Mother Teresa: A Woman With A Mission

        'not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love.'

                                                    - Mother Teresa

From 1910 to 1997, Mother Teresa, a Roman Catholic nun, dedicated her life to helping the poor around the globe. Her entire life's work was devoted to helping the sick, the hungry, the destitute, and the vulnerable. Mother Teresa gained notoriety as the face of humanitarianism after she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979. 

The birth name of Mother Teresa was Anjez Gonxhe. In Skopje, Ottoman Empire, on August 26, 1910, she was born into a Kosovar Albanian family. She was Nikoll and Dranafile Bojaxhiu's youngest child. She first sensed God calling her when she was twelve years old. She wants to work as a missionary to promote the gospel.

At the age of 18, Anjez left her family and joined the Sisters of Loreto in Loreto Abbey in Rathfarnham, Ireland, with the goal of learning English and eventually becoming a missionary.

In 1946, Sister Teresa experienced what she called a "call within a call" that led her to commit the rest of her life to serving the ill and the destitute. She believed this call to be a heavenly inspiration. She has worked incredibly hard to educate the impoverished and care for the homeless, but she wants a permanent home in return. This place, which will also serve as a shelter for the homeless and those in need, will house her administrative offices.

Mother Teresa came to Calcutta, India, where she formally took the vows of a nun, following a few months of preparation in Ireland. She spent her formative years working as a teacher in the Calcutta slums. She was deeply affected by the pervasive poverty, which inspired her to found The Missionaries of Charity, a new religious order. It provided care for those who were homeless, hungry, naked, disabled, blind, lepers, and all those who felt unloved, unwelcome, and uncared for by society. It also provided care for those who had become a burden to society or were rejected by everyone.

After completing her training in Ireland for a few months, Mother Teresa made her way to Calcutta, India, where she formally took the vows of a nun. She spent her early years teaching in the Calcutta slums. Her profound reaction to the pervasive poverty inspired the founding of a new religious order known as The Missionaries of Charity. The hungry, the naked, the destitute, the handicapped, the blind, the lepers, and all those persons who felt abandoned, unloved, or uncared for by society—those who had become a burden or were rejected by everyone—were all taken care of.

In 1962, Mother Teresa received the Padma Shri, one of the country's highest civilian accolades, in recognition of her services to the Indian people. She received her ceremonial limousine from Pope Paul VI on his visit to India in 1964; it was raffled off to raise money for her leper colony. In 1968, when the majority of them were nuns from India, she was requested to start a home in Rome. Pope Paul awarded her the inaugural Pope John XXIII Peace Prize on January 6, 1971, in recognition of her apostolate. She was awarded the 1979 Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of her humanitarian work. The Bharat Ratna, the country's highest civil accolade, was then awarded to her by the Indian government the following year.

In addition to those honors, she has won numerous more awards in various fields, including:

• States Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1985

• The Congressional Gold Medal in 1994

• The U Thant Peace Prize was given in 1994.

• In 1996, the United States granted honorary citizenship to

She is the people's symbol of hope, despite the fact that death does not spare anyone. Although Mother Teresa passed away in 1997, her efforts and generosity continue today. She is one of the world's most compassionate people. Living saint Mother Teresa served as an inspiration to people all over the world. Her altruistic humanitarian service to the poor and needy is undoubtedly a great source of inspiration for everyone.

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     MD. Zubayer Hossain [22201050]