The Silent Strength of the Blessed Sacrament, by Maura Roan McKeegan

In 1996, when Mother Teresa’s health was deteriorating, she was often in the hospital. One of the priests who attended to her said that she always wanted to have the Blessed Sacrament in the room with her, and she was given that grace.

In the book Mother Teresa: Come Be My Light, the same priest tells the story of a time when Mother went into heart failure, and a tube was inserted down her throat to help her breathe and to relieve the pressure on her heart. When at last the time came for the tube to be removed, the doctor—who was not Christian—had an unusual request for the priest. …