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Kolkata: Mother Teresa will be declared a saint by Pope Francis of the Roman Catholic Church in a canonisation ceremony in Vatican City on Sunday in the presence of over a lakh of her followers from all over the world. From India, a 12-member central delegation led by External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and two state government-level delegations from Delhi and West Bengal led by Chief Ministers Arvind Kejriwal and Mamata Banerjee, respectively, will be in attendance during the function. Nuns at the Missionaries of Charity, founded by the late Nobel laureate nun, said the canonisation in Rome will have a special universal significance because of the Mother’s popularity. [caption id=“attachment_2676252” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  File photo of Mother Teresa. Reuters[/caption] A group of around 40-50 nuns from different parts of the country will be present at the ceremony led by Missionaries of Charity Superior General Sister Mary Prema. Besides Archbishop of Kolkata Thomas D’Souza, about 45 bishops from all over India are now in Vatican. In March, Pope Francis had announced that the Mother, who spent 45 years serving the poor and sick on the streets in Kolkata, will be elevated to sainthood after the Church recognised two miracles attributed to her after her death. To mark the occasion a series of events are being held in the city where the Mother lived and worked all her life. At the Mother House here on Sunday, a special mass will be organised and the nuns have promised to celebrate the occasion with the poorest of the poor. In 2003, Teresa was beatified by then Pope John Paul II in a fast-tracked process which is the first step to gaining Sainthood. In 2002, the Vatican officially recognised a miracle she was said to have carried out after her death, namely the 1998 healing of a Bengali tribal woman, Monika Besra, who was suffering from an abdominal tumour. The traditional canonisation procedure requires at least two miracles. The second miracle was from Brazil, where a person had been healed miraculously as a result of her earlier prayers.
As it happened: Mother Teresa declared 'Saint Teresa of Calcutta' by Pope Francis
To mark the occasion a series of events are being held in the city where the Mother lived and worked all her life.
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IndiaPost releases postage stamp on Saint Teresa (Image courtesy: AP)
To celebrate the canonisation of Mother Teresa as a saint, IndiaPost on Sunday released a commemorative postage stamp on her.
Union Minister of State for Communications Manoj Sinha unveiled the postage stamp during a ceremony at the Divine Child High School here, an official statement said. – PTI
Road named after Mother Teresa in Bhubaneswar
Bhubaneswar: An important road in Bhubaneswar was on Sunday named after Mother Teresa coinciding with her canonisation ceremony at the Vatican.
Dedicating the road linking Satya Nagar and Cuttack-Puri highway in her memory, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said henceforth the pathway would be known as ‘Saint Mother Teresa Road’.
“I pay my heartfelt tributes to Mother Teresa on her cannonisation as Saint Mother Teresa. She arrived in India in 1929 and made this country her home to serve the poor, the deceased and the destitute,” Patnaik said.
“It is time for all of us to take a leaf from her book of compassion and service and work for the poor and distressed. Let’s work for the dignity of every human being and the people around us,” he said.
The decision to name the road after Mother Teresa was taken at the request of the Odisha Catholic Bishops’ Council (OCBC) Chairman Archbishop John Barwa.
In Odisha, the Missionaries of Charity, the organisation created by Mother Teresa, has 18 homes.
She had first visited Bhubaneswar in 1974 and met the then Chief Minister Nandini Satpathy and Governor Akbar Ali Khan. Since then she visited Odisha several times. – PTI
Politicians hail Saint Terasa of Calcutta
Sainthood is being conferred on #MotherTeresa,I pay my heartfelt tribute & remember her selfless services to mankind pic.twitter.com/tUO1kfjrNX
— C R Paatil (@CRPaatil) September 4, 2016
Her life was a message to the world of what humanity could be: peace, compassion and solidarity #MotherTeresa pic.twitter.com/HLEFedquua
— Raj Babbar (@RajBabbar23) September 4, 2016
AINRC leader N Rangasamy hails canonisation of Saint Teresa
The AINRC founder N Rangasamy has expressed jubilation over the canonisation of revered nun Mother Teresa in Vatican city in Italy on Sunday.
