Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary

1. The Padma Shri award in 1962 by the Indian government 2. The Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding in 1969 by the Indian government. 3. The Bharat Ratna in 1980 by the Indian government. 4. The Ramon Magsaysay Award for Peace and International Understanding in 1962, given for work in South or

East Asia. 5. The inaugural Pope John XXIII Peace Prize in 1971. 6. The Pacem in Terris Peace and Freedom Award in 1976 by the Catholic Church. 7. Appointed an honorary Companion of the Order of Australia in 1982. 8. The Order of Merit in 1983 (A Commonwealth order of merit) 9. Honorary citizenship of the United States on November 16 1996. 10. The Golden Honour of the Nation in 1994 by Albania 11. The International Balzan Prize 12. The Albert Schweitzer International Prize in 1975 13. The La Storta Medal for Human Service by University of Scranton, Pennsylvania in 1976 14. Honorary Doctor of Social Science degree by in 1987 15. The Nobel Peace Prize in 1979

Beatification

A miracle that was attributed to the intercessions of Saint Mother Teresa of Calcutta involved the healing of a tumor in the abdomen of an Indian woman named Monica Besra. Besra said that as she was holding the picture of Saint Mother Teresa of Calcutta, a beam of light shone from the picture and cured her cancerous tumor.

She was beatified by Pope John Paul II on October 19, 2003, at Saint Peter’s Square, Vatican City.

Canonization

Another miracle was attributed to the intercessions of Saint Mother Teresa of Calcutta. It involved, in 2008, the healing of a Brazilian man with multiple brain tumors.

She was canonized by Pope Francis on September 4, 2016 at Saint Peter’s Square, Vatican City

Saint Mother Teresa of Calcutta Feast Day

We celebrate her feast day on September 5 every year in the Catholic Church.

Saint Mother Teresa of Calcutta is the Patron Saint of

▪ World Youth Day ▪ Missionaries of Charity ▪ Archdiocese of Calcutta