Mother Teresa of Calcutta
Some people in this world leave a mark to remember. They did things and actions that are admirable for us. There are many ways in which, and reasons for why we admire a person. It can be because of an action, or by what they did or how they acted. However, you and every single person may admire someone in this world. I personally admire what Mother Teresa of Calcutta did. Mother Teresa of Calcutta served the poor. Even though Mother Teresa had no children of her own, she possessed all the qualities that we would see in a mother. She voluntarily took the job of a mother of the poor and of those who no longer had a mother.
Mother Teresa of Calcutta was born in Albania. At the age of 18 she attended the religious order called, Our Lady of Loreto in Ireland. She received her spiritual training in Ireland and Darjeeling, India. In 1937, Mother Teresa took her vows. She taught for 20 years in Saint Mary's High School in Calcutta.
Mother Teresa received a call from God to serve the poorest people, who lived on the streets. She had to receive permission form the Archbishop of Calcutta to serve the poor on the streets. She also had to figure out how to live and work on the streets, without the safety and comfort of the convent. Mother Teresa first went to Palna for a few months to prepare for her future work by taking a nursing course, and then she received permission to leave her community and live as an independent nun. She began to share her life with the poor, the sick, and the hungry of Calcutta. She established a congregation called, the Missionaries of Charity.
Mother Teresa began her work in India teaching the children of the streets how to read. She took care of the sick, refugees, and taught orphans and abandoned children in treatment centers and hospitals. She began to also care for lepers, refugees, alcoholics, the elderly, and people in the street; the list is endless. Pope John Paul VI put the Missionaries of Charity under his protection and gave Mother Teresa permission to expand her order to other countries.
Centers have opened almost everywhere around the world, to assist lepers, the elderly, the blind, and people living with AIDS. Mother Teresa also opened schools and homes for the poor and abandoned children. I admire her because of what she did. Her vocation was a message of love. Her work demonstrates that a true conviction is always accompanied by action and that love in action is service. I think that I am not the only person that admires her. Imagine how wonderful it would be if we could all, both men and women, follow the footsteps that she accomplished throughout her life.
Mother Teresa of Calcutta was born in Albania. At the age of 18 she attended the religious order called, Our Lady of Loreto in Ireland. She received her spiritual training in Ireland and Darjeeling, India. In 1937, Mother Teresa took her vows. She taught for 20 years in Saint Mary's High School in Calcutta.
Mother Teresa received a call from God to serve the poorest people, who lived on the streets. She had to receive permission form the Archbishop of Calcutta to serve the poor on the streets. She also had to figure out how to live and work on the streets, without the safety and comfort of the convent. Mother Teresa first went to Palna for a few months to prepare for her future work by taking a nursing course, and then she received permission to leave her community and live as an independent nun. She began to share her life with the poor, the sick, and the hungry of Calcutta. She established a congregation called, the Missionaries of Charity.
Mother Teresa began her work in India teaching the children of the streets how to read. She took care of the sick, refugees, and taught orphans and abandoned children in treatment centers and hospitals. She began to also care for lepers, refugees, alcoholics, the elderly, and people in the street; the list is endless. Pope John Paul VI put the Missionaries of Charity under his protection and gave Mother Teresa permission to expand her order to other countries.
Centers have opened almost everywhere around the world, to assist lepers, the elderly, the blind, and people living with AIDS. Mother Teresa also opened schools and homes for the poor and abandoned children. I admire her because of what she did. Her vocation was a message of love. Her work demonstrates that a true conviction is always accompanied by action and that love in action is service. I think that I am not the only person that admires her. Imagine how wonderful it would be if we could all, both men and women, follow the footsteps that she accomplished throughout her life.
