A hidden chapter of Christ’s Passion has come to light through the mystical revelations of Servant of God Sister Leonia Nastal, a Polish nun whose spiritual diary offers harrowing details of Jesus’ imprisonment before the crucifixion.
Declared venerable by Pope Francis in 2016, Sister Leonia recorded visions in which Jesus described brutal, inhumane torture at the hands of his captors—suffering endured in silence and witnessed by no one.
Born in 1903, Sister Leonia joined the Little Servant Sisters of the Immaculate Conception and died during World War II, at just 37.
Her writings, approved by church authorities, reveal not only physical torment but also Christ’s enduring mercy toward his tormentors.
Father Leszek Smolinski, a priest familiar with her writings, said such private revelations can deepen faith, especially during Holy Week.
“God does not give such revelations without purpose,” he said. Sister Leonia’s cause for beatification remains ongoing.