Lectio et Oratio

Episode 43 -- Come Be My Light ch 5.5 -- Let me Go...Souls are Being Lost in the Meantime

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Episode 42 -- Come Be My Light ch 5.4 -- Not Interested in Visions or Voices

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Episode 41 -- Come Be My Light ch 5.3 -- How Much I Long to Immolate Myself

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Episode 40 -- Come Be My Light ch 5.2 -- Continual and Deep and Violent Union with Our Lord

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Episode 39 -- Come Be My Light ch 5.1 -- Back to Calcutta

Can God seem to be doing one thing, but really doing something else?

Yes. We see an instance of this Divine way of acting in the life of Mother. He calls her back to Calcutta. People around her think it is for her to teach again. But there is a deeper mystery at work.

Episode 38 -- Come Be My Light ch 4.8 -- Drop It for All Eternity

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Episode 37 -- Come Be My Light ch 4.7 -- The Blueprint of the New Order 7-9

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Episode 36 -- Come Be My Light ch 4.7 -- The Blueprint of the New Order 5-6

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Episode 35 -- Come Be My Light ch 4.7 -- The Blueprint of the New Order 3-4

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Episode 34 -- Come Be My Light ch 4.7 -- The Blueprint of the New Order 1-2

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Episode 33 -- Come Be My Light ch 4.6 -- Supply What is Lacking 2.0

Besides the hesitation of the Archbishop of Calcutta, did Mother Teresa herself cause herself to suffer?

It seems so. While on retreat in May 1947, with the purpose of answering all the Archbishop’s questions about the new institute, Mother went through five days of intense doubts. Was she betraying her Loretto vows? This desolation passed, but it saddened Our Lord. Why?

Episode 32 -- Come Be My Light ch. 4.6 -- My God . . . Supply What is Wanting in Me 1.0

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Episode 31 -- Come Be My Light ch. 4.5 -- To Please Him Only is the Joy I Seek

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Episode 30 -- Come Be My Light ch 4.4 -- Seeking The Will of God

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Episode 29 -- Come Be My Light ch 4.3 -- Longing to Be All Things to All Men

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Episode 28 -- Come Be My Light ch 4.2 -- The Longing to Give All to the Lord

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Episode 27 -- Come be My Light 4.2 -- The Longing to Give All to the Lord

What was the reaction of the Archbishop of Calcutta to her disclosing what happened to her in Darjeeling?

He had three main concerns. We read about how Mother answered those concerns, especially the charge that she was being too sentimental. At the same time, Mother reveals two secrets about her spiritual life.

Episode 26 -- Come Be My Light ch 4.1 -- A Change to Asansol

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Episode 25 -- Come be My Light ch 3.7 -- Wilt Thou Refuse

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Episode 24 -- Come Be My Light ch 3.6.3 -- What Went on Between Him and Me 3.0

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