Old Testement

Blessed Mother Theresa

This catholic fine art print is centered on Blessed Mother Theresa of Calcutta and Jesus crucified. In this window Mother Theresa is giving Jesus a simple drink of water in response to his statement “I thirst” when dying on the cross. . It was her relationship to Jesus in the distressing disguise of the poor that inspired and graced her apostolate among the poorest of the poor. This thirst was not only physical but was a thirst for love. As her transformation unto Christ deepened she was raised to a worldwide icon of charity and justice not only for the poorest of the poor but also for the unborn, the victim children of war, poor aids patients, homeless street people and poor women in prison. She pricked the conscience of the world and admonished the wealthy and powerful to respond to the crying needs of the poor throughout the world. Through her life of prayer and service she became a living icon of Jesus the world over. Her witness of agape love and justice continues today in the thousands of her sisters who pray and serve in dozens of countries all over the world.

On top of her portrait is a dove that represents the Holy Spirit that set Mother Theresa on fire with love for Jesus and him in the distressing disguise of the poor. Cascading downward from the Holy Spirit are twenty light blue beads representing the twenty mysteries of the rosary, which Theresa contemplated everyday and were an important facet of her transformation unto Jesus. On the bottom of the window under the central are two large circles that flank the Sacred Heart of Jesus Within each circle are eight circles that represent the spiritual and corporal works of mercy. The circle on the right represent the spiritual works of mercy: instructing the ignorant, admonishing the sinner, counseling the doubtful, consoling the sorrowful, forgiving offenses, bearing wrongs patiently, and praying for the conversion of sinners. The circle on the left represent the corporal works of mercy: feeding the hungry, sheltering the homeless, visiting the sick, visiting the imprisoned, burying the dead, and giving alms to those in need. Mother Theresa practiced these spiritual and corporal works of mercy to a heroic degree and was an exemplary model for her sisters to follow. On each side of the central image are two large circles each containing the six pointed star of the Old Testament and the eight pointed star of the New Testament both of which speak of and point to the one Word of God - Jesus, who fed Mother Theresa everyday in word and sacrament.

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