Mother Teresa was named a saint on Sept. 4 of 2016. She touched the lives of many poor people in the city of Calcutta over her remarkable life. She helped the poor, the sick and the elderly. Many people have really great memories of Mother Teresa and many of those people are very happy to know that she has been declared a saint. People can learn from the actions of Mother Teresa to make themselves better people.
Key Takeaways:
- On Sunday, September 4, 2016, Mother Teresa, who devoted her life to helping countless numbers of abandoned, sick, poor and dying people in Calcutta, was declared a saint by Pope Francis in the Vatican.
- Entering the headquarters of the Missionaries of Charity, the building in which she also lived in a modest room, I seemed to be entering a place created from the merging of a Hindu Temple and a Catholic Church.
- It is fortunate when we have role models in our lives who demonstrate what is possible in terms of good deeds and behavior and, by their example, remind us to do so.
“No, no, no! What I do is important, and what you do is equally important. I do the work I do. You work in your area of psychology. What each of us does is of equal importance. The main thing is to keep love alive inside your heart, and to share it with everyone you meet”.”