Kolkata: Braving heavy showers, hundreds of people from India and abroad bade adieu to Mother Teresa’s successor Sister Nirmala here on Wednesday, recalling the nun’s dedication and courage. Sister Nirmala’s body, placed in a glass casket with candles and wreaths at her feet, was kept at the Missionaries of Charity’s global headquarters Mother House where the funeral mass was attended by political and religious leaders, as also the poorest of the poor.
Sister Nirmala, Mother Teresa’s successor as superior general of the Missionaries of Charity, died on Tuesday following renal failure and heart complications. The mass was led by Archbishop of Kolkata Father Thomas D’Souza who spoke in glowing terms about the nun’s life and achievements, her deep spirituality and her love for the poor and the needy.
