The Origin of the Icon Portrait of Jesus Christ the Returning King
                                                                                                  
    On September 27, 2005, Anne, the -lay apostle, received by interior locution a message from St. Faustina. She told Anne: "Our missions are destined to be joined; your mission is an extension of my mission in that it is all part of the Divine Mercy."
    This connection stirred Anne's desire to visit the Mother House of St. Faustina in Poland. And as Providence would have it, Sister Briege McKenna and Fr. Kevin Scallon called to invite her to join them in. a tjip to Poland to visit the birthplace of Pope John Paul II and the Convent of the Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy where St. Faustina had lived.
    At the Sisters Convent, they met Mother Superior Mary Lukasza and explained to her the mission of Anne and her experience with the Lord and most recently with St. Faustina herself. When Anne mentioned that her mission was to spread the message of Jesus Christ the Returning King, Mother Lukasza told her about something very strange that had happened to her the day before.
    Sis. Briege recounts: "She explained that on her feast day (St.. Luke) that an artist friend of hers had presented her with a painting, which he had told Mother Lukasza would be a painting of her patron saint. However when he gave her the painting, he explained that it was a painting of Christ the King. Mother Lukasza went off to fetch the painting and when we saw it, we were amazed and recognized that this painting was to be the authentic image for the apostolate representing Jesus Christ the Returning King. It was obvious that Mother Lukasza had the exact same sense, because she immediately presented the painting to Anne telling her that she was certain that it was really meant for her. We all felt that we were present at a moment of great significance which we will look back on with gratitude."
    "In the days before coming to Poland, Anne shared with me that she had received messages from St. Faustina who told her that the revelation of Divine Mercy and of Christ the Returning King were intimately connected which is why she was so amazed to receive the painting; almost, you might say, from the hands of St. Faustina herself. St. Faustina had told her that the Divine Mercy devotion was more for these times in which we live than for any other time in the past.
 

On October 28,2005, St. Faustina said to Anne:
    "The image of Jesus Christ the Returning King should be spread throughout the world. There are many graces attached to this image. Like the image of Jesus Christ, the Divine Mercy, this image of Christ will be widely recognized as a source of goodness and healing. All who venerate this image will be blessed. I am grateful that God allows me the privilege of assisting in this mission. Each- apostle should feel the same way and each apostle should thank God for being chosen to serve. Such joy flows from heaven. Bask in the joy, dear apostles, because your King is returning.