” “On the grave of Mother Teresa of Calcutta, prayers are said for peace in Orissa. The international religious family of the Missionary Nuns of Charity in conjunction with the priests and lay people who are members of this order in their respective branches decided to dedicate the feast of September 5th to Mother Teresa, as a day of fasting and prayer in solidarity with the Christians who have suffered abuse in Orissa. As reported by the agency Fides, "The Nuns of Charity of "Centro Madre Teresa" in Calcutta, one of the first houses opened by the Albanian-born nun, all of the novena in preparation to the feast of the Blessed nun which began on August 27th with an highlight today was spent praying for the Christians in Orissa, invoking forgiveness and reconciliation". Masses celebrated on the grave of Mother Teresa in the nine days of preparation have been offered up for peace in Orissa, and even this morning on her grave a destination for the pilgrimages of children, young and old people, Christians and people from other confessions people met to pray for peace. Many Missionary Nuns of Charity expressed the wish to go to Orissa to bring relief and assistance to the refugees, to abandoned children, to the sick and the wounded, but currently the areas affected by violence have been closed by the authorities and are not accessible to charities or relief agencies.
