Mother Teresa Charitable Trust

WELCOME TO MTCT

Nobel Laurate Mother Teresa Charitable Trust (MTCT) is a Social Welfare Organization
striving for the upliftment of the poor, down trodden, and under privileged in the society
irrespective of caste, creed or religion in the footsteps of the great Mother Teresa!
MTCT is accredited by UNO's Economic Social Council and World Health Organization
as a Special Status NGO.

ABOUT MTCT

Mother Teresa Charitable Trust (MTCT)'s history starts with the story of compassion. The mammoth crowd that followed the adieu procession of the legend Mother Teresa, Dr.G.K.Dhas, a kind hearted social activist took up mother-teresa

the challenge of being and working for the poor. From this simple, yet heart breaking incident, brought the determination that, to take the mantle of Mother Teresa, that "Service to Mankind is Service to God". The inspiration which helped to create "Mother Teresa Charitable Trust" is being carried out all these years. We took the initiative with the vision that "No one shall be deprived of the basic needs". The overwhelming response from the general public is the impetus for the growth of Mother Teresa Charitable Trust. Now Mother Teresa Charitable Trust functions as a social relief NGO striving for the upliftment of poor, sick, downtrodden and the under privileged. The vision of the Mother Teresa Charitable Trust is to spread the ideals of Mother Teresa and motivate the younger generation to render service to the less fortunate. Its sub unit "Mother Teresa Forum" enrolls members and forms committees at national state, district, taluk and village levels. Mother Teresa Charitable Trust serves with the motto of "Service to Humanity". With the partnership of Government & various State governments, as well as the generosity of thousands of our supporters, we have grown from a small endeavor to a mammoth force that stretches across the wide chemesphere . All these years MTCT serve the under privileged and the needy to transform a vision into a reality. Our fight will continue till the last breath of a suffering mass.

TRUST BOARD

Dr.G.K.Dhas - Founder & Managing Trustee

A dedicated social activist, striving for the upliftment of the downtrodden in the society.. He is the founder of the trust in 1997, the year in which Mother Teresa died. He is also a Board member in the Gremaltes Hospital, for eradication of Leprosy, established in the year 1970. His vision is to have a caste less society of freedom and equality with a motto of "service to mankind is service to God"

Mr. A.Xavier - Trustee

A devoted personality, to the cause of downtrodden in the society. He was an academician and one of the founders of the trust. He is a writer who contributes articles through innovative thoughts and ideas for a change in the society.

Dr. C.Vijayakumar - Trustee:

A philanthropist and a dedicated personality, upholds the high principles of love and service to the society. He involves himself in the activities of the trust and motivates the younger generation to render their helping hand to the needy.

Mr.B.V.Selvaraj IAS (Rtd) - Adviser:

A highly learned, Indian Administrative Service (IAS) personality who recently retired from service and joined the trust to carry out the message of love & service envisaged by the greate Mother Teresa to the universe. He is a poet, writes lots of poetry on humanity, nature and so on. He is a man of wisdom and honesty.

T.S.Vijayan - Ex.Chairman of LIC - Adviser:

A renowned economist with impeccable track record served as chairman of LIC of India, and chairman of insurance Regulatory Authority of India. His high passion among the downtrodden underprivileged in the society made him to join with Mother Teresa Charitable Trust to render service to the society.

ACTIVITIES REPORT 2019 & 2020

MOTHER TERESA

Mother Teresa who dedicated her life for the service of the poor, downtrodden and under privileged in the society is an epitome of self-assured simplicity who rendered whole hearted service to the needy in the society. She spread love and compassion throughout the world and brought relief and hope to the children, the destitute, the sick, and the dying. She left a testament of unshakeable faith, invincible hope and extra-ordinary charity as a mother of the poor. She became a symbol of compassion to the world, and a living witness to the thirsting love. Mother Teresa’s work has been recognized and acclaimed throughout the world.

