Mass of thanksgiving for Saint Mother Teresa in Hong Kong Cathedral
Cardinals John Tong and Joseph Zen present. The homily of auxiliary Bishop Joseph Ha, who is also president of the Committee for the Jubilee. The work of the 15 Missionaries of Charity in the territory: hospitality and food to the homeless and abandoned, caring for single mothers, and situations of domestic violence. An exhibition of relics and films.
Hong Kong (AsiaNews) - A solemn Mass of thanksgiving for Mother Teresa's canonization was held yesterday in the Cathedral in Hong Kong. It was attended by the Missionaries of Charity in the diocese, the two cardinals, John Tong and Joseph Zen, and the auxiliary bishops, with more than a thousand faithful.
The homily was held by Msgr. Joseph Ha Chi-Shing, auxiliary bishop and president of the Ad Hoc Commission for the Jubilee of Mercy.
In addition to many of the Mother works, Msgr. Ha highlighted "another heroic side of this great woman that was revealed only after her death. Hidden even to those closest to her, there is the fact that her inner life was marked by a deep, painful and permanent feeling of being separated from God, even rejected by Him, along with an ever greater desire to love Him . This darkness of suffering of her soul, led Mother Teresa to an even deeper union with God. "
Msgr. Ha did not mention the desire of Mother Teresa to be present in China, nor her attempts to come to that great country.
15 Missionaries of Charity work throughout the territory of Hong Kong. They arrived in 1983. At the beginning their main service was visiting the sick in hospitals and the poor, the homeless, the Vietnamese refugees locked up in camps. Now they have two homes in the area and give hospitality and food to people who are alone and abandoned. The sisters are also in charge of girls and mothers fleeing domestic violence.
The Diocesan Committee for the Jubilee of Mercy, together with the Society of St. Vincent de Paul has also prepared several events on the occasion of the canonization, including an exhibition on the new saint, titled "The Saint of Mercy, Mother Teresa", with some relics , photos, videos, films and meetings.
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