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Tuesday 21 July

Gouache-style illustration of an elderly nun dressed in white with blue stripes, kneeling alone on a rug with her head bowed and both hands joined in front of her chest. She faces a closed brown tabernacle on a simple altar. A red lamp hangs on the right, daylight comes in through a window on the left, and a vase of white flowers stands beside the altar.

IllustrationToday's light · Tuesday 21 July

Saint Teresa of Calcutta: Faithful Service in Inner Darkness

Saint Teresa of Calcutta (Mother Teresa): Jesus' cry of thirst moved her to serve the poorest, and she prayed faithfully through years of inner darkness.press.vatican.va3 minRead today's story