NOBEL LAUREATE MOTHER TERESA CHARITABLE TRUST (MTCT)

Nobel Laureate Mother Teresa Charitable Trust is “not for profit” organization striving for the upliftment of the poor and downtrodden in the society irrespective of caste, creed or religion. It is a secular, apolitical and nonprofit organization that came into existence in the year 1997, to spread “Love and Serve” the ideals of Mother Teresa to the universe. It has a Trust Board and an Advisory Committee to guide. The Trust has now been accredited as a special status NGO in the United Nations Organization’s Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and World Health Organization (WHO)....... More

MOTHER TERESA FORUM (MTF)

Mother Teresa Forum is the execution wing of the trust, consisting of dedicated volunteers enrolled from different walks of life. Any person male / female can enroll as a member, in person or online and get assigned a position in the National/State/District/Zonal/Village committees depending on their area of interest. MTF is undertaking several welfare measures nationwide , state wide, district wide and village wide. The volunteers undertake regular welfare programmes to the down-trodden and underprivileged in the society. They organize health/dental/eye/blood donation camps in several parts. The programs envisaged and implemented by our organization across the country is having a positive impact among the citizens of the entire nation.

MOTHER TERESA CHARITABLE TRUST – MISSION & VISSION

Our mission is to achieve sustainable social and economic changes in the community we serve, fulfilling hallow areas that are poorly addressed ,excellence in community service through up gradation of skills , effective participation of volunteers making use of state of art technology.
Our vision is to motivate the future generation to render service and sow the seed of love throughout the world under the footsteps of Mother Teresa, irrespective of caste , creed , religion or political affiliation.

MOTHER TERESA AUTO DRIVERS WELFARE ASSOCIATION

Mother Teresa Auto Drivers Welfare Association is another unit of the trust for the wellbeing of the auto / taxi drivers of Tamil Nadu. It is a registered body under the Tamil Nadu Government Labor Act vide No. 3200/CNI/2007 and having branches in all the districts of Tamil Nadu.

CARING THE DOWNTRODDEN – SERVING THE POOR WITH LOVE

MTCT focuses towards distributing nutritious and fresh food to the poor, needy and hungry people across the nuke and corner of the country. We undertake food distribution drive at regular intervals at various places of several states in India.

MTCT undertook medical and eye camps in Tamil Nadu in various districts where around 6000 men, women and children got benefited. We also provided them with good and nutritious food packets.

MTCT celebrated the inauguration of a new tailoring center at Ambur, Vellore district. Delicious lunch was provided to hundreds of poor people who gathered at this programme.

Every year, we take the privilege of celebrating the Birthday of Mother Teresa on 26th of August in a meaningful way in which fresh and nutritious lunch was also served to large group of old men, women and children.

In a similar way, we also remember Mother Teresa on her death anniversary day on 5th of September every year. On the same day, poor feeding organized to around 15,000 people.

→ Mother Teresa Forum’s Free Tailoring Centre, Kalpakkam in Kanchipuram was started in this financial year. We have a team of 20 women undertaking tailoring courses in our new center.

→ Another free tailoring center was opened at Ulunthoorpet, Villupuram District. Women and young girls from in and around Ulunthoorpet have joined our new free tailoring center.

→ Mother Teresa Charitable Trust runs several vocational training centers in several parts of the Indian subcontinent. One such tailoring unit is being run in Pulipurkoil village, Padalam, Kanchipuram District. This center is being sponsored and supported by J.V. Gokal Trust, Mumbai.

HEALTH – WE CARE FOR THE POOR.

Since inception, MTF volunteers – the execution wing of MTCT has conducted many major medical camps and health awareness programs. We work jointly with reputed hospitals, institutions and get doctors to cover General, Paediatric, Gynic, Dental and Ophthalmology areas of medical healthcare.

→ A similar health and eye camp conducted at Ayanavaram, Chennai. This camp was held jointly with Sri. Ramachandra Medical University, Porur, Sankara Nethralaya and Sree Balaji Dental College & Hospital , Chennai. We were able to reach around 1600 men, women and children.