In a release on Sunday, the former Puducherry Chief Minister said, “The AINRC joins the whole nation in expressing its joy and jubilation over the canonisation of Mother Teresa which is a matter of great pride to India.”
He further said, the whole humanity and more particularly the poor and the helpless in India were taken care of by Mother Teresa, who dedicated her entire life to serving them.
“We are extremely elated to see that Mother Teresa would be known as Saint Teresa to the whole world.” – PTI
EAM Sushma Swaraj and Indian delegation present at St. Peter’s Sqaure
EAM Sushma Swaraj & Indian delegation attend #MotherTeresa's canonisation ceremony at St. Peter's Square in Vatican pic.twitter.com/TzKGW6GxrR
— ANI (@ANI) September 4, 2016
Canonisation ceremony from St. Peter’s square. (Image courtesy: Centro Televisivo Vaticano YouTube)
Thousands, including Pope Francis pray as Mother Teresa gets elevated as a Saint. The ceremony came a day before the 19th anniversary of Teresa’s death in Kolkata, where she spent nearly four decades tending to the poorest of the poor.
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj at the Canonisation ceremony
@MEAIndia @SushmaSwaraj at canonization of mother teresa pic.twitter.com/3HKcZaplL7
— Francis Lazar (@francislazar4) September 4, 2016
Pope Francis declares Mother Teresa a saint
“For the honour of the Blessed Trinity… we declare and define Blessed Teresa of Calcutta (Kolkata) to be a Saint and we enroll her among the Saints, decreeing that she is to be venerated as such by the whole Church,” the pontiff said in Latin.
Relics of Mother Teresa being presented at the altar. (Image courtesy: Centro Televisivo Vaticano YouTube)
The nuns of Missionary of Charity present relics of Mother Teresa at the altar. (Image courtesy: Centro Televisivo Vaticano YouTube)
Pope Francis reads out Formula of Canonisation. (Image courtesy: Centro Televisivo Vaticano YouTube)
Canonisation mass in numbers. (Image courtesy: Centro Televisivo Vaticano YouTube)
Lakhs of believers are attending Mother Teresa’s canonisation mass. It includes 250 sisters representing all the houses. Foreign ministers from 70 countries,13 heads of states, according to reports. Bengal, the karmabhoomi of the Mother, has sent a 40-strong delegation led by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. India’s External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj is also present, and so is Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal.
Congregation sings a prayer for Mother Teresa. (Image courtesy: Centro Televisivo Vaticano YouTube)
Cardinals present the canonisation plea as the process begins. (Image courtesy: Centro Televisivo Vaticano YouTube)
Pope Francis leads the Canonisation Mass
#MotherTeresa's canonisation ceremony underway at St. Peter's Square in the Vatican City pic.twitter.com/7uRJmEqvv8
— ANI (@ANI) September 4, 2016
Pope Francis leads the Canonisation Mass (Image courtesy: Centro Televisivo Vaticano YouTube)
Thousands gather at St. Peter's Square in the Vatican City to witness the canonisation ceremony of #MotherTeresa pic.twitter.com/44Hzq0DB4L
— ANI (@ANI) September 4, 2016
Thousands throng the Vatican square as the Holy Mass begins (Image courtesy: Centro Televisivo Vaticano YouTube)
Kolkata’s ‘Mother Teresa’ shop
Tucked away in a corner of the city’s busy bustling Ripon Street is a small shop that sells exclusively Mother Teresa souvenirs. Owners – Fatema and husband Sk Nurul Islam – according to a report in Ei Samay, turned their store selling electrical goods into a shop selling Mother memorabilia which the duo collects from all around the country. According to the report, the change came about when Fatema was once approached by a foreign tourist searching for mementos on Mother.
The shop has around 200 different items from bracelets to necklaces, coffee mugs to key chains, apparel to water bottles carrying Mother’s message, says the report in Sunday’sedition of the Bengali daily.
