To walk and meet a canonized saint is a wonderful experience, and that I did when Saint Teresa came to Manila. Yet many years before that, it was my visit to her home and that of the Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta that had a profound effect on me and my life. The anniversary of her canonization will be celebrated on September 4, and her feast day is that of her death anniversary on September 5. So, it is timely to reflect on her work from my actual experience of being part of it.