→ Again we conducted a Health camp at Valluvarkottam in Nungambakkam, Chennai in association with Saveetha Medical College & Hospital.

→ A medical camp was conducted at Dharmapuram, T.Nagar, Chennai. MTCT in association with Saveetha Medical College and Hospital conducted the camp. A team of doctors from different areas of specialization participated in the camp and treated a large group of beneficiaries. The poor and the sick who live in and around T.Nagar area were treated. Medicines were supplied free of cost and follow ups were done at Saveetha Medical College Hospital.

→ We conducted a free Health Camp and Blood Donation camp at Chennai. It was a general health check up to all our members. Many of our auto members donated blood the lifesaving component. Around 400 members and general public participated in the blood camp.

→ "MTCT Blood Donors Guild" is an online portal (www.mtct.info ) serve as a catalyst to feed the needy throughout the subcontinent. It enables volunteers who are willing to give blood and the needy can contact them and make use of their service directly.

AMBULANCE SERVICE

A Free Ambulance Service is being operated in Kanyakumari District of Tamil Nadu jointly with Kanyakumari CSI Medical Mission, Neyyoor and is being utilized as mobile cancer unit. The fully equipped vehicle was donated by Mrs. Dr. S.P.Singh family from UK in memory of Late. Amirjith Singh Kalra. Since inception, we were able to reach around 12,000 beneficiaries including old aged, women and children.

ACCUTHERAPY /SEED THERAPY

Acutherapy is an advanced form of treatment based on an ancient cure by Acupressure. Humble seeds, small magnets, and beautiful colors are used for treatment. It has already revolutionized medical treatment by providing curing treatments for incurable diseases such as Diabetes, Thyroid, Chronic Kidney Disease, BP, Rheumatoid arthritis, Cancer, etc.
MTCT conducts free Acutherapy Camps on all Saturdays at our office premises. Mrs.Santhi, Acutherapist conducts the camp regularly. We were able to treat hundreds of sick people and many got benefited. This revolutionary treatment has vast potential because of its simplicity of application. It decreases dependence on medicines and one is saved from their serious side effects, thus, helping one to improve the quality of health and life.

HELPING HAND TO THE POOR AND SICK

→ MTCT works among the most marginalized, economically deprived families to support them in their treatment of chronic illness / critical surgeries. The organization sponsors treatment of these underprivileged sick people and helps them to get back to their normal lives. Around Rs.4,00,000/- have been spend on supporting the poor sick people during 2019 & 2020.

→ MTCT works among the physically challenged and takes various initiatives to empower them, we donated a Tricycle to Mr.Govindsamy, a physically challenged man who works as a gardener in St.Teresa’s School, Chennai.

CONSTRUCTION OF HOMES:

→ Financial support given to “Jesus the Trust”, Pattabiram, Chennai run by Rev.Fr.Arul Anandan T, to build an orphanage.

→ Supported for expansion of their building work Karunai Illam, Sriperumbutur run by Rev.Fr. Anbu Arasan. It is a home for the old aged, and the contribution is to be used for
construction of its new block, which may accommodate more elderly people.

CONSTRUCTION OF HOMES:

→ Financial support given to “Jesus the Trust”, Pattabiram, Chennai run by Rev.Fr.Arul Anandan T, to build an orphanage.

WOMEN DEVELOPMENT

→ Women Development Trust, Kalpakkam, Kanchipuram District for implementing welfare schemes to the tribals was sponsored by MTCT.

CSR PROJECTS

→ Corporate Social Responsibility is a concept that suggests that it is the responsibility of the corporates to contribute towards economic, social and environmental development that creates positive impact on society.

→ We act as a catalyst in executing CSR Projects. MTCT along with DOW Chemical's international Pvt. Ltd., Chennai undertook CSR projects at St. Helen's Girls Higher Secondary School, Guindy, Chennai at a cost of Rs.43,50,490/-.

