Mother Teresa Memorial Mass is Sept. 5 The first anniversary of the death of Mother Teresa of Calcutta will be commemorated on Saturday, September 5, with a noon Mass celebrated by Archbishop Theodore E. McCarrick at the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark. The public is invited to participate in the memorial Mass, which will be a tribute to the life and work of the popularly acclaimed "saint of Calcutta," who died on September 5, 1997. The founder of the Missionaries of Charity, Mother Teresa was honored for her work with the poor and suffering with the 1979 Nobel Prize for Peace. The Missionaries of Charity have served the poor of the Newark Archdiocese since 1981 when Mother Teresa established a soup kitchen and overnight shelter for women at St. Augustine's Church, Newark. The order also maintains a contemplative foundation at St. Mary's Church in Plainfield. Archbishop McCarrick recalled that Mother Teresa was a frequent visitor to the Archdiocese who "always came with a message... give God permission to use your life." She consistently urged prayers for priests and was always looking to the future, the Archbishop said. "She had a simple agenda -- loving God and serving the poor. She did that with joy and total dedication." The Archbishop said the prayerful presence and work of the Missionaries of Charity "makes it seem as if Mother is still around."
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