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March 20, 2017

Mother Theresa

Mother Teresa was born in 1910 in what is now Macedonia.  She was given the name Agnes by her Catholic parents, and was the youngest of three children.  Early in her life, about age 12, Teresa

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2.)____ ____ ____ _____ ____ ___ ____ ____ ______.

     At the age of 18 she left for Ireland to join the Sisters of Loreto.  This 

community of nuns had missions in India.  After a few months of training in 

Dublin, she was sent to India.  On May 24, 1931, 3.)____ ____ _____ ___ ____ ____ __ ____.  She chose the name Sister Mary Teresa.  She took her final

vows in May, 1937.  It was then that 4.)___ ____ _____ ___ ____ _____ of 

Mother Teresa.  From 1931 to 1948 Mother Teresa taught at St. Mary's High 

School in Calcutta. 

5.)____ ___ ___ ____ ___ ___ ___ ___ _____ _____.  In 1948

6.)____ ____ _____ ____ ____ ______ ___ ____ ____. 

     Mother Teresa 7.)_____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ______ of the 

poor in the slums of Calcutta.  She was known as the saint of the gutters.  

With no money, she started an open-air school for slum children. 

8.)____ ____ ___ ___ ___ ____ ______.  Financial help started coming from

church organizations. 9.)____ ___ ___ ___ ___ ____ ____ _____. 

     In 1950 Mother Teresa 10.)____ ___ _____ ____ ____ ___ ___ ___ ___ 

___ _____.  She said the Mission was to care for “the hungry, the naked, the 

homeless, the crippled, the blind, and the lepers, all those people who feel unwanted, unloved, and uncared for throughout society.”

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1. felt as strong call to help the poor

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2. she knew her vocation was mishionally work

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missionary

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3. she took her first vowels as a noun

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vows... nun

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4. she was given the religious title

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5. the suffering and proverting she saw greatly affected her

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poverty

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6. she received permission from her superiors to live

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leave

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7. devoted herself to working among the poorest

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8. soon she was joined by volunteer helpers

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9. this made it possible for her work to grow

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10. sparted the misionally of charity to take care for the sick and poor

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started... missionaries