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We must make our homes centers of compassion and forgive endlessly.

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
Saint
Compassion
Home
Must
Centers
Make
Endlessly
Homes
Forgive
Forgiving

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