On Sunday, September 4, Mother Teresa or now known as Saint Teresa was canonized by Pope Francis. Saint Teresa being canonized is something very important in our society today because it’s not every day a saint is canonized. She was declared a saint in front of hundreds of people. Saint Teresa of Calcutta was born on August 26, 1910, in Skopje, Macedonia. She was the youngest of three children. When she was seventeen she answered her first calling to become a missionary nun. She joined an Irish group, the Sisters of Loretto which is a community known for their missionary work in India. She chose the name Teresa after Saint Therese of Lisieux. She then started teaching at St. Mary's High School for girls and then became the principal. Later, she received “a call within a call” and left the Sisters of Loretto to care for the sick and the poor. Saint Teresa was the first to walk through the slums of India. The Pope allowed her to leave the sisters of Loretto and start an order. She established a nursing home that would help the poor and the sick. She visited families, cared for people on the street, and cared for those who where sick. After some time, her former students started to join her. Saint Teresa started sending her Sisters to other parts India to tend to the sick and the poor. Saint Teresa Is a great example to us as Catholics and everyone in the world because she shows us how to be a good person.
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