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♪♪ (choir singing
in foreign language)

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♪♪ (choir continues)

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(chattering, faint)

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(man speaking Italian)

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A beam of light came
from the picture.

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I felt no pain.

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The tumor was here.

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(chuckles)

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But it's gone.

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MAN (on radio):
The Canadian prime minister
visited Britain today

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and, after a stop-off
at Parliament,

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had tea in the afternoon with
the queen at Buckingham Palace.

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Tomorrow, he heads to Montreal.

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In other news, the Vatican
has recognized as a miracle

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the healing of a tumor
in the abdomen of an Indian
woman named Monica Besra

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following the application
of a locket containing
Mother Teresa's picture.

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The spokesman in Rome
said it was the first
of two verified miracles

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needed before Mother Teresa
can be canonized a saint.

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(speaking Italian)

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This darkness she felt,
that she wrote about,

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apparently began back in '48

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about the time she began
her work with the poor.

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It went on for pretty much
the last 50 years of her life.

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MAN: She had been working
with the poor for two years

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when this picture was taken.

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(clears throat)

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The sadness of the work
had taken its toll on her--

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an untold darkness,

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loneliness,

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a continual longing for God.

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She had this feeling
that God had abandoned her.

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And except for me
and a few other priests--

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and of course
the Archbishop of Calcutta,
Ferdinand Périer--

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no one knew about
her feeling of isolation.

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(clears throat)

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Can I get you something, Ben?

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No, no.

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Not a thing, Father.

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You see, what would
pain me the most

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was her feeling that
there was no God in her.

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That's the way she would put it.

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And she would say

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her longing was so strong
that it felt to her
like torture.

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It seemed as if
there was nothing
I could do to help her.

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This picture was taken

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where Mother Teresa taught.

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It was taken in 1946.

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I keep it here
because it reminds me
of where it all began.

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Can I take a closer look?
Sure.

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(chuckles)

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And that's the school?
Yes.

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It has quite a history.

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Can you tell me
a little more
about the school

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and the time that she was there?

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Well, her years
at Loreto teaching,

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it was wonderful years for her.

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She would say
she loved teaching
most of all.

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Her life would later
be totally dedicated
to the poor,

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but she was first
and foremost a teacher.

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WOMAN:
People have been suffering.

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And this starvation, hmm?

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This starvation has brought
thousands of refugees
onto the streets of our city.

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Really, we are living through

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one of the most turbulent times

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in the history of Calcutta.

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Shubashini.

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My mother says she is
very, very frightened.

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There are riots going on
outside my house.

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I feel safe here
inside the convent walls,

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but I'm really worried
about my mother and my family.

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Well, it's true
that these tensions
have got worse

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since India is preparing
for independence.

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This has created the violence,

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but it is between
the Hindus and Muslims.

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It really has nothing to do
with your family.

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I don't really think
you have to worry.

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But I'm still scared, Sister.

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Well, try not to be, hmm?

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This will all
resolve itself soon,
we hope-- we pray.

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(bell ringing)
Right. We must finish.

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Sister, do you have a minute?

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Yes, Deepa.

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(sighs) Sister,
aren't you worried?

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No.
Trust in God, Deepa.

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He's watching over us.

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Sister, but my father says
that the Christians in India
are a minority

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and anything can happen to them,
given what's been going on.

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That's why my father
wants me to stay here,

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inside the walls
of the convent grounds--

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so that I'm safe here--

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and not return home
until all this is over.

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Hmm. Well, he's quite right.
I agree with him.

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You are safe here, hmm?

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But if you have any more
questions, you can always
talk to Father van Exem.

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Hmm?
Okay.

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In the meantime,
try not to worry.

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Hmm?

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Sister.

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Thank you.

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Thank you, Sister.

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(chattering)

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Someone sick, Sister?

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No.

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Do you want me
to take some food
to their room?

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No. I'll take care of it.
Thank you, Sister.

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(loud chattering)

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(chattering)

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(shouts)

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What are you doing
out here, Sister? It's not
safe for you to be out here.

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These people
are hungry, desperate.

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You need to get back
inside the convent.

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But I wanted to take
these people some food.

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Yes, yes.
(shouts)

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Sister, last week,
for three days,

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Hindus and Muslims rampaged
through a neighborhood
not far from here.

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They killed
anyone they found
on the opposite side.

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(shouts)

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The troops had to restore order.

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You cannot come
out here again, Sister.
Do you understand?

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You need to get back
inside the convent.

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Please pray that peace
will be restored.

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Yes, I will pray.
Thank you.

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Please, go to
the convent, Sister.

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Is everything all right, Sister?

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Yes, Mother General.

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I heard you went outside
the convent this morning.

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Yes.

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Yes, I wanted to give food
to a family that is hungry.

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I'm sorry. I know
I should not go outside.

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When you returned,
you were troubled,
I am told.

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Are you sure you're all right?

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Yes, thank you.

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But to tell truth,
Mother General,

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I keep thinking about
those people out there.

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I see them
from my classroom window.

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I want to help.

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But there are so many of them.
You can't help them all.

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But we can help some.

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I feel ashamed
not at least to try.

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They're very, very hungry.
They have nothing.

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Our vocation
is to teach young girls.

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That is our calling, Sister.

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My mother reminded me
of my calling.

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"Dearest daughter,

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Do not forget you went out there
to help the poor."

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What are you saying,
Sister Teresa?

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I don't know.

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I love teaching.
I love being a nun.

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But I must do something.

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Surely God must love the poor
outside these walls

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as much as he loves
privileged girls
inside the walls.

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I believe
you're going on a retreat
in the next few days.

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Yes.

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I will ask God what I am to do.

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(horn blows)

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(man on speakers, faint)

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I think I'll take this one.

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Tell--
Tell Mother General
not to worry.

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Have a restful retreat,
Sister Teresa.
God be with you.

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Thank you.
God bless you.

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(engine hissing)

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(horn blowing)

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VAN EXEM:
It was on this train,
en route to Darjeeling,

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that she had
a life-changing moment.

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She received what she took
as a message from God

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to go serve
the poorest of the poor
and live among them.

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She referred to it
as the call within a call--

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to give up everything
and to follow him
into the slums.

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And she said
she knew it was his will,
that she had to do it.

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But it would have to be
the decision of the church.

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MOTHER GENERAL: What do you mean
you heard the voice of God?

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I heard a voice on the train.

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It was not audible,
but was very clear, direct.

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It told me that I must leave
the solace of the convent

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and give my life
to serve the poor,
to live among the poor.

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It was a command
that I must follow Christ
into the slums

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and serve him by serving
the poorest of the poor.

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You seem to have forgotten
the vows you took as
a cloistered nun, Sister.

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Among the vows
was poverty, chastity

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and obedience.

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Yes, I know, Mother General.

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But I also know it is his will,

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and I have to follow him.

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It is a call within a call.

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I would like to apply
for exclaustration.

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This way, I can remain
in Loreto order

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and continue to live by my vows.

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What I'm asking is permission
to work outside the walls.

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You know very well
that cloistered nuns
cannot go outside the walls.

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You are the principal
of our school.

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The girls depend on you
and love you.

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They don't even mind
when you are strict.

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So, what are you saying?

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Are you asking for
permission to be released
from your duties?

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Are you asking for
permission to be released
from your vows?

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No, no.
I want to remain a nun.

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But all I'm asking
is to be allowed to work
with the poor. That is all.

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Mother General,

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there are people starving
right outside our door.

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I see them every day
from my window.

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It is--

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It is terrible sight.

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How can we ignore that?

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Where is all this
suddenly coming from?

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Well, it's not so sudden.

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Before I became a nun,
I wanted to be a missionary.

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I wanted to go out
and give the life of Christ

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to people in
the missionary countries.

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At that time,
when I was a girl
in Skopje, Yugoslavia,

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I read there were missionaries
who were going to India.

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So, you see.

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It was always
what I wanted to do--

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to serve the poor
purely for the love of God.

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And then,

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on the train to Darjeeling,

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the voice was very clear.

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Clear.

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I cannot ignore this.

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I will speak
to Archbishop Périer
about this,

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and we'll see what he
has to say about it.

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If he agrees,
then it's up to him to take
your request to the Vatican

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when he visits next month.

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Thank you.

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Thank you, Mother General.
Thank you.

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MAN:
Your Eminence.

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Violence
in my quarter of Delhi
has become endemic

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due to unjust
social structures
and practices.

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They need to be
identified and abolished
to ensure lasting peace.

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That's all I have,
Your Eminence.

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Thank you.

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Your Eminence, there are
a number of items that I'd like
to go over with you today,

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but first I would like
to discuss the matter

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concerning one of our nuns
of our Loreto order--

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the principal
of the convent school
Saint Mary's.

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Her name is Sister Teresa,

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and she is seeking permission
to go outside of
the convent walls

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to give help to the poor,
or as she calls it,
serve the poor.

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It is a matter that was
brought to my attention

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by the convent's mother general.

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Sister Teresa says that
she heard the voice of God

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telling her to follow Christ
into the slums.

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Has she said anything
like this before?

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No, Your Eminence.

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She is one
of the most respected
teachers at the school.

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She just feels that
she has to follow the command
of the voice she heard--

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that of God.

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She feels
it is a second calling.

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She would not question
ecclesiastical authority

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00:20:38,619 --> 00:20:41,805
and has been waiting
without complaint for me
to speak to you

250
00:20:41,873 --> 00:20:43,740
and get the Church's decision.

251
00:20:43,808 --> 00:20:46,377
And she knows that nuns,
once cloistered,

252
00:20:46,444 --> 00:20:48,679
cannot be allowed
to leave the convent?

253
00:20:48,747 --> 00:20:52,966
Yes, Your Eminence, which is why
she's seeking exclaustration.

254
00:20:59,140 --> 00:21:02,075
Have her write a letter
to the Holy Father.

255
00:21:02,143 --> 00:21:04,077
Bring that letter to me.

256
00:21:04,145 --> 00:21:06,663
She has already
written a letter,
Your Eminence.

257
00:21:07,281 --> 00:21:08,898
I have given my blessing,

258
00:21:08,966 --> 00:21:12,436
and the mother general
gave her permission
to write to Rome.

259
00:21:33,124 --> 00:21:38,261
"To the Holy Father,
Pope Pius XII, Rome, Italy.

260
00:21:39,097 --> 00:21:41,298
I have a vocation.

261
00:21:41,366 --> 00:21:46,153
God has called me
to give up all and to
surrender myself to him

262
00:21:47,372 --> 00:21:50,907
in the service
of the poorest of the poor
in the slums.

263
00:21:51,793 --> 00:21:55,028
Please allow me
to be released from my vows

264
00:21:55,096 --> 00:21:57,213
so that I may pursue
my vocation.

265
00:21:57,748 --> 00:22:01,401
Sister Teresa, Loreto, Entally,

266
00:22:01,469 --> 00:22:03,637
Calcutta, India."

267
00:22:20,254 --> 00:22:22,422
On this historic day,

268
00:22:22,490 --> 00:22:27,611
India takes her place as
a free and independent nation.

269
00:22:27,679 --> 00:22:30,981
Freedom-loving people
everywhere

270
00:22:31,048 --> 00:22:33,484
will wish to share
in your celebration.

271
00:22:34,386 --> 00:22:36,253
In this historic moment,

272
00:22:36,320 --> 00:22:40,724
let us not forget all that India
owes Mahatma Gandhi.

273
00:22:40,792 --> 00:22:43,360
(applauding)

274
00:23:09,303 --> 00:23:11,905
So, how was New Delhi?
I got the story,
got it to London.

275
00:23:11,973 --> 00:23:14,174
But I have a feeling
this is where the action's
going to be.

276
00:23:14,241 --> 00:23:17,044
I agree,
especially with Gandhi here
and against partition.

277
00:23:57,484 --> 00:24:00,087
♪♪ (children singing
in foreign language)

278
00:24:16,203 --> 00:24:18,205
♪♪ (continues)

279
00:24:25,012 --> 00:24:26,947
♪♪ (singing ends)

280
00:24:32,719 --> 00:24:35,488
It's God's will, Mother General.

281
00:24:35,556 --> 00:24:39,525
I cannot ignore.
I have to follow his will.

282
00:24:39,593 --> 00:24:43,163
The archbishop took
your letter to the cardinal
four months ago,

283
00:24:43,230 --> 00:24:45,482
and there's no word
back from Rome.

284
00:24:46,984 --> 00:24:50,720
I believe
the only way for you to
go outside these walls

285
00:24:50,788 --> 00:24:53,440
is to apply for a decree
of secularization.

286
00:24:57,878 --> 00:24:59,379
You mean

287
00:25:00,781 --> 00:25:02,382
leave the order?

288
00:25:04,185 --> 00:25:07,820
Well, if you are
so keen to go beyond
these walls, then yes.

289
00:25:07,888 --> 00:25:10,123
Yes, I do think
it is the only way.

290
00:25:12,093 --> 00:25:16,630
I have lived here as a nun
for 16 years.

291
00:25:17,665 --> 00:25:19,165
Mother General, I--

292
00:25:20,200 --> 00:25:22,568
Loreto order is my family.

293
00:25:22,637 --> 00:25:24,270
I cannot just leave.

294
00:25:24,338 --> 00:25:27,958
I cannot give up my life
as a nun.

295
00:25:28,025 --> 00:25:30,259
Then stop this foolishness.

296
00:25:30,327 --> 00:25:32,462
You are a cloistered nun.

297
00:25:32,530 --> 00:25:35,131
They are not going to make
an exception for you

298
00:25:35,199 --> 00:25:37,467
and let you break your vows.

299
00:25:47,895 --> 00:25:50,030
It's God's will, Mother General,

300
00:25:51,265 --> 00:25:52,765
not mine.

301
00:25:53,634 --> 00:25:55,868
I will trust in God.

302
00:26:02,960 --> 00:26:06,162
I will wait to hear
from Vatican,

303
00:26:06,230 --> 00:26:07,831
and I will pray.

304
00:26:16,874 --> 00:26:20,143
India and Pakistan
have officially joined
the family of nations.

