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CONTENTSIntroduction ....................................................................3Early Years and Family Life .........................................5Sister Teresa, Loreto Nun ...........................................17Mystical Experiences andFounding a Congregation ............................................27The Long Dark Night:Mother’s Interior Desolation ......................................58Final Years ....................................................................72Bibliography .................................................................77
3INTRODUCTIONFor decades she had been known quite simply as Mother.When, just five and a half years after her death, PopeJohn Paul II approved two decrees issued by theCongregation for the Causes of Saints, her ‘daughters’ theMissionaries of Charity issued a celebratory statement.“Today, after three and a half years of investigationand study, the Church confirms that Mother heroicallylived the Christian life and that God has lifted her up asboth a model of holiness and an intercessor for all.“Mother is a symbol of love and compassion. WhenMother was with us, we were witnesses to her shiningexample of all the Christian virtues. Her life of lovingservice to the poor has inspired many to follow thesame path. Her witness and message are cherished bythose of every religion as a sign that ‘God still lovesthe world today’.”From May 1998 Monika Besra, a thirty year-oldwoman from Bengal was being treated for TB. FromMarch of that year, however, a swelling had begun in herabdomen. By the time an ultrasound scan was performedon 8th August, the doctors could report a tumourequivalent to the size of a foetus of “about 24 weeks ofsize”. Due to Monika’s continued TB and poor generalcondition, the doctors advised against operating at that
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