By Jennifer Brinker, Review Staff Writer
It has been said that everywhere she went, Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta had a following.
The same could be said of her in death.
Last week, dozens of people ventured into the sweltering heat to view several relics and other items that once belonged to the founder of the Missionaries of Charity. The items were on display for one afternoon at Sts. Teresa and Bridget Parish, in the JeffVanderLou neighborhood of North St. Louis. The Missionaries of Charity St. Louis convent is just a few blocks away.
The items on display included first-class relics of her hair and blood, as well as her rosary, crucifix and sandals. The crucifix was the one she wore from the time of her first vows at the age of 20 until her death. The rosary and sandals were used by her at the time of her death. Auxiliary Bishop Robert J. Hermann also celebrated a Mass at the parish that evening.
The items are travelling to different houses of the Missionaries of Charity in the United States as part of a collection of worldwide events marking Blessed Teresa's centenary birth on Aug. 26. The woman religious died Sept. 5, 1997, at the age of 87. The late Pope John Paul II beatified her in 2003.
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