305
00:26:20,210 --> 00:26:21,745
It's amazing.

306
00:26:21,812 --> 00:26:25,165
I mean, India has finally
been given its independence
from the Brits.

307
00:26:25,233 --> 00:26:27,283
With that, it's going
to bring about problems.

308
00:26:27,351 --> 00:26:29,168
So you think India's
going to suffer

309
00:26:29,237 --> 00:26:31,404
under the burden
of its birth
as a modern nation?

310
00:26:31,472 --> 00:26:32,805
Absolutely.

311
00:26:32,873 --> 00:26:34,957
You've already
seen the consequences
of World War II

312
00:26:35,025 --> 00:26:37,444
and the aftermath
of the '43 famine.

313
00:26:37,512 --> 00:26:40,247
You can thank
the All India Congress Party
for that one.

314
00:26:40,314 --> 00:26:44,200
I guess what I'm trying
to say, Graham, you're gonna
be in Calcutta for a while.

315
00:26:44,268 --> 00:26:46,086
Hope you like India.

316
00:27:11,996 --> 00:27:13,830
Sister.

317
00:27:13,898 --> 00:27:16,599
May I talk to you
for a moment, please?
Of course.

318
00:27:22,456 --> 00:27:25,792
Laxmi told me that you're
going to be leaving us.

319
00:27:30,348 --> 00:27:32,249
Where did she hear that?

320
00:27:47,899 --> 00:27:49,265
Laxmi.

321
00:27:50,034 --> 00:27:52,268
Tell her.

322
00:27:52,336 --> 00:27:54,838
Are you really leaving, Sister?

323
00:27:57,507 --> 00:28:00,076
If it's God's will, child, yes.

324
00:28:02,630 --> 00:28:04,931
But why would you
want to leave us?

325
00:28:18,312 --> 00:28:20,079
(sighs)

326
00:28:25,820 --> 00:28:30,790
When I was young girl,
I went to Catholic school.

327
00:28:30,858 --> 00:28:34,794
And we had very good priests

328
00:28:34,862 --> 00:28:39,031
who were helping us children
to find our vocation.

329
00:28:40,901 --> 00:28:43,670
And it was then that I realized

330
00:28:43,738 --> 00:28:47,039
that I had the vocation
to serve the poor.

331
00:28:48,459 --> 00:28:52,762
This was 1922.
I was 12 years old.

332
00:28:54,549 --> 00:28:57,901
And I wanted
to become missionary

333
00:28:57,969 --> 00:29:01,071
and go out and spread
the word of Christ.

334
00:29:01,139 --> 00:29:06,693
But, instead, I became nun.

335
00:29:06,761 --> 00:29:08,494
I became teacher.

336
00:29:08,563 --> 00:29:11,565
And now I'm here
with you girls,
who I love.

337
00:29:14,185 --> 00:29:16,452
Now time for bed.
Hmm?
Hmm.

338
00:29:16,520 --> 00:29:18,121
Go to sleep then.

339
00:29:18,189 --> 00:29:19,823
Don't worry.

340
00:29:19,891 --> 00:29:23,827
I doubt I will be leaving
for very long time.

341
00:29:26,197 --> 00:29:27,697
(chuckles)

342
00:29:29,667 --> 00:29:31,067
(claps twice)

343
00:29:32,670 --> 00:29:34,170
(chuckles)

344
00:29:49,737 --> 00:29:53,506
(men shouting in distance)

345
00:30:00,280 --> 00:30:03,249
(shouting grows louder)

346
00:30:47,844 --> 00:30:52,765
(crying)

347
00:31:11,986 --> 00:31:13,486
Hmm.

348
00:31:14,554 --> 00:31:17,556
Take a letter, please.
Yes, Your Eminence.

349
00:31:18,925 --> 00:31:23,029
To Sister M. Teresa

350
00:31:23,097 --> 00:31:26,265
of the Loreto order, Calcutta.

351
00:31:27,267 --> 00:31:30,903
The Holy Father, Pope Pius XII,

352
00:31:30,971 --> 00:31:34,507
through
the Sacred Congregation
for the Religious,

353
00:31:34,574 --> 00:31:36,675
has granted you
permission--

354
00:31:36,743 --> 00:31:41,314
"...to leave Loreto
and begin your new mission.

355
00:31:41,382 --> 00:31:45,818
You have been granted
the indult of exclaustration

356
00:31:45,886 --> 00:31:50,222
authorizing you
to stay outside
the Loreto convent

357
00:31:50,290 --> 00:31:53,192
for one year or less,

358
00:31:53,260 --> 00:31:56,195
if a shorter period
is sufficient.

359
00:31:59,500 --> 00:32:02,835
You may keep
your religious vows
as a Loreto nun

360
00:32:02,903 --> 00:32:06,506
under the authority
of Archbishop Périer."

361
00:32:09,794 --> 00:32:12,378
Congratulations, Sister Teresa.

362
00:32:12,529 --> 00:32:14,230
Thank you.

363
00:32:21,439 --> 00:32:22,839
(kisses)

364
00:32:22,906 --> 00:32:25,942
It's God's will, not mine.

365
00:32:33,900 --> 00:32:37,303
MAN: Our main focus here
at the Medical Mission Sisters

366
00:32:37,371 --> 00:32:40,406
is to administer medical
services to the poor.

367
00:32:40,474 --> 00:32:44,310
We provide
a healing presence
to those in need.

368
00:32:44,378 --> 00:32:47,847
The patient
we're going to see now
is extremely ill.

369
00:32:47,915 --> 00:32:52,385
He has open sores
that are infected
and festering.

370
00:32:52,452 --> 00:32:55,088
You'll see a lot of this
in the slums of Moti Jihl

371
00:32:55,156 --> 00:32:57,023
when you get back to Calcutta.

372
00:33:02,930 --> 00:33:06,565
In cases like this,
their own families
won't take care of them,

373
00:33:08,269 --> 00:33:10,970
so they bring them here to us.

374
00:33:19,379 --> 00:33:21,614
(quiet gasping)

375
00:33:23,667 --> 00:33:28,671
The Medical Mission Sisters
have a tradition of taking care
of patients like this.

376
00:33:34,311 --> 00:33:36,345
Are you okay, Mary Teresa?

377
00:33:38,115 --> 00:33:39,982
Let's go outside
and get some air.

378
00:33:40,850 --> 00:33:42,351
Please.

379
00:33:47,758 --> 00:33:52,161
It's not a pleasant sight,
I know, and can be
very shocking.

380
00:33:52,963 --> 00:33:54,664
But you'll get used to it.

381
00:33:54,732 --> 00:33:58,551
Before long,
you'll be washing
those sores yourself--

382
00:33:58,619 --> 00:34:00,286
Yes.
and thinking nothing
of it.

383
00:34:00,354 --> 00:34:02,021
Yes, I know.

384
00:34:02,088 --> 00:34:04,323
I'm so sorry, Doctor.
Very, very sorry.

385
00:34:04,391 --> 00:34:06,792
Maybe we should
slow your training down
a little.

386
00:34:06,861 --> 00:34:08,561
No, no. No.

387
00:34:09,280 --> 00:34:11,097
Please, I will manage.

388
00:34:11,164 --> 00:34:15,201
I have much to learn
before I return to Calcutta.

389
00:34:15,268 --> 00:34:18,104
You're a nun, but you
don't wear a habit.

390
00:34:18,171 --> 00:34:20,006
And you aren't
called "Sister."

391
00:34:20,073 --> 00:34:22,709
No, I'm Mary Teresa now.

392
00:34:22,776 --> 00:34:25,745
I wear chira because
it's important for me

393
00:34:25,813 --> 00:34:30,216
to mix with people,
to be accepted.

394
00:34:32,119 --> 00:34:33,987
Are you ready to go back inside?

395
00:34:35,222 --> 00:34:38,157
Mmm. Yes, yes.

396
00:34:39,593 --> 00:34:42,094
Yes.
Right, let's
go back to work.

397
00:34:45,132 --> 00:34:48,234
You'll want to make sure
your hands are clean
when you prepare the wound.

398
00:34:48,301 --> 00:34:51,837
You take gauze,
dip it in sterile saline
or sterile saltwater,

399
00:34:51,905 --> 00:34:53,506
and then you wring it out.

400
00:34:53,574 --> 00:34:57,876
You put the gauze
in the wound,
pack the wound

401
00:34:57,944 --> 00:35:01,380
and then you cover it
with a gauze square.

402
00:35:01,448 --> 00:35:04,983
And then you wrap it up
with a gauze roll.

403
00:35:06,786 --> 00:35:08,854
You see?
Yes, Doctor.

404
00:35:12,292 --> 00:35:15,628
This patient
has an infection
in his abdomen.

405
00:35:15,696 --> 00:35:17,463
It requires antibiotics.

406
00:35:17,531 --> 00:35:21,968
We need to give him
an injection of penicillin
into his arm.

407
00:35:22,036 --> 00:35:23,670
Sister Margaret.

408
00:35:23,737 --> 00:35:26,389
First thing we do
is we get all the air out.

409
00:35:29,944 --> 00:35:33,145
Then we clean him
with alcohol and gauze.

410
00:35:34,982 --> 00:35:39,118
And then very gently inject
the needle into his arm

411
00:35:39,186 --> 00:35:42,254
and push very slowly.

412
00:35:42,322 --> 00:35:47,193
And when we're done,
as we pull it out,
we hold the injection site.

413
00:35:47,260 --> 00:35:48,828
Yes, Doctor.

414
00:35:53,250 --> 00:35:56,619
VAN EXEM: There was no doubt
that she had found her calling.

415
00:35:56,687 --> 00:35:59,088
Dr. Ahmed tried
to make her tougher,

416
00:35:59,155 --> 00:36:03,225
but there was no way she was
going to lose her compassion.

417
00:36:03,293 --> 00:36:05,845
And when she had completed
her medical training,

418
00:36:05,913 --> 00:36:07,746
she headed back to Calcutta

419
00:36:07,815 --> 00:36:12,535
and to the Little Sisters
of the Poor at the convent
of St. Joseph's,

420
00:36:12,603 --> 00:36:17,556
where she also stayed
while looking for a more
permanent place to live.

421
00:36:17,624 --> 00:36:23,428
Is it true that
she entered the slums with
five rupees in her pocket?

422
00:36:23,496 --> 00:36:26,015
Yes, that is also true.

423
00:36:26,083 --> 00:36:29,118
Five rupees was the equivalent

424
00:36:29,186 --> 00:36:32,855
of, say, one English pound
at the time

425
00:36:32,923 --> 00:36:35,975
or an American dollar.

426
00:36:36,043 --> 00:36:38,711
Makes you wonder
where she got the courage.

427
00:36:50,357 --> 00:36:53,226
VAN EXEM: On the first day
she entered the slums,

428
00:36:53,293 --> 00:36:55,761
she took with her
Veronica Gomes,

429
00:36:55,829 --> 00:36:59,698
a sodality member
of the parish of Santa Teresa.

430
00:36:59,766 --> 00:37:04,636
That was the church she had
been attending since returning
to Calcutta from Patna.

431
00:37:07,874 --> 00:37:10,627
Veronica took her
around Moti Jihl,

432
00:37:10,694 --> 00:37:14,397
the poorest, wretchedest
quarter of the city.

433
00:37:14,465 --> 00:37:18,851
It's the section which began
just outside Loreto.

434
00:37:18,919 --> 00:37:22,989
And they first
stopped at Taltala,

435
00:37:23,057 --> 00:37:26,725
another impoverished
neighborhood of Calcutta

436
00:37:26,793 --> 00:37:30,229
where poor Catholics
were known to live.

437
00:37:31,414 --> 00:37:34,300
Though she expected it,
she was still shocked

438
00:37:34,368 --> 00:37:37,420
at the extent of the poverty,
of the suffering.

439
00:37:37,487 --> 00:37:41,907
She had with her no money
with which to help them
otherwise.

440
00:37:41,975 --> 00:37:46,812
So all she brought with her
that first day in the slums

441
00:37:46,880 --> 00:37:49,898
was an abundance of love

442
00:37:50,650 --> 00:37:54,203
in her heart and in her soul.

443
00:38:00,828 --> 00:38:02,929
(insects buzzing)

444
00:38:07,217 --> 00:38:08,500
No.

445
00:38:08,568 --> 00:38:09,885
No, no, no.

446
00:38:09,953 --> 00:38:13,005
This is dirty.
No, you don't eat.

447
00:38:13,073 --> 00:38:14,840
This will make you sick.

448
00:38:14,908 --> 00:38:17,226
What are you doing?
Sick.

449
00:38:21,331 --> 00:38:23,999
Who are you to take food
from my child?

450
00:38:24,067 --> 00:38:26,652
No, I don't take--
What are you doing here?

451
00:38:28,722 --> 00:38:32,575
What is going on here?
The woman took food
from our child.

452
00:38:32,643 --> 00:38:34,894
No.
Who are you?

453
00:38:35,596 --> 00:38:37,730
I'm Mary Teresa.

454
00:38:37,798 --> 00:38:42,468
(speaking Bengali)
(Bengali)

455
00:38:42,536 --> 00:38:46,589
...your child
to read and write,
if you like.

456
00:38:46,657 --> 00:38:48,424
I don't want money.
No!

457
00:38:50,427 --> 00:38:52,862
We do not want you here.

458
00:38:52,930 --> 00:38:54,430
We do not need your help.

459
00:38:54,497 --> 00:38:56,732
We are Hindu.

460
00:38:56,800 --> 00:38:59,802
And do not
teach our children
about your god.

461
00:39:01,872 --> 00:39:03,522
Leave.

462
00:39:03,590 --> 00:39:05,374
Just a minute.

463
00:39:17,170 --> 00:39:21,507
This is not
a place for you,
a Christian teacher.

464
00:39:23,143 --> 00:39:24,960
You don't belong here.

465
00:39:26,129 --> 00:39:28,313
It's best for you to go.

466
00:39:31,234 --> 00:39:33,403
I may not be wanted here,

467
00:39:34,905 --> 00:39:36,639
but I am needed.

