{"id":27157,"date":"2012-09-05T06:53:59","date_gmt":"2012-09-05T10:53:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/communio.stblogs.org\/index.php\/2012\/09\/blessed-teresa-of-calcutta-1\/"},"modified":"2012-09-05T06:53:59","modified_gmt":"2012-09-05T10:53:59","slug":"blessed-teresa-of-calcutta-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communio.stblogs.org\/index.php\/2012\/09\/blessed-teresa-of-calcutta-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Blessed Teresa of Calcutta"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>\n<o:documentproperties>\n<o:template>Normal<\/o:template>\n<o:revision>0<\/o:revision>\n<o:totaltime>0<\/o:totaltime>\n<o:pages>1<\/o:pages>\n<o:words>46<\/o:words>\n<o:characters>266<\/o:characters>\n<o:company>Liturgy Traing Publ.<\/o:company>\n<o:lines>2<\/o:lines>\n<o:paragraphs>1<\/o:paragraphs>\n<o:characterswithspaces>326<\/o:characterswithspaces>\n<o:version>10.260<\/o:version>\n<\/o:documentproperties>\n<\/xml>< ![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>\n<w:worddocument>\n<w:zoom>0<\/w:zoom>\n<w:displayhorizontaldrawinggridevery>0<\/w:displayhorizontaldrawinggridevery>\n<w:displayverticaldrawinggridevery>0<\/w:displayverticaldrawinggridevery>\n<w:usemarginsfordrawinggridorigin><\/w:usemarginsfordrawinggridorigin>\n<\/w:worddocument>\n<\/xml>< ![endif]--><br \/>\n<!--StartFragment--><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/communio.stblogs.org\/Bl%20Mother%20Teresa%20young%20image.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Bl Mother Teresa young image.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/communio.stblogs.org\/assets_c\/2012\/09\/Bl Mother Teresa young image-thumb-250x250-12638.jpg\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" class=\"mt-image-left\" style=\"float: left; margin: 0 20px 20px 0;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><font class=\"Apple-style-span\" face=\"'Times New Roman'\">The most well-known face of 20th century Catholicism and care for the human person after Pope John Paul is Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta. Her life and work is incomparable as well as her relationship with God even if there was distance between the two. Nothing is more beautiful in the spiritual life than an honest relationship, especially with God. Mother Teresa died on this date in 1997. Soon after her death, the Church waived the waiting period before a cause for canonization could be submitted to the Holy See. She was beatified on October 19, 2003.<\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><font class=\"Apple-style-span\" face=\"'Times New Roman'\">The Church prays<\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;\"><i>O&nbsp;God, who<br \/>\ncalled blessed Teresa, Virgin, to respond to the love of your Son thirsting on<br \/>\nthe cross with outstanding charity to the poorest of the poor, grant us, we<br \/>\nbeseech you, by her intercession, to minister to Christ in his suffering<br \/>\nbrothers.<\/i><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;\">You may want to listen to Veronica Scarisbrick&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/en.radiovaticana.va\/Articolo.asp?c=616900\">interview with Monsignor Leo Maasburg<\/a>, a close friend of Mother,&nbsp;posted at Vatican Radio. He recently published a book, <i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ignatius.com\/promotions\/mother-teresa-of-calcutta\/\">Mother Teresa of Calcutta: A Personal Portrait, 50 Inspiring Stories Never before Told<\/a><\/i> (Ignatius, 2011).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/communio.stblogs.org\/2011\/05\/divine-mercy-gods-love-gods-pr.html\">A prior post on<\/a> Blessed Teresa and Divine Mercy<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;\"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]-->&nbsp;<!--[endif]--><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><font class=\"Apple-style-span\" face=\"'Times New Roman'\"><br \/><\/font><\/p>\n<p><!--EndFragment--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The most well-known face of 20th century Catholicism and care for the human person after Pope John Paul is Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta. Her life and work is incomparable as well as her relationship with God even if there was distance between the two. 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