AUG 26, 24 .. SPARK THE WORLD.. MOTHER TERESA CERTAINLY DID..
NATIONAL DAY CALENDAR.. Is the source of all of the information on my “Days”.
Here we go, right, straight, to the point.
Today, we have two categories that fit like the hand fits the glove.
Patti picked out the first topic below from National Today.
National Spark the World Day .. Lights up our calendar annually on August 26. Just as fun as this holiday sounds, its purpose is even more interesting and fulfilling. This day was created to appreciate the people who go the extra mile to inspire others and spark them up to greatness. Before your hopes get dashed, we are not just talking about professionals, such as motivational speakers, who make this their full-time job — ordinary individuals like you and us can also be honorees on this special day. This holiday was created by speaker, author, and life coach, Simon T. Bailey, the gentleman you see in the two photos, to encourage each of us to be a source of inspiration to others.
Now this is a great subject BUT I myself went further down the National Today website into birthdays and VOILA!
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MOTHER TERESA..
Patti wanted to make Mother Teresa our only “Day”. I feel the above NATIONAL SPARK THE WORLD “Day” fits right in with all that Mother Teresa did to “Spark the World” herself. I also agree with Patti to put our emphasis on Mother Teresa.
Today we celebrate the anniversary of her birthday!
Mother Teresa, named Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu was born on August 26, 1910 in Skopje, North Macedonia. Her middle name Gonxhe means ‘rosebud’ and ‘little flower’ in Albanian.
Her parents were Roman Catholics and she was raised as such.
From a young age, Mother Teresa became fascinated by the stories of missionaries helping those in need around the world. By age 12, she had already decided to dedicate her life to the Roman Catholic religion and to be a missionary. When she turned 18, she decided to become a nun. Mother Teresa moved to Ireland. She joined the Sisters of Loreto at Loreto Abbey and there, she learned to speak English.
Her commitment to helping humanity is known and admired all around the world. Mother Teresa dedicated her life to caring for the poorest people in India. She became a nun at 18. From a young age, she made it her mission to aid those that needed it the most. She has been awarded a Nobel Peace Prize for her exceptional help to the world.
In 1929, Mother Teresa traveled from Ireland to India to teach at a girls’ school.
It was 1946 when Mother Teresa’s life would change forever. She took a train ride from Calcutta to Darjeeling, and on that ride, she received what she expressed as “a call within a call.” She found her life’s purpose; to help disadvantaged people living in the slums of Calcutta. This led to her becoming one of the greatest missionaries of all time.
In 1950, Mother Teresa founded a religious congregation, the Missionaries of Charity. Members of the congregation take a vow of chastity, poverty, and obedience. Today, the Missionaries of Charity have over 5,000 nuns and volunteers helping in 133 countries around the world. The congregation offers homes for those dying of H.I.V./AIDS, leprosy, and tuberculosis; it also runs soup kitchens, schools for abandoned children, mobile clinics, and provides services to the communities.
In 1979, Mother Teresa received the Nobel Peace Prize for her work and services to the world. Mother Teresa died on September 5, 1997, at age 87. In 2016, Pope Francis recognized Mother Teresa as a saint.
A few Tid-Bits.
Mother Teresa made it her mission to help the poor and the ill. She assisted those from disadvantaged backgrounds. The religious leader touched thousands of lives.
Numerous people around the world followed the example led by Mother Teresa. Many of them became missionaries or volunteers, helping the poor and needy.
She has a famous quote, “It is not how much we do, but how much love we put in doing it. That makes all the difference.” The members of her congregation take the vow to give “wholehearted free service to the poorest of the poor.”
After moving to Ireland, Mother Teresa never saw her family again.
She wore her famous white and blue sari for the first time in August 1948.
In the movie “How To Lose Friends and Alienate People,” Megan Fox played the part of Mother Teresa in the fictional “Teresa: the Making of a Saint,”
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And now.. Thank You So Very Much Mister Paul Harvey!
A little bit more of THE REST OF THE STORY.
How many, MANY, times have we written here that we don’t just select National Day Calendar “Days” at random.
We only select a “Day” that really and truly means, and we mean MEANS, something personal to us OR a topic which intrigues us and we are curious about.
On December the 22nd, 1992, in Calcutta, West Bengal, India, I was personally introduced to Mother Teresa by, Kitty Brinnand, a lady who had worked with Mother for over forty years!
What does one say to Mother Teresa?
I said, “May I have a photo with you?”
Mother Teresa simply and quietly said, “Yes.”
I found out later, from Mother Teresa herself, she doesn’t take photos with many people because, “I am not a tourist attraction!”
In the early Spring of 1996, with Patti on my arm, in Calcutta, at The Mother House, I asked Mother Teresa if she would take a photo with Patti and she answered, “Yes of course!”
While speaking in Novosibirsk, Russian Siberia, in a Roman Catholic Church, on Saturday the 19th of January 2019, I met one of Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity! The two of us hooted and hollered when I showed her my photo with Mother Teresa in Calcutta.
By The Way..
On Friday, September the 5th, 1997, On.. My.. Birthday.. In Calcutta, West Bengal, India, Mother Teresa went to her eternal home with God and Jesus to rest in peace forever.
I could write a book about my work with her Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta!
Whewie!
Oh By The Way.. I am not, in any way, associated with the Roman Catholic Church.
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Cap and Patti
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Now the latter half of this post is what I really enjoy.
The latter half of this post moved me to grateful tears when I proofread it. The memories of Cap’s and my experiences with Mother Teresa are deeply moving, as is our awe and reverence over having met and been in her presence. What dedication and determination she had. Thank you for your comment Gullible. Patti and Cap
You bet. I would love for Cap to write about the journey to meeting her. All the “coincidences.” Now THAT is a story.
Yes it IS quite a story indeed. It truly IS amazing. It exemplifies the phrase: Something IS happening here!! So yes indeed, I will write the story that fascinates even me who lived it. Smiles .. Cap