The International Day of Charity was established to commemorate the anniversary of Mother Teresa’s death on 5 September 1997, at the age of 87. The day aims to raise awareness and mobilize individuals and NGOs around the world to help others through various voluntary and philanthropic activities.
Mother Teresa was honored with the prestigious Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 for her work “in the struggle to overcome poverty and misery, which also constitute a threat to peace.”
Born in 1910, she arrived in India in 1928 and devoted herself to helping the underprivileged. After obtaining Indian citizenship in 1948, she founded the Order of the Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta in 1950.
For several decades he worked tirelessly to help the poor, the sick and the orphans.
Her work has been recognized and acclaimed around the world and she has been honored with numerous awards and distinctions.
When accepting the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979, he stated that it is not enough to be a good person, but that we must be “people of action.”
In 1980 she was awarded the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian honour. She also received the Balzan Award (1979) and the Templeton and Magsaysay Prizes.
During her lifetime, Mother Teresa wrote several books, including “The Best Gift Is Love,” “My Life for the Poor,” and “Heart of Joy,” among others.
On the anniversary of her death, let us take a look at some of Mother Teresa’s key quotes:
1. “A life not lived for others is no life.”
2. “If we do not have peace it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.”
3. “Be faithful in the small things because in them lies your strength.”
4. “Let us always meet with a smile, because a smile is the beginning of love.”
5. “The most terrible poverty is loneliness and the feeling of not being loved.”
6. “Prayer is not asking. It is putting oneself in God’s hands, at His disposal, and listening to His voice in the depths of our hearts.”
7. “Work without love is slavery.”
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