468
00:39:50,270 --> 00:39:53,105
TERESA:
Dear Father van Exem,

469
00:39:53,173 --> 00:39:56,475
I am beginning my work
in the slums

470
00:39:56,543 --> 00:40:00,062
while also looking for a more
permanent place to live.

471
00:40:01,164 --> 00:40:04,816
I have walked and walked
until my legs ache.

472
00:40:07,271 --> 00:40:11,690
I keep thinking about
how the poor must ache

473
00:40:11,758 --> 00:40:14,326
in body and in soul

474
00:40:14,394 --> 00:40:18,130
while looking for food,
for help.

475
00:40:20,550 --> 00:40:25,354
This work is far
more difficult than I had
imagined it would be.

476
00:40:26,456 --> 00:40:29,491
Never in all my life did I know

477
00:40:29,559 --> 00:40:33,696
there was such suffering
in the world
as I have seen here.

478
00:40:36,033 --> 00:40:38,500
VAN EXEM:
It was only nine months
after partition.

479
00:40:38,568 --> 00:40:41,220
The British had relinquished
control of India

480
00:40:41,288 --> 00:40:44,489
after nearly 200 years in power.

481
00:40:44,557 --> 00:40:47,793
So any foreigner at that time
would have been viewed
with suspicion

482
00:40:47,860 --> 00:40:50,796
and would be identified
with the oppressors,

483
00:40:50,863 --> 00:40:54,283
which the British
were considered,
as well as occupiers.

484
00:40:54,434 --> 00:40:58,971
So, for her to voluntarily
go into that world

485
00:40:59,039 --> 00:41:01,907
and overcome that suspicion,

486
00:41:01,975 --> 00:41:04,810
she had her work
cut out for her.

487
00:41:13,786 --> 00:41:15,654
(chattering in Bengali)

488
00:41:15,721 --> 00:41:17,923
No. Boys, boys, boys.

489
00:41:17,991 --> 00:41:20,009
I don't have money.

490
00:41:20,076 --> 00:41:23,846
I'm poor like you.
Hmm?

491
00:41:23,914 --> 00:41:27,917
Mm-hmm. But I do have
some food for you.

492
00:41:27,985 --> 00:41:29,485
Wait.

493
00:41:37,627 --> 00:41:39,461
(speaks Bengali)

494
00:41:39,529 --> 00:41:41,280
Atal Babu. Please.

495
00:41:41,348 --> 00:41:44,066
Atal Babu.

496
00:41:44,133 --> 00:41:48,604
These children,
I could teach them
to read and to write.

497
00:41:48,672 --> 00:41:50,422
Hmm?

498
00:41:50,490 --> 00:41:54,010
Those are orphaned children.
There are many of them
like that.

499
00:41:54,811 --> 00:41:58,164
Go ahead, teach them
to read if you like.

500
00:41:58,949 --> 00:42:00,298
Thank you.

501
00:42:00,366 --> 00:42:02,067
Atal Babu,

502
00:42:02,135 --> 00:42:06,404
I'm not here to convert
anybody to my faith.

503
00:42:06,472 --> 00:42:11,059
I'm only interested
to teach children
to read, to write.

504
00:42:11,127 --> 00:42:14,813
And to help. To help people
in what way I can.

505
00:42:31,948 --> 00:42:35,718
(shouting in Bengali)

506
00:43:16,809 --> 00:43:18,093
You want?

507
00:43:18,828 --> 00:43:20,696
You want? Come.

508
00:43:20,764 --> 00:43:22,865
Come.

509
00:43:22,932 --> 00:43:25,768
Here, here.
Come, come, come.

510
00:43:25,835 --> 00:43:27,335
Come.

511
00:43:28,972 --> 00:43:30,706
You want bread?

512
00:43:31,941 --> 00:43:33,709
You want?

513
00:43:40,833 --> 00:43:44,987
I am Mary Teresa.
I am teacher.

514
00:43:46,289 --> 00:43:48,958
You boys, you ever
been to school?

515
00:43:49,659 --> 00:43:50,826
No?

516
00:43:51,828 --> 00:43:54,613
You would like to go to school?

517
00:43:54,681 --> 00:43:56,248
Yes?

518
00:43:58,050 --> 00:44:00,018
Come, sit down.

519
00:44:00,086 --> 00:44:01,871
I will teach you alphabet.

520
00:44:03,874 --> 00:44:06,208
You know what it is,
alphabet, hmm?

521
00:44:06,993 --> 00:44:10,345
A, B, C, D.

522
00:44:11,431 --> 00:44:12,964
Come, sit.

523
00:44:13,032 --> 00:44:16,618
I will teach you.
We will learn.

524
00:44:21,758 --> 00:44:24,659
So, here.

525
00:44:31,818 --> 00:44:33,585
"A."
"A."

526
00:44:33,653 --> 00:44:35,837
Good. "A."

527
00:44:35,905 --> 00:44:38,340
BOTH:
"A."

528
00:44:43,463 --> 00:44:45,163
"B."
"B."

529
00:44:49,803 --> 00:44:52,171
"C."
"C."

530
00:44:52,238 --> 00:44:53,806
"C."
"C."

531
00:44:53,873 --> 00:44:55,207
Good.

532
00:44:55,275 --> 00:44:56,541
"A."

533
00:44:57,511 --> 00:44:58,911
ALL:
"A."

534
00:44:58,979 --> 00:45:00,746
"B."

535
00:45:00,814 --> 00:45:01,847
"C."

536
00:45:01,915 --> 00:45:04,249
Good.
Number four is--

537
00:45:08,587 --> 00:45:10,088
"D."
"D."

538
00:45:10,156 --> 00:45:12,675
Very good!

539
00:45:12,742 --> 00:45:17,245
We have now learned
first four letters
of alphabet.

540
00:45:17,313 --> 00:45:19,048
You want to learn more?

541
00:45:19,783 --> 00:45:21,416
Yes?

542
00:45:21,484 --> 00:45:23,018
Come.

543
00:45:23,086 --> 00:45:24,419
Come.

544
00:45:32,412 --> 00:45:33,763
"E."

545
00:45:33,830 --> 00:45:37,399
ALL:
"E."
Very good.

546
00:45:37,467 --> 00:45:40,202
You want to
learn more?
Yes.

547
00:45:40,270 --> 00:45:43,571
Come. Come join.

548
00:45:43,639 --> 00:45:45,391
Now we have

549
00:45:45,458 --> 00:45:48,060
"A."
ALL:
"A."

550
00:45:48,127 --> 00:45:50,062
"B."
"B."

551
00:45:51,281 --> 00:45:53,249
"C."
"C."

552
00:45:53,316 --> 00:45:55,568
"D."
"D."

553
00:45:55,635 --> 00:45:57,369
"E."
"E."

554
00:45:57,437 --> 00:45:59,321
Good.

555
00:45:59,389 --> 00:46:03,725
Now, you, which is this one?

556
00:46:03,793 --> 00:46:05,760
"A."
That's good.

557
00:46:05,828 --> 00:46:07,796
You want to learn more?
Yes.

558
00:46:08,682 --> 00:46:10,599
Come. Come.

559
00:46:15,005 --> 00:46:16,571
"F."
"F."

560
00:46:16,640 --> 00:46:18,073
"F."
"F."

561
00:46:18,141 --> 00:46:20,408
Good. Now, all together,
from beginning.

562
00:46:20,476 --> 00:46:24,513
ALL:
A, B, C,

563
00:46:24,580 --> 00:46:29,584
D, E, F, G,

564
00:46:29,653 --> 00:46:31,787
H, I.

565
00:46:31,855 --> 00:46:34,256
That's so good, everybody!

566
00:46:34,323 --> 00:46:35,824
Clap. Clap!

567
00:46:35,892 --> 00:46:38,060
Yes.
Good. Good, good.

568
00:46:38,128 --> 00:46:41,730
"But the crocodile
could not convince him.

569
00:46:41,798 --> 00:46:47,419
'At last,' he thought,
'Somehow I must get
the monkey's heart.'

570
00:46:47,487 --> 00:46:52,757
So he then thought
of a plan and he swam
very fast to the monkey.

571
00:46:52,825 --> 00:46:57,229
He reached
the jungle tree and"--
Atal is wrong.

572
00:46:57,297 --> 00:46:59,164
She should not be here.

573
00:46:59,232 --> 00:47:02,067
He should not let her
teach our children.

574
00:47:02,135 --> 00:47:05,370
She will teach them
about her Christian god.

575
00:47:05,438 --> 00:47:06,939
You will see.

576
00:47:07,006 --> 00:47:09,207
What is she doing here?
Why did she come here?

577
00:47:09,275 --> 00:47:11,009
A white woman?

578
00:47:12,312 --> 00:47:15,146
"The crocodile
could not convince her."

579
00:47:15,214 --> 00:47:18,701
Come, we'll speak
to Abu Atal about it.

580
00:47:19,836 --> 00:47:22,504
You want her to leave?
You talk to Atal.

581
00:47:22,572 --> 00:47:24,940
You want that
Christian woman here?

582
00:47:25,008 --> 00:47:26,742
I have no problems with her.

583
00:47:29,178 --> 00:47:31,830
They have nothing.
We have nothing.

584
00:47:31,898 --> 00:47:35,934
Maybe the Christian woman
can give them something
we don't have.

585
00:47:38,904 --> 00:47:40,405
You will see!

586
00:47:40,473 --> 00:47:44,242
She will teach them
about her god.
That's why she's here.

587
00:47:44,310 --> 00:47:46,078
(exclaims)

588
00:47:46,145 --> 00:47:47,912
(speaks Bengali)

589
00:47:50,583 --> 00:47:52,084
(exclaims)

590
00:47:54,687 --> 00:47:56,488
"'At last,' he thought,

591
00:47:56,555 --> 00:48:01,376
'somehow, I must get
the monkey's heart.'

592
00:48:01,444 --> 00:48:06,414
He then thought of a plan,
and he swam very fast
to the monkey."

593
00:48:14,774 --> 00:48:17,309
(child giggling)

594
00:48:35,294 --> 00:48:37,396
You, Christian woman.

595
00:48:37,463 --> 00:48:42,117
We do not want you here.
Leave our village.

596
00:48:42,185 --> 00:48:44,919
You are here
to convert our children
to your Christian god.

597
00:48:46,172 --> 00:48:48,623
Go home.
No.

598
00:48:48,691 --> 00:48:50,092
Go home.

599
00:48:50,159 --> 00:48:55,163
I am not here to convert
your children to my faith.

600
00:48:55,231 --> 00:48:58,133
This you must believe.

601
00:48:58,200 --> 00:49:02,621
I am only here to help,
to serve you

602
00:49:02,689 --> 00:49:05,858
and to give your children
possibility for life.

603
00:49:05,925 --> 00:49:09,428
That's all.
What are you doing,
Kavitha? Huh?

604
00:49:09,496 --> 00:49:11,563
What's happening here, Maharaj?
What are you doing?

605
00:49:11,631 --> 00:49:14,016
This white woman should go home.

606
00:49:14,083 --> 00:49:15,968
She's stealing
our children's souls.

607
00:49:16,035 --> 00:49:18,453
She is here to help
our children, Maharaj!

608
00:49:18,521 --> 00:49:21,223
She has not once
brought up her faith
or her religion.

609
00:49:21,291 --> 00:49:23,425
She only teaches them
to read and write.

610
00:49:23,493 --> 00:49:26,961
I've been attending her class
every day with my daughter.

611
00:49:27,564 --> 00:49:29,514
See?

612
00:49:29,582 --> 00:49:31,282
She is evil.

613
00:49:32,736 --> 00:49:35,036
She does not belong here.

614
00:49:35,104 --> 00:49:38,157
She's even managed
to influence her
with her devilish ways.

615
00:49:38,224 --> 00:49:40,325
Dinsha, go.
Get Atal, quickly.

616
00:49:40,393 --> 00:49:41,960
You want this
Christian woman here?

617
00:49:42,028 --> 00:49:43,595
You want this
Christian woman here?
(grunts)

618
00:49:43,663 --> 00:49:46,798
She will convert
our children.
You'll see!

619
00:49:46,866 --> 00:49:47,916
(shouts)

620
00:49:49,652 --> 00:49:53,021
(speaks Bengali)

621
00:49:55,775 --> 00:49:57,709
(Bengali)

622
00:49:57,777 --> 00:49:59,110
(Bengali)

623
00:50:05,585 --> 00:50:08,687
Thank you.
You're welcome, Sister.

624
00:50:08,755 --> 00:50:12,324
I'm Ashwani, Dinsha's husband.

625
00:50:12,391 --> 00:50:14,225
Oh. Ashwani.

626
00:50:14,293 --> 00:50:15,994
Oh, good.

627
00:50:16,062 --> 00:50:17,996
Come, come.
Yes.

628
00:50:23,369 --> 00:50:25,170
TERESA:
Dear God,

629
00:50:26,339 --> 00:50:29,441
I know you want me
to be a free nun

630
00:50:30,876 --> 00:50:33,278
covered with
the poverty of the cross.

631
00:50:36,282 --> 00:50:41,687
But I have been
experiencing doubt,

632
00:50:44,357 --> 00:50:45,857
loneliness,

633
00:50:48,361 --> 00:50:52,631
the temptation to return
to Loreto and convent life.

634
00:50:55,735 --> 00:50:59,638
But, today, I learned
an important lesson.

635
00:51:01,473 --> 00:51:03,508
I went back to Loreto,

636
00:51:05,044 --> 00:51:10,648
and I know I belong
with the poor.

637
00:51:16,288 --> 00:51:19,190
Of free choice, my God,

638
00:51:19,258 --> 00:51:22,260
and out of love for you,

639
00:51:22,328 --> 00:51:25,764
I want to remain with the poor

640
00:51:27,567 --> 00:51:30,802
and do whatever
be your holy will.

641
00:51:38,177 --> 00:51:39,594
Fella, stop.

642
00:51:46,702 --> 00:51:48,653
Sister?

643
00:51:54,076 --> 00:51:56,111
Shubashini!

644
00:51:57,530 --> 00:52:00,582
What-- What
are you doing here?

645
00:52:00,650 --> 00:52:02,500
I've come to help you, Sister.

