5 September – St. Teresa of Calcutta

I should probably have posted this a couple days ago so that priests could have the texts.

Today is the Feast of St. (Mother) Teresa of Calcutta.  For those who say the Vetus Ordo, it is possible to celebrate her according to Cum sanctissima instead of St. Lawrence Justinian who is, I think it is fair to say, not as relevant for our times.

Here is her poetic entry in the 2004 Roman Martyrology:

10*  Calcuttae in India, beatae Teresiae (Agnetis) Gonhxa Bojaxhiu, virginis, quae, ex Epiro nata, sitim Christi in cruce derelicti eximia caritate in pauperrimos fratres restinxit et Congregationes Missionariarum et Missionariorum a Caritate in plenum servitium aegrotorum derelictorumque instituit.

St. Teresa was at my ordination.

We could insert the proper prayers in the Common of Virgins.   These are used by the Missionaries for Mother’s feast, which they observe as a Novus Ordo solemnity.

COLLECTA
Deus, qui beátam Terésiam, vírginem, vocásti,ut amóri Fílii tui in cruce sitiéntis exímia caritáte in paupérrimos respondéret, da nobis, quaesumus, eius intercessióne, in afflíctis frátribus Christo ministráre. Qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitáte Spíritus Sancti, Deus,
per ómnia saecula sæculórum. [V.O.: Per Dóminum nostrum Iesum Christum, Fílium tuum: qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitáte Spíritus Sancti Deus, per ómnia s?cula sæculórum.]

SUPER OBLATA
Súscipe, Dómine, obséquium humilitátis nostræ, quod tibi in festivitate/commemoratione beátæ Terésiæ exhibémus,ut, ex huius participatióne mystérii,nos caritáte flagráre et sollicitúdine salútis animárum concédas combúri. Per Christum Dóminum nostrum. [V.O.: Per Dóminum nostrum Iesum Christum, Fílium tuum: qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitáte Spíritus Sancti Deus, per ómnia s?cula sæculórum.]

POST COMMUNIONEM
Sacra mystéria quae súmpsimus, Dómino Deus noster, caritátis ardórem in nobis fóveant, quo beata Terésia laeto ánimo in paupéribus Iesum Christum Fílium tuum diléxit eíque servívit. Qui vivit et regnat in saecula saeculórum. [V.O.: Per Dóminum nostrum Iesum Christum, Fílium tuum: qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitáte Spíritus Sancti Deus, per ómnia s?cula sæculórum.]