How long was Mother Teresa helping the poor?

Answer 1

Mother Teresa was the founder of the Missionaries of Charity order, the main function of which is to propagate the Catholic religion. As an adjunct to this activity, the order provides some small-scale services for the poor. This includes several hundred beds in Calcutta and elsewhere for the destitute dying, as well as several small schools in India. The order provides free food for the homeless in Calcutta, but this is a quite small operation compared to other, less well publicised charities working in the same area. A care centre in Sri Lanka for unwed expectant mothers has facilities for several women. Otherwise most of the order's missions do not provide for the poor, but were set up to support the preaching of the faith.

Answer 2

Mother Teresa did not keep records of how many people were aided by her ministry. However, a look at her legacy will give an idea about the extent of her ministry. At the time of her death, Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity had over 4,000 sisters, and an associated brotherhood of 300 members, operating 610 missions in 123 countries. These included hospices and homes for people with HIV/AIDS, leprosy and tuberculosis, soup kitchens, children's and family counseling programs, personal helpers, orphanages, and schools. The Missionaries of Charity were also aided by Co-Workers, who numbered over 1 million by the 1990s.

Yes, Mother Teresa did evangelize for the Catholic Church, however, it was not a choice she made. In the mid 1980s she had a meeting with Pope John Paul II. He ordered her to include evangelizing as a part of her ministry. As she had taken a vow of obedience, she had to comply with the Pope's wishes. She still kept her ministry to the poor as her prime objective, however.

Answer 3

She became a member of the Sisters of Loreto at the age of 18 and worked with them until 1948. She then formed her own order, the Missionaries of Charity, and worked almost up to her death in 1997 at the age of 87.

Answer 4

Her family had always helped the poor. Even when her father died, leaving the family almost destitute, they continued to help those even less fortunate than themselves. Mother Teresa grew up in a generous atmosphere of helping the poor and this led her into a life of service in India.

Answer 5

it was at least in the thousands, but i doubt the nuns with mother teresa did not even take track of it.

Answer 6

When Mother Teresa was 12 years old she felt God's calling and knew that she was going to be a nun. She would walk in the town with her mother and give food and supplies to the poor people.

Answer 7

Mother Teresa started her journey of aid when she was 18 with the sisters of Loreto in dublin

Answer 8

Her order was established in 1950 with the approval of her constitution by Pope Pius XII and she continued to work almost up until she died in 1997.

Answer 9

I doubt if Mother Teresa and her nuns have kept a log of the numbers of people they have assisted. The number has to be in the thousands, many thousands.

Answer 10

She worked with the poor for over 40 years.