Mother Teresa Quotes

Settlers and foreign fans were among the thousands who took to the Missionaries of Charity (MDC) headquarters here to celebrate the birth anniversary of Mother Teresa Thursday. The Pope, in a message from the Vatican, said it was "a precious gift" in your life.

Calcutta, the city where the nun was born in Albania in 1929, do not foget to commemorate the birthday of Nobel Prize winner for Peace who had served selflessly to the poor, old, sick and dying.

His birth centenary celebrations began with a Mass two hours earlier in what is called the Mother House in the city, which was the epicenter of the nun working-poor, old, sick and dying.


The candles were lit in the tomb of Mother Teresa florida - a simple grave, three feet high rectangular concrete on the ground floor of two-story building. The doves and balloons were released into the air.

The service was led by Cardinal Telesphore Placidus Toppo, archbishop of Ranchi, and was concelebrated by 60 priests, including the Archbishop of Calcutta Lucas Sarkar and Bishop of Baruipur Salvadore Lobo.

The nuns of the MoC, a Christian Catholic order founded by Mother Teresa, took part in the prayers, wrapped in traditional white sari. About 1,000 people, including many commoners, also joined the prayers.

In his homily, Toppo said Mother Teresa realized the need to protect the environment even before the church became aware of his duty to the ecology. "His emphasis on poverty in life is (also) a good illustration of this," he said.

The MDC Sister Prema superior general and his predecessor, Sister Nirmala, also attended the Mass celebrated in the chapel on the first floor.

In his message from the Vatican, Pope Benedict XVI described Mother Teresa as a "role model of Christian virtue."

Giving his "paternal apostolic blessing" to the MoC and all the order was, said: "I encourage you to constantly make spirituality and the example of Mother Teresa, and his feet to accept the invitation of Christ "Come, be my light '."

Mother Teresa's example of love, the Pope said, adding: "That this love continues to inspire you as Missionaries of Charity, to give generously to Jesus, whom you see and serve the poor, the sick, the sick and the abandoned. '

In a message to Sister Prema, the Pope expressed his hope that the centenary year will be for the Church and the world a joyous occasion for gratitude to God for the "precious gift" that Mother was in his life.

The Mother House gates were opened to the public and hundreds of slum dwellers in the city came and prayed at the tomb of the Mother. A large number of people also came from abroad.

In four days of the Mother Teresa International Film Festival 2010 (MTIFF 2010) on the life and message of the 'Angel of Mercy "was given by Sister Prema.

"We organized this festival for our film to pay homage to Mother Teresa. The festival will spread the message of love and peace that Mother has preached throughout his life. The festival will travel to various countries and 100 cities and towns across India, "Sunil said Lucas, director of the festival.

A special train would also mark the centenary celebrations. It is a tribute from the Indian Railways showing the life of the nun and philanthropic work. Dubbed as "Madre Express, the train will travel at different stations in the country over the next six months.

Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu Born of Albanian parents in Skopje, which is now in Macedonia, August 26, 1910, Mother Teresa left her family home at 18, and joined the Sisters of Loreto, an Irish community of nuns with missions in India.

Years later, he acquired Indian citizenship and left the convent with a shake of the head of the church to serve the poor and sick. Missionaries of Charity established in 1950 at 14, Creek Lane, but moved to the Motherhouse in 1953 extended their order.

Mother Teresa was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 and received the highest civilian award of India, Bharat Ratna, in 1980 for her humanitarian work. MoC now includes more than 4,500 sisters and is active in 133 countries.

It runs housing for people with HIV / AIDS, leprosy and tuberculosis. It also conducts children's programs and family counseling and operates orphanages and schools.

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