OH ! HOLY MOTHER SAINT TERESA

Days before her sainthood Kolkata celebrated Holy Mother's birthday on 26th of August 2016. This time it is Mother Teresa's 106th birth anniversary and why this is so special indeed, because it came on the eve of her sainthood that will happen in Vatican, Rome on coming September 4th 2016 in the august presence of His Holiness Pope Francis and many other Cardinals. The Indian delegation will attend the grand ceremony headed by Ms Sushma Swaraj, Minister of external affairs. Delhi CM Mr Arvind Kejirwal will also attend the ceremony. 

Canonization is the act by which the orthodox, oriental orthodoxy, Roman Catholic or Anglican  Church declares that a person who has died was  a saint , upon which declaration the person is included in the canon, or list, of recognized saints. Originally, people were recognized as saints without any formal process. Later, different processes, such as those used today in the Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches , were developed

In the Catholic Church  (both  Latin and Eastern Churches ), the act of canonization is reserved to the Holy See and occurs at the conclusion of a long process requiring extensive proof that the person proposed for canonization lived and died in such an exemplary and holy way that he or she is worthy to be recognized as a saint. The Church's official recognition of sanctity implies that the persons are now in heavenly glory, that they may be publicly invoked and mentioned officially in the liturgy of the Church, most especially in the Litany of saints. Other churches still follow the older practice .

In the Catholic Church, canonization involves a decree that allows veneration of the saint in the liturgy of the Roman Rite throughout the world. For permission to venerate on a local level, only beatification is needed, not canonization.

When Pope Francis stages this big canonization ceremony on September 4, the star of the show will be Mother Teresa , the legendary 'Apostle of poor' who stood as most iconic figure of Catholics during 20th century. An important member of supporting cast on that day will be Marcilo Hadddad Andrino, a Brazilian, the person who experienced the miracle attributed to the saint's intercession and his case a miraculous recovery from brain abscesses during December 2008.  

When Pope Francis stages this big canonization ceremony on Sept. 4, the star of the show will be Mother Teresa, the legendary “Apostle of the Poor” who stands as one of the most iconic Catholic figures of the 20^th century.An important member of the supporting cast that day, however, will be Marcilio Haddad Andrino, a Brazilian who’s what the Italians call the miracolato - the person who experienced a miracle attributed to the saint’s intercession, in this case a miraculous recovery from brain abscesses in December 2008, In Italian what is called 'miracolato'. The recovery occurred after his wife Fernanda Nasimento Rocha prayed to Mother Teresa for help as she watched her husband clinging to life.

Let, all citizens of our country pray to holy mother on the auspicious day of her canonization and subsequent attainment of sainthood  to save this country from the clutches of all odds that we are facing day to day .