Mother TeresaA Remembrance

The birth centenary celebrations of Mother

Teresa remind us of the enormous

potential that resides in human beings, to serve humanity with unwavering faith and

love.

Her Order, Missionaries of Charity, today has

chapters in 123 countries with about 5,000 members and

countless other volunteers, serving the poor, the abandoned

and the sick.

The eastern Himalayan ranges of Darjeeling in 1929 received a young nun from Macedonia, Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu, who had left her home at the age of 18 to

serve humanity. Agnes chose the name Teresa after

arriving in India and took religious vows as a nun

After spending 20 years teaching as part of the Loreto

order in India, in 1948, she left her convent out of a

genuine urge to work among marginalised people in the streets of Kolkata. She also adopted Indian citizenship.

Nuns watch celebrations to

mark the centennial of the Mother's

birth, in Kolkata

Superior General of Missionaries of Charity Sister

Prema (R) with her predecessor Sister Nirmala during the

celebrations in Kolkata

Nuns share a lighter moment with an inmate at a home

run by the Missionaries of

Charity, in Kolkata.

Patients of the Mother Teresa Home for Sick and Destitute pray in front of

her portrait in Ahmedabad

Nuns of the Missionaries of Charity and Roman Catholic

priests recite a prayer beside the Mother's monument in her native town of Skopje,

Macedonia, during a ceremony to mark the centennial of her birth

Nuns attend an exhibition of Raghu Rai’s

photographs "Mother Teresa - A Life

Dedicated' , in New Delhi

Mother saw the divine in the eyes of

the poor and the sick, and treated

them as the children of God.

She moved mountains with her faith, inspiring millions to serve their fellow beings.

On the occasion of the birth centenary of Mother Teresa, the centenary edition of her biography, authored by former Chief Election Commissioner Navin Chawla, was released at the

Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Thursday. The picture shows President Pratibha Patil receiving a copy of the book from Indian Council for Cultural Relations president Karan Singh.

Mr. Chawla is also seen. Photo: V.V.Krishnan

President Pratibha Patil greets members of the Missionaries of Charity at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi.

Mother Teresa a remembrance

POSTED BYJ.JAYAKRISHNAN

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