Mother Teresa is the founder of the Missionary Charitable Society for the Poor. She is one of the greatest human figures of the 20th century, and was awarded the title of Theresa Saint Calcutta in 2016.
About Mother Teresa
Mother Teresa was born in Skopje, Macedonia, in 1810. She taught in India for 17 years, before dedicating her life to caring for the sick and the poor in 1946. She established nursing homes, centers for the blind, the elderly, the disabled, and a leprosy colony through the charity missionaries.In 1979 she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize; as a result of her humanitarian work.She died in September 1997, and was surnamed in October 2003, and in September 2016, Father Frances Francis gave her the title of Theresa, the saints of Calcutta.
The beginnings of Mother Teresa
The Catholic nun Theresa was born on August 26, 1910, in Skopje, the present capital of the Republic of Macedonia. The next day, she was baptized as Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu. Her father, Nikola Nikola and Dranafile Bojaxhiu, were descended from Albanian origins. Her father was a businessman, a construction contractor and a dealer for medicines and other goods. Her family was a religious Catholic, her father Nicola was an active participant in the church and local politics, and a supporter of Albania's independence.In 1919, when Agnes was only eight years old, her father suddenly fell ill and died. While the cause of his death is still unknown, many predictions that his political enemies have killed him with poison. After her father died, Agnes was deeply concerned with her mother, who was a religious and compassionate woman, and instilled in her daughter a deep commitment to charity.Despite being rich, only her mother Dora Bujaxio was invited open to the city's poor to eat with her family. She advised her daughter and told her: "Petite, do not eat a bite of food unless you share it with others." When Agnes asked, "Who are the people who eat with us?" Her mother always answered: "Some of them are our relatives, others are our people."
The achievements of Mother Teresa
Agnes joined an elementary school affiliated with the convent, and then in secondary school she joined a state-run school. During her childhood, she sang with the local Sacred Heart Band and was sometimes asked for individual performance. At the age of 12 and during her annual pilgrimage to the Church of the Black Madonna in Vitina, Kosovo, Agnes felt her desire to dedicate her life to the service of the Church.Six years later, in 1928, Agnes, then eighteen, decided to become a nun and traveled to Ireland to join the Loretto sisters at the Blessed Virgin Mary Institute in Dublin. There she got the title "Sister Mary Teresa" according to Saint Therese of Lisieux.A year later, Sister Marie Teresa traveled to Darjeeling, India, to learn monasticism. She was then sent to Calcutta, where she was assigned the teaching of St. Mary's Secondary School for Girls, a school run by sisters Loreto and dedicated to educating girls from the poorest Bengali families in the city. Sister Teresa learned Bengali and Hindi fluently while studying history and geography and dedicated herself to poverty alleviation for girls through education.On May 24, 1937, the last covenant was made to commit itself to a life of poverty, chastity and obedience. As was the case with the nuns of Loretto, she was given the title "Mother" after taking the last covenant, and then known as "Mother Teresa". Mother Teresa continued teaching at St. Mary's school, and in 1944 she became principal.On September 10, 1946, the decision was made to leave teaching and was forced to work in poor neighborhoods of Kolkata; to help the poorest and sick people there.But she could not leave her position in the monastery without official permission; for she had made a covenant of obedience. Almost a year and a half later, she finally got her approval in January 1948. In August of that year, she left the Loreto convent and began to wander around the city wearing the blue and white sari that she wore throughout her life. After six months of training in basic medicine, she began her first trip to the poor neighborhoods of Kolkata. She had only one goal: "to help the untouchables, the hated, and the one who does not care about them."Mother Teresa began taking effective steps to help the city's poor. She set up an open-air school and a shelter for the destitute poor in an abandoned building, which she persuaded the city administration to donate to her charity projects. In October 1950, the "Missionary Charitable Society" was established with the participation of several female members, most of them former teachers or students at St. Mary's School.With the increasing flow of donations from across India and the world, Mother Teresa has expanded her charity goals. During the 1950s and 1960s, a leprosy colony, an orphanage, a nursery, a family clinic and a series of mobile health clinics were established.In 1971, Mother Teresa traveled to New York City to open her first charity home in America. In the summer of 1982, she traveled secretly to Beirut, Lebanon, where she helped Christian and Muslim children during the war. In 1985, Mother Teresa returned to New York and delivered a speech during the celebration of the fortieth anniversary of the United Nations. While she was there, Dara opened an AIDS care center.In February 1965, Pope Paul VI granted the Society of Charity Missions permission to expand and spread globally, not only in India. With the death of Mother Teresa in 1997, there were more than 4,000 members of the "Missionary Charitable Society", in addition to thousands of volunteers, with more than 610 branches in 123 countries around the world.She also received the jewel of India, the highest honorary medal there, as well as the gold necklace of the Soviet Union during the Soviet Peace Commission. In 1979, Mother Teresa received the Nobel Peace Prize; in recognition of her efforts to help the tormented humanity.
The most famous words of Mother Teresa
If we really want to love, we have to learn tolerance.
Talk to them gently, let them feel kindness in your face, in your eyes, in your smile, and in the heat of your greeting. Do not just give your attention, but your heart too.
In our time everyone seems to be in a terrible hurry, eager for greater achievements, greater riches, etc., so that children spend very little time with their parents. Parents spend very little time with each other, and the imbalance in world peace begins from home.
There is a terrible need for love. We all have the pain of loneliness, and we must have the courage to admit it. Your family member may be poor, look for the poor, and give them love.
Do not wait for the rulers to move, but move yourselves.
Keep the joy of loving God in your hearts and share this joy with everyone you meet, especially your families.
Small things are inevitably small, but faith in small things is great.
If we really want to love, we have to learn tolerance.
Talk to them gently, let them feel kindness in your face, in your eyes, in your smile, and in the heat of your greeting. Do not just give your attention, but your heart too.
In our time everyone seems to be in a terrible hurry, eager for greater achievements, greater riches, etc., so that children spend very little time with their parents. Parents spend very little time with each other, and the imbalance in world peace begins from home.
There is a terrible need for love. We all have the pain of loneliness, and we must have the courage to admit it. Your family member may be poor, look for the poor, and give them love.
Do not wait for the rulers to move, but move yourselves.
Keep the joy of loving God in your hearts and share this joy with everyone you meet, especially your families.
Small things are inevitably small, but faith in small things is great.
If we really want to love, we have to learn tolerance.
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Death of Mother Teresa
After several years of deteriorating health due to heart, lung and kidney problems, Mother Teresa died on September 5, 1997, at the age of 87.Mother Teresa's life remained in the spotlight even after her death. In 2003, a series of her own letters were published revealing a faith disaster she had suffered in the last 50 years of her life.In one of her desperate messages to a trusted friend, she said: "Where is my faith, even in the depths of my soul, there is nothing but emptiness and darkness? My God, how painful is this hidden pain! I have lost my faith, I dare not utter the words and thoughts that clutter my heart, I suffer from terrible pain. "
Quick facts about Mother Teresa
- On one of her trips, she took the remaining food from the plane and gave it to the poor
- At the time of her death, Mother Teresa's charities had 610 missions in 123 countries, including homes and homes for people living with HIV / AIDS, leprosy, tuberculosis, soup kitchens and counseling programs for children, families, orphanages and schools.
- The price of her blue dress is just one dollar
- She rejected the traditional Nobel honor banquet and instead asked to give $ 192,000 to help the poor from India.