→ We planted a RO system Water Purifier at a cost of Rs.2,64,000/- for the High School section. Around 2000 girl students are studying in this school. They come from economically weaker section of the society from in and around Guindy, Chennai.

→ We have renovated the primary section toilets, rebuild the kinder garden section and provided with lab materials to the Higher Secondary Section at a cost of Rs.4,00,000/-.

→ Premavasam Orphanage, Porur was contributed with ten numbers of wheel chairs pediatrics/adults at a cost of Rs.56,250/- and a solar panel system.

→ The same school was given 3,500 Note book for its primary students. Every academic year such works are executed under the CSR banner.

ANTI DRUG DAY: PONDICHERRY

MTF volunteers of Pondicherry and Karaikal organized an Anti-Drug Day – Walkathon in Karaikal, college/school students joined the event in large numbers. It was a walk to create awareness on the ill effects of drugs.

INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES

MTCT undertook renovation work of the Physics / Biology labs/ Chemistry labs & smart classrooms of Holy Angels Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School, T.Nagar, Chennai. We also refashioned a women lounge at Madras Christian College, Tambaram, Chennai. Both the projects were funded by Mrs. Indra Nooyi. Ex.CEO, PEPSICO an alumni of both the educational institutions at a cost of Rs.1,58,45,910/-. The work was sponsored as a token of gratitude. MTCT is happy to be part of the project.

LEADERSHIP TRAINING PROGRAMME

Mother Teresa Charitable Trust and Mother Teresa Auto Drivers Welfare Association jointly conducted a Leadership Training Program. It was to train our members in leadership qualities, behavioural issues, savings/income generation etc. The program was conducted by Mr.I.Ashokraj, leadership trainer of Hope Trust, Chennai. It created a great impact on our members.

FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR EDUCATION

→ MTCT financially supports economically poor, meritorious students to get their education. During the year 2019 & 2020 we were able to reach out to a large group of students with scholarships worth Rs.6,00,000/-.

COVID 19 SUPPORT ACTIVITIES - LOCKDOWN VICTIMS RELIEF

The Covid-19 pandemic has affected over 180 countries globally and is challenging India because of its population density and stressed public health systems. Experts agree that the best way of dealing with this crisis is through preventative measures, like social distancing, quarantining probable cases and following good personal hygiene. But as we go through these testing times in our homes, grateful for access to basic amenities, daily necessities and regular income, there are those who are not so fortunate.

Daily wage labourers, taxi drivers, house helps, sanitation workers, medical workers, health professionals and thousands of others are at a huge risk of contracting Covid-19, with possibly grave consequences. For them, every day has been a struggle due to income instability, lack of access to preventative measures and working to screen and treat affected people.

With the help of donors, MTF the execution wing of MTCT, so far distributed over 10,000 packs of dry ration to vulnerable families, provided more than 12,000 face masks, gloves and sanitizers to Government front-line workers and raised awareness on precautions during Covid-19.

These kits were distributed through our local Government and Hospital partners in various districts of Tamil Nadu in both rural and urban regions. Through our tie ups with the Government, it was ensured that concerned health authorities are a part of this exercise, kits were sourced from approved vendors and every kit reaches medical professionals, individuals and families in need through official distribution centers.

MTCT has been working in several villages, towns and cities of Tamil Nadu. Around Rs.12,00,000/- fund was mobilized and spent on COVID 19 support activities in the district of Kanyakumari focusing on coastal villages like Colachal ,Midalam ,Inayam ,Muttom & Tengaipattinam hamlets ,Erode , Dharmapuri ,Madurai , Salem , Namakkal , Chengalput, Kancheepuram and Chennai.

Apart from which Rs.4,00,000/- was spend on distribution of essentials to Auto Rickshaw drivers plying in Chennai city.

THANK YOU

Our journey continuous to empower the under privileged in the society. Our volunteers render a relentless job and undertake several welfare schemes in several states of the Indian subcontinent.

