Her elevation to Roman Catholicism’s celestial pantheon came in a canonisation mass in St Peter’s square in the Vatican that was presided over by Pope Francis in the presence of 100,000 pilgrims. Today, there are 4,500 sisters of mercy.
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In honor of the new saint’s lifelong mission, organizers bused in 1,500 homeless people to her canonization Mass. Six thousand miles away those in Sacramento gathered to do the same.
“She is witness to mercy and holiness, and one who inspires me in my spiritual life and in my ministry of service”, Gomez wrote.
Mother Teresa spent her life sacrificing for the poor, destitute and disabled – our planet’s most vulnerable.
Mother Teresa – a Catholic nun who devoted her life to helping India’s poor – has been declared a saint.
Pope Francis formally announced that Mother Teresa would be declared a saint in March 2016, when he recognized a second miracle attributed to her.
Her contributions to the world stored up positive emotions in the church.
“Saint means really blessed by God, and really honoured by the church to set an example for all the people”, Xavier said.
The mass is on the anniversary of her death 19 years ago, in 1997.
On Sunday, the pontiff admitted he may find it hard to call her “Saint Teresa” since her tenderness was so maternal.
“The continuing work of Mother Teresa is here with her sisters, she’s been here in the past but she continues to be here”. But Pope John Paul II agreed to demands by her devotees to speed up the process in 1999.
The youngest of three children, she attended a youth group run by a Jesuit priest called Sodality, which eventually led her to becoming a nun. “She taught us that what we are doing it not for us as humans, but we are doing it for Christ”, she said. He’s the composer of Valse Celeste, a hymn dedicated to Mother Teresa, which was performed at the Vatican on the eve of the official event.
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And Mother Teresa captured the essence of motherhood, because she loved even the most
unlovable. He said it was an experience he will not soon forget also receiving a token from her. Father Pawelk says a new title for Teresa warranted a new name for his church.
