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Mother Teresa
Mother Teresa (26 August 1910 – 5 September 1997), was an Albanian Roman Catholic nun with Indian citizenship who founded the Missionaries of Charity in Kolkata (Calcutta), India in 1950. For over 45 years she ministered to the poor, sick, orphaned, and dying, while guiding the Missionaries of Charity's expansion, first throughout India and then in other countries.
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What convent did Mother Teresa join?
She first joined the Sisters of Loreto but later founded the Missionaries of Charity.
Mother Teresa was born in Skopje, Ottamon Empire on August 26, 1910. She died on September 5, 1987 at age 87 while living in Calcutta, India. She was beatified by Pope John Paul II on October 19, 2003.
What is some information about Mother Teresa?
Began a care center for people with leprosy
Founded the Missionaries of Charity
Look after poor, sick, orphaned and dying people
Becomes novitiate in Loretto order
Takes vow as a nun
Persuaded Israelis and Palestinians to stop shooting long enough to rescue 37 special needs kids from a hospital
Took leftover food from a plane & gave it to the poor and the hungry
Opened the "House of the Dying" where she could take care of patients
What nationality was Mother Teresa of Calcutta?
Mother Teresa of Calcutta: "By blood, I am Albanian. By citizenship, an Indian. By faith, I am a Catholic nun. As to my calling, I belong to the world. As to my heart, I belong entirely to the Heart of Jesus." (That means that she was an ethnic Albanian. Her birth name was an Albanian name, Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu, but she changed it to Mother Teresa.)
Did Mother Teresa have malaria?
mother teresa...suffered a heart attack in Rome in 1983, while visiting Pope John Paul II. After a second attack in 1989, she received an artificial pacemaker. In 1991, after a battle with pneumonia while in Mexico, she suffered further heart problems. She offered to resign her position as head of the Missionaries of Charity. But the nuns of the order, in a secret ballot, voted for her to stay. Mother Teresa agreed to continue her work as head of the order. In April 1996, Mother Teresa fell and broke her collar bone. In August she suffered from malaria and failure of the left heart ventricle. She had heart surgery, but it was clear that her health was declining. When she fell ill, she made the controversial decision to be treated at a well-equipped hospital in California instead of one of her own clinics. The Archbishop of Calcutta, Henry Sebastian D'Souza, said he ordered a priest to perform an exorcism on Mother Teresa with her permission when she was first hospitalized with cardiac problems because he thought she may be under attack by the devil.
On March 13, 1997, she stepped down from the head of Missionaries of Charity. She died on September 5, 1997.
Where in India did Mother Teresa base her mission?
She arrived in India in 1929, and began her novitiate in Darjeeling, near the Himalayan mountains, where she learned Bengali and taught at the St. Teresa's School, a schoolhouse close to her convent. She took her solemn vows on May 14, 1937, while serving as a teacher at the Loreto convent school in Entally, eastern Calcutta.
Why did Mother Teresa start her slum school?
Mother chose to work in the slums because she believed that is what God was calling her to do. Her entire life was spent in the service of God, she had no other motivation.
The answer is not obvious to modern people as they did not understand Mother Theresa (as of 2013, she is Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, with another miracle, she will be St. Teresa of Calcutta) because they do not understand real Christianity. Blessed Theresa of Calcutta, a Catholic sister who entered the Sisters of Loretto in Ireland to become a teaching sister, was sent to India to teach. Later, moved with compassion, and the love of God, she received a "call" from God to help the poorest of the poor. The rest of her life was spent in "darkness" which I discuss below.
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Modern people, and most people who call themselves Christians, think that going to Church on Sunday, saying some things, and being nice to people is what it is all about. They are completely missing the mark. Those kind of things are just the tip of the iceberg. Mother Teresa helped others by loving God above all things, putting Him first in her life, and doing His Will no matter how painful it was for her, and it was very painful.
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Mother spent most of her life in a dark night with no real feeling or personal knowledge of God. This is very common with the founders of religious orders, they are strong enough in their faith to make their way through life totally depend on Faith, Hope, and Charity: the three cardinal virtues bestowed on us in Baptism. She sacrificed herself completely for God, and was called a saint and a prophet for it.
