Mother Teresa

This page is a tribute dedicated to Mother Teresa.

Mother Teresa, born Agnes Gonxhe Bojaxhiu on August 26, 1910 in Skopje, Macedonia, dedicated her life to looking after the dying, nursing and caring for the poor, the sick, the destitute, and the outcasts, lepers and beggars.

Mother Teresa was a spiritual person who devoted her life to the service of Christ and to the poorest of the poor.  Regarded by many as a "living saint" in her lifetime for her tireless efforts and tremendous achievements in her charitable work, she was an inspiration to millions of people all over the world. Mother Teresa’s spirituality is a shining example of faith, love, dedication, devotion and self-sacrifice. The Missionaries of Charity, founded by Mother Teresa in 1950, with hundreds of homes throughout the world has a community life that is based on spreading the teachings of the Gospel through Christian prayer, love, forgiveness, being nonjudgmental, humility, truth, and total surrender to the Word. Their mission to spread human compassion where needed has improved the lives of many by giving dignity to the dying, nursing and caring for the poor, the sick, the destitute, and the outcasts, lepers and beggars. Mother Teresa’s exemplary spirituality, and devotion to her vocation shines as a beacon of inspiration to all humanity.

Beloved Mother Teresa passed away on September 5, 1997. On Oct. 19, 2003, Pope John Paul II presided over the beatification ceremony of Mother Teresa in St Peter's Square in Rome where more than a quarter million people had made the pilgrimage to witness the celebration. Beatification, a rite, which is the final step before canonization as a saint, means that she may now be publicly venerated. The Pope so admired Mother Teresa that he waived the standard waiting period for beatification to bring forward the honour. For actual sainthood, proof of at least two miracles is required. The Pope granted a dispensation so the procedure for establishing Mother Teresa's case for sainthood could start just two years after her death. In normal circumstances five years must pass between the death of the person proposed for beatification and the start of the procedure, to avoid emotion playing a part. Last December, Pope John Paul II approved a miracle attributed to Mother Teresa after her death, paving the way for her beatification.

"We can do no great things —

only small things with great love"

Mother Teresa

For more on the life of Mother Teresa please click on the link to Word document.

Mother Teresa and Princess Diana

Will live forever in our hearts.

Sadly missed, but not forgotten.

Some very good links to websites:

http://www.tisv.be/mt/en/life.htm

http://www.almaz.com/nobel/peace/1979a.html

http://www.catholic.net/RCC/people/mother/teresa/teresa.html

http://www.canoe.ca/MotherTeresa/home.html

http://pages.yahoo.com/nhrp?o=robbi01&p=teresa.html

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/2960/mothert.htm

TAKE MY HAND, PRECIOUS LORD

Precious Lord, take my hand

Lead me on, let me stand,

I am tired, I am weak, I am worn;

Through the storm, through the night,

Lead me on to the light

Take my hand, precious Lord,

Lead me home.

When my way grows drear,

Precious Lord, linger near

When my light is almost gone,

Hear my cry, hear my call,

Hold my hand lest I fall:

Take my hand, precious Lord,

Lead me home.

When the darkness appears

and the night draws near

And the day is past and gone

At the river I stand

Guide my feet, hold my hand

Take my hand, precious Lord,

Lead me home.

Precious Lord, take my hand

Lead me on, let me stand

I am tired, I am weak, I am worn;

Through the storm, through the night

Lead me on to the light

Take my hand, precious Lord,

Lead me home.

Words: Thomas A. Dorsey,

Written In 1932

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