646
00:52:02,568 --> 00:52:05,687
How did you know
where to find me?

647
00:52:05,755 --> 00:52:07,806
I heard that you were
at St. Joseph's Convent,

648
00:52:07,873 --> 00:52:09,941
so I went there
and met Veronica Gomes.

649
00:52:10,009 --> 00:52:11,843
She said I'd find you here.

650
00:52:11,911 --> 00:52:15,614
I brought some medical supplies.
I thought you might need some.

651
00:52:20,519 --> 00:52:22,837
Is it all right that I'm here?

652
00:52:24,890 --> 00:52:27,025
(laughing)

653
00:52:27,093 --> 00:52:28,343
Yes?

654
00:52:31,597 --> 00:52:34,565
Come, show me what
you have brought me.
Okay.

655
00:52:44,377 --> 00:52:47,679
(baby crying)

656
00:52:48,498 --> 00:52:52,017
(baby fussing)

657
00:52:52,085 --> 00:52:53,585
Ah.

658
00:52:57,023 --> 00:52:58,523
Thank God.

659
00:53:01,477 --> 00:53:03,128
She's beautiful baby.

660
00:53:03,196 --> 00:53:05,897
Yes, Sister, she is.
(laughs)

661
00:53:11,136 --> 00:53:13,672
Shubashini, are you all right?

662
00:53:14,173 --> 00:53:15,991
I'm all right.

663
00:53:21,547 --> 00:53:23,932
Come.
Let's go back in.

664
00:53:32,942 --> 00:53:35,877
YOUNG VAN EXEM:
Dearest Sister M. Teresa,

665
00:53:35,945 --> 00:53:40,531
I received your letter
and can only imagine
how difficult it must be

666
00:53:40,599 --> 00:53:43,868
to witness all the suffering
you are seeing each day.

667
00:53:45,237 --> 00:53:49,140
The work you are doing
is being talked about
in the city.

668
00:53:49,208 --> 00:53:53,812
The officials
at the municipality have
expressed their appreciation.

669
00:53:54,880 --> 00:53:56,881
I have given thought
to your need

670
00:53:56,949 --> 00:53:59,884
to find a more
permanent place to live.

671
00:53:59,952 --> 00:54:03,021
I've spoken
to Jesuit Father Julian Henry

672
00:54:03,089 --> 00:54:06,858
who told me that
he had suggested
you might live at Krishnagar,

673
00:54:06,926 --> 00:54:11,129
but that your feeling
was they might try to
make things easy for you

674
00:54:11,197 --> 00:54:14,265
because you know most
of the nuns and teachers there

675
00:54:14,333 --> 00:54:18,469
and it is your desire
to have no special treatment.

676
00:54:18,537 --> 00:54:22,607
May I suggest that you go
see the Gomes brothers.

677
00:54:22,674 --> 00:54:24,776
They are from Bangladesh,

678
00:54:24,844 --> 00:54:29,414
but maintain a house here
in the city at 14 Creek Lane.

679
00:54:29,481 --> 00:54:31,215
Talk to Nicholas.

680
00:54:31,283 --> 00:54:34,853
He's a devout Christian
who might be able to help you.

681
00:54:36,656 --> 00:54:41,426
You are very much missed
by the nuns and students
at Loreto

682
00:54:41,493 --> 00:54:45,263
who wish you the utmost success
in your mission.

683
00:54:46,599 --> 00:54:49,133
May God be with you.

684
00:54:49,201 --> 00:54:52,037
Yours devotedly in Christ,

685
00:54:52,104 --> 00:54:55,189
Father C. van Exem, SJ.

686
00:55:05,234 --> 00:55:07,402
Yes?
You are Mr. Gomes?

687
00:55:07,469 --> 00:55:10,555
Yes.
I am Mary Teresa.

688
00:55:13,009 --> 00:55:16,795
Father van Exem told me
you might be expecting me.

689
00:55:16,862 --> 00:55:19,130
Oh, yes.
Come in, please.
Thank you.

690
00:55:20,633 --> 00:55:21,933
This way.

691
00:55:27,106 --> 00:55:29,474
I thought you would be
wearing a habit.

692
00:55:29,541 --> 00:55:31,409
I was told you were a nun.

693
00:55:31,477 --> 00:55:33,645
I am a nun,

694
00:55:33,713 --> 00:55:38,182
but I wear a chira
so I can mix in with
the people of Moti Jihl.

695
00:55:38,250 --> 00:55:39,985
My work is with the poor.

696
00:55:40,052 --> 00:55:42,988
That's what
Father van Exem told me.

697
00:55:43,055 --> 00:55:45,356
What can I do for you?

698
00:55:45,424 --> 00:55:47,826
I need a place to stay.

699
00:55:47,893 --> 00:55:53,464
If you have something--
anything-- I would be
very grateful.

700
00:55:53,532 --> 00:55:57,468
My brothers spend most
of their time in Bangladesh.

701
00:55:57,536 --> 00:55:59,504
The upper floor is vacant.

702
00:55:59,571 --> 00:56:02,306
I'm sure they wouldn't mind
if I let you use
a room up there.

703
00:56:02,374 --> 00:56:05,010
That's very, very kind
of you, Mr. Gomes.

704
00:56:05,077 --> 00:56:08,079
I'm very quiet person.
You would not even know
I was here.

705
00:56:08,147 --> 00:56:10,248
I leave very early
in the morning.

706
00:56:10,315 --> 00:56:12,416
Coming back, returning
late in the evening.

707
00:56:12,484 --> 00:56:14,953
I will be no trouble.

708
00:56:19,074 --> 00:56:21,876
This is a room
you could use,
if you like.

709
00:56:27,599 --> 00:56:29,100
Oh.

710
00:56:30,435 --> 00:56:32,137
I can bring in more furniture.

711
00:56:32,204 --> 00:56:34,005
No, no, no.
Thank you.

712
00:56:34,073 --> 00:56:38,409
I think I would prefer
we move furniture out.

713
00:56:38,477 --> 00:56:40,929
I need very little.

714
00:56:40,996 --> 00:56:45,399
If it's acceptable with you,
I would just bring in a chair

715
00:56:45,468 --> 00:56:47,569
and some packing crates.

716
00:56:47,636 --> 00:56:50,304
These I can use
for a desk and a table.

717
00:56:52,274 --> 00:56:54,075
All right.

718
00:57:21,119 --> 00:57:23,187
Sister, I'm afraid he's dying.

719
00:57:23,255 --> 00:57:24,756
I know.

720
00:57:24,823 --> 00:57:28,576
A little bit of God's love.
That's all we can do.

721
00:57:33,582 --> 00:57:35,083
Yes.

722
00:57:37,019 --> 00:57:38,920
Help me to lift his head.

723
00:57:41,440 --> 00:57:43,674
Yes.

724
00:57:46,812 --> 00:57:48,579
(gasps)

725
00:57:48,647 --> 00:57:50,148
Yes.

726
00:57:50,216 --> 00:57:51,950
Shh, shh, shh, shh, shh.

727
00:57:57,122 --> 00:57:58,689
It's so sad.

728
00:57:59,959 --> 00:58:02,326
The greatest suffering
is to feel alone,

729
00:58:03,495 --> 00:58:05,864
unwanted,

730
00:58:05,931 --> 00:58:07,431
unloved.

731
00:58:08,333 --> 00:58:10,201
But he's not alone now.

732
00:58:11,370 --> 00:58:13,638
He's here with us.

733
00:58:43,002 --> 00:58:44,769
TERESA:
Dear Father van Exem,

734
00:58:44,837 --> 00:58:49,708
Thank you so much for your
introduction to Mr. Gomes.

735
00:58:50,743 --> 00:58:52,827
He is wonderful man

736
00:58:52,895 --> 00:58:56,080
and is allowing me
to stay in his house.

737
00:58:56,948 --> 00:58:59,333
He says I can use
the upper floor

738
00:58:59,401 --> 00:59:02,436
as the first home
for my charity.

739
00:59:03,773 --> 00:59:08,543
Today, Father Bawens,
the parish priest
at St. Teresa's,

740
00:59:08,611 --> 00:59:11,145
came by to bless the house,

741
00:59:11,213 --> 00:59:13,681
and tears rolled and rolled.

742
00:59:16,452 --> 00:59:19,955
I have been experiencing
great loneliness.

743
00:59:21,023 --> 00:59:24,059
After being at Loreto
for so many years,

744
00:59:24,126 --> 00:59:28,229
always surrounded
by nuns and students,

745
00:59:28,297 --> 00:59:33,134
I did not expect how alone
I would feel in my new life.

746
00:59:35,037 --> 00:59:38,889
I wonder, how long
will my heart suffer?

747
00:59:40,192 --> 00:59:42,193
Pray for me.

748
00:59:42,261 --> 00:59:48,233
Let me not draw back
from the sacrifice I have made
of my free choice

749
00:59:49,635 --> 00:59:51,302
and conviction.

750
01:00:16,896 --> 01:00:22,833
What is it, Sister?
This letter is from
Archbishop Périer.

751
01:00:22,902 --> 01:00:26,537
If I'm not
given permission
for extension,

752
01:00:26,605 --> 01:00:31,042
I'll have to go back
to Loreto, and we'll have
to give up this work.

753
01:00:32,744 --> 01:00:34,245
Read it.

754
01:00:44,290 --> 01:00:47,892
"Holy See has granted you
permission

755
01:00:47,960 --> 01:00:51,963
to continue the work
for three more years."

756
01:00:53,632 --> 01:00:55,133
God.

757
01:00:57,369 --> 01:00:58,869
Thanks God.

758
01:01:02,707 --> 01:01:05,209
(men shouting)

759
01:01:08,347 --> 01:01:11,048
(shouting in Bengali)

760
01:01:13,785 --> 01:01:15,620
Sister!
Sister, it's Kavitha.

761
01:01:15,687 --> 01:01:18,256
She's having a baby,
and something is wrong.

762
01:01:18,323 --> 01:01:19,823
Wait there.

763
01:01:26,064 --> 01:01:29,917
(crying, grunting)

764
01:01:39,277 --> 01:01:41,429
Kavitha.

765
01:01:41,496 --> 01:01:43,164
What are you doing here?
Get out!

766
01:01:43,232 --> 01:01:45,299
Maharaj, please.
I asked her to come here.

767
01:01:45,367 --> 01:01:47,368
She has training,
and Kavitha needs
her help now.

768
01:01:47,436 --> 01:01:49,838
Please let her. Please!
Please, Maharaj! Go out!

769
01:01:49,905 --> 01:01:51,405
Go out!

770
01:01:57,079 --> 01:01:58,813
Kavitha. Kavitha.

771
01:01:58,881 --> 01:02:02,633
(groaning, grunting)

772
01:02:08,040 --> 01:02:10,041
(screaming)

773
01:02:14,679 --> 01:02:17,581
It's breech baby.
Breech baby.
Sister.

774
01:02:17,649 --> 01:02:21,352
(Kavitha wailing)

775
01:02:27,810 --> 01:02:31,478
(screaming)

776
01:02:31,546 --> 01:02:33,514
(screaming continues)

777
01:02:42,591 --> 01:02:45,993
Shh, shh, shh.
Kavitha. Kavitha.

778
01:02:46,061 --> 01:02:50,214
(Kavitha groaning)

779
01:02:54,820 --> 01:02:56,320
(groaning stops)

780
01:03:02,227 --> 01:03:05,396
(baby crying)
(cheering)

781
01:03:10,335 --> 01:03:13,021
(crying continues)

782
01:03:31,623 --> 01:03:33,124
(fussing)

783
01:03:56,765 --> 01:03:59,466
(chattering)

784
01:04:50,385 --> 01:04:52,320
(no audible dialogue)

785
01:05:46,057 --> 01:05:49,026
(horns honking)

786
01:05:52,264 --> 01:05:55,566
MAN (on radio):
US cruiser Milwaukee,
a 28-year-old four-stacker

787
01:05:55,601 --> 01:05:58,486
comes home from
lend-lease duty in Russia.

788
01:05:58,553 --> 01:06:02,823
At anchor in Delaware Bay,
the warship is manned
by a Russian crew

789
01:06:02,891 --> 01:06:06,661
and is first of 31
fighting ships leased to Russia
during the war

790
01:06:06,728 --> 01:06:08,979
that will be returned
to the USA.

791
01:06:10,132 --> 01:06:12,133
(phone ringing)

792
01:06:16,138 --> 01:06:17,571
Hello?

793
01:06:17,639 --> 01:06:20,341
Graham, I've got a story
you might want to look into.

794
01:06:20,376 --> 01:06:23,961
A nun is doing some
interesting charity work in
the slums near where you are.

795
01:06:24,028 --> 01:06:27,582
Could make for
a nice human interest story
when you get some time.

796
01:06:27,649 --> 01:06:30,451
I'll look into it.
(clears throat)

797
01:06:35,373 --> 01:06:38,008
So, what is it you girls
wanted to talk to me about?

798
01:06:38,076 --> 01:06:41,746
Mother General,
we've decided that
we want to be nuns.

799
01:06:41,814 --> 01:06:43,514
That's wonderful news.

800
01:06:43,582 --> 01:06:45,817
Have you discussed this
with your parents?

801
01:06:48,453 --> 01:06:50,204
You think they would object?

802
01:06:50,239 --> 01:06:54,425
Well, my mother
has already objected.

803
01:06:54,493 --> 01:06:56,727
Why?

804
01:06:56,795 --> 01:06:59,997
Because she doesn't
want me to work amongst
the untouchables.

805
01:07:00,065 --> 01:07:03,851
And why would you be working
amongst the untouchables?

806
01:07:03,919 --> 01:07:07,104
Because, Mother General,
we want to work
with Sister Teresa.

807
01:07:07,172 --> 01:07:09,473
Yes.

808
01:07:09,541 --> 01:07:10,975
I see.

809
01:07:14,713 --> 01:07:17,064
I think I would listen
to your mother.

810
01:07:17,132 --> 01:07:20,851
- And what about your parents?
- I haven't told them yet.

811
01:07:20,919 --> 01:07:22,419
Because?

