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Formal veneration of Mother Teresa`s relics begin
Kolkata, Nov 08: The Archdiocese of Kolkata today formally began veneration of the relics of blessed Mother Teresa at a liturgical function, replicating the one in Vatican city on October 19 in which Pope John Paul-II beatified the Nobel laureate nun.
Kolkata, Nov 08: The Archdiocese of Kolkata today
formally began veneration of the relics of blessed Mother
Teresa at a liturgical function, replicating the one in
Vatican city on October 19 in which Pope John Paul-II
beatified the Nobel laureate nun.
Its high point was the presentation of drops of mother's
blood in a reliquary to the Archbishop of Kolkata Lucas Sircar
by Brother Vinod, assistant general of the MC Brother and
Superior General, Missonaries of Charity, Sister Nirmala.
The relic was then venerated by the Archbishop.
Monica Besra, the tribal woman from Raigunj in north Bengal whose claims of miraculous cure from abdominal tumour at mother's intercession had clinched the beatification, was, however, not present.
The function at the St Xavier's Grounds began with a tribal dance by members of the Raiganj Diocese and culminated in the celebration of the mass.
The archbishop, assisted by eight bishops, led hundreds of Roman Catholic faithful, besides mother's friends and admirers, in celebrating mass and paying homage to her spirit of love and compassion.
Also present were Archbishop Emeritus of Kolkata, Henry D'Souza, who supervised the Diocesan inquiry into mother's cause of sainthood, Bishop Salvador Lobo, who led the Diocesan inquiry team, Fr Brian Koldeijchuk, postulator for the cause and Fr Rosario Stroscio, a member of the inquiry team who had said a prayer of exorcism on mother during her illness.
Bureau Report
The relic was then venerated by the Archbishop.
Monica Besra, the tribal woman from Raigunj in north Bengal whose claims of miraculous cure from abdominal tumour at mother's intercession had clinched the beatification, was, however, not present.
The function at the St Xavier's Grounds began with a tribal dance by members of the Raiganj Diocese and culminated in the celebration of the mass.
The archbishop, assisted by eight bishops, led hundreds of Roman Catholic faithful, besides mother's friends and admirers, in celebrating mass and paying homage to her spirit of love and compassion.
Also present were Archbishop Emeritus of Kolkata, Henry D'Souza, who supervised the Diocesan inquiry into mother's cause of sainthood, Bishop Salvador Lobo, who led the Diocesan inquiry team, Fr Brian Koldeijchuk, postulator for the cause and Fr Rosario Stroscio, a member of the inquiry team who had said a prayer of exorcism on mother during her illness.
Bureau Report