August 26 marks the birthday of the Catholic nun and missionary, the Blessed Mother Teresa. Born in 1910, Mother Teresa experienced a "call within a call" to devote herself to caring for the sick and poor. Here are 10 of her inspiring quotes about life, love and humanity.
"If you judge people, you have no time to love them."
August 26 marks the birthday of the Catholic nun and missionary, the Blessed Mother Teresa. Born in 1910, Mother Teresa experienced a "call within a call" to devote herself to caring for the sick and poor.
August 26 marks the birthday of the Catholic nun and missionary, the Blessed Mother Teresa. Born in 1910, Mother Teresa experienced a "call within a call" to devote herself to caring for the sick and poor.
"We are called upon not to be successful, but to be faithfull."
The real name of Mother Teresa is Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu. She was born in the Ottoman Empire (now the territory of the Republic of Macedonia), in the city of Skopje. By the age of 12 she had become convinced that she should commit herself to a religious life and should travel to India to care for the poor.
The real name of Mother Teresa is Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu. She was born in the Ottoman Empire (now the territory of the Republic of Macedonia), in the city of Skopje. By the age of 12 she had become convinced that she should commit herself to a religious life and should travel to India to care for the poor.
"If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other."
Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu left home at the age of 18 to join the Sisters of Loreto Abbey in Ireland as a missionary. She took her first religious vows as a nun on May 24, 1931. Already as Mother Teresa, she went to Armenia to help those suffered in 1988 destructive earthquake.
Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu left home at the age of 18 to join the Sisters of Loreto Abbey in Ireland as a missionary. She took her first religious vows as a nun on May 24, 1931. Already as Mother Teresa, she went to Armenia to help those suffered in 1988 destructive earthquake.
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"Please choose the way of peace... In the short term there may be winners and losers in this war that we all dread. But that never can, nor never will justify the suffering, pain and loss of life your weapons will cause."
Mother Teresa visited the Soviet Union for the first time in 1986, after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster and met with Russian Orthodox priests during her trip to the then USSR.
Mother Teresa visited the Soviet Union for the first time in 1986, after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster and met with Russian Orthodox priests during her trip to the then USSR.
