Mother Teresa
Once Mother Teresa was asked about the biggest honor ever bestowed upon her. Everybody expected her answer to be the Nobel Prize, but she replied that the title of 'Mother' was the biggest honor she had ever received. Mother Teresa of Calcutta was born in Albania as Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu. At the age of 18, Agnes attended the religious order called 'Our Lady of Loreto' in Ireland. In 1931, she took the name of Teresa from the French nun Thérèse Martin, who was canonized in 1927 with the title St. Thérèse of Lisieux. In 1937, Mother Teresa took her vows. She taught for 20 years in St. Mary's High School in Calcutta, India.
Touched by the utter poverty and misery in India, she decided to devote her whole life for the welfare of the poor. In 1948 she became a citizen of India. Mother Teresa established a congregation called the Missionaries of Charity.
She began her work in India by teaching the children of the streets how to read. In 1950, Mother Teresa began to also care for lepers. In 1965, Pope Paul VI put the Missionaries of Charity under his protection and gave Mother Teresa permission to expand her Order to other countries.
She won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 over her own objections, but she accepted it on behalf of the "poorest of the poor."
Mother Teresa became an inspiration to so many people. Here's a tiny woman who has never been married or even had children. Yet, she had many children and the world calls her "Mother."
Like Mother Teresa, you can be an inspiration to others. Know your calling. Find a cause to work for. Have courage to go for it. Consider the challenge and cost and make it count!
Touched by the utter poverty and misery in India, she decided to devote her whole life for the welfare of the poor. In 1948 she became a citizen of India. Mother Teresa established a congregation called the Missionaries of Charity.
She began her work in India by teaching the children of the streets how to read. In 1950, Mother Teresa began to also care for lepers. In 1965, Pope Paul VI put the Missionaries of Charity under his protection and gave Mother Teresa permission to expand her Order to other countries.
She won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 over her own objections, but she accepted it on behalf of the "poorest of the poor."
Mother Teresa became an inspiration to so many people. Here's a tiny woman who has never been married or even had children. Yet, she had many children and the world calls her "Mother."
Like Mother Teresa, you can be an inspiration to others. Know your calling. Find a cause to work for. Have courage to go for it. Consider the challenge and cost and make it count!