We hold our hands to empower the youth as they are the future of the nation. Let “Love and Serve” the motto of our trust reach one and all.

"Service to Mankind is Service to God"

- Mother Teresa -

MTCT - ACTIVITIES

MOTHER TERESA

MOTHER TERESA CHARITABLE TRUST (MTCT)

Mother Teresa Charitable Trust is a “not for profit” organization striving for the upliftment of the poor and downtrodden in the society irrespective of caste, creed or religion. It is a secular, apolitical and nonprofit organization that came in to existence in the year 1997, to spread “Love and Serve”the ideals of Mother Teresa to the universe. It has a Trust Board and an Advisory Committee to guide. The Trust is accredited as a special status NGO in the United Nations Organization’s (UNO) Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and World Health Organization (WHO). . . More

MOTHER TERESA FORUM (MTF)

Mother Teresa Forum is the execution wing of the Trust, consisting of dedicated volunteers enrolled from different walks of life. Any person male / female can enroll as a member, in person or online and get assigned a position in the National /State /District /Zonal /Village, committees depending on their area of interest. It will be assisted by a Governing Board consisting of eminent personalities of national repute. MTF is undertaking several welfare measures nationwide, state wide, district wide and village wide. The volunteers undertake regular welfare programmes to the downtrodden and underprivileged in the society. They organize health/dental/eye/blood donation camps in several parts. The programs envisaged and implemented by our organization across the country is having a positive impact among the citizens of the entire nation.

MOTHER TERESA AUTO DRIVERS WELFARE ASSOCIATION

Mother Teresa Auto Drivers Welfare Association is another unit of the trust working for the wellbeing of the auto / taxi drivers/ unorganized sections. It is a registered body under the Tamil Nadu Labor Act vide No. 3200/CN/2007 and having branches in several districts of Tamil Nadu.

AWARDS:

Awards are recognition, an affirmation and confirmation of something done by a person to humanity in various fields

Mother Teresa Award is one of the highest award, the Trust confers on individuals or institutions without distinction of race, occupation, position, gender or religion in recognition of exceptional services, performance of the highest order in the unity and integrity, service to humanity and philanthropy. So far this Award was conferred to the following two eminent personalities who rendered/render relentless service to the society.

CARING THE DOWNTRODDEN – SERVING THE POOR WITH LOVE

MTCT undertook medical and eye camps in Tamil Nadu in various districts where around 6000 men, women and children got benefited. We also provided them with good and nutritious food packets.

MTCT celebrated the inauguration of a new tailoring center at Ambur, Vellore district. Delicious lunch was provided to hundreds of poor people who gathered at this programme.

In a similar way, we also remember Mother Teresa on her death anniversary day on 5th of September every year. On the same day, poor feeding organized to around 15,000 people.

→ Mother Teresa Forum’s Free Tailoring Centre, Kalpakkam in Kanchipuram was started in this financial year. We have a team of 20 women undertaking tailoring courses in our new center.

→ Another free tailoring center was opened at Ulunthoorpet, Villupuram District. Women and young girls from in and around Ulunthoorpet have joined our new free tailoring center.

HEALTH – WE CARE FOR THE POOR.

→ Again we conducted a Health camp at Valluvarkottam in Nungambakkam, Chennai in association with Saveetha Medical College & Hospital.

AMBULANCE SERVICE

ACCUTHERAPY /SEED THERAPY

HELPING HAND TO THE POOR AND SICK

CONSTRUCTION OF HOMES:

→ Financial support given to “Jesus the Trust”, Pattabiram, Chennai run by Rev.Fr.Arul Anandan T, to build an orphanage.

CONSTRUCTION OF HOMES:

→ Financial support given to “Jesus the Trust”, Pattabiram, Chennai run by Rev.Fr.Arul Anandan T, to build an orphanage.

WOMEN DEVELOPMENT

→ Women Development Trust, Kalpakkam, Kanchipuram District for implementing welfare schemes to the tribals was sponsored by MTCT.