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Mother Theresa helped others the way we are all called to help others, by getting up in the morning, and taking some time to give to God first. She spend an hour in Adoration before the Blessed Sacrament, went to Holy Mass, received Our Blessed Lord in the Eucharist, and went to confession frequently, and regularly. And, then, when she had done these things, she went out and lived her faith by seeing her God in every individual in front of her, especially the poor, the sick, the aged, and the abandoned. She served God by serving Him in them - which is nothing more nor less than she lived the Gospel with every breath in her body.
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Mother Teresa showed compassion for those who were less fortunate than she was. She gave them food, lifted their spirits, and helped them survive. She is and was considered a hero to many people. After her death, she was put on the short list for canonization, and in 2012 I believe she has already had one miracle attributed to her, and has been beatified. Of course, she loved children.
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The Church often says that the only real way to help people, the way to become a good spouse, parent, teacher, or whatever, is to become a saint. Mother Teresa believed and lived this. She helped the poor by becoming a saint.
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The various ways that she accomplished that was that she always did the Will of God even when she didn't feel as if God was there or approving of her. She cared for the poorest of the poor. She established hospices and hospitals for the sick and dying, she started in Calcutta as she started a new religious order, the Missionaries of Charity, which spread throughout the world. Today the Order still cares for the poorest of the poor, the sick and dying. Mother Theresa and her sisters went out into the streets and picked up the dying homeless to bring them to her hospice. They clean them, feed them, pray with them, and serve them so that they spend their last days or hours in dignity. She and her Order treat those dying of AIDS, the lepers, the untouchables, those whom nobody else will love and care for. She saw Our Blessed Lord in everyone of them, in disguise, pleading for our help and love. She treated them as she would treat Our Blessed Lord, Himself.
How is Mother Teresa a Christian?
God, particularly Our Blessed Lord, Jesus Christ, was Mother Teresa's only motivation.
The answer is not obvious to modern people as they did not understand Mother Theresa, because they do not understand real Christianity. Mother Theresa, a Catholic sister who entered the Sisters of Loretto in Ireland to become a teaching sister, was sent to India to teach. Later, moved with compassion, and the love of God, she received a "call" from God to help the poorest of the poor. The rest of her life was spent in "darkness" which I discuss below.
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Modern people, and most people who call themselves Christians, think that going to Church on Sunday, saying some things, and being nice to people is what it is all about. They are completely missing the mark. Those kind of things are just the tip of the iceberg. Mother Teresa helped others by loving God above all things, putting Him first in her life, and doing His Will no matter how painful it was for her, and it was very painful.
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Mother spent most of her life in a dark night with no real feeling or personal knowledge of God. This is very common with the founders of religious orders, they are strong enough in their faith to make their way through life totally depend on Faith, Hope, and Charity: the three cardinal virtues bestowed on us in Baptism. She sacrificed herself completely for God, and was called a saint and a prophet for it.
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Mother Theresa helped others the way we are all called to help others, by getting up in the morning, and taking some time to give to God first. She spend an hour in Adoration before the Blessed Sacrament, went to Holy Mass, received Our Blessed Lord in the Eucharist, and went to confession frequently, and regularly. And, then, when she had done these things, she went out and lived her faith by seeing her God in every individual in front of her, especially the poor, the sick, the aged, and the abandoned. She served God by serving Him in them - which is nothing more nor less than she lived the Gospel with every breath in her body.
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Mother Teresa showed compassion for those who were less fortunate than she was. She gave them food, lifted their spirits, and helped them survive. She is and was considered a hero to many people. After her death, she was put on the short list for canonization, and in 2012 I believe she has already had one miracle attributed to her, and has been beatified. Of course, she loved children.
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The Church often says that the only real way to help people, the way to become a good spouse, parent, teacher, or whatever, is to become a saint. Mother Teresa believed and lived this. She helped the poor by becoming a saint.
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The various ways that she accomplished that was that she always did the Will of God even when she didn't feel as if God was there or approving of her. She cared for the poorest of the poor. She established hospices and hospitals for the sick and dying, she started in Calcutta as she started a new religious order, the Missionaries of Charity, which spread throughout the world. Today the Order still cares for the poorest of the poor, the sick and dying. Mother Theresa and her sisters went out into the streets and picked up the dying homeless to bring them to her hospice. They clean them, feed them, pray with them, and serve them so that they spend their last days or hours in dignity. She and her Order treat those dying of AIDS, the lepers, the untouchables, those whom nobody else will love and care for. She saw Our Blessed Lord in everyone of them, in disguise, pleading for our help and love. She treated them as she would treat Our Blessed Lord, Himself.
