Biography and Work of Mother Teresa Essay

Biography and Work of Mother Teresa

Mother Teresa was born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu in Skopje, Macedonia, on August 27, 1910. Her family was of Albanian origin. At the age of twelve, she felt the call of God strongly. She knew she had to be a missionary to spread the love of Christ.

At the age of eighteen she left her parental home in Skopje and joined the Sisters of Loreto, an Irish community of nuns with missions in India. After a few months' training in Dublin she was sent to India, where on May 24th, 1931, she took her initial vows as a nun. From 1931 to 1948 she worked in Calcutta as a teacher at St. Mary's High School.

Outside the convent school's walls, she caught a glimpse of the...show more content... She looked after and went to great lengths to fulfill her vocation; even to live and work in the dire conditions of the slums. She put her life in danger for the love of her neighbor. She believed that these people were in desperate need of medical attention. Their quality of life could be made so much better if people weren't afraid of them.

She believed in equality–everyone should have the right to be treated fairly even with illness. After all, it wasn't their fault they were sick.

Mother Teresawas given the name "mother" due to her mild and loving nature. She regarded everyone equally and as a mother would. She nursed the sick without any prejudice or preconception. She nursed sick children as if they were her own; her gentle and caring nature showed she was a born mother.

The beatitudes say "happy the merciful: they shall have mercy shown them". Mother Teresa took everyone in with loving arms despite their disabilities, either mentally or physically. She was loyal to the sick; she never deserted them. She kept her faith in them; this gave them hope for a better future for both themselves and others.

In the beatitudes it says "Happy are those who hunger and thirst for what is right." Mother Teresa struggled through torrid and heartbreaking times to try to improve the untouchables' lives. She gave hope to the people

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