Hundreds, if not thousands of people, waited in the heat Sunday to get a glimpse of Mother Teresa's relics. At Saint Genevieve Catholic Church in Lafayette, the pews were filled, along with the sidewalks outside, as hundreds of people came to see the relics of a woman cherished around the world.
But, this isn't the first time her presence has been felt here in the Hub City.
"In July of 1986, Mother Teresa sat in the very first pew of our church. So for us it's very much a homecoming" said Father Curtis Mallet.
For one man in the crowd, seeing the relics was an experience that brought tears to his eyes. Father Joseph Brennan was close friends with the mother, and was greatly looking forward to this day.
"I feel that she's come home to us. And may the spirit of what she's about permeate our society" said Father Brennan.
As for those who waited in line outside, or sat inside the church which was quite warm as well, they tell us they'd do it all over again for a chance to see what they saw.
"It's not often something like this comes to our area. It's such an importance to all of us because we know how wonderful mother Teresa was" said Pamela Harrington.
Those in attendance had only five seconds to view the relics, but those brief moments were some they'd remember forever.
"Oh it was awesome. The chills, just the idea of being in the same presence of Mother Teresa was. It was just awesome. It was hard to explain" said Melissa Lewis.
The relics are currently touring the country, in honor of the one 100th anniversary of Mother Teresa's birth.
Katie Johnson
To learn more about Mother Teresa click here: http://www.motherteresa.org/layout.html
