A Miracle of Healing from Mother Teresa
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Pope Francis, during a Dec. 17 meeting with the prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, accepted the miracle attributed to Mother Teresa, the healing of a Brazilian man inexplicably cured of brain abscesses.
A miracle allowing for the canonization of Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta has officially been approved by the Vatican after months of anticipation. No specific date for the event has been given.Rumors of the canonization have been building for months. However, the Vatican made it official in a Dec. 18 communique, which also recognized the heroic virtue of Father Giuseppe Ambrosoli of the Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus, giving him the title “Venerable.”
Though Pope Francis met with Cardinal Angelo Amato, prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, mere days ago to advance several causes of canonization, including an American, he met with the cardinal again in a private audience on his birthday, Dec. 17.
Although no plans are official, Cardinal Amato has previously suggested Sept. 4, 2016 — which is being observed as a jubilee day for workers and volunteers of mercy — as a possible canonization date, since it is close to Sept. 5, the nun’s feast day and the anniversary of her death.
In September, Father Caetano Rizzi, who works in the Vatican’s congregation for saints, told CNA that the Pope was interested in canonizing Mother Teresa during the Jubilee Year of Mercy, which runs from Dec. 8, 2015-Nov. 20, 2016.
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Questions to ponder:
- How does Mother Teresa serve as a prime example of mercy for this Jubilee Year of Mercy?
- Mother Teresa had many people come to her wanting to serve in Calcutta. To them she said: “Stay where you are. Find your own Calcutta. Find the sick, the suffering, and the lonely right there where you are — in your own homes and in your own families, in your workplaces and in your schools.” Where is the Calcutta in your life that you are overlooking?
- How can you choose to live out this Year of Mercy with intention?
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