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Today it is fashionable to talk about the poor. Unfortunately, it is not fashionable to talk with them.

Mother Teresa

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Mother Teresa
Age: 87 †
Born: 1910
Born: August 26
Died: 1997
Died: September 5
Religious Sister
Saint
Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu
Blessed Teresa of Calcutta
Saint Teresa of Calcutta
Today
Fashionable
Unfortunately
Talk
Poor
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Women

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Make us worthy Lord to serve our fellow men throughout the world who live and die in poverty and hunger. Give them through our hands this day their daily bread and by our understanding love, give peace and joy.
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When a poor person dies I want then to die in the arms of somebody who loves them. I want them to be able to look for the last time into the eyes of somebody who cares for them
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My prayer for you is that you may grow in the likeness of Christ, being real carriers of God's love and that you really bring his presence, first, into your own family, then, to the next door neighbor, the street you we live in, the town we live in, the country we live, then only, in the whole world, that living example of God's presence.
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Don't wait to be led...do it yourself, person to person.
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So many signatures for such a small heart.
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There are two victims in every abortion: a dead baby and a dead conscience.
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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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It often happens that those who spend their time giving light to others, remain in darkness themselves.
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Stay very close to Our Lady. If you do this, you can do great things for God and the good of people.
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The success of love is in the loving - it is not in the result of loving. Of course it is natural in love to want the best for the other person, but whether it turns out that way or not does not determine the value of what we have done.
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The miracle is not that we do this work, but that we are happy to do it.
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My secret is simple -- I pray.
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Spread love whenever you go.
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If you have not the experience, ask. There is no shame in asking, but do not pretend you know when you don't.
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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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