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\\nJoin Msgr. John Esseff as he reflects on his experiences with Mother Teresa on the eve of her canonization! \\xa0Several of the stories he has not shared on any of his previous programs.
\\nRather than be “admirers” of Mother Teresa, \\xa0Msgr. Esseff asks all of us to pray to become “imitators” of this little one of God’s children who has now become one of His great saints!
\\nCarrier of God’s Tender Love and Mercy
\\nLord Jesus, merciful Face of the Father, you came to give us the Good News of the Father\\u2019s mercy and tenderness.
\\nWe thank you for the gift of our dearest Mother, Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, who will be canonized in this Jubilee Year of Mercy. You chose her to be your presence, your love and compassion to the brokenhearted, the unwanted, the abandoned and the dying. She responded wholeheartedly to your cry, \\u2018I Thirst,\\u2019 by the holiness of her life and humble works of love to the poorest of the poor.
\\nWe pray, through her intercession, for the grace to experience your merciful love and share it in our own families, communities and with all our suffering brothers and sisters. Help us to give our \\u201chearts to love and hands to serve\\u201d after the example of Mother Teresa. Lord Jesus, bless every member of our family, our parish, our diocese, our country, especially those most in need, that we all may be transformed by your merciful love. Amen.
\\nText \\xa9 Mother Teresa Center of the Missionaries of Charity
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\\nMsgr. John A. Esseff is a Roman Catholic priest in the Diocese of Scranton. \\xa0Msgr. Esseff served as a retreat director and confessor to Saint Teresa of Calcutta. \\xa0He continues to offer direction and retreats for the sisters of the Missionaries of Charity.\\xa0 Msgr. Esseff encountered St. Padre Pio, who would become a spiritual father to him.\\xa0 He has lived in areas around the world, serving in the Pontifical missions, a Catholic organization established by Pope St. John Paul II to bring the Good News to the world, especially to the poor. He continues to serve as a retreat leader and director to bishops, priests and sisters and seminarians, and other religious leaders.
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