The wait for Mother Teresa to become Saint Teresa is finally at its conclusion. On September 4 &mdash; a day before her 19th death anniversary &mdash; she will be canonised by Pope Francis at the Vatican. In attendance will be singer Usha Uthup, who had known the beloved Kolkata missionary for over 45 years.
<img title="Mother Teresa" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2016/aug/Mother-Teresa.jpg" alt="Mother Teresa" /> Mother Teresa
Uthup, who has chosen to wear blue and off-white sarees while she is there, will also be singing two songs selected by the Vatican &mdash; &lsquo;Poorest Of The Poor&rsquo; and &lsquo;Laakh Laakh, Hazaar Hazaar, Chahiye Mother Teresa&rsquo; at a jubilee celebration for workers on September 3. The singer, who is in Mumbai, said, &ldquo;I had known the Mother for many years before she became famous for her work of love and mercy. She was a dear friend and I would visit her in both my happy as well as sad moments. My husband and I also attended her beatification in 2003. Now, I feel it is a great platform internationally for the sarees in the Mother&rsquo;s colours to be seen.&rdquo;
Archbishop of Bombay, Cardinal Oswald Gracias will also be attending the canonisation and concelebrating (jointly officiating) the mass with Pope Francis. Fr Pravin D&rsquo;souza, secretary to the archbishop, said, &ldquo;Cardinal Oswald will be joining the Pope, Fr Joe Pereira from Kripa Foundation and other priests at the canonization mass on September 4 at the Vatican. He has some other meetings too, and will also attend those while in Rome.&rdquo;
In the 1970s, Fr Joe started participating in the activities of Mother Teresa&rsquo;s foundation, and a decade later founded the Kripa Foundation in Bandra. Ralph D&rsquo;souza from Kripa Foundation said, &ldquo;Fr Joe has always been inspired by the great work of Mother Teresa and he is very happy to be concelebrating her canonisation mass with Pope Francis.&rdquo;
Mumbaikars may not be headed to the Vatican, but they say they will just as well be glued to their television sets. Judith Monteiro, a Dadar resident who met Mother Teresa in 1995, said, &ldquo;It is a matter of great pride for us. She was a living saint, but now she will be officially declared as a saint. I met Mother with my father who was in hospital at Holy Family, Bandra. It was a great moment for me.&rdquo;
The Saint of Kolkata has also inspired Mother Teresa&rsquo;s Roses, which works with the most vulnerable in Mumbai and Goa.
Founder of the congregation Sr Christobel Fonseca said, &ldquo;I am unwell or I would have gone for Mother&rsquo;s canonisation. Nonetheless, I will watch it here in Mumbai. I was miraculously healed by Mother Teresa when I was dying of cancer. Now, I go out onto the streets every day, cleaning and healing the sick and the dying, following in her foot steps.&rdquo;

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