do the same.

Jesus, I trust in You.

Amen.

How to Use These Prayers

You can pray to Saint Faustina at any time, but these moments are especially powerful:

At 3:00 PM — the Hour of Mercy — when Jesus asked for special prayers to be offered in remembrance of His death on the Cross.
For nine consecutive days as a novena, especially beginning on Good Friday and ending on Divine Mercy Sunday.
Paired with the Chaplet of Divine Mercy prayer for deeper intercession.
On her feast day, October 5, with Confession and Holy Communion.

Pray with trust, even if you do not feel immediate peace. God’s mercy is always at work, even when it is unseen.