CSR PROJECTS

→ We have renovated the primary section toilets, rebuild the kinder garden section and provided with lab materials to the Higher Secondary Section at a cost of Rs.4,00,000/-.

→ Premavasam Orphanage, Porur was contributed with ten numbers of wheel chairs pediatrics/adults at a cost of Rs.56,250/- and a solar panel system.

→ The same school was given 3,500 Note book for its primary students. Every academic year such works are executed under the CSR banner.

ANTI DRUG DAY: PONDICHERRY

INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES

LEADERSHIP TRAINING PROGRAMME

FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR EDUCATION

COVID 19 SUPPORT ACTIVITIES - LOCKDOWN VICTIMS RELIEF

Apart from which Rs.4,00,000/- was spend on distribution of essentials to Auto Rickshaw drivers plying in Chennai city.

THANK YOU

Our journey continuous to empower the under privileged in the society. Our volunteers render a relentless job and undertake several welfare schemes in several states of the Indian subcontinent.

We hold our hands to empower the youth as they are the future of the nation. Let “Love and Serve” the motto of our trust reach one and all.

"Service to Mankind is Service to God"

- Mother Teresa -

Daily Quotes

" World has more than 4300 religions. Why we fight for my God, your God, their God and our God.
God is omnipotent, omnipresent, alpha and omega. Let us spread the ideals of love with one another.
Let us do charity and make the world one ". - Dr.G.K.Dhas

Ban on plastic products

Tamil Nadu government today announced ban on plastic products in the state from next year. Chief minister Edappadi Palaniswami announced this in the state legislative assembly on the occasion of the World Environment Day.
"The ban will be primarily on plastic carry bags, plastic plates, plastic cups, plastic flags, small plastic sachets used in packaging water, among others," Palaniswami said.
"However, a few plastic materials used for packing milk, curd, oil and medicine have been exempted from the ban," he said.
Making a suo motu statement in the Assembly, he sought the cooperation of people and traders in implementing this ban in the state. He said the announcement was based on the recommendations of an expert panel constituted by former Chief Minister Jayalalithaa.
The Chief Minister said the disposal of plastic material affects the flow of waste water and drainage and deeply affects the ground water table.
Pollution from plastic products lead to water stagnation, resulting in spread of malaria and dengue. "Hence to ensure a better pollution-free environment for our next generation, we hereby bans manufacture and use of plastic products from January 1, 2019," Palaniswami announced in the Assembly.

Mother Teresa Life & Living :

Nikola Bojaxhiu, a prosperous business man, and a multi-linguist who had widely traveled, was active in politics and the local church in Skopje, Macedonia. He wedded Dranafile Bernai, and soon became the father of three children. Aga, a daughter, Laza, a son, and Agnes Gonxha, a daughter. Agnes was born on 26 August, 1910. Gonxha in Albanian means flower bud.

Nikola passed on to his children a sense of ethnic identity and nationalist pride; however, it was Drana who nurtured the children's spiritual growth.

Agnes Gonxha often accompanied her mother, helping her as she made her way from family to family, offering both spiritual and material comfort. Dranas Christian charity offered a powerful example, helping to mould Agnes Gonxhas spiritual life and to shape her destiny.

In 1919, Agnes Gonxhas father was dead at the age of 45. Nikola Bojaxhius death devastated his wife; Drana fell into deep, prolonged, and often incapacitating grief. Dranas infuence on her children was extraordinary, especially after their fathers death. So powerful was Dranas presence that Agnes Gonxha recalled, Home is where the mother is.

