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In his homily, the pope presented as Mother Teresa pattern mercy. He emphasized that new saint, “said the powerful of the earth to recognize their guilt in the face of crimes of poverty, which they themselves have created.”
According to the Pope its mission on the outskirts of cities and in the outskirts of existential remains “an eloquent testimony of God’s closeness to the poorest of the poor”. Francis added: “I think we’ll have a little trouble with naming her a saint Teresa, her holiness is so close to us, so tender and fruitful, it will spontaneously go on Mother Teresa.”
the canonization Mass was attended by a dozen official delegations, including India and the US . There were large groups of pilgrims from the diocese in Italy, as well as from India, Albania, Kosovo, Spanish and Polish.
Canonization of Mother Teresa of Calcutta is one of the biggest events of the Year of Charity Vatican.
After Mass, the pope invited lunch in the atrium of the Paul VI Hall in 1500 the poor, for whom prepared Neapolitan pizza. The invitation received poor and homeless who are wards of shelters and care homes run by the Missionaries of Charity in Rome, Milan, Bologna, Florence and Naples. They came by buses for canonization.
When Pope proclaimed holy nun-filled square in front of the Vatican basilica, heard applause.
Francis recalled in his homily: “pleasing to God are all the works of mercy, because brother, whom help, we recognize the face of God, which no one can see. “
– We are therefore called to enter in life is what we ask for in prayer and in faith we profess. There is no alternative for mercy, those who dedicate themselves to the service of others, even though they do not know, are people loving God – Francis said.
He explained also that the Christian life is not an ordinary assistance, granted in the time of need. – If it was – he said – it would be certainly a beautiful feeling of human solidarity, which produces immediate benefits, but it would be fruitless, because it would be deprived of the roots.
– Commitment, what does the Lord require, on the contrary vocation to love, which every disciple of Christ gives his service their lives to grow daily in love – showed Francis. He expressed appreciation to representatives of the world volunteer who came to the canonization: “How many hearts comforting volunteers! How much support hands, how many dry the tears, how much love rozlewanej a hidden service, humble and selfless.”
Francis emphasized that volunteers do not expect any thanks and any awards, and give up all this because I have found true love and are helping young people deprived values and ideals, and the elderly, families experiencing crises, the sick and prisoners, refugees and immigrants, poor and abandoned.
– wherever the outstretched hand, asking for help to rise, there should be our presence and the presence of the Church, which supports and gives hope – the Pope recalled.
Mother Teresa called “generous administrator of My Divine mercy,” “dispositional for all through the adoption and defense of human life, both unborn and abandoned and rejected.”
He explained that the festival is committed to the defense of life constantly preaching that “he who is not yet born, is the weakest, the smallest, poorest. “
– She bent over people dying, being left to die on the roadside, recognizing the dignity that God has given them; said the powerful of the earth to recognize their guilt in the face of crimes of poverty, which they themselves have created. Mercy was suitable for the salt taste of each of her works, and a light to illuminate the darkness of those who did not even have tears to mourn his poverty and suffering – he said.
Then Francis declared: “Today convey this symbolic figure of a woman and a consecrated person to the world of volunteering: let it be your model of holiness! Let this tireless charity worker helps us to understand more and more that our the only criterion for action is selfless love, free from all ideologies and from all limitations, addressed to all made regardless of the language, culture, race or religion. “
recalled the words Maki Teresa about the people who helped: “You may not know their language, but I can smile.” He encouraged “Nieśmy in the heart of her smile and gives him those we meet on our way, especially the suffering.”
In this way, according to the Pope, you can open the perspective of hope and joy to many people depressed and in need of understanding and sensitivity.
Mother Teresa of Calcutta was canonized on the eve of the 19th anniversary of his death, when it falls liturgical memorial.
Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu, so called because the new saint, was born in 1910. in the current city of Skopje (Macedonia) in the family originating in Albania. In 1929. She went to India to begin the novitiate there. Then he undertook the work and ministry in Calcutta, where he remained until his death. In 1950. She founded the Missionaries of Charity congregation, which over the years has expanded operations throughout the world. For almost half a century ran homes for the dying, the lepers, the poor and orphans.
She died 5 September 1997 in the odor of sanctity. She was beatified by John Paul II in 2003. Six years after his death. Polish Pope, with whom he had Mother Teresa unique bonds of friendship, proclaimed her blessed during the celebration of the 25th anniversary of his pontificate.
the six-year process of beatification opened with acceleration, because two years after her death, it was then too short.
In December last year, Pope Francis recognized the miracle needed for her canonization. It concerns attributed to the intercession of Mother Teresa healing Brazilian with a deadly brain disease in 2008. He was present at Sunday Mass.
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