Miracle in Manhattan

Miracle in Manhattan

A miracle which jolted the imagination of America

In Greenwich village on the east side of Manhattan Mother Teresa opened a hospice care for the aids victims whose family and friends had shunned them leaving them to face an inevitable and agonizing death.

 The miracle began with Mother Teresa's visit to New York Sing sing prison and an encounter with Antonio Ribeiro, Jimmy Natos and another prisoner. These prisoners were serving sentences for crimes of violence.

Mother Teresa met them in their cell and looking at their condition, she immediately took action, she contacted the then New York Governor Mario Cuomo and pleaded to him to release the prisoners and let these men die in peace.

Governor Cuomo had received several appeals in the past to release these prisoners due to their failing health conditions, but he had refused. But on hearing a plea from Mother Teresa, the unshakeable Governor Cuomo had a change of heart and within 24 hours signed a release order, releasing the prisoners. The 3 prisoners were immediately transferred to Manhattan hospital temporarily and then transferred to a new hospice care which Mother Teresa set up for them.

 Mother Teresa particular gift of opening doors was brought into full play.

"AIDS patient I work with are the modern saints" Mother Teresa

"AIDS patient I work with are the modern saints"  Mother Teresa

Mother Teresa was asked if she read books and works of saints

She replied: I find that God teaches us all we need to learn through our actions and our work.
But really I do not need to read many books now because constantly I am being taught by others.
The AIDS patient I work with are the modern saints, the new saints of the church.
As they grew in Jesus, their last days, hours and moments were so beautiful that for me theirs are the stories of the saints.