Thousands attend mass ahead of Mother Teresa’s canonisation ceremony
Thousands of pilgrims have gathered at the St. Peter’s Square attending the mass ahead of the canonisation ceremony of Mother Teresa which will begin shortly. Visuals from the St. Peter’s Square (Image courtesy: Centro Televisivo Vaticano YouTube)
‘Miracle’ woman, who was ‘cured from tumour’ by Mother Teresa, will pray throughout the ceremony
Monica Besra, the tribal woman who was “miraculously cured” by Mother Teresa in 1998 from a cancerous tumour, will be praying through the entire day during the canonisation ceremony, reports ABP. Besra’s “cure” was the first milestone in Mother Teresa’s long journey towards sainthood. Monica has kept the local chapel at Nakor hamlet in Harirampur in south Dinajpur district spick and span where the first prayer was held on Sunday morning, says the report.
Nuns carry relics of Mother Teresa (Image courtesy: AP)
The relics of Mother Teresa are being carried by nuns prior to the start of a mass celebrated by Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday.
Every Indian will take pride in Mother’s canonisation: President Pranab Mukherjee
President Pranab Mukherjee called Mother Teresa a “messiah” of the poor and a pillar of support for the weak as he said every Indian will take pride on her canonisation today.
In his message on the eve of the canonisation ceremony to be done by Pope Francis at Vatican City, Mukherjee said Mother Teresa was an embodiment of compassion.
“She dedicated her entire life to serving the poorest of the poor as well as the destitute and forsaken. Mother Teresa saw herself as ‘small pencil in the hands of the Lord’ and went about her work quietly, offering smiles and warm human gestures.
“Always dressed in a simple white, blue border sari, Mother Teresa undertook her work with great love and commitment. Mother Teresa provided dignity and respect to those who had been defeated by life. She was a messiah of the poor and a pillar of support for the weak and suffering. Her simple manners touched the hearts of millions of people of all faiths,” he said.
The President said her message of love continues to inspire millions of people around the world.
“Every citizen of India will take pride in the recognition being accorded to Mother Teresa for her service to humanity and God through this Canonisation. Let the example of Mother Teresa inspire all of us to dedicate ourselves to the welfare of mankind,” he said. – PTI
Mamata ditches vehicle; walks to the venue
Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was seen walking to Vatican City where Mother Teresa will be canonised shortly from now. According to a report in ABP Ananda, Mamata decided not avail of the vehicle which was ready to ferry her team and chose to walk it instead with a song on her lips.
Bengal CM won’t sit with VVIPs, says report
Mamata, who donned a simple white sari with blue border a la Mother Teresa during her stay at the Vatican City, will not be seated at the VVIP enclosure during the ceremony, writes ABP’s Jayanta Ghoshal from Rome. Though arrangements were made for Mamata, India’s External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, the Bengal CM and her team will reportedly join the huge delegation from Kolkata’s Missionaries of Charity to sit at the back of the hall, says the newspaper.
Politics during sainthood?
A report in ABP Ananda channel also stated that the Bengal CM had a long chat with AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday night. Both leaders, along with foreign minister Sushma Awaraj, are in Rome for Mother Teresa’s canonisation.
‘Epitome of grace, compassion, and love’: Sonia Gandhi hails canonisation of Mother Teresa
Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Sunday hailed the canonisation of Mother Teresa saying it was a recognition of her service to the poorest of poor, the dying and destitute.
Describing the life of Mother Teresa as “an epitome of grace, compassion, and love”, Gandhi said that “her saintly life will forever inspire humanity to commit to the cause of those who have no voice, no community, no home, no care and no love.”
Wishing the Missionaries of Charity great success, she stressed that every Indian took great pride in the life, work and sainthood of Mother Teresa and shall be always grateful for her service. – PTI
Visuals from Vatican square
The canonisation ceremony of Mother Teresa to commence shortly
#MotherTeresa's canonization: Visuals from Vatican square where ceremony will commence shortly pic.twitter.com/p04EIEtGnH
— ANI (@ANI) September 4, 2016
Meanwhile at the St. Peter’s Square in Vatican (Image courtesy: AP)
Pilgrims waiting outside the St. Peter’s Square ahead of the canonisation ceremony
As the Vatican gears up to confer sainthood on Mother Teresa, these are Mother House in Kolkata (Images: Pradesh18)
As the Vatican gears up to declare Mother Teresa as #SaintTeresa, these are the scenes in Kolkata
— News18 (@CNNnews18) September 4, 2016
Images: Pradesh18 pic.twitter.com/sLrbNZGPNq
Festive mood in Mother House in Kolkata (Image courtesy: AP)
Missionaries of Charity, or simply the Mother House in Kolkata, has become a pilgrimage for countless from home and abroad. As soon as the formal program to confer sainthood begins in Rome, it will be telecast live in city’s one of the most famous addresses — 54A, A.J.C. Bose Road.