812
01:07:23,488 --> 01:07:25,355
Because they wouldn't approve.

813
01:07:25,423 --> 01:07:27,508
I know what I want to do.

814
01:07:27,576 --> 01:07:31,328
I've already been
helping Sister Teresa
in the evenings after school.

815
01:07:31,396 --> 01:07:36,266
My parents want me
to study in Europe,
but I want to stay here.

816
01:07:36,334 --> 01:07:40,404
I want to become a nun
and work with Sister Teresa.

817
01:07:40,471 --> 01:07:43,607
Go home and talk
to your parents,
and then come and talk to me.

818
01:07:45,944 --> 01:07:47,478
Go.

819
01:07:51,449 --> 01:07:53,717
Thank you, Mother.
Thank you.

820
01:07:57,706 --> 01:07:59,273
(door closes)

821
01:07:59,341 --> 01:08:01,775
VAN EXEM:
Mother General did not approve
of their wanting to work

822
01:08:01,843 --> 01:08:03,444
with Sister Teresa,

823
01:08:03,512 --> 01:08:06,447
and she made her feelings known.

824
01:08:06,515 --> 01:08:09,267
From the moment
the two girls told her--

825
01:08:09,334 --> 01:08:11,735
(coughs)

826
01:08:11,803 --> 01:08:13,804
Thank you.

827
01:08:13,872 --> 01:08:16,007
That they wanted to be nuns

828
01:08:16,074 --> 01:08:21,379
and dedicate themselves
to the work of their
former teacher,

829
01:08:21,446 --> 01:08:24,282
a concern
about other students
doing the same

830
01:08:25,217 --> 01:08:28,269
began to worry Mother General.

831
01:08:28,336 --> 01:08:31,939
And when Sister Teresa
got wind of that,

832
01:08:33,158 --> 01:08:35,225
she wrote me a letter.

833
01:08:35,293 --> 01:08:36,811
This letter.

834
01:08:39,047 --> 01:08:42,099
"Father, I am saddened

835
01:08:43,034 --> 01:08:44,735
as I write this letter,

836
01:08:44,803 --> 01:08:47,404
but you are
my spiritual director,

837
01:08:47,472 --> 01:08:49,673
so I must share it with you.

838
01:08:49,741 --> 01:08:52,576
Mother General is afraid"--

839
01:08:52,644 --> 01:08:56,880
...that I am a danger
to the Loreto nuns and students.

840
01:08:56,948 --> 01:09:02,252
Every means has been used
to not render any help to me.

841
01:09:03,388 --> 01:09:06,290
She has forbidden them
to have anything to do with me.

842
01:09:06,358 --> 01:09:07,958
(no audible dialogue)

843
01:09:08,025 --> 01:09:10,761
But still the students come.

844
01:09:11,897 --> 01:09:14,398
First, Shubashini Das,

845
01:09:14,466 --> 01:09:17,234
then Deepa Ambereesh,
then others.

846
01:09:18,269 --> 01:09:20,203
Every time someone new comes,

847
01:09:20,271 --> 01:09:23,707
there is anxiety
at Loreto convent.

848
01:09:25,176 --> 01:09:28,646
That is why I have made
provisions for those who come

849
01:09:28,713 --> 01:09:32,950
to study at home for the matric
and senior training.

850
01:09:34,019 --> 01:09:37,221
With all they do
to prevent them from joining,

851
01:09:37,289 --> 01:09:41,825
there are more and more girls
wanting to join.

852
01:09:41,893 --> 01:09:44,628
Your Grace, the situation
with Sister Teresa

853
01:09:44,696 --> 01:09:46,697
has gotten quite out of control.

854
01:09:46,764 --> 01:09:48,949
She's stealing
our students,
Your Grace.

855
01:09:49,017 --> 01:09:52,603
A total of 10 of them
have left Loreto to join her.

856
01:09:52,671 --> 01:09:54,805
Did they graduate
before leaving?

857
01:09:54,873 --> 01:09:56,623
Some did, some did not.

858
01:09:58,043 --> 01:10:00,010
Give me a number.

859
01:10:00,077 --> 01:10:02,596
Eight of them graduated
before joining her.

860
01:10:02,663 --> 01:10:04,314
Two did not.

861
01:10:04,382 --> 01:10:07,668
Well, you should
encourage them to graduate
before they join her.

862
01:10:07,736 --> 01:10:09,570
Other than that,
I don't see a problem.

863
01:10:09,638 --> 01:10:12,589
They would be
throwing away their lives,
their education,

864
01:10:12,657 --> 01:10:14,958
if they worked in places
like the slums.

865
01:10:15,026 --> 01:10:18,578
If they wish to become nuns,
they must join the Loreto order

866
01:10:18,646 --> 01:10:20,965
and follow the strict vows
that we all do

867
01:10:21,032 --> 01:10:22,766
and the vocation of the order.

868
01:10:24,669 --> 01:10:26,537
What is your opinion here,
Celeste?

869
01:10:27,656 --> 01:10:29,222
My opinion, Your Grace,

870
01:10:29,290 --> 01:10:33,093
is that these girls
are surrendering themselves
to God one by one

871
01:10:33,161 --> 01:10:36,330
and voluntarily choosing
to serve God through
service to the poor,

872
01:10:36,397 --> 01:10:38,231
as Sister Teresa has.

873
01:10:38,299 --> 01:10:42,519
I'm sure this is due
in whole or in part
to the influence and training

874
01:10:42,587 --> 01:10:44,939
they've received at Loreto.

875
01:10:45,007 --> 01:10:47,074
What better way
for them to serve God

876
01:10:47,142 --> 01:10:49,110
than to do so at the supervision

877
01:10:49,177 --> 01:10:52,412
of the former headmistress,
Sister Teresa?

878
01:10:54,866 --> 01:10:57,201
What is it you would
have me do, Mother General?

879
01:10:58,669 --> 01:11:01,171
The Vatican
granted Sister Teresa
an extension

880
01:11:01,239 --> 01:11:03,774
to the original time
it had given her.

881
01:11:03,842 --> 01:11:08,378
Your Grace, I would like you
to see that she does not
get another extension

882
01:11:08,446 --> 01:11:11,582
and that she be required
to return to Loreto.

883
01:11:17,822 --> 01:11:20,390
No, put them here.

884
01:11:20,458 --> 01:11:21,959
Bandage.

885
01:11:22,027 --> 01:11:23,928
Good morning, Sister.

886
01:11:23,995 --> 01:11:25,679
Oh, good morning,
Mr. Gomes.

887
01:11:25,747 --> 01:11:28,265
I see you've put
this floor to good use.

888
01:11:28,333 --> 01:11:30,217
Yes.
Yes, we have.

889
01:11:30,285 --> 01:11:32,085
Girls and I thank you.

890
01:11:32,154 --> 01:11:36,006
You're a very,
very kind, generous man
for letting us stay here.

891
01:11:36,074 --> 01:11:37,842
You're most welcome, Sister.

892
01:11:37,909 --> 01:11:41,511
This arrived yesterday.
I think it's for one
of your girls.

893
01:11:43,231 --> 01:11:46,700
Oh, it's for Deepa.
Yes, thank you.
I'll make sure she gets it.

894
01:11:47,418 --> 01:11:49,670
Have a great day.
Thank you.

895
01:11:52,824 --> 01:11:55,309
Let me show you.
Yes, Sister.

896
01:11:56,394 --> 01:11:57,778
(children laughing)

897
01:12:02,784 --> 01:12:04,719
What are you going to do?

898
01:12:05,887 --> 01:12:08,723
What can I do?

899
01:12:08,790 --> 01:12:10,591
(sniffles)

900
01:12:10,659 --> 01:12:12,593
They're my parents, no?

901
01:12:14,062 --> 01:12:17,264
But doesn't it matter
that you want to stay here
and be a nun?

902
01:12:17,332 --> 01:12:18,532
No.

903
01:12:19,200 --> 01:12:21,251
They want me
to study in England,

904
01:12:21,319 --> 01:12:24,154
get married, have children,

905
01:12:24,222 --> 01:12:27,307
make them grandparents.

906
01:12:29,444 --> 01:12:34,881
My mother finds
this caste system
we have in India acceptable.

907
01:12:36,317 --> 01:12:40,120
But I don't, so she just
doesn't understand

908
01:12:40,188 --> 01:12:42,889
why I would want
to go into the slums

909
01:12:42,957 --> 01:12:45,992
and work with
the smaller caste people.

910
01:12:47,395 --> 01:12:49,663
She just doesn't understand.

911
01:12:50,932 --> 01:12:53,100
I think you should talk
to Sister Teresa.

912
01:12:54,569 --> 01:12:56,537
Talk to her?

913
01:12:56,604 --> 01:12:59,973
She's in a meeting right now
with Father van Exem.

914
01:13:03,511 --> 01:13:05,011
Come on.

915
01:13:07,832 --> 01:13:10,333
I admire your ambition, Sister,

916
01:13:10,401 --> 01:13:14,004
but the last time the Vatican
approved a new congregation

917
01:13:14,071 --> 01:13:16,339
was a hundred years ago.

918
01:13:16,407 --> 01:13:20,343
I doubt you would
stand a chance of getting
approval from the Holy See.

919
01:13:21,513 --> 01:13:23,780
I would like to apply
anyway, Father.

920
01:13:25,116 --> 01:13:28,151
Are you not satisfied
with the three-year extension

921
01:13:28,219 --> 01:13:30,053
you were given
to continue your work?

922
01:13:30,121 --> 01:13:32,255
Yes, yes, Father,
I'm very grateful.

923
01:13:32,323 --> 01:13:36,193
But when the three years
is ended, what then?

924
01:13:36,260 --> 01:13:38,362
Must I apply again
for extension?

925
01:13:38,430 --> 01:13:40,397
And what if they say no?

926
01:13:40,465 --> 01:13:44,000
No, this work is
too important to abandon,

927
01:13:45,603 --> 01:13:50,674
and Mother General
is against what I'm doing.

928
01:13:51,676 --> 01:13:54,812
I'm afraid this
could have an effect.

929
01:13:54,879 --> 01:13:58,082
They might refuse extension.
No, I have no choice.

930
01:13:58,149 --> 01:14:03,486
I must apply
for recognition
as a congregation.

931
01:14:06,057 --> 01:14:09,343
I need to separate now
from Loreto.

932
01:14:09,410 --> 01:14:11,712
It's very clear.

933
01:14:13,098 --> 01:14:14,898
How many of you are there?

934
01:14:15,700 --> 01:14:18,719
Twelve.
Twelve now, more coming.

935
01:14:18,787 --> 01:14:21,856
The past 10 girls
were from Loreto--
students I taught.

936
01:14:21,923 --> 01:14:26,193
But then more came,
and we have doctors
and nurses, volunteers.

937
01:14:26,260 --> 01:14:28,562
They come twice a week.

938
01:14:28,629 --> 01:14:31,181
Yes, the more the work spreads,

939
01:14:31,249 --> 01:14:35,653
the more clear it becomes
it is his will.

940
01:14:37,822 --> 01:14:40,257
You know,
in order to be recognized,

941
01:14:40,324 --> 01:14:44,895
you would have to show cause
as to why a new order
is necessary.

942
01:14:44,963 --> 01:14:47,964
Yes, Father,
I have been working.

943
01:14:48,032 --> 01:14:50,016
Here are documents.

944
01:14:51,152 --> 01:14:53,637
And rights of constitutions.

945
01:14:54,906 --> 01:14:57,141
It's a draft proposal.

946
01:15:01,278 --> 01:15:03,847
Do you have a name
for this order?

947
01:15:03,915 --> 01:15:05,448
Yes, Father.

948
01:15:05,516 --> 01:15:08,836
The Missionaries of Charity.

949
01:15:12,006 --> 01:15:14,441
It seems well prepared.

950
01:15:14,509 --> 01:15:16,777
I'll finish going through it,

951
01:15:16,845 --> 01:15:19,546
then I'll get it
to Archbishop Périer.

952
01:15:22,350 --> 01:15:24,251
Thank you, Father.

953
01:15:24,319 --> 01:15:28,672
Your Grace, she even has
the city's municipal cooperation
behind her now.

954
01:15:28,740 --> 01:15:30,657
And a reporter showed up
at my office

955
01:15:30,725 --> 01:15:33,093
and wanted to know
how he could get
an interview with her.

956
01:15:33,161 --> 01:15:37,447
I think it's time
we demand she return to
her duties as a Loreto nun.

957
01:15:37,515 --> 01:15:41,701
Her applying for recognition
as a congregation is absurd.

958
01:15:41,769 --> 01:15:47,074
Your Grace, she has told me
she feels a separation
from Loreto is necessary.

959
01:15:47,142 --> 01:15:48,642
Separation?

960
01:15:48,709 --> 01:15:50,210
Yes.
Your Grace.

961
01:15:50,278 --> 01:15:53,147
But what about
her obligations,
her vows?

962
01:15:53,214 --> 01:15:57,217
She's requesting secularization,
an annulment of her vows.

963
01:15:57,285 --> 01:15:59,052
Secularization?

964
01:15:59,120 --> 01:16:01,321
Yes. She feels
it's the only way.

965
01:16:01,389 --> 01:16:05,609
Exclaustration would
allow her to retain her vows
as a Loreto nun

966
01:16:05,677 --> 01:16:08,178
should she not succeed
at what she's doing.

967
01:16:08,246 --> 01:16:10,614
Secularization
would rule that out.

968
01:16:10,682 --> 01:16:13,550
She would not
be allowed to return.

969
01:16:13,617 --> 01:16:15,385
She's aware of that, Your Grace,

970
01:16:15,453 --> 01:16:17,921
but she's confident that
this safeguard is not necessary.

971
01:16:17,989 --> 01:16:21,624
Her inspiration,
she's convinced,
is coming directly from God,

972
01:16:21,693 --> 01:16:24,561
so, to her, there could be
no question of failure.

973
01:16:24,628 --> 01:16:27,064
Leaving
the door open at Loreto
is not necessary.

974
01:16:27,882 --> 01:16:29,465
What's this?

