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Words which do not give the light of Christ increase the darkness.

Mother Teresa

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Mother Teresa
Age: 87 †
Born: 1910
Born: August 26
Died: 1997
Died: September 5
Religious Sister
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Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu
Blessed Teresa of Calcutta
Saint Teresa of Calcutta
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We need silence to be able to touch souls.
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Our life of poverty is as necessary as the work itself. Only in heaven will we see how much we owe to the poor for helping us to love God better because of them.
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Only humility will lead us to unity, and unity will lead to peace.
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We never had any problem from them. Jyoti Basu has been very kind to us. He was the one who told me Mother, please do something for these (jail) girls. He has been helpful and always accessible to us over phone. We also never had any problem whenever we wanted to meet him.
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If our bones were not sending whispers of doubt to our hearts, there would be no need for prayer at all.
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I trust that God wouldn't give me more than I can handle. I just wish he didn't have such faith in me.
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Let's not pray long, drawn-out prayers, but let's pray short ones full of love. Let us pray on behalf of those who do not pray. Let us remember, if we want to be able to love, we must be able to pray!
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My secret is a very simple one: I pray. To pray to Christ is to love him.
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