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Beatification of Mother Teresa
Mother Teresa was born in Skopje, Yugoslavia on August 26,1910. ... Her father was a successful contractor who provided a decent life style for their family, however when he died at an early age it left her and her two siblings alone with her mother. Her mother successfully raised the three children, and instilled deep beliefs of religion, caring and charity in them. ... When she joined these sisters, she took the name of Teresa after saint Teresa of Avila, the patron saint of missionaries. ... On September 10,1947 while recovering from a serious case of tuberculosis she received her call from God which told her to “Help the poorest of the poor” (Ratna Bhagna, The Life of Mother Teresea 1) what she later refers to this calling as “a call within a call”. (Mother Teresea, www. ... com) After this epiphany Teresa realizes what she must do and asks for permission to leave the order of the Sisters of Our Lady of Loretto so that she could live among the poor of India. ... Despite working in difficult conditions, many girls joined sister Teresa in her calling, and in 1950 a new order of sisters was founded and was called the Missionaries of Charity. Over the next forty plus years Mother Teresa gained worldwide recognition for her work with the poor, and she traveled the world trying to help poor all over. ... On September 5,1997 Mother Teresa died from complications from her third heart attack. ... ” (The Catholic Encyclopedia the Incarnation, 2) I believe this relates to Mother Teresa in several ways. First it shows how Jesus could manifest himself in an ordinary human such as Mother Teresa. ... Mother Teresa also believed and saw God in each and every person she met no matter how poor or how sick they were.
Approximate Word count = 1490
Approximate Pages = 6
(250 words per page double spaced)
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