975
01:16:29,533 --> 01:16:32,869
It's her application
for recognition
as a congregation.

976
01:16:32,937 --> 01:16:37,023
All the documents
are there, including
the rights of constitutions.

977
01:16:40,028 --> 01:16:42,262
All right, I'll go through it.

978
01:16:42,330 --> 01:16:45,132
If I find that
everything is in order,

979
01:16:45,200 --> 01:16:48,335
you can tell Sister Teresa
I'll pass it on to the Vatican.

980
01:16:54,759 --> 01:16:58,795
(murmuring prayer)
(knocking on door)

981
01:17:02,300 --> 01:17:04,918
As it was--
(sighs)

982
01:17:08,672 --> 01:17:11,174
What is it, Deepa?

983
01:17:11,242 --> 01:17:13,110
Do you have a minute, Sister?

984
01:17:13,177 --> 01:17:15,295
Yes, of course.

985
01:17:15,362 --> 01:17:16,879
Come.

986
01:17:29,227 --> 01:17:31,779
Sister, that letter
that you gave me?

987
01:17:31,846 --> 01:17:33,814
Hmm.

988
01:17:33,882 --> 01:17:35,849
It was from my parents.

989
01:17:36,550 --> 01:17:38,635
I thought so.

990
01:17:40,155 --> 01:17:42,990
And they want me to go home.

991
01:17:46,827 --> 01:17:50,164
They think what I'm doing here
is throwing my life away.

992
01:17:51,766 --> 01:17:53,667
And they're ashamed

993
01:17:53,734 --> 01:17:58,488
that I'm working amongst those
who are shunned by the society.

994
01:17:58,555 --> 01:18:00,056
Deepa,

995
01:18:01,092 --> 01:18:04,294
your family
is from higher caste.

996
01:18:04,361 --> 01:18:07,964
You must have known
this was possibility.

997
01:18:08,032 --> 01:18:11,117
Yes, Sister, but it's so unfair.

998
01:18:13,638 --> 01:18:15,639
This is where I want to be.

999
01:18:21,579 --> 01:18:24,864
What do I do, Sister?

1000
01:18:25,582 --> 01:18:27,634
We pray.

1001
01:18:27,702 --> 01:18:30,036
We trust in God.

1002
01:18:30,104 --> 01:18:32,706
God will give us answer.

1003
01:18:32,774 --> 01:18:34,424
Hmm? Come.

1004
01:18:35,292 --> 01:18:38,996
Get some sleep.
Try not to worry.

1005
01:18:39,063 --> 01:18:40,564
Hmm?

1006
01:18:44,719 --> 01:18:46,653
All will be well.

1007
01:18:47,956 --> 01:18:49,790
(sniffles)
Good night, Sister.

1008
01:18:49,857 --> 01:18:51,357
Good night.

1009
01:19:01,402 --> 01:19:02,985
(chattering)

1010
01:19:08,759 --> 01:19:10,260
Excuse me.

1011
01:19:10,328 --> 01:19:12,329
Are you Sister Teresa?
Yes.

1012
01:19:12,396 --> 01:19:15,265
My name is Graham Widdecombe.
I'm a reporter from London.

1013
01:19:15,333 --> 01:19:18,901
I'm in town
doing a follow-up story
on post-partition India,

1014
01:19:18,969 --> 01:19:20,970
and I've been hearing
a lot about you.

1015
01:19:21,038 --> 01:19:23,340
You're
a newspaper reporter,
Mr. Widdecombe?

1016
01:19:23,407 --> 01:19:25,375
No, radio.

1017
01:19:25,443 --> 01:19:29,812
I'm not very interesting,
but if you want to write
a story, talk to the poor.

1018
01:19:29,880 --> 01:19:32,782
Yes, but it's your work
that's being talked about
all over the city.

1019
01:19:32,850 --> 01:19:36,986
It's not my work,
Mr. Widdecombe.
It's God's work.

1020
01:19:37,054 --> 01:19:40,990
I'm just a pencil in God's hand.

1021
01:19:41,058 --> 01:19:43,360
But, Sister, if you could
give me just a minute--

1022
01:19:43,427 --> 01:19:46,830
No time for talk,
Mr. Widdecombe.
Lots to do.

1023
01:19:50,484 --> 01:19:52,602
"A pencil in God's hand."

1024
01:19:57,325 --> 01:19:59,409
TERESA, CHILDREN:
Arabian Sea.

1025
01:19:59,477 --> 01:20:01,811
Good. And to east
is Bay of Bengal.

1026
01:20:01,879 --> 01:20:04,147
ALL:
Bay of Bengal.

1027
01:20:04,215 --> 01:20:08,352
Very good.
Now, who can tell me where
on map is Calcutta?

1028
01:20:08,419 --> 01:20:09,919
Yes.

1029
01:20:11,456 --> 01:20:13,390
Very good!

1030
01:20:13,458 --> 01:20:15,458
Yes!

1031
01:20:21,499 --> 01:20:23,550
Make path. Make path.

1032
01:20:26,703 --> 01:20:29,856
What is it, Father?
Something wrong?

1033
01:20:30,524 --> 01:20:33,042
No, Sister,
there is nothing wrong.

1034
01:20:58,485 --> 01:21:03,640
We shall now erect their group
into a religious congregation.

1035
01:21:03,708 --> 01:21:08,411
We have with great care
scrutinized their way
of living and of working

1036
01:21:08,479 --> 01:21:10,814
and given diligent consideration

1037
01:21:10,882 --> 01:21:12,816
to the purpose
they have in view.

1038
01:21:12,884 --> 01:21:16,519
This earnest examination
led us to the conclusion

1039
01:21:16,587 --> 01:21:20,123
that there is
no other congregation
currently in existence

1040
01:21:20,191 --> 01:21:24,277
which answers the promise
which this new institute
intends

1041
01:21:24,345 --> 01:21:27,480
and that, consequently,
in erecting it

1042
01:21:27,548 --> 01:21:30,133
into a religious congregation

1043
01:21:30,201 --> 01:21:34,270
for the relief of so many
and in such dire need,

1044
01:21:34,338 --> 01:21:38,524
shall redound
to the greater glory of God.

1045
01:21:38,592 --> 01:21:43,146
In consequence, we do,
by the present decree,

1046
01:21:43,213 --> 01:21:45,214
to the greater glory of God

1047
01:21:45,282 --> 01:21:48,117
and/or the promotion
in these parts of the kingdom

1048
01:21:48,185 --> 01:21:52,188
of truth, justice, peace

1049
01:21:52,256 --> 01:21:54,791
and charity
of Christ the Savior,

1050
01:21:54,859 --> 01:21:58,661
erect and institute
a new religious congregation

1051
01:21:58,729 --> 01:22:00,797
which shall have for its name

1052
01:22:00,865 --> 01:22:05,051
the Congregation
of the Missionaries of Charity.

1053
01:22:16,814 --> 01:22:21,117
We welcome your new order
to the Catholic dioceses
of Calcutta,

1054
01:22:21,986 --> 01:22:24,320
Mother Teresa.

1055
01:22:59,891 --> 01:23:02,976
ALL:
We vow to care
for the hungry,

1056
01:23:03,043 --> 01:23:05,679
the naked and the homeless,

1057
01:23:05,747 --> 01:23:09,549
the crippled,
the blind, the lepers,

1058
01:23:09,617 --> 01:23:14,220
all those people
who feel unwanted, unloved,

1059
01:23:14,288 --> 01:23:18,024
uncared for throughout society,

1060
01:23:18,092 --> 01:23:23,229
people who have
become a burden to society
and are shunned.

1061
01:23:23,297 --> 01:23:28,418
Giving Christ's love
in our spiritual work of mercy.

1062
01:23:30,938 --> 01:23:35,475
♪ The night is dark ♪

1063
01:23:35,543 --> 01:23:40,730
♪ And I am far from home ♪

1064
01:23:40,798 --> 01:23:43,416
The body of Christ.
Amen.

1065
01:23:43,483 --> 01:23:47,053
♪ Lead thou me on ♪

1066
01:23:47,121 --> 01:23:49,189
The body of Christ.
Amen.

1067
01:23:49,256 --> 01:23:52,258
♪ Keep thou my feet ♪

1068
01:23:52,326 --> 01:23:54,160
The body of Christ.
Amen.

1069
01:23:54,228 --> 01:23:56,796
♪ I do not ask to see ♪

1070
01:23:57,515 --> 01:24:02,118
♪ The distant scene ♪

1071
01:24:02,186 --> 01:24:07,590
♪ One step enough for me ♪

1072
01:24:09,493 --> 01:24:13,864
VAN EXEM:
Mother's belief in prayer was
the foundation of her faith.

1073
01:24:13,931 --> 01:24:18,034
She believed prayer
was food for the soul

1074
01:24:18,102 --> 01:24:21,755
and, if you prayed deeply,
your prayer would be answered.

1075
01:24:21,823 --> 01:24:26,642
So, the call
that she got on the train

1076
01:24:26,710 --> 01:24:28,711
in 1946

1077
01:24:28,779 --> 01:24:33,216
was now officially recognized
and confirmed by the church.

1078
01:24:33,283 --> 01:24:34,651
Yes.

1079
01:24:34,719 --> 01:24:36,820
And she was humbled,

1080
01:24:36,887 --> 01:24:39,088
seeing all that God had done.

1081
01:24:39,156 --> 01:24:43,960
Mother had been walking
through an impoverished
neighborhood in Calcutta,

1082
01:24:44,028 --> 01:24:49,398
and she came upon a poor soul
who was dying in the street.

1083
01:24:49,466 --> 01:24:53,820
A poor woman who had
been just left to die.

1084
01:24:54,839 --> 01:24:58,325
It was this incident
that motivated her

1085
01:24:58,392 --> 01:25:01,461
to think of creating
an official hospice.

1086
01:25:08,902 --> 01:25:11,972
(chattering)
(phone ringing)

1087
01:25:12,039 --> 01:25:15,475
Excuse me.
The health officer
will see you now.

1088
01:25:15,542 --> 01:25:17,477
This way, please.

1089
01:25:25,452 --> 01:25:27,103
(speaks Bengali)
(Bengali)

1090
01:25:31,007 --> 01:25:32,726
Sit down.
Thank you.

1091
01:25:35,863 --> 01:25:38,665
So, Mother Teresa,

1092
01:25:38,733 --> 01:25:42,602
you've made quite an impression
on the authorities in the city

1093
01:25:42,670 --> 01:25:46,005
and I've been asked
to accommodate you
in any way I can.

1094
01:25:46,073 --> 01:25:48,358
Thank you. Very kind.

1095
01:25:48,425 --> 01:25:52,161
We have a need for a facility

1096
01:25:52,229 --> 01:25:56,366
so we can bring the abandoned
who are dying on our streets in

1097
01:25:56,433 --> 01:26:00,303
so they can be allowed
to die with dignity.

1098
01:26:00,371 --> 01:26:04,357
Do you know of such a place,
and can it be made available?

1099
01:26:04,425 --> 01:26:06,092
You mean a hospital?

1100
01:26:06,159 --> 01:26:08,528
No. No.

1101
01:26:08,596 --> 01:26:12,365
A place where the destitute
who are left to die
on our streets

1102
01:26:12,433 --> 01:26:16,836
can be brought in
and given a bed and food
and cared for

1103
01:26:16,904 --> 01:26:20,239
and allowed to die
surrounded by loving people.

1104
01:26:20,307 --> 01:26:22,709
There are many on the streets.

1105
01:26:22,777 --> 01:26:25,278
The need is straightaway.

1106
01:26:26,063 --> 01:26:28,081
Yes, I see.

1107
01:26:28,148 --> 01:26:30,149
I see them myself every day.

1108
01:26:32,653 --> 01:26:35,322
If not a hospital,

1109
01:26:35,389 --> 01:26:37,040
what would it be then?

1110
01:26:37,842 --> 01:26:40,694
A home for the dying.

1111
01:26:45,098 --> 01:26:48,401
There is a place
not very far from here
that might work for you.

1112
01:26:48,469 --> 01:26:52,505
It's a building
in the precincts
of Kalighat Temple.

1113
01:26:59,329 --> 01:27:01,564
This is the building.

1114
01:27:01,631 --> 01:27:04,701
Is this something
that would suit you?

1115
01:27:04,768 --> 01:27:07,536
I would like to see inside.

1116
01:27:07,604 --> 01:27:10,039
It's an abandoned Kali temple.

1117
01:27:10,107 --> 01:27:13,676
If you like it, perhaps
I can arrange for the city
to let you use it.

1118
01:27:13,744 --> 01:27:16,312
I would be very grateful,
thank you.

1119
01:27:17,414 --> 01:27:19,348
There is a dharmsala inside,

1120
01:27:19,416 --> 01:27:22,218
a place where Hindus
used to rest

1121
01:27:22,285 --> 01:27:24,954
after their worship
of the Kali goddess.

1122
01:27:25,022 --> 01:27:28,257
I think it would
give you the space you need
for many people.

1123
01:28:02,276 --> 01:28:06,846
This is perfect.

1124
01:28:08,449 --> 01:28:10,266
When will we know?

1125
01:28:10,333 --> 01:28:13,753
I'll bring it up
in a meeting tomorrow
at the municipality.

1126
01:28:15,505 --> 01:28:18,975
I like that it was
a center of worship
for Hindus.

1127
01:28:21,011 --> 01:28:23,613
Would you like
to see the dharmsala?

1128
01:28:23,680 --> 01:28:25,481
Yes, please.

1129
01:28:26,617 --> 01:28:28,118
This way.

1130
01:28:29,186 --> 01:28:33,022
This is the place
where people would rest

1131
01:28:34,291 --> 01:28:36,292
after they worshipped.

1132
01:28:44,851 --> 01:28:47,387
Is this something
that would suit you?

1133
01:28:47,454 --> 01:28:49,389
Yes.

1134
01:29:04,205 --> 01:29:06,206
WOMAN:
Just think of Jesus.

1135
01:29:07,875 --> 01:29:11,510
Put your hand in his hand
and walk along with him.

1136
01:29:12,679 --> 01:29:14,948
Walk ahead.

