Canonization of Mother Teresa – September 4 – Veneration of Relics

Join us on Sunday, September 4th to venerate Relics of Saint Teresa of Kolkata.  The Relics will be available after the 8am Mass and before and after the 10am Mass.

Introduction to Mother Teresa  –  Courtesy of americancatholic.org

“The cry of Jesus on the Cross, ‘I thirst’ (Jn 19: 28), expressing the depth of God’s longing for man, penetrated Mother Teresa’s soul and found fertile soil in her heart.”
—Pope John Paul II
19 October 2003

The Future Mother Teresa

A Holy Life

Mother Teresa’s life began in Skopje, Yugoslavia, and ended in Calcutta. Her journey, however, took many different paths along the way. Read More

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Road to Sainthood

Mother Teresa served as a living example to others, including Fr. Angelo Scolozzi, M.C.III.O, of being a model of God’s love and mercy. Read More

Mother Teresa's Mission

‘I Thirst, I Quench’

In her own words, Mother Teresa encourages her Missionaries of Charity to embrace their vocation as a gift from God and to use it as inspiration for the work they are doing.  Read More

Mother Teresa's impact

The Mother Teresa I Knew

Fr. Sebastian Vazhakala, M.C., the first priest ordained as a Missionary of Charity, speaks of Mother Teresa’s impact on his life and vocation. Read More

The grace of Mother Teresa

A Journey of Grace

The life of Mother Teresa was one of continually answering God’s call to serve others in whatever way necessary. Read More

Mother Teresa: Saint of the Gutters

Saint of the Gutters

In earlier centuries, Mother Teresa might have been declared a saint upon her death. Though it has taken 19 years, her road to canonization has been swift.  Read More

The Legacy of Mother Teresa

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Mother Teresa of
Calcutta Center

The Mother Teresa of Calcutta Center is a non-profit organization established and directed by the religious family founded by Teresa of Calcutta, the Missionaries of Charity. Read More

Mother Teresa canonization

The Region of Calcutta

From Lonely Planet: As the former capital of British India, Calcutta retains a feast of colonial-era architecture contrasting starkly with urban slums and dynamic new-town suburbs with their air-conditioned shopping malls. Read More

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Catholic Relief Services

Catholic Relief Services is the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic Church in the United States. Founded in 1943 by the Catholic bishops of the United States, the agency provides assistance to 130 million people in more than 90 countries and territories worldwide. 
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How Does One Become a Saint?

For almost the first millennium of the Church’s life, there was no centralized canonization process with investigation into the person’s life and miracles attributed to his or her intercession. The local Church recognized as saints holy women and men
whose life and death demonstrated great virtue.

The term “Servant of God” now describes someone at the start of the entire process, which begins in the local diocese and eventually moves
to the Holy See’s Congregation for the Causes of the Saints. A person whose life and writings have been formally investigated can be declared Venerable. Martyrs do not need a miracle for beatification. For others, after a miracle has been investigated and accepted by separate
committees of doctors, theologians, and cardinals, the person is approved for beatification.

The final step for canonization is the verification of two miracles attributed to that holy person’s intercession,
both of which undergo intense scrutiny.

—Pat McCloskey, OFM