Where did Mother Teresa operate?
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.
What are some things that happened in the 90's?
Princess Diana died, John Glen took his last vist into space and a funeral was held for mother Teresa a missonary and a major thing is that there was a bomb in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma it killed hundereds of people and kids
When did Mother Teresa win the Golden honor of the Nation?
Mother Teresa's Albanian homeland granted her the Golden Honor of the Nation in 1994.
Where did Mother Teresa campaign?
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Catholic AnswerMother Teresa joined a teaching Order of Sisters in Ireland. After training her, they sent her to India to teach school. Years later, Mother received a call from God to serve the poorest of the poor, which she did in India with the permission of her local bishop, and finally from the Vatican, which gave her permission to found a new religious Order with the specific mission of serving the poorest of the poor. The Missionaries of Charity started in India, but grew to be world-wide in a remarkably short time. Mother spoke everywhere and went everywhere where her Sisters were, and to the United States to speak to the United Nations, and Sweden to speak at the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony.How did Mother Teresa spread the good news?
Mother Teresa inspired people in various ways. This was through her lifestyle, the various attributes that she had and charity works among others.
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Mother Teresa was a great communicator and fundraiser, but did not consider herself a great educationalist or teacher, nor did she consider teaching to be a priority for the Missionaries of Charity, saying: "We are not nurses, we are not doctors, we are not teachers, we are not social workers. We are religious, we are religious, we are religious." She inspired people to seek converts to Catholicism.
Why did Mother Teresa choose blue for her charity color?
There is no recorded information of Mother Teresa having a favorite color, the saris that she chose to model her habit on are white with a blue stripe, which is probably for the Blessed Virgin Mary, as blue is the color used for her.
Blue to symbolise peace and understanding on an international level.
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Mother Teresa was born into a family which lived a comfortable existence because of the hard work of her father. They were not wealthy, however. When he died suddenly (probably murdered) the family lost their support and became almost destitue.
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.
Who did not like Mother Teresa?
Mother Teresa's public communications were generally on the topic of her mission and her work, or about God, and her remarks were typically positive; she rarely spoke about herself or about her doubts and fears. Therefore to speak about Mother Teresa's personal fears would almost certainly require that we move into the territory of the speculative. Nevertheless, it is possible to infer that, as a devout Catholic, Mother Teresa maintained a healthy fear of offending God through sin, either by sinning against the Commandments of God, or by sinning through failure to assist those in need, as described in Matthew 25.
Who did Mother Teresa work with?
mother Teresa was a wonderful lady that did every thing that she could to help the poor she raised money to the poor to get them food
she definitely was an ANGLE sent from GODWhen was the death of Mother Teresa?
There was never a formal beatification or canonization process for Mary. She was considered a saint long before such a process even came to be used in the Church.
When did Mother Teresa become a Christian?
Mother Teresa is not a Saint in the eyes of the Church as of yet. They started the process in 2003 to bestow the title Saint on Mother Teresa.
Mother Teresa has been beatified but has not yet been canonized as a saint.
Who was Mother Teresa's best friend?
I think she would say that Jesus Christ was her best friend, even at times she felt he had abandoned her.
As a person, it is widely believed that Mother Teresa was a unique juggernaut who championed the causes of the poor and cannot not be replaced.
In her capacity as Superior General of the Missionaries of Charity, Mother Teresa was replaced by Sister Nirmala Joshi. She was elected in 1997. Sister Nirmala grew up in India and was raised a Hindi, but converted to Catholicism after she learned of Mother Teresa's work in Calcutta. She holds a degree in political science and was trained as a lawyer before joining the order. In 2009, Sister Nirmala resigned as Superior General, citing health reasons, and Sister Mary Prema was elected her successor. Sister Prema is from Germany.
Did Princess Diana meet Mother Teresa?
Princess Diana died on August 31, 1997, in Paris, France. Mother Teresa died on September 5, 1997, in Calcutta, India, just five days after Diana.
