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A Quick Look
At the life of Mother Teresa
In 1910 on August 27th a baby was born in the country of Skopje. Her name was Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu. This baby will grow up to give her life to work for the poor and for God. She will make a huge impact on our world. People will call her Mother Teresa.
Her good work started when she was just a kid. Her mom taught her and her two siblings how to help the less fortunate. She also raised them to be good Catholics
At age 18 Mother Teresa made the decision to become a nun. She started off becoming a member of a religious order called the Lorento Sisters. The Lorento Sisters were a quiet group that focused on mass and communion. They taught here different languages so she would be ready when she got moved to Calcutta India. There she was assigned to teach at St. Mary’s High, first as a geography teacher, and eventually as Head Mistress. (Vanora p. 20)
Mother Teresa loved it at St. Mary’s, but she knew that she was meant to work for the poor. After lots of patience and getting permission from the Lorento Sisters, she was allowed to leave. She spent the first few months learning with a medical missionary. Then she came back to Calcutta the help the poor, and to live like them. (Giff p. 9)
Very soon after starting, people started to join her. They eventually formed the Congregation of the Missionaries of Charity, with Mother Teresa as their leader. They did countless things to help people. They gave out food, water, and medicine. They opened a school, a Home for the dying, and an orphanage.
On September 5th 1997 the world lost an amazing woman. Mother Teresa used her whole life to serve God and the poor. She was a humble woman who cared only about helping others. Although she is gone now, her legacy and the things she did still live on in the people she inspired and helped.
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Mother Teresa Interveiw
With this peice I'm trying to show what it was like living in Mother Teresa's missionary, and what she was like as a person from one of her follower's eyes. I need some suggestions on how to start it, because I wasn't really sure how. I also want to know whats working, whats not, and if it makes sense to the reader. :)
Mother Teresa Interview Missionary
I am here with Sister Agnes today. Sister, why don’t you start out by just telling us a little about yourself.
SA: Well I was the first person, along with Sister Gertrude, to join Mother Teresa on the streets of Calcutta to help the poor.
Q: How did you know or hear of Mother Teresa and what she was doing?
SA: She was my former teacher at St. Mary’s High. Everyone there was very fond of her. I heard a lot about what she was doing and it inspired me to make that same choice for myself.
Q: I’ve got to imagine this was a somewhat hard choice?
SA: I guess you could say that. It is a lifelong commitment to make. Most of us girls who joined were from fairly nice homes. It was so different to suddenly give all that up to go live like the poorest of the poor, but I know it was the right decision.
Q: Yes the things you do are really amazing. So how about the beginning, how did it all start?
SA: In 1950 the Pope gave his blessings to Mother Teresa and allowed her to found the Congregation of the Missionaries of Charity, as it is officially called.
Q: I know there are rules and restrictions you have to live by when in a religious order. What were some guidelines you had to live by?
SA: Mother Teresa expected us to live in the same poverty the people we served lived in, so we could better understand what their life was like. We had to deal with the same lacks of basic essentials, and deal with the same hardships people went through everyday. We got only enough food to keep us strong enough to serve. We owned nothing but two white saris and a devotion book. That was all.
Q: What kind of things did you do to help people?
SA: There were many things to be done each day. Some people handed out food and medicine. We ran hospitals, orphanages, schools, and shelters. We worked with many lepers too.
Q: That sounds like a lot to do, how did you get funding for all of that?
SA: Our Mother Teresa always believed “God will provide” the things we need, and he did. Whenever we were in need of money it would somehow show up. One time we found out another Indian town was in need of a children’s home. It was decided we needed 50,000 rupees to open it, but we had absolutely no money at the time. Very shortly after, Mother Teresa won an award from the Philippines for that exact amount. Another incident was we needed a convent in London. We found a suitable house for 6,000 rupees. A few days later a stranger donated 5,995. Situations like that happened often.
Q: The Missionaries of Charity have grown a lot since that first day. What are some more significant changes?
SA: In 1963 the Brothers of Charity was also founded. They were the same as us sisters, but were needed to care for the boys at the orphanage, and men at the shelters.
Q: Where did the all the brothers and sisters stay?
SA: We had lots and lots of brothers and sisters joining all the time. At first we stayed in various people’s homes that invited us to stay. Eventually people started running out of room. At that point Mother Teresa decided to get a house of our own.
Q: What are the modern day Missionaries of Charity like?
SA: In 1965 Mother Teresa allowed the brothers and sisters to spread out around different parts of the world that might be in need of our help. Today there are people on every single continent.
Q: What is it like without Mother Teresa?
SA: Our dear Mother Teresa was such a kind, humble woman. She cared only about others. It is sad to know she is gone, but her legacy and the things she did still live on today, just as strong.
Mother Teresa Interview Missionary
I am here with Sister Agnes today. Sister, why don’t you start out by just telling us a little about yourself.
SA: Well I was the first person, along with Sister Gertrude, to join Mother Teresa on the streets of Calcutta to help the poor.
Q: How did you know or hear of Mother Teresa and what she was doing?
SA: She was my former teacher at St. Mary’s High. Everyone there was very fond of her. I heard a lot about what she was doing and it inspired me to make that same choice for myself.
Q: I’ve got to imagine this was a somewhat hard choice?
SA: I guess you could say that. It is a lifelong commitment to make. Most of us girls who joined were from fairly nice homes. It was so different to suddenly give all that up to go live like the poorest of the poor, but I know it was the right decision.
Q: Yes the things you do are really amazing. So how about the beginning, how did it all start?
SA: In 1950 the Pope gave his blessings to Mother Teresa and allowed her to found the Congregation of the Missionaries of Charity, as it is officially called.
Q: I know there are rules and restrictions you have to live by when in a religious order. What were some guidelines you had to live by?
SA: Mother Teresa expected us to live in the same poverty the people we served lived in, so we could better understand what their life was like. We had to deal with the same lacks of basic essentials, and deal with the same hardships people went through everyday. We got only enough food to keep us strong enough to serve. We owned nothing but two white saris and a devotion book. That was all.
Q: What kind of things did you do to help people?
SA: There were many things to be done each day. Some people handed out food and medicine. We ran hospitals, orphanages, schools, and shelters. We worked with many lepers too.
Q: That sounds like a lot to do, how did you get funding for all of that?
SA: Our Mother Teresa always believed “God will provide” the things we need, and he did. Whenever we were in need of money it would somehow show up. One time we found out another Indian town was in need of a children’s home. It was decided we needed 50,000 rupees to open it, but we had absolutely no money at the time. Very shortly after, Mother Teresa won an award from the Philippines for that exact amount. Another incident was we needed a convent in London. We found a suitable house for 6,000 rupees. A few days later a stranger donated 5,995. Situations like that happened often.
Q: The Missionaries of Charity have grown a lot since that first day. What are some more significant changes?
SA: In 1963 the Brothers of Charity was also founded. They were the same as us sisters, but were needed to care for the boys at the orphanage, and men at the shelters.
Q: Where did the all the brothers and sisters stay?
SA: We had lots and lots of brothers and sisters joining all the time. At first we stayed in various people’s homes that invited us to stay. Eventually people started running out of room. At that point Mother Teresa decided to get a house of our own.
Q: What are the modern day Missionaries of Charity like?
SA: In 1965 Mother Teresa allowed the brothers and sisters to spread out around different parts of the world that might be in need of our help. Today there are people on every single continent.
Q: What is it like without Mother Teresa?
SA: Our dear Mother Teresa was such a kind, humble woman. She cared only about others. It is sad to know she is gone, but her legacy and the things she did still live on today, just as strong.
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