Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - September 14, 1997, Winnipeg, Manitoba Saint of the Gutter. She lives on in her work Mother Teresa nuns will continue a what god has begun through her from App c of Calcutta India in the end the strains of military music faded and the Flowers were Quick to Wilt in Calcutta a tropical heat. The Only lasting tribute to Mother Teresa can be her work which her followers pledged to continue As they. Buried her yesterday. Thousands lined the streets in temperatures near 32� c and intermittent heavy rain to watch the roman Catholic nun her body in an open White casket resting on a gun Carriage make her final journey through the City where she began her worldwide Mission to the poor. Thousands More watched solemnly Asio archbishops and cardinals said mass in an indoor sports stadium. Mother Teresa a burial later was private or As private As it could be with crowds of mourners and journalists peering into the windows of her Convent where a few Hundred nuns prayed As her body was lowered into its grave. Mother Teresa known As the Saint of the gutters died of a heart attack sept. 5 at age 87. A god loved the world so much that he sent to us Jesus Christ. And Jesus loved us so much that he sent to us Mother Teresa a said sister Nirmala who took Over As head of the missionaries of Charity order in March after 1 Mother Teresa retired. A we should pledge ourselves to continue what god has begun through her so beautifully. We Pray that we May be faithful and truthful to the spirit that god has Given to our sister Nirmala a shy manner seemed to touch onlookers who responded to her Eulogy with loud prolonged applause. She and the 4,000 other nuns of the missionaries of Charity will need such support to continue their work. Henry do Souza archbishop of Calcutta was equally confident about the future of Mother Teresa a Sisters. A god is using them and As Long As we have this conviction All will be right and All will Prosper a he said in his Eulogy. George Carey the archbishop of Canterbury in a message read at the funeral said a her legacy lives on in her Community and in her work with the poor and in those she a the poor Are still with us a Cardinal Angelo Sodano the papal envoy who led the mass reminded those inspired by Mother Teresa. A and because they Are a reflection of the crucified son of god they must be at the very heart of religious concern of political action of religious the poor were with Mother Teresa yesterday. Scores slipped past police barricades to run beside the garlanded Carriage that bore her to the funeral from the Church where she had lain in state. They called out a Mother Teresa you Are comparisons with Diana Princess of Wales whose funeral last week sparked an outpouring of Public grief seemed inevitable. The More muted response to Mother Teresa a death perhaps underlined the difference Between celebrity and renown born of mourners crowd around As the casket containing Mother Teresa a body is carried into Mother House the Headquarters of her missionaries of Charity order where she was buried yesterday in the missions former dining room. W w a a we love you Neighbours gun Carriage bearing casket moves through Calcutta to funeral. Decades of pious work. Pop singers and movie stars attended the funeral for Diana who died suddenly at the height of youth Beauty and Fame. Audio and video problems and the inherent difficulties in portraying a multilingual ceremony made Mother Teresa a funeral yesterday a challenging experience for to networks. The solemn event undoubtedly captured a fraction of the audience that tuned in to the funeral for Diana. A Christian in an overwhelmingly hindu nation Mother Teresa focused on the poorest and built a worldwide network of charities. Her work freely crossed religious boundaries caught the attention and admiration of world leaders and won her the 1979 Nobel peace prize. India accorded her the High honour of a state funeral Complete with military escort for her cortege and a 21-gun Salute at her burial. Aline Chretien wife of prime minister Jean Chretien and . First lady Hillary Rodham Clinton were among those who placed wreaths against the base of Mother Teresa a casket As representatives of 47 countries paid tribute. A i feel very privileged to have been Able to represent Canada and canadians to such a ceremony a Chretien told Csc new world. A i think Mother Teresa was a special As Mother Teresa a body was carried out after the funeral the crowd Rose and in a spontaneous sign of respect maintained several moments of silence As the notes of a military March drifted away. At the end of the Day her casket was lowered outside Mother House the Headquarters of her Charity. Thousands watched from rain slicked rooftops and sidewalks As a Stream of nuns followed the casket inside for a private and simple burial. A few minutes later a 21-gun Salute indicated her body had been lowered into its grave in the missions former dining room. Through the buildings windows nuns at the graveside could be seen glancing up startled at the sound of gunshots while others wept. Missionaries of Charity officials say the Tomb will not be open to the Public for several Days. Although they Are being called on to Bend the rules and make an exception Vatican officials have indicated Mother Teresa a Road to sainthood most Likely will follow the usual route although possibly on a faster track than others. Funeral cortege brings tears. A photo Vatican a Cardinal Sodano blesses Mother Teresa with incense.5 ailing to see Mother Teresa come Home hundreds stand in rain at Headquarters burial site associated press c i Calcutta India a Basil of Dath stood in the pouring rain without an umbrella outside Mother Teresa a Home. Rivulets of water ran Between his toes a he held his leather slippers in his hand to protect them. He was one of the few in that crowd of hundreds who had known her personally. They stood for hours to see her body before it was lowered into a grave inside the Home of the missionaries of Charity. A i worked As a Driver for to years with her until 1991, answering Calls at night to take novitiate to a ghetto so that we could bring some dying person into a shelter a of Dath said. The Rigours of the work that Mother Teresa performed eventually proved too much for of Dath who left the missionaries of Charity for a less demanding Job driving for a doctor. He looked up at the windows from which Mother Teresa sometimes blessed the crowds that would gather to see her. As she grew older a her heart appeared to become More Golden a he said. Of Dath is roman Catholic but Mother Teresa a influence reached beyond religious boundaries. David Simon a hindu Hospital worker waited for two hours to see Mother Teresa a body brought out of St. Thomas a Church for her funeral procession. A Mother Teresa blessed my elder brother when he had fractured his leg in a motor Accident. That a what made him Well a Mother Teresa blessed my elder brother when he had fractured his leg in a motor Accident a he said. A a that a what made him the five Kilometre route from the Church to the indoor stadium where the funeral was held was less crowded than expected. At some Points people lined the streets in fairly Small numbers. But several thousands lined the Way to her Home where she was Given a private burial. For hours nuns peered through barred windows on the second floor of the four Storey building that Calcutta residents know As Mother House a landmark Long before yesterdays burial. Other nuns stood with umbrellas on the rooftop to see the military procession with Mother Teresa a body on a Flower bedecked gun Carriage towed by a military truck. They watched with grim expressions As soldiers lining the stretch of Road just before the building reversed their weapons in respect. The military trappings of the state funeral had raised some objections with critics saying it would clash with Mother Teresa a peaceful and compassionate image. Church leaders said it was just the governments Way of giving Mother Teresa its most prestigious Farewell. The body was taken inside a Large room where a grave had been made and lowered after a prayer. Rifles boomed outside in respect and butlers played the military Farewell. Many nuns openly wept or held the mourners wait outside Mother House for Mother Teresa a burial edges of their saris to their pursed lips As tears streamed Down their Cheeks. At major intersections along the route scores of people tried to break through Bamboo barriers to catch a last glimpse of the woman who made her Home among Calcutta a poorest. There was a sea of cloth banners Hung Between Light posts outside the missionaries of Charity Headquarters a mostly tributes from local businesses. Most mourners were silent but some shouted a Mother Teresa you Are showered Flower petals on the body of Mother Teresa whom they called the Saint the gutters and considered an Angel ;