I dagens onsdagsaudiens kunne pave Benedikt «ikke annet enn å huske på» og nevne mor Teresa, på hennes liturgiske minnedag og tiårsdagen for hennes død:
“Dear friends, the life and witness of this true disciple of Christ, whose liturgical memory we celebrate today, are an invitation to you and the entire Church to always serve Christ in the poor and the needy. Keep following her example and always be the instrument of Divine Mercy,” Benedict XVI said as he greeted a large group of missionaries, both men and women, and their collaborators.
Paven nevne også mor Teresa og «hennes mørke natt» i Loreto for noen få dager siden:
Speaking to three hundred thousand young people gathered in Loreto, Benedict XVI recalled that even a woman as holy as Mother Teresa, «with all her charity and the power of her faith,» nonetheless «suffered from the silence of God.»
And he added: «A book has been published containing the spiritual experiences of Mother Teresa, in which what we already knew is displayed even more openly.»
The book to which the pope refers is entitled «Mother Teresa: Come Be My Light.» It is on sale as of September 4 in its English edition, edited and with an introduction by Fr. Brian Kolodiejchuk of the Missionaries of Charity, the postulator of the cause of Mother Teresa’s canonization.