The mood in Mother House, according to a report in ETV News Bangla, is festive. Prayers will kick off the day’s event followed by the live telecast. The entire has been decked up with people from all around the world in attendance, including Pope Francis’s representative from the Vatican City.
– Inputs from Sreemoy Talukdar
Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee sings Tagore’s Aguner Poroshmoni Chhoaon Praane
Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee breaks into a song at the Vatican City. Through her rendition of Rabindra Nath Tagore’s “Aguner Poroshmoni Chhoaon Praane_”_ along with her team, she was also hard-selling Bengal’s image before a global audience.
(Screengrab: Etv Bangla)
– Inputs from Sreemoy Talukdar
Visuals from St. Peter’s Square (Image courtesy: AP)
From Mother to Saint Teresa – the journey of “Blessed Teresa of Calcutta”
(Video courtesy: CNN-News18)
From Mother to #SaintTeresa - the journey of "Blessed Teresa of Calcutta" pic.twitter.com/DV519lMvn4
— News18 (@CNNnews18) September 4, 2016
Visuals from the Vatican City Square (Courtesy: Centro Televisivo Vaticano)
Thousands have already gathered at the Basilica of St. Peter’s Square.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is in the Vatican City to participate in canonization ceremony of Mother Teresa.
“Bengal is more proud as Mother lived and worked here and showered us with her abundant love and care. She was the mother of humanity. Her love for the ailing, the needy and the entire humanity was unbounded,” Banerjee said.
At the invitation of Missionaries of Charity I am leaving for the holy Vatican City to participate in canonization ceremony of Mother Teresa
— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) September 2, 2016
Mother was the mother of humanity. Her love for the ailing, the needy and the entire humanity was unbounded
— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) September 2, 2016
Bengal is more proud as Mother lived and worked here and showered us with her abundant love and care
— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) September 2, 2016
It is indeed a moment of great pride and honour. Bless us Mother, so that we can continue to serve the people.
— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) September 2, 2016
I visited the Vatican and some historical places of Rome. Some pictures are uploaded here for all of you pic.twitter.com/0953r3MOSP
— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) September 4, 2016
Here is an interesting infographic on the process of the canonisation (Courtesy: AFP)
Visuals from the Vatican city
Thousands have already started gathering at the St Peter’s Square where Pope Francis will be leading the canonisation of the widely-beloved Roman Catholic nun.
Canonisation ceremony of Mother Teresa to be held shortly. Visuals from Vatican City Square pic.twitter.com/JCQIpoM9qy
— ANI (@ANI) September 4, 2016
Special prayers being offered at Sacred Heart Church in Bengaluru
#MotherTeresa's canonisation: Special prayers being offered at Sacred Heart Church, Bengaluru. pic.twitter.com/61uSQQtm52
— ANI (@ANI) September 4, 2016
Meanwhile in India:
A statue of Mother Teresa unveiled at Seashore St. Anthony’s Shrine in Chennai
#MotherTeresa 's canonisation : A statue of Mother Teresa unveiled at Seashore St. Anthony's Shrine in Chennai pic.twitter.com/MeCeVyeLGa
— ANI (@ANI) September 4, 2016
Vigil in honour of Mother Teresa
Hundreds of people took part in a vigil at Vatican City ahead of Mother Teresa’s canonisation which will be presided over by Pope Francis (Video courtesy: NBC News)
Let us imitate Mother Teresa who made works of mercy the guide of her life and the path towards holiness.
— Pope Francis – ARCHIVE (@Pontifex266Arch) September 3, 2016
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