Words from St. Mother Teresa
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September 29, 2021Words from St. Mother Teresa
- Mother Teresa tells us a story which warms the heart:
“One day a young couple came to our house and asked for me. They gave me a large amount of money.
"I asked them, 'Where did you get so much money?'
"They answered, 'We got married two days ago. Before we got married, we had decided not to celebrate the wedding, not to buy wedding clothes, not to have a reception or a honeymoon. We wanted to give you the money we saved.'
"I know what such a decision meant, especially for a Hindu family.
"That is why I asked them, 'But how did you think of such a thing?'
" 'We love each other so much,' they answered, 'that we wanted to share the joy of our love with those you serve.'
"To share: what a beautiful thing! "
- And here are further words from Mother Teresa:
"To die in peace with God is the culmination of any human life.
"Of those who have died in our houses, I have never seen anyone die in despair or cursing. They
have all died serenely.
"I took a man I had picked up from the street to our House for the Dying in Calcutta.
"When I was leaving, he told me, 'I have lived like
an animal on the streets, but I am going to die like 
an angel. I will die smiling.'
"He did die smiling, because he felt loved and surrounded by care.
"That is the greatness of our poor.”
