BEATIFICATION OF MOTHER TERESA
”COME, BE MY LIGHT.”
On Sunday, 19 October 2003, His Holiness John Paul II will proclaim Mother Teresa of Calcutta, “Blessed.” On this day, in the Year of the Rosary, the Church also celebrates the 25th Anniversary of the Holy Father’s Pontificate, as well as World Mission Sunday. The call of Jesus to Mother Teresa in 1946, “Come, be My light, ” will resound in St. Peter’s Square, as we too are invited to radiate the light of Christ in the darkness of human poverty and pain.
PROGRAM IN ROME
FRIDAY, 17 OCTOBER – Radiating the Light of Christ: A Call to Holiness
“Holiness is not the luxury of the few, it is a simple duty for each one of us.” (Mother Teresa). “Dear Jesus …stay with me, and then I shall begin to shine as you shine, so to shine as to be a light to others. The light, O Jesus, will be all from you.” (Daily Prayer of Mother Teresa by Cardinal Newman)
Basilica of St. John Lateran
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Holy Mass |
Presided |
| 09:00 AM English |
Presided by His Excellency,The Most Rev. Henry D’Souza, Archbishop Emeritus of Calcutta |
| 11:00 AM Spanish |
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| 07:00 PM Italian |
Presided by His Eminence, Cardinal-elect Francesco Marchisano, Archpriest of St. Peter's Basilica |
The Blessed Sacrament will be exposed
for adoration throughout the day and the Sacrament of Confession will be
available in various languages.
“Seek Him in the Tabernacle. Fix your eyes on Him who is the Light. Bring
your hearts close to His Divine Heart. … Holiness is nothing but that same
Jesus intimately living in you.” (Mother Teresa)
8:30 PM - 10:00 PM Solemn Adoration with and for Priests
All are invited to thank God for the gift of the priesthood, to pray for the holiness of priests, and to ask the Lord for new vocations. Mother Teresa said that without priests, who “make Jesus present and alive in the Eucharist, the world cannot live, and neither we nor our families can grow into holiness.”
SATURDAY, 18 OCTOBER – Radiating the light of Jesus with Our Lady
“A missionary is a carrier of God’s love, ready to go in haste like Mary in search of souls, a burning light that gives light to all.” (Mother Teresa).
Basilica of Saint Mary Major
| Holy Mass |
Presided |
| 09:00 AM English |
Presided by His Eminence, Cardinal-elect Mark Ouellet, Archbishop of Quebec in Canada |
| 10:00 AM Spanish |
Presided by His Excellency, The Most Rev. Emilio Carlos Berlie Belaunzaran, Archbishop of Yucatan in Mexico |
| 11:00 AM Italian |
Presided by His pExcellency, The Most Rev. Angelo Comastri, Archbishop of Loreto in Italy |
| 12.00 PM German |
Presided by His Excellency, The Most Rev. Kurt Krenn, Bishop of St. Pölten in Austria |
The Sacrament of Confession will be available in various languages.
Paul VI Audience Hall, Vatican City
5:00 PM Prayer Vigil in preparation for World Mission Sunday, organized by the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples
SUNDAY, 19
OCTOBER – Beatification of Mother Teresa
St. Peter’s Square
10:00 AM Solemn Eucharistic Liturgy
and Beatification of Mother Teresa
Paul VI Audience Hall, Vatican City.
5:30 PM Premier Presentation of the film: Mother Teresa: The Legacy
(in English with Italian subtitles).
To obtain entrance tickets contact: the Missionaries of Charity;
TELEFON: +390670454559 +390677260230 +393338691101
E-MAIL: posta@motherteresacause.info
MONDAY, 20 OCTOBER – Day of Thanksgiving
St. Peter’s Square
10:00 AM Mass of Thanksgiving in honour of
Blessed Mother Teresa
presided by His Eminence Cardinal José Saraiva Martins Prefect of
Congregation for the Causes of Saints,
followed by an Audience with the Holy Father.
FROM 20 TO 22 OCTOBER THE RELICS OF BLESSED MOTHER TERESA WILL BE EXPOSED FOR PUBLIC VENERATION IN THE BASILICA OF ST. JOHN LATERAN.
An "Exposition
of the Life, Spirit and Message of Mother Teresa"
will be on exhibit from 11 to 26 October
in the crypt of the "Antonianum", Via Merulana, 124.
