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LONG-LIVED FAITH
Seniors gather
Mother Teresa beatified in
day of
for
reflection
Rome
BY
KAREN
EVANS
A.
STAFF WRITER
Pope offers thanks for her witness,
Laughter resonated throughOut St. Mark Church as Benedictine Father Kieran Neilson shared jokes with 100
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WOODEN
CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE
VATICAN CITY John Paul
11
— Pope
offered his tlianks
Mother Teresa of
to Blessed
Calcutta, founder of the
Mis-
sionaries of Charity, for being
him
her lifetime and for courageously showing the close to
in
world what it means to love and serve Jesus completely.
"The venerable servant of God, Teresa of Calcutta, from this moment on will be called blessed," the pope said at the Oct.
the
19 beatification
crowd burst
Mass
as
the ceremony, the 83-year-old pope said: "We honor in her one of the most relevant personalities of our age. Let us accept her message and follow
lie
Unlike the Spring Fling, parishioners from across the diocese congregate to enjoy games and enricliment activities, the annual Senior Fall Day of Reflection is a time for
For the fii-sL time at a maPope John Paul did not read even one line of his homily.
A
Vatican
seniors to
official
gram
culty speaking clearly, the crowd would not ha\'e been
director for diocesan el-
der ministry. "Seniors are \ery spiritu-
much of his ally
message, so others were asked to read for him.
CNS
PHOTO FROM Reuters
grounded," Breakfield
"They need, and
wrote for
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Teresa
of
II
Calcutta Oct.
19
in
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news
service
VATICAN CITY
— As CNS
PHOTO FROM Reuters
acknowledges the cheers of pilgrims at his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square Oct. 15. Tens of thousands of pilgrims from around the world made their way to Rome to mark his 25th anniversary as pope Oct. 16 and to II
celebrate the beatification of Mother Teresa of Calcutta Oct. 19.
(CNS)
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16 liturgy in
Peter's Square brought
together church leaders, civil authorities and some 50,000
from many counall of them eager to
faithful
ment, Pope John Paul II celebrated a 25th anniversary Mass and prayed for the "wisdom, holiness and strength" to keep leading the
aging and fragile
Neumann music director
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share the
moment
with the
pontiff.
The Mass was an emotional high point of the anni-
See POPE, page 12
Page 4
dained and
installed
Mass
at St.
in
today, Oct. 24.
Look
for
complete coverage
of the Mass, as well as Bishop
Jugis'
rite
of reception at St.
Patrick Cathedral Oct.
other events,'
in
25 and
a special
commemorative issue Bishop Jugis
in
to
next week's
The Catholic News & Herald.
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increase their faith."
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Anniversary Mass, pope prays for
3d
to ex-
tiieir faith,
Sandra Breakfield, pro-
said
CELEBRATING 25 YEARS
Pope John Paul
come together
plore and challenge
said that with the pope's diffi-
able to understand
reflection,
when
jor e\'ent.
own
day of
Ser\'ices.
her example."
into applause.
In the homily
who
seniors
courage BY
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