1137
01:29:15,015 --> 01:29:18,718
If you look back,
you'll go back.

1138
01:29:21,505 --> 01:29:23,556
I'll miss you.

1139
01:29:23,624 --> 01:29:26,575
And I you.

1140
01:29:32,600 --> 01:29:35,101
I'm already homesick.

1141
01:29:35,168 --> 01:29:36,619
(knocking)

1142
01:29:36,687 --> 01:29:40,072
DEEPA: Mother?
Is everything all right?

1143
01:29:41,207 --> 01:29:45,478
(knocking continues)
Your light is on,
and it's quite late.

1144
01:29:45,546 --> 01:29:47,914
Is everything all right, Mother?

1145
01:29:47,981 --> 01:29:50,249
Sister Gertrude, come.

1146
01:29:55,456 --> 01:29:57,557
I was going down the hall,

1147
01:29:57,624 --> 01:30:00,760
and I saw there was light
coming out from your room.

1148
01:30:03,096 --> 01:30:06,433
I know you always
retire late, but it's
later than usual.

1149
01:30:06,500 --> 01:30:08,334
What happened?

1150
01:30:08,402 --> 01:30:10,336
Is everything all right?

1151
01:30:12,540 --> 01:30:15,107
My mother and my sister--

1152
01:30:16,777 --> 01:30:20,914
I was hoping they would
be able to come for a visit.

1153
01:30:22,716 --> 01:30:28,054
It's been 28 years
since I've seen them.

1154
01:30:28,121 --> 01:30:32,459
But Albanian government
has refused permission

1155
01:30:32,526 --> 01:30:36,095
for them to leave the country.

1156
01:30:37,364 --> 01:30:39,065
I'm terribly sorry.

1157
01:30:43,403 --> 01:30:47,040
So, we have to be up
early in the morning.

1158
01:30:47,107 --> 01:30:49,909
We must get some--
some rest.

1159
01:30:51,545 --> 01:30:53,646
Good night. Yes.

1160
01:30:53,714 --> 01:30:55,214
And--

1161
01:30:56,349 --> 01:30:58,618
And we have much work to do.

1162
01:30:58,685 --> 01:31:01,687
We must be up very early
in the morning.

1163
01:31:01,755 --> 01:31:04,657
Are you going to be okay?
Yes, yes.

1164
01:31:04,725 --> 01:31:06,792
We must get some rest now.

1165
01:31:06,860 --> 01:31:08,360
Go to bed.

1166
01:31:08,428 --> 01:31:10,229
Good night, Mother.

1167
01:31:15,786 --> 01:31:17,286
(door closes)

1168
01:31:20,023 --> 01:31:22,558
(men shouting)

1169
01:31:56,410 --> 01:31:57,910
Mother? Mother?

1170
01:31:57,977 --> 01:31:59,478
Hmm.

1171
01:31:59,546 --> 01:32:01,214
I don't know if you remember me.

1172
01:32:01,281 --> 01:32:03,649
I remember you,
Mr. Widdecombe.

1173
01:32:03,717 --> 01:32:06,719
Yes. If you have a minute,
I'd like to have
a word with you.

1174
01:32:06,786 --> 01:32:10,055
As you can see, Mr. Widdecombe,
we're very busy here today.

1175
01:32:10,123 --> 01:32:13,492
It's not good time.
But it would only take
a few minutes.

1176
01:32:13,560 --> 01:32:17,663
There are so many people
interested in knowing
more about you.

1177
01:32:17,731 --> 01:32:20,366
Mr. Widdecombe,
it's not about me.

1178
01:32:20,434 --> 01:32:22,435
I'm just doing God's work.

1179
01:32:22,502 --> 01:32:26,138
Yes, well, can we
talk about the work
you're doing here then?

1180
01:32:27,374 --> 01:32:30,876
Well, what we are doing here
is setting up a home

1181
01:32:30,944 --> 01:32:33,746
where people
who are dying on the streets

1182
01:32:33,813 --> 01:32:38,984
can be brought in
so they can die
with loving faces around them.

1183
01:32:39,052 --> 01:32:41,687
Wait. Mother Teresa,
if you would just hold up
for a moment--

1184
01:32:41,755 --> 01:32:46,024
Mr. Widdecombe,
getting interview with me
is waste of your time.

1185
01:32:46,092 --> 01:32:47,760
Hmm?

1186
01:32:47,827 --> 01:32:49,495
Look outside.

1187
01:32:49,563 --> 01:32:52,331
Come. Hmm?

1188
01:32:52,399 --> 01:32:55,901
The poor are everywhere.

1189
01:32:55,969 --> 01:32:58,437
Write about them.

1190
01:32:58,505 --> 01:33:02,841
That's the important story.
I'm just an instrument.

1191
01:33:02,909 --> 01:33:06,312
Yes, but the people
want to hear about you.

1192
01:33:08,248 --> 01:33:10,816
Are you going to
change to television,
Mr. Widdecombe?

1193
01:33:10,884 --> 01:33:16,455
I hear it's very big
in England now, maybe
going to take over radio.

1194
01:33:16,523 --> 01:33:21,160
That will never happen,
and I will never be
a television reporter.

1195
01:33:25,965 --> 01:33:29,368
This is not good.
Let's start again.

1196
01:33:31,037 --> 01:33:33,706
(angry chattering)

1197
01:33:57,564 --> 01:34:00,632
(engine starts)

1198
01:34:04,020 --> 01:34:07,656
VAN EXEM:
Archbishop Périer and I
had been getting letters

1199
01:34:07,724 --> 01:34:09,225
from Mother Teresa.

1200
01:34:09,292 --> 01:34:14,446
And those letters
kept getting darker and darker,

1201
01:34:15,549 --> 01:34:19,469
revealing
her spiritual darkness
was growing.

1202
01:34:19,536 --> 01:34:25,425
And getting news
like what she had gotten
from the Albanian government

1203
01:34:25,492 --> 01:34:27,210
certainly didn't help.

1204
01:34:27,277 --> 01:34:30,446
But she seemed cheerful
in her daily life

1205
01:34:30,514 --> 01:34:32,781
and tireless in her work.

1206
01:34:32,849 --> 01:34:35,518
But inside--

1207
01:34:35,586 --> 01:34:40,356
(sighs)
inside she was experiencing
a terrible emptiness.

1208
01:34:41,492 --> 01:34:46,245
The feeling that she
had been abandoned

1209
01:34:47,731 --> 01:34:49,232
by God.

1210
01:34:52,319 --> 01:34:55,337
Nathan, can you hear me?
We have a pretty bad connection.

1211
01:34:55,405 --> 01:34:58,257
I can hear you, Graham.
It's the way it always is.

1212
01:34:58,325 --> 01:35:00,576
Okay, just say when.

1213
01:35:04,998 --> 01:35:06,932
Go ahead. Anytime.

1214
01:35:08,685 --> 01:35:12,321
This is a somewhat unusual story
from what you are used
to me reporting,

1215
01:35:12,389 --> 01:35:15,691
as I am normally on assignment
as a war correspondent.

1216
01:35:15,758 --> 01:35:18,760
But here in Calcutta,
there is a growing awareness

1217
01:35:18,828 --> 01:35:22,431
of a Catholic nun who has been
doing charity work with the poor

1218
01:35:22,499 --> 01:35:24,400
that has caught the attention
of everyone,

1219
01:35:24,468 --> 01:35:26,769
from the local
municipal authorities here

1220
01:35:26,837 --> 01:35:28,537
to the Vatican in Rome.

1221
01:35:28,605 --> 01:35:31,073
Her name is Mother Teresa,

1222
01:35:31,140 --> 01:35:34,543
and she has
a growing number of followers
in her new congregation

1223
01:35:34,611 --> 01:35:36,645
known as
the Missionaries of Charity,

1224
01:35:36,713 --> 01:35:39,582
erected just two years ago
by the Catholic church.

1225
01:35:39,649 --> 01:35:44,837
What's unusual about her
is she won't grant me
or anyone else an interview,

1226
01:35:44,905 --> 01:35:48,624
believing that she
is an instrument of God
and doing his work.

1227
01:35:48,692 --> 01:35:51,460
She refuses to take
any form of credit.

1228
01:35:51,528 --> 01:35:56,231
To the locals
in the poorest sections
of this city, she is a saint.

1229
01:35:56,299 --> 01:35:59,285
But to a certain segment
of the Hindu population here,

1230
01:35:59,352 --> 01:36:02,021
she has come under fire,
if not threat,

1231
01:36:02,089 --> 01:36:05,307
as she has set up a home
for the dying in one of
their abandoned temples,

1232
01:36:05,375 --> 01:36:10,846
housing given to her by
the local municipal authority.

1233
01:36:10,881 --> 01:36:13,615
Mother, it's getting
worse out there.
I know.

1234
01:36:13,683 --> 01:36:16,952
But I don't really think
they'll do anything. Come.

1235
01:36:17,020 --> 01:36:20,155
But do you think
we should get word out
to the municipal authority?

1236
01:36:20,223 --> 01:36:23,909
(shouting in Bengali)
(cheering)

1237
01:36:26,012 --> 01:36:28,230
How are you today?

1238
01:36:28,298 --> 01:36:31,233
Why are you helping me?

1239
01:36:31,301 --> 01:36:32,868
(coughing)

1240
01:36:32,936 --> 01:36:35,104
I am Hindu.

1241
01:36:35,171 --> 01:36:38,808
Because in you, I see Jesus.

1242
01:36:39,543 --> 01:36:42,561
And I love you as God loves you.

1243
01:36:42,629 --> 01:36:44,497
Now lie down.

1244
01:36:46,850 --> 01:36:49,501
(angry shouting)

1245
01:37:02,382 --> 01:37:05,417
You just keep working.

1246
01:37:05,485 --> 01:37:07,019
Hmm?

1247
01:37:08,088 --> 01:37:09,956
Mother?

1248
01:37:10,023 --> 01:37:12,374
Mother, you can't go out there.
It's not safe for you.

1249
01:37:15,011 --> 01:37:16,595
Mother!

1250
01:37:29,559 --> 01:37:31,827
I'm going to
speak to them.
No, Mother. Wait.

1251
01:37:31,894 --> 01:37:33,512
Please wait.
Mother.

1252
01:37:33,580 --> 01:37:36,331
Mother,
please don't go outside.
We need to summon help.

1253
01:37:36,399 --> 01:37:38,583
I agree with
Sister Agnes, Mother.

1254
01:37:38,651 --> 01:37:41,120
The situation outside
has got out of control.

1255
01:37:41,187 --> 01:37:43,139
We need to get some help.

1256
01:37:43,206 --> 01:37:45,924
Please don't go out.
Please. Please.

1257
01:37:45,992 --> 01:37:49,712
(shouting continues)

1258
01:38:10,717 --> 01:38:12,100
(crowd quiets)

1259
01:38:13,236 --> 01:38:15,871
You are to leave
this temple now!

1260
01:38:15,938 --> 01:38:17,723
(shouting resumes)

1261
01:38:22,612 --> 01:38:26,048
This is our temple,
our sacred place!

1262
01:38:26,115 --> 01:38:28,884
You are desecrating it
with your god!

1263
01:38:28,951 --> 01:38:32,388
Please. Please.

1264
01:38:32,455 --> 01:38:37,659
Municipal authority
told us that we could
use this temple.

1265
01:38:37,727 --> 01:38:40,996
But if it is problem for you
us being here,

1266
01:38:41,064 --> 01:38:43,732
you should talk to municipality.

1267
01:38:43,799 --> 01:38:47,169
This place
is the holiest place for us!

1268
01:38:47,236 --> 01:38:50,338
Hindus!
(shouting)

1269
01:38:52,976 --> 01:38:56,195
You are not welcome here!
What you are doing here?

1270
01:38:56,262 --> 01:38:57,863
You are Hindu!

1271
01:38:57,931 --> 01:38:59,915
There is death in there!

1272
01:38:59,983 --> 01:39:02,034
It is impure in there!

1273
01:39:33,249 --> 01:39:34,850
What's going on here?

1274
01:39:34,918 --> 01:39:39,421
This Christian woman,
she is to leave this temple now!

1275
01:39:42,692 --> 01:39:44,276
Silence! Quiet!

1276
01:39:45,712 --> 01:39:47,846
And why is she to leave?

1277
01:39:47,914 --> 01:39:50,666
She does not belong
in our temple!

1278
01:39:54,137 --> 01:39:56,538
(shouts)

1279
01:39:56,606 --> 01:40:01,443
It is this Christian woman
who is taking care
of our dying.

1280
01:40:01,511 --> 01:40:05,114
If you took care
of those who are dying
in our streets,

1281
01:40:05,181 --> 01:40:08,984
perhaps municipality would not
have given her our temple!

1282
01:40:11,905 --> 01:40:13,805
That does not matter!

1283
01:40:13,873 --> 01:40:16,442
She is to leave this temple now!

1284
01:40:24,634 --> 01:40:27,168
It is you who has to leave.

1285
01:40:30,357 --> 01:40:33,992
All of you, go home!

1286
01:40:34,061 --> 01:40:38,830
The health officer
has given these people
this abandoned temple.

1287
01:40:38,898 --> 01:40:42,368
It is not a matter
for you to decide.

1288
01:40:42,436 --> 01:40:47,606
You will leave immediately,
or else I will summon
the municipal authority

1289
01:40:47,674 --> 01:40:50,076
and the commissioner of police!

1290
01:40:50,143 --> 01:40:51,810
Now go home!

1291
01:40:56,182 --> 01:40:58,150
Go!

1292
01:41:41,010 --> 01:41:44,079
VAN EXEM: Mother didn't
have any more trouble
with the locals after that.

1293
01:41:44,146 --> 01:41:49,050
The incident marked
the beginning of a lifelong
relationship with them

1294
01:41:49,118 --> 01:41:51,186
and her love for them.

1295
01:41:52,222 --> 01:41:55,457
Shankarsinh, could you
please help me to take--

1296
01:41:55,525 --> 01:41:58,727
Put it over there.
It's so heavy.

