On June 20 this year, the Ignatianum University will host a Conference dedicated to the Servant of God Fr. Józef Andrasz, SJ, the Kraków confessor and spiritual director of Saint Sister Faustina. The event will begin with Holy Mass at 10:00 a.m. in the Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus at 26 Kopernika Street. Afterwards, at 11:30 a.m., a conference session will begin in the Piramowicz Hall of the Ignatianum University building, featuring presentations by: Fr. Prof. Jan Machniak, Fr. Prof. Janusz Królikowski, Fr. Dr. Hab. Stanisław Cieślak SJ, Fr. Dr. Hab. Józef Augustyn SJ, and Fr. M.A. Lic. Mariusz Balcerak SJ.

Since 1932, Fr. Józef Andrasz SJ served as the quarterly confessor for the novitiate of the Congregation of the Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy in Kraków-Łagiewniki, while professed sisters also went to him for confession. Sister Faustina first benefited from his ministry during the retreat before her perpetual vows in April 1933. He became her regular spiritual director during the final years of her life, which she spent in Kraków. Altogether, Fr. Andrasz ministered to Sister Faustina for more than two and a half years, and after her death he became deeply involved in fulfilling her mission. Under his guidance, the image of the Merciful Jesus painted by Adolf Hyła was created — today renowned for graces received in the Sanctuary in Kraków-Łagiewniki. He also initiated solemn devotions to Divine Mercy in the convent chapel of the Congregation in Łagiewniki (1943) and the celebration of the Feast of Mercy (1944). At his initiative, testimonies about Sister Faustina were collected, and his booklet “Divine Mercy… We Trust in You”, promoting devotion to Divine Mercy in the forms transmitted by Saint Sister Faustina, was translated into many languages and distributed worldwide in enormous numbers.

The beatification process of the Jesuit priest Fr. Józef Andrasz officially began on February 1, 2025, on the 62nd anniversary of his death. On that day, the first session took place in the Chapel of the Archbishops of Kraków, during which the beatification tribunal was sworn in.