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Mercy – the Greatest Attribute of the Holy Trinity according to Sister Faustina Kowalska
Abstract
The truth about God’s mercy has been recently recalled from different perspectives and emphasized in various ways. It shall be remembered that drawing on her mystical experiences, Sister Faustina Kowalska, wrote down in her Diary in the 1930’s original thoughts on Mercy. One of them is the statement that Mercy is the greatest attribute of God. Probably none of the theologians of that time would agree with such a formulation. How could it be possible to rate God’s attributes? And if so, why should mercy be the greatest attribute? However, in the perspective of history
and salvation, such a statement not only could be upheld, but it could also inspire further theological considerations. We read in St. John that “God is Love”. Thus, we can exclude love from the list of God’s attributes, and then look at the attributes not in an abstract way, but as attributes of love. From this perspective, mercy appears as the first attribute of God who loved the world.
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. . . . . . . Faustina Kowalska, Mysticism, God’s attributes, Mercy, Love Faustyna Kowalska, mistyka, Boże atrybuty, miłosierdzie, miłość
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