If we want a love message to be heard, it has got to be sent out. To keep a lamp burning, we have to keep putting oil in it. - Mother Teresa

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If we want a love message to be heard, it has got to be sent out. To keep a lamp burning, we have to keep putting oil in it.

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About Mother Teresa

Saint Mother Teresa, also known as Saint Teresa of Calcutta (26 August 1910 – 5 September 1997), born Anjezë Gonxha Bojaxhiu, was an Albanian-born Indian citizen, Roman Catholic Sister, and Nobel Peace Prize winner.

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Native Name: Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu
Alternative Names: Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu • Blessed Teresa of Calcutta • Saint Teresa of Calcutta • Mary Teresa Bojaxhiu
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Thérèse of Lisieux Teresa of Ávila Catherine Doherty Henri Nouwen Augustine of Hippo

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It is very compelling that before Jesus explained God's words, before he explained the beatitudes to the crowd, he felt compassion for them and fed them (Matthew 5). Only after they were fed did he start to teach them.
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