Five years ago to this day, though the house we were moving in was not ready, we decided to spent that night at this new home for us. We were tired of traveling and moving stuff and since we had just installed the new phone line, we thought we would be okay to stay here.
My husband and I, both wanted to use the new phone to call call our parents and share the news. But we decided to have some coffee first and were sitting down enjoying the children playing with each other in the back yard
The week before that day there were many issues we were facing with and among other prayers, one I chose, there was the one which I kind of made myself, asking Bl.Mother Teresa to intercede for us. The words were all in Albanian, and in a way I felt like I was pestering my own granny for a favor which I thought we needed to be given.....
It was that evening of August 26, and while in the morning I knew, by evening I was almost forgetting that it was Bl.Mother Teresa birthday.....I was very busy right...?!!
As we sat down to sip that first coffee in the new house , to our surprise the phone rang and I picked it up.
The accent of the man's voice was clearly Indian. I was wondering who that might be...
In a very gentle voice he said: "Hello Merita, this is a phone call from the Catholic ......(he mentioned the organization name) in India. We wanted to thank you for your help (I have never donated anything to that organization) and we wanted to say : Enjoy your evening with your family and have a good time throughout the year!"
My jaw dropped , as I recalled my prayer and that on that day it was what would had been Mother Teresa 's Centennial birthday. I also recalled that I had prayed and had asked Mother Teresa to help us.... Call it coincidence or call it God's wink :-) , call it whatever you may like, but to me, it was very unique and meaningful! Still to this day is and will remain so.
I will definitely not forget the gift we received on the first night of our new house
oh, and by the way...those prayers were answered , too :-) ...
Let us never forget to ask our saints in heaven....they are there to help and aid us....Let us never be afraid to ask for the their intercession...and if we have some one close to our hearts, like we Albanians are so fortunate to have Blessed Mother Teresa, let us double those requests to them. Just ask.....She , like many others, after all, is a close friend and beloved child of God, as she really took care of Jesus' many wounds.
Blessed Mother Teresa, our saint and beloved sister in blood, as we gratefully remember you today, we invoke your name and ask you to please pray for the Albanians and for the people of the whole world! Amen!
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