1297
01:41:58,794 --> 01:42:02,431
Mother's-- her trouble with
the locals might have ended,

1298
01:42:02,498 --> 01:42:08,503
but her spiritual
suffering had not.

1299
01:42:10,306 --> 01:42:13,775
There are letters from her
in this box

1300
01:42:14,477 --> 01:42:17,663
that give clear proof.

1301
01:42:17,730 --> 01:42:23,518
Of course, she would not
show her sense of loss
to the young nuns in the order.

1302
01:42:23,586 --> 01:42:28,123
And it was Mother's wish
that no one read
these letters.

1303
01:42:28,191 --> 01:42:30,259
She wanted them destroyed.

1304
01:42:31,527 --> 01:42:35,547
But the darkness she lived with

1305
01:42:35,615 --> 01:42:38,650
was an essential element
of who she was,

1306
01:42:38,718 --> 01:42:44,289
and her letters document
what she went through.

1307
01:42:45,425 --> 01:42:48,727
You are the postulator

1308
01:42:48,794 --> 01:42:51,463
for her cause
for sainthood, and I--

1309
01:42:52,765 --> 01:42:55,868
I want you
to read these letters.

1310
01:42:57,303 --> 01:43:01,373
There is no stronger testimony
to her holiness,

1311
01:43:01,441 --> 01:43:03,542
to her worthiness of sainthood.

1312
01:43:03,610 --> 01:43:06,478
And should these letters
one day be made public,

1313
01:43:06,546 --> 01:43:09,581
many people
who go through similar trials

1314
01:43:09,649 --> 01:43:13,017
will benefit from them.

1315
01:43:13,085 --> 01:43:15,954
I have been charged
with the task of postulator
for the cause

1316
01:43:16,022 --> 01:43:21,576
of beatification
and canonization
of Mother Teresa of Calcutta.

1317
01:43:22,912 --> 01:43:26,882
In the years
since I began my research,
I have gathered documents

1318
01:43:26,949 --> 01:43:30,652
and testimony
which have led me
to a conclusion.

1319
01:43:31,253 --> 01:43:33,838
She possessed depths of holiness

1320
01:43:33,906 --> 01:43:37,776
far deeper than any of us
might have imagined.

1321
01:43:38,778 --> 01:43:41,580
As you know,
I have been given letters.

1322
01:43:41,648 --> 01:43:45,751
Letters that she wrote
to her spiritual advisers,

1323
01:43:45,819 --> 01:43:50,172
among them
Archbishop of Calcutta
Ferdinand Périer

1324
01:43:50,240 --> 01:43:54,459
and Father Celeste van Exem,
her spiritual adviser.

1325
01:43:57,780 --> 01:44:00,615
The letters contain information

1326
01:44:00,683 --> 01:44:05,053
that document
her worthiness
of canonization.

1327
01:44:05,855 --> 01:44:08,907
The reality
of her life was this--

1328
01:44:08,975 --> 01:44:11,309
she suffered greatly,

1329
01:44:11,377 --> 01:44:15,848
stemming from her belief that
she had been abandoned by God.

1330
01:44:16,949 --> 01:44:19,618
Little was known
about her spiritual burdens

1331
01:44:19,686 --> 01:44:21,186
or her personal struggles

1332
01:44:21,253 --> 01:44:23,988
until these letters
became available.

1333
01:44:24,908 --> 01:44:27,109
They reveal
the spiritual turbulence

1334
01:44:27,176 --> 01:44:29,344
and intensity
of her life and work

1335
01:44:29,412 --> 01:44:32,580
over a period of six decades.

1336
01:44:33,249 --> 01:44:35,100
As her order expanded

1337
01:44:35,168 --> 01:44:39,004
with permission
from Pope Paul VI in 1965,

1338
01:44:39,072 --> 01:44:42,107
she took no credit
for her accomplishments.

1339
01:44:42,175 --> 01:44:46,845
She did everything possible
to divert the attention
she received to God,

1340
01:44:46,913 --> 01:44:50,032
insisting that
the work she was doing

1341
01:44:50,099 --> 01:44:52,767
was his work, not hers.

1342
01:44:52,835 --> 01:44:57,756
Her contributions in caring
for the sick and dying

1343
01:44:57,824 --> 01:44:59,558
and the homeless

1344
01:44:59,626 --> 01:45:03,178
made her admired
throughout the world.

1345
01:45:03,246 --> 01:45:04,679
(applause)

1346
01:45:04,748 --> 01:45:07,249
And though she was not one
to accept any awards,

1347
01:45:07,316 --> 01:45:11,837
she was named recipient
of the Nobel Peace Prize,

1348
01:45:11,905 --> 01:45:14,873
a ceremony
which she agreed to attend

1349
01:45:14,940 --> 01:45:17,175
only after being persuaded

1350
01:45:17,243 --> 01:45:20,746
that it would call attention
to the world's poor.

1351
01:45:39,232 --> 01:45:43,668
I'm very happy
to receive this award

1352
01:45:43,737 --> 01:45:46,671
in the name of the hungry,

1353
01:45:46,740 --> 01:45:50,542
the naked, the homeless,

1354
01:45:50,610 --> 01:45:54,012
the crippled, the blind,

1355
01:45:54,080 --> 01:45:55,580
the lepers

1356
01:45:57,016 --> 01:46:00,819
and all those people
who feel unwanted,

1357
01:46:01,688 --> 01:46:03,589
unloved,

1358
01:46:03,656 --> 01:46:05,524
uncared for--

1359
01:46:05,592 --> 01:46:08,226
the throwaway of society.

1360
01:46:10,196 --> 01:46:14,466
And as we are gathered here
together today

1361
01:46:14,534 --> 01:46:18,803
to thank God
for the Nobel Peace Prize,

1362
01:46:18,871 --> 01:46:23,592
I think it would be beautiful
to pray the prayer

1363
01:46:23,660 --> 01:46:26,528
of St. Francis of Assisi

1364
01:46:27,363 --> 01:46:30,715
which always
surprises me very much.

1365
01:46:30,783 --> 01:46:35,787
We pray this prayer every day
after Holy Communion,

1366
01:46:35,854 --> 01:46:40,659
as it is very fitting
for each one of us.

1367
01:46:43,630 --> 01:46:45,864
Lord,

1368
01:46:45,931 --> 01:46:50,034
make me a channel of your peace.

1369
01:46:51,237 --> 01:46:53,772
Where there is hatred,

1370
01:46:53,839 --> 01:46:55,840
may I bring love.

1371
01:46:57,042 --> 01:47:00,479
Where there is wrong,

1372
01:47:00,546 --> 01:47:04,683
may I bring
spirit of forgiveness.

1373
01:47:04,751 --> 01:47:07,085
Where there is discord,

1374
01:47:07,153 --> 01:47:09,421
may I bring harmony.

1375
01:47:10,323 --> 01:47:13,091
Where there is error,

1376
01:47:13,159 --> 01:47:16,261
may I bring truth.

1377
01:47:16,329 --> 01:47:18,563
Where there is doubt,

1378
01:47:18,631 --> 01:47:21,366
may I bring faith.

1379
01:47:21,434 --> 01:47:24,403
Where there is despair,

1380
01:47:24,470 --> 01:47:27,005
may I bring hope,

1381
01:47:27,723 --> 01:47:30,525
that where there are shadows,

1382
01:47:30,592 --> 01:47:32,744
I may bring light,

1383
01:47:33,813 --> 01:47:36,648
that where there is sadness,

1384
01:47:36,716 --> 01:47:39,284
I may bring joy.

1385
01:47:42,137 --> 01:47:43,972
Amen.

1386
01:47:44,040 --> 01:47:46,908
And, you know, I always wondered

1387
01:47:46,976 --> 01:47:49,844
if 400, 500 years ago,

1388
01:47:49,912 --> 01:47:54,783
when St. Francis of Assisi
composed this prayer,

1389
01:47:54,850 --> 01:47:59,888
that they had the same
difficulties as we have today

1390
01:47:59,956 --> 01:48:05,860
because it is very fitting
for us also.

1391
01:48:07,362 --> 01:48:08,863
Thank you.

1392
01:48:24,647 --> 01:48:26,314
BEN:
During her life,

1393
01:48:26,381 --> 01:48:32,287
she became an icon of compassion
to people of all religions.

1394
01:48:32,354 --> 01:48:36,908
Her work gave voice to the poor
in a way that was never
possible before.

1395
01:48:46,469 --> 01:48:49,588
Archbishop Périer believed
that her loneliness

1396
01:48:49,655 --> 01:48:52,290
and her feeling of abandonment

1397
01:48:52,357 --> 01:48:55,894
had its root in the mystery
of Jesus' mission.

1398
01:48:57,496 --> 01:49:02,000
The darkness she endured
was an essential element
of her vocation,

1399
01:49:02,068 --> 01:49:04,202
and the letters she wrote

1400
01:49:04,270 --> 01:49:08,006
an important testimony
to her legacy.

1401
01:49:14,163 --> 01:49:16,915
She requested
the letters be destroyed,

1402
01:49:16,983 --> 01:49:18,950
fearing that, to quote her,

1403
01:49:19,018 --> 01:49:22,720
"When the beginning
will be known, people
will think more of me

1404
01:49:23,790 --> 01:49:25,657
and less of Jesus."

1405
01:49:27,260 --> 01:49:30,328
To her, she was just
a servant of God,

1406
01:49:30,396 --> 01:49:33,198
God using her nothingness

1407
01:49:33,266 --> 01:49:35,267
for his greatness.

1408
01:49:58,090 --> 01:50:01,193
Today my work is done.

1409
01:50:01,260 --> 01:50:06,031
I submit to you all
of my findings, all my
documents and testimony

1410
01:50:06,098 --> 01:50:08,833
as we wait for a second miracle.

1411
01:50:09,752 --> 01:50:13,088
Based on my findings,
I must conclude

1412
01:50:13,155 --> 01:50:17,058
that I cannot imagine anyone
more worthy of canonization

1413
01:50:17,126 --> 01:50:20,662
than Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu,

1414
01:50:20,730 --> 01:50:23,397
Mother Teresa of Calcutta.

1415
01:50:23,465 --> 01:50:29,037
WOMAN:
♪ And I can barely look at you ♪

1416
01:50:30,106 --> 01:50:36,678
♪ But every single time I do ♪

1417
01:50:36,745 --> 01:50:42,984
♪ I know we'll make it
anywhere ♪

1418
01:50:43,052 --> 01:50:47,155
♪ Away from here ♪

1419
01:50:51,494 --> 01:50:55,130
♪ Light up, light up ♪

1420
01:50:55,198 --> 01:51:00,435
♪ As if you have a choice ♪

1421
01:51:00,503 --> 01:51:06,908
♪ Even if you cannot
hear my voice ♪

1422
01:51:06,976 --> 01:51:12,981
♪ I'll be right beside you,
dear ♪

1423
01:51:15,718 --> 01:51:21,223
♪ To think I might not
see those eyes ♪

1424
01:51:22,658 --> 01:51:28,930
♪ Makes it so hard not to cry ♪

1425
01:51:28,998 --> 01:51:35,286
♪ And as we say
our long good-byes ♪

1426
01:51:35,354 --> 01:51:40,208
♪ I nearly do ♪

1427
01:51:40,276 --> 01:51:42,277
♪ Mmm, mmm ♪

1428
01:51:42,345 --> 01:51:44,346
♪ Oh ♪

1429
01:51:44,413 --> 01:51:48,116
♪ Light up, light up ♪

1430
01:51:48,184 --> 01:51:53,471
♪ As if you have a choice ♪

1431
01:51:53,539 --> 01:52:00,295
♪ Even if you cannot
hear my voice ♪

1432
01:52:00,363 --> 01:52:06,701
♪ I'll be right beside you,
dear ♪

1433
01:52:08,204 --> 01:52:11,022
♪ Yeah ♪

1434
01:52:11,174 --> 01:52:14,942
♪ Louder, louder ♪

1435
01:52:15,010 --> 01:52:20,348
♪ And we'll run for our lives ♪

1436
01:52:20,416 --> 01:52:26,621
♪ I can hardly speak
I understand ♪

1437
01:52:26,689 --> 01:52:36,364
♪ Why you can't raise
your voice to say ♪

1438
01:52:36,432 --> 01:52:39,601
♪ Oh ♪

1439
01:52:39,669 --> 01:52:42,103
♪ Ah-ah, ah-ah ♪

1440
01:52:42,171 --> 01:52:46,290
♪ Ah, ah-ah, ah-ah ♪

1441
01:52:46,358 --> 01:52:49,244
♪ Ah-ah, ah-ah ♪

1442
01:52:49,312 --> 01:52:55,650
♪♪ (vocalizing)

1443
01:52:57,320 --> 01:53:00,505
♪ Yeah ♪

1444
01:53:03,292 --> 01:53:05,327
♪ Oh-oh ♪

1445
01:53:05,394 --> 01:53:09,030
♪ Light up, light up ♪

1446
01:53:09,098 --> 01:53:14,569
♪ As if you have a choice ♪

1447
01:53:14,637 --> 01:53:21,409
♪ Even if you cannot
hear my voice ♪

1448
01:53:21,477 --> 01:53:29,384
♪ I'll be right beside you,
dear ♪

1449
01:53:29,452 --> 01:53:32,320
♪ Oh-oh ♪

1450
01:53:32,388 --> 01:53:36,258
♪ Louder, louder ♪

1451
01:53:36,325 --> 01:53:41,646
♪ And we'll run for our lives ♪

1452
01:53:41,764 --> 01:53:48,102
♪ I can hardly speak
I understand ♪

1453
01:53:48,170 --> 01:53:57,011
♪ Why you can't raise
your voice to say ♪

1454
01:53:58,347 --> 01:54:03,818
♪ Ooh-hoo ♪

1455
01:54:05,521 --> 01:54:09,090
♪♪ (vocalizing)

1456
01:54:23,606 --> 01:54:25,907
♪♪ (ends)

1457
01:57:30,626 --> 01:57:34,796
♪♪ (man vocalizing)

1458
01:57:55,684 --> 01:57:58,786
♪♪ (vocalizing continues)

1459
01:58:33,989 --> 01:58:35,990
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