Mother Teresa: A Beacon of Compassion and Service
Mother Teresa, born on August 26, , in what is now Macedonia, was a prominent Roman Catholic nun and missionary revered for her tireless devotion to serving the impoverished and marginalized, particularly in India. Her profound compassion and unwavering commitment to alleviating human suffering left an indelible mark on the world.
One of Mother Teresa’s most notable achievements was the founding of the Missionaries of Charity, a religious congregation within the Roman Catholic Church. Established with a noble purpose, this organization grew to encompass thousands of sisters operating in countries worldwide. Their mission, as articulated by Mother Teresa herself, was to extend care and compassion to those society had marginalized – the hungry, homeless, disabled, and neglected. The ethos of the Missionaries of Charity was rooted in the principles of selfless service and solidarity with the most vulnerable members of society.
Central to the Missionaries of Charity’s work were the vows taken by its members: chastity, poverty, obedience, and a unique commitment to wholeheartedly serving the poorest of the poor. These vows und
She made the decision to leave her family and become a nun at the young age of 18 with the desire to be a teacher. She traveled to Ireland and then later to India for her novitiate period. Once she took her First Profession of Vows, she was sent to Calcutta, India as a teacher at Saint Mary’s High School for Girls that was operated by the Loreto Sisters. The order was dedicated to teaching the girls of some of the poorest Bengali families and it was here that Mother Teresa learned to speak both Hindi and Bengali. Her hopes as a teacher was to help to eliminate the poverty of the girls through education.
By , Mother Teresa took her Final Profession of Vows to a life of chastity, poverty and obedience and it was at that time that, as a nun, she took on the Loreto nun’s title of ‘Mother’. She continued to teach in the school and in became the school principal and she was loved by many for her kindness and devotion to education.
It was in that Mother Teresa experienced something that would change her life. While riding on a train from Calcutta for a retreat, she said Christ spoke to her and told her to leave the teaching work that she was doing and work in the Calcutta slums
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Who Was Mother Teresa?
Nun and missionary Mother Teresa, known in the Catholic church as Saint Teresa of Calcutta, devoted her life to caring for the sick and poor. Born in Macedonia to parents of Albanian-descent and having taught in India for 17 years, Mother Teresa experienced her "call within a call" in Her order established a hospice; centers for the blind, aged and disabled; and a leper colony.
In , Mother Teresa received the Nobel Peace Prize for her humanitarian work. She died in September and was beatified in October In December , Pope Francis recognized a second miracle attributed to Mother Teresa, clearing the way for her to be canonized on September 4,
Mother Teresa at a hospice for the destitute and dying in Kolkata (Calcutta), India,
Mother Teresa’s Family and Young Life
Mother Teresa was born on August 26, , in Skopje, the current capital of the Republic of Macedonia. The following day, she was baptized as Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu.
Mother Teresa’s parents, Nikola and Dranafile Bojaxhiu, were of Albanian descent; her father was an entrepreneur who worked as a construction contractor and a trader of medicines and other goo
Mother Teresa (–) was a Roman Catholic nun who devoted her life to serving the poor and destitute around the world. She spent many years in Calcutta, India where she founded the Missionaries of Charity, a religious congregation devoted to helping those in great need. In , Mother Teresa was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize and became a symbol of charitable, selfless work. In , Mother Teresa was canonised by the Roman Catholic Church as Saint Teresa.
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but how much love we put in the doing.
It is not how much we give,
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Short Biography of Mother Teresa
Mother Teresa was born in in Skopje, the capital of the Republic of Macedonia. Little is known about her early life, but at a young age, she felt a calling to be a nun and serve through helping the poor. At the age of 18, she was given permission to join a group of nuns in Ireland. After a few months of training, with the Sisters of Loreto, she was then given permission to travel to India. She took her formal religious vows in and chose to be named after St Therese of Lisieux &#; the patron saint of missionaries.
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