Mother Teresa: A Saint

Mother Teresa is declared a saint by Pope Francis at Vatican on 4th September, 2016. Mother Teresa served many needy and deprived people for whom the nun was a living saint. The tiny nun in a white and blue sari was a symbol of kindness and love.

Her first year with slums was particularly hard. She was connected to a life of comparative comfort, and now she had no income and no way to obtain food and supplies other than begging. She was often tempted to return to convent life, and had to rely on her determination and faith to get herself through it.
One of the first projects of mother Teresa was to train the children of the poor, drawing on her experience with teaching the children of the rich and wealthy. She didn’t have any equipment or supplies at that time, but Teresa make them to read and write by writing in the dirt with sticks.
Mother Teresa taught in St. Mary’s school, Calcutta. She took the dying people from the streets of the city of Calcutta to her home. She also helps Newborn babies who were abandoned in Calcutta or in some other town’s pavement and were taken to orphanages which cared for them.
Mother Teresa was a gift of God to India. The state presented her with highest civilian honor ‘Bharat Ratan’ in 1980. Mother died in 1997 in Calcutta. Two apparent cures of sick people which were called miracles happened after her death. These miracles have attributed to her intercession.
These cures of the sick cannot be explained medically and sick were healed after praying to the Mother. She is known for her mercy works throughout the world. “In the history of sainthood and that of Christianity, she is the first saint of Hindus, Buddhists, and Muslims and of course of Christians” a member of the Church stated.
Ten thousand pilgrims attended the canonization ceremony in St. Peter’s Square at Vatican. 13 heads of state and government also attended the ceremony.

By: Saksham Gupta
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