The Vatican is making preparations to celebrate the canonisation of Blessed Mother Teresa on September 4. The array of events, scheduled to begin on September 1, will open with an 'Exposition of the Life, Spirit, and Message of Mother Teresa' at the LUMSA university in Rome. The theme of the canonization is mercy, and the sacrament of reconciliation will be available during the masses.
The Missionaries of Charity will provide a "family feast" for the poor under their care at the Santa Cecelia auditorium on the Via della Conciliazione. Three consecutive masses to honor Mother, will follow in three languages, English, Spanish and Italian.
The canonization Mass will begin at 10 am, followed by the Angelus at noon. Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims are expected, including many bishops from both India and Albania, where Mother Teresa was born.
A Mass of thanksgiving will be held after the canonization. For the newly canonized St. Teresa, a Mass will be celebrated by Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican secretary of state in St. Peter’s Square.
