Panaji: Father Caldeira said that during her India assignment, Mother Teresa saw so much of misery around which changed her life and she became mother of so many distressed people on the streets.
He said there will also be a service for whole of the church on September 13, the day of her funeral, at Se Cathedral Church.
The Archbishop of Goa and Daman had formed a special committee inviting suggestions from the people for a fitting celebration.
As Mother Teresa was made a saint today, churches and chapels across Goa celebrated the occasion by holding special services praising her.
Archbishop of Goa and Daman, Reverend Father Filipe Neri Ferrao, who is currently in the Vatican, had issued a circular asking all parishes to celebrate the canonization of Mother Teresa.
"During the service today, we recalled some moments of her (Mother Teresa's) life to invite devotion towards her," Father Francis Caldeira, attached to St Tome Chapel in Panaji city, said.
He said there will also be a service for whole of the church on September 13, the day of her funeral, at Se Cathedral Church.
Advertisement
COMMENTS
Advertisement
Mother Teresa's 114th Birth Anniversary: All About The Nobel Prize Winner Telangana School Attacked After Students Questioned Over Saffron Attire Man Who Inspired 'City Of Joy' Book Still Working For India's Poor At 86 "Biggest Breach": Thousands Of Pagers Explode In Lebanon, Target Hezbollah Video: Leopard Spotted Crossing Road In Bengaluru's Electronic City AAP Asks Its Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal To Quit Over Atishi Remarks "No U-Turns By Modi Government, Only Responsiveness": Piyush Goyal Exclusive How PM's Birthplace Vadnagar Shaped His Early Days, Documentary Reveals Italy PM Giorgia Meloni Wishes PM Modi On His 74th Birthday Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.