We called her Mother

The subject of films, books, and numerous articles, the woman born as Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, certainly made a difference in this world.  We called her Mother and in the Roman Catholic Church, she is now called a saint, but what Teresa of Calcutta did during her lifetime, is nothing short of amazing.

At the young age of 18 she went off to join a religious community.  Mother Teresa would spend the rest of her life teaching, ministering, and doing works of charity.  Interestingly, she was a citizen of several different countries during her lifetime, and was fluent in at least five languages: Bengali, Albanian, Serbian, English and Hindi.  She once said, "By blood, I am Albanian. By citizenship, an Indian. By faith, I am a Catholic nun. As to my calling, I belong to the world. As to my heart, I belong entirely to the Heart of Jesus."

 

Her deeds over the years were so many, that it would be impossible to list them all.  Mother Teresa was the most admired woman in the entire world according to poll after poll.  She was respected even by those who profess no faith at all.  There was sometimes controversy, especially for her anti-abortion position, but she encouraged people to think.

 

Following her death on this date in 1997, Nawaz Sharif, Prime Minister of Pakistan called her "a rare and unique individual who lived long for higher purposes. Her life-long devotion to the care of the poor, the sick, and the disadvantaged was one of the highest examples of service to our humanity."  Mother Teresa was indeed someone who made a difference.