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CV NEWS FEED // The Holy See announced Feb. 11 that the feast of St. Teresa of Calcutta is now part of the General Roman Calendar, to be celebrated Sept. 5 by the Universal Church.
Pope Francis declared that the new memorial of St. Teresa of Calcutta will be included in all calendars, liturgical books, and the Liturgy of the Hours, according to a decree from the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacrament.
As a witness to humility and service, the inclusion of St. Teresa of Calcutta in the General Roman Calendar received immense support from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), according to a Feb. 11 press release from the USCCB.
“The addition of Mother Teresa to the Church calendar is an occasion of joy for all Catholics and for our entire nation, whose elected officials proclaimed her an honorary citizen in 1996,” stated Archbishop Timothy Broglio, the USCCB’s president.
St. Teresa of Calcutta is recognized for her love of poverty and sincere devotion to her Order of the Missionaries of Charity, according to the USCCB.
“Care for the poor and the suffering is at the heart of the mission that Christ gave the Church,” Archbishop Broglio added.
The decree also noted that St. Teresa of Calcutta dedicated her life to assisting those in great poverty.
“By choosing not only to be the least, but the servant of the least,” the decree stated, “she became a model of mercy and an authentic icon of the Good Samaritan.”