Besides her mother, the Sacred Heart church exercised the most influence on young Gonxha. I was only twelve years old... when I felt the desire to become a nun, Mother Teresa recalled. Father Franjo Jambrekovic, a young Jesuit priest passed on to the members of Sacred Heart Parish the news of the missionary efforts that the Jesuits had undertaken. The missionaries wrote impassioned letters describing the horrible conditions under which the poor and the in lived in India. The zeal with which Father Jambrekovic spoke of the Jesuit missions in India, sparked a renewed sense of devotion in Agnes Gonxha. The more she heard about the missions in India, the more she was drawn to the possibility of working there. Agnes Gonxha had grown into an attractive young woman, a good student, neat and clean in appearance, self-disciplined, and well organized, she had already earned a reputation in the community for her friendliness and willingness to help anyone. But Gonxha was struggling with her decision to become a nun.

Trying to decide the mission of her life, Gonxha turned to Father Jambrekovic for advice. In later years, Mother Teresa acknowledged that there was no doubt in her mind about her decision, stating simply that God had made the choice for her. One day, after returning home from a visit to the shrine of the Madonna, Agnes Gonxha informed her mother that she had made up her mind to become a nun. Because of her interest in missionary work, she intended to apply to the order of the Loreto Sisters, an Irish branch of the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary who worked with the Jesuits in Bengal.

Drana gave her daughter her blessing, but also warned her that in choosing to become a nun, she must turn her life over to God without doubt, without fear, without hesitation, and without remorse. The time came for Gonxha to leave Skopje. She was to travel to Paris, where the Mother Superior of the Loreto Sisters was to interview her to determine whether Agnes Gonxha was acceptable to the order. On August 15, 1928, guests came to the Agnes Bojaxhiu home to wish her farewell and her friends gathered to wish the Bojaxhiu woman a safe journey. Finally, on October 8, Agnes Gonxha, accompanied by another young woman, Betika Kanjc, who also hoped to join the Loreto Sisters, boarded the train to Paris. Waving goodbye, Agnes Gonxha bid farewell to her mother, whom she never saw again.

As the train pulled away from the Zagreb station on its way to Paris, Gonxha must have thought about the consequences of her decision. Not only was she leaving her family and friends, she was also leaving the only home she had ever known. If the Loreto Sisters accepted her application, it would mean lifetime separation from her family and her country. She could probably never even visit her homeland again. The chances of her family visiting her were equally remote; travel was expensive and there would be little opportunity for her mother, brother, or sister to come to India. Whether she felt sad and lonely as the train rolled on toward Paris, Gonxha knew that she had made the right choice. Her life belonged to God.

M O T H E R T E R E S A -THE LORETO SISTERS :-

Beginning in 1834, the Jesuits began arriving in Bengal near Calcutta with a mission to serve the poor. They established St. Xaviers School in which they taught Catholics, Hindus, and Muslims alike. It soon became apparent, though, that the community needed a separate school for the daughters of Irish Catholic military families.

When approached about the possibility of sending nuns to India to staff the girls school, Mother Teresa gently but refused. There were too many children in Ireland in need of assistance. There was also a shortage of nuns. Her German visitor countered that in refusing to send members of her order to India. The case went before the entire community; they would decide whether to accept the mission to India.

In the end, seven sisters decided to go to India, marking the beginning of Loreto missionary work there. On August 23, 1841, the seven, accompanied by two priests and six postulants, or novice nuns, set sail. Almost four months later, they disembarked in Calcutta. disembarked in Calcutta. The little band took possession of the house at 5 Middleton Row, where they were to live and teach. The sisters prepared the once lavishly furnished house into simpler living quarters and classrooms. The 67-foot dining room became the school hall.

The sisters then traveled to the local orphanage near the cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary to meet the church officials and the children. Finally, on January 10, 1842, the Loreto School opened its doors to boarders and day students.

The initial reports that Mother Teresa received from India were enthusiastic. Streams of volunteers now offered to go to India to aid the Loreto Sisters of Calcutta. In spite of a number of nuns dying of cholera, the flow of volunteers did not stop. It was this pioneering and courageous group of teachers that Gonxha Bojaxhiu soon hoped to join.

On December 1, 1928, the two women Gonxha and Betika set sail for India. Upon their arrival there, the two would begin their novitiate, that is the period of study and prayer which every nun takes before her vows. The sea voyage proved long and arduous, winding its way Suez Canal, then the Red Sea, the Indian Ocean, and the Bay of Bengal. On January 6, 1929, the ship arrived at Calcutta. But at this point, Gonxha had little chance to become acquainted with her surroundings. After just a few days, on January 16, she was sent to the Loreto Novitiate located in Darjeeling, a fashionable hill resort about 400 miles north of Calcutta.

Life In The Loreto Convent :-

Life at the Loreto Convent for Gonxha Bojaxhiu was disciplined and rigorous. Entering a Catholic convent during the early twentieth century was like being plunged into another world, one that was isolated and relatively contained. For the next two years, dressed in the black habit and veil of the order, Gonxha kept up with her English studies as well as learning the Bengali language. Under the watchful eye of the novice mistress, who oversaw the novitiates' training, the young woman went weekly to confession. Dinnertime was spent listening to one of the sisters reading about the lives of the saints, or from the rules of Loreto.

Bengali Teresa :-

Every day from 9 to 11, Gonxha and the other novitiates taught at St. Teresa's School, a one-room schoolhouse affiliated with the convent. Here 20 small boys and girls met to receive instruction. She quickly earned a reputation for being hard working, cheerful, and charitable in her dealings with others. On March 24, 1931, Gonxha Bojaxhiu took her ?rst vows-a lifetime promise to charity, poverty, and obedience to God as a sister of Loreto.

At this time, Gonxha chose a new name Teresa for herself to symbolize her new life with God. For the sisters in the Loreto Convent, however, the new Teresa soon had a nickname that further distinguished her: Bengali Teresa, an acknowledgment of her ability to speak the language so well.

Gonxha Bojaxhiu, now called Sister Teresa, took the train from Darjeeling to Calcutta. There, she was to begin teaching at St. Mary's School, located in the eastern district of Calcutta. It was to be her place of residence and work for the next 17 years.

During the 1920s, the contrast between the cities of Darjeeling and Calcutta was startling. In Darjeeling, one breathed clear mountain air, and a walk in a flower-filled meadow was not far away. But the city of Calcutta teemed with humanity, overcrowded and spilling into the streets and alleys throughout. It was on one hand a city enriched by the culture and arts of India; on the other, it was a cesspool of human misery and degradation.

MOTHERTERESA - ST. MARY'S SCHOOL :

The school was hidden from the everyday world by high gray walls and tall iron gates. Upon passing through them entrance gates, one came upon a complex of buildings with playing ?elds and well-tended lawns. The campus comprised several buildings of varying architectural styles. Besides an administrative building and smaller gray classroom building was St. Mary's School. There were also quarters for the nuns and for those students who boarded at the school, mostly orphans, girls from broken homes, and children with only one parent. The school had already established a reputation for itself. Established in 1841, as one of the six Loreto schools in Calcutta, the Calcutta school in Entally educated orphans, the sons and daughters of the affluent and foreign families living in the city. All children wore the same uniform; there was no distinction by the sisters of the rich from the poor, the European from the Indian, Catholic from non-Catholic.

Mother Teresa taught history and geography. She also became more comfortable in her use of the Bengali language as St. Mary's classes were taught in both English and Bengali. She soon added another language, Hindi.

She also found solace and comfort through the happiness and gratitude of her young charges. Merely placing a hand on a dirty forehead or holding the hand of a small child brought her great joy. Many of the children took to calling her "Ma" which meant "Mother," a term that she treasured. Former students remember Sister Teresa as an engaging teacher. When teaching Sunday School catechism lessons, she often told stories of her own childhood in Skopje. Her geography classes were exciting; many students believed that she made the world come alive for them in a way not seen or felt before.

Self discipline was essential if one was to accomplish everything in a timely fashion. Failure to do so indicated an inability to stay within the order.

Throughout her time at the school, Sister Teresa showed herself to be a pious but not overly demonstrative woman. She was charitable and did not tolerