In order to survive, love has to be nourished by sacrifices. The words of Jesus, ‘Love one another as I have loved you,’ must be not only a light to … - Mother Teresa

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In order to survive, love has to be nourished by sacrifices. The words of Jesus, ‘Love one another as I have loved you,’ must be not only a light to us but a flame that consumes the self in us.

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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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Prayer: Lord, grant that I may
seek rather to comfort than to be
comforted; to understand rather
than be understood; to love rather
than be loved, for it is by forgetting
self that one finds. It is by forgiving
that one is forgiven. It is by dying
that one awakens to eternal life.
Amen.
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