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In the modern use of the word, a saint is anyone in heaven, and there is a good chance of that with Mother Teresa. However, as of the Spring 2012, she has not been canonized by the Church yet, she has only been declared "Blessed".
She is well on her way to sainthood and is in the final stage. These are the caonization stages. First, you have to die. Once you have been dead at least 5 years a cause
for sainthood can be opened. The local bishop or other religious leader
will assign someone to collect all sorts of documents and conduct
interiews about the life of the candidate. Once they have all the
information, the file will be sent to the Sacred Congregation for the
causes of Saints in Rome. They will study the file and, if it seems the
person exhibited some form of heroic virtue, that person will be declared
a Servant of God and an official Cause for Sainthood will be opened.
More investigations and interviews will be conducted and if the person
passes all favorably, they will be named as Venerable.
Next, more investigations and at least one miracle must be confirmed and
verified due to the intercession of the candidate. If all goes well, the
candidate will then be Beatified by the Pope and receive the title of
Blessed. '''Mother Teresa of Calcutta''' ihas completed this stage and is now '''''Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta..
''''' In the final stage, more investigations and at least one more miracle must
be verified. Once all that has been done, the file is turned over to the
pope who will make the final decision. It will be up to the pope to
declare a person a saint and then arrangements are made for the official
canonization cerimonies.
This process can take many years, even centuries.
Of course, the person became a saint the moment they entered heaven. The
Church just needs to investigate to make sure the candidate is worthy of
emulation and makes a good role model for future generations.
As of January 27, 2014 she has not become a saint yet. She has the first step done. She has actually passed the first three steps to becoming a saint. The stages are:
1) First a person is declared a "Servant of God."
2) The next step is "Venerable."
3.) They are beatified and called "Blessed." This is where Mother Teresa is currently (2013).
4.) The final stage is canonization when the person is declared a saint.
Each stage requires a number of issues that must be resolved on each candidate. Also, miracles that may have been granted by the Lord through the intercession of each candidate must be verified.
Mother Teresa lived a life of heroic virtue, dedicated to helping the poorest of the poor. She was a living saint and should be recognized as a saint by the Universal Church. She started in Calcutta, India, but her Missionaries of Charity have now spread to over 120 countries around the world. She could have simply married and raised a family in Albania but she decided to become a Sister of Loreto. Even then, she could have spent her life teaching at a Catholic School in Calcutta and living a comfortable life in the convent there. However, she received a calling from God to do more, to alleviate the suffering of the outcasts in the gutters of Calcutta. She began small - teaching poor children a basic education in an open field and bringing in the dying she encountered in the streets, abandoned to die alone and unloved.
At the time of her death, Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity had over 4,000 sisters, and an associated brotherhood of 300 members, operating 610 missions in 123 countries. These included hospices and homes for people with HIV/AIDS, leprosy and tuberculosis, soup kitchens, children's and family counseling programs, personal helpers, orphanages, and schools. The Missionaries of Charity were also aided by Co-Workers, who numbered over 1 million by the 1990s.
She had her critics, primarily from those who devoted their lives to denigrating
anything Catholic or those who did not understand exactly what Mother Teresa saw
as her mission. Mother Teresa simply shrugged at her critics and continue doing
what she felt she needed to do.
Mother Teresa will almost certainly become recognised by the Catholic Church as a saint. The way the Church has exaggerated her achievements and circumvented the usual five year waiting period before commencing the beatification process is evidence of this. There are two reasons required by the Catholic Church for a person to be canonised as a saint, and it seems that Mother Teresa has failed both of them, suggesting that she should not, at this stage, be canonised.
The first reason for canonisation is an exemplary life of suffering or achievement. There is nothing known about the life of Mother Teresa that suggests she suffered for her faith, and the Catholic Church has exaggerated her achievements: · Mother Teresa travelled first class when flying around the world, which she frequently did. When faced with illness, she sought out and enjoyed the most modern medical treatment in world-renowned clinics in the United States, Europe, and India although the poor in the facilities that the Missionaries of Charity operated could not receive even basic treatment. Mother Teresa dedicated her life to the Church, but this had its limits. · Mother Teresa is on record as having said that her order fed 4000, 5000, 7000 or 9000 people in Calcutta every day but Aroup Chatterjee, in a Deposition submitted before the committee for beatification of Mother Teresa, stated that her soup kitchens (numbering between two and three) in Calcutta did not feed more than 300 people daily, even as a generous over-estimate.
The second requirement for canonisation is the acceptance by the Church of two miracles resulting from the intercession of the saint. In 2002, as part of the beatification process, the Vatican recognised as a first miracle the healing of a tumour in the abdomen of an Indian woman, Monica Besra, after the application of a locket containing Mother Teresa's picture. Besra said that a beam of light emanated from the picture, curing the cancerous tumour. Dr. Ranjan Mustafi, who told The New York Times he had treated Besra, said that the cyst was not cancer at all but a cyst caused by tuberculosis. He said, "It was not a miracle.... She took medicines for nine months to one year." According to Besra's husband, "My wife was cured by the doctors and not by any miracle. A second miracle will undoubtedly lead to Mother Teresa's canonisation, but the first miracle is open to doubt at this stage.
No, but she has beautified (Blessed Mother Teresa). She would need one more miracle be canonized into Sainthood.
Mother Teresa of Calcutta is not yet a saint. She has been declared Blessed which is one step before canonization.
Mother Teresa is not yet a saint but is in the final stages of canonization. Her title is Blessed Mother Teresa. A few years back she was named as the patron saint of World Youth Day.
Mother Teresa of Calcutta is the patron saint of World Youth Day.
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Who Saint Teresa is the patron of?
Mother Teresa's patron saint was St. Therese of Lisieux.
Who is the patron saint of Mother Teresa?
Mother Teresa's patron saint was St. Therese of Lisieux.
Is Mother Teresa the patron saint of a county?
Mother Teresa is not yet a saint. However, she was named as the patron saint of World Youth Day aa few years back.
What is St. Teresa Margaret Redi the patron saint of?
St. Teresa Redi is a saint but not a patron saint.
Did Mother Teresa get her name from Saint Teresa of Avila?
Mother Teresa wanted to take as her patron Saint Therese of Lisieux but that name was already taken by another sister of Loreto. She chose to use the Spanish spelling of the name instead - Teresa.
Does Mother Teresa have a patronage?
Mother Teresa was named as the patron saint of World Youth Day a few years back. She has no other patronages at this time.
What is Saint Teresa Vickers the patron saint of?
I can find no saint named Teresa Vickers.
Who did Mother Teresa take her religious name from?
St. Therese of Lisieux who is a patron saint of the missions.
What was Saint Teresa the patron saint of?
There are a number of saints named Teresa so you need to be more specific.
How was Mother Teresa declared as a saint?
Mother Teresa has been beatified but not yet declared a saint.
Why was she called Mother Teresa?
It is traditional for religious to take a new name when they join a religious order. In the Sisters of Loreto, when a woman makes her final vows, she take the title of Mother. Mother Teresa took the name Teresa in honor of St. Therese of Lisieux, a patron saint of missionaries.
What is St. Teresa the patron saint of?
There are a number of saints named Teresa. Please be specific.
