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In vocal prayer we speak to God in mental prayer he speaks to us. It is then that God pours Himself into us.

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
God
Prayer
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Pours
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