Mother Teresa - A Godly Woman

 Mother Teresa - A Godly Woman
By Rupal Jain  |  Submitted On May 23, 2020
"Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love."
Mother Teresa (26 August 1910 - 5 September 1997) also known as Saint Teresa of Calcutta was an Albanian born Indian citizen who dedicated her entire life to serving the unwanted, poor, sick, unloved, needy, helpless, and uncared people of the world. Her original name was Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu. Teresa was a Roman Catholic nun of the missionary who founded the 'Missionaries of Charity' in 1950 in Calcutta (now Kolkata) to serve the poorest of the poor. This Roman Catholic religious congregation runs several homes for people dying of HIV/AIDS, leprosy, tuberculosis, soup kitchen, dispensaries, mobile clinics, caldron's and also handled numerous family-counseling programs, orphanage and schools functioning under it.
"Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies."
By 2007, the Missionaries of Charity had about 450 brothers and 5000 sisters worldwide, operating 600 missionaries with 610 foundation schools and shelters in 123 countries. Her work has been recognized and acclaimed worldwide and she was the recipient of numerous honors including the 1979 Noble Prize for Peace, Padma Shri, Jawaharlal Nehru award for international understandings, Ramon Magsaysay award for Peace and International understanding, Pope John XXIII Peace Prize, Balzan Prize and the Templeton. She was canonized (recognized by the Church as a Saint) on 4 September 2016, and her death anniversary (5 September) is her Feast Day.
"We feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean. But the ocean would be less because of that missing drop."
On September 6, 2017, she was named co-patron of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Calcutta, alongside St. Francis Xavier. The only International airport in Albania, Tirana International Airport (Nënë Tereza) is named after Mother Teresa. She was voted as one of 10 most admirable women 18 times in Gallup's yearly polls.
"Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier."
Life lesson - We rise by lifting others. Research has shown that there is a direct positive relationship between helping others by giving out time, money and other resources to improve their lives and our inner happiness, health, and overall well-being. Helping others gives us mental satisfaction, joy, positive energy, and gives us a sense of purpose and well-being. Helping others have some health benefits like it lowers depression, stress level, blood pressure, and increases self-esteem and happiness.
"If you can't feed a hundred people, then feed just one."
Achievers like believes that any simple act of kindness can improve someone's life and by helping others we are creating a better happier community at large.
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They Say It Is Our Duty As Catholics To Vote For A President In This 2020 Election

 

 My question is how do you vote in good conscience for either Biden or Trump ? As I listen to the news every day I find that all that comes out of President Trumps mouth are lies. Now if I listen to Biden, I do not hear any lies. On the contrary all I hear is the truth. Yes I understand his views on abortion and I myself do not agree with them. When I read about Trump who is supposed to be Pro Life, I find that he believes that abortion is okay for incest, rape and if the woman's life is at stake.

  Well this indicates to me that he really is not Pro Life. I believe that to be Pro Life, you do not approve of abortion for any reason. Then I find that various individuals say the percentages in these abortion cases are very small. Lets face it, Murder is Murder and there is no excuse. Then I look at how President Trump has handled the Covid-19 Pandemic. He new what was happening and how bad it was going to be, yet he kept it quiet. Now we have over 210,000 lives of innocent men, women and children that have died as a result of the pandemic.

 So when I look at all these issues and then listen to what both candidates say, I believe that Biden would make a better President then Trump has. What we need to do is pray for both candidates about their beliefs in abortion and other topics. I myself can not vote for either candidate in good conscience. What it comes down to is what God told us in the 10 Commandments - Thou Shalt Not Kill

  Now I am seeing the rallies that Trump is holding and I can not believe my eyes. He has people together with no masks and no self distancing. Now I see on the news that the Coronavirus is spiking out of control all over the United States. It seems as though peoples lives are being put at risk for his being reelected as President. I can't help wondering what God is thinking. Think of all the souls that have entered heaven in the past few months. Now he wants to do this herding type of garbage. They say that almost 2 million people could die from this.

 At some point in time God is going to say enough is enough. I have been reading about the 3 days of darkness and what will precede this chastisement. It seems to me that all the signs are there and they are multiplying every day. Believe me I have my Blessed 100% Beeswax Candles. Yes I had our parish Priest to bless them. If you are interested in learning about it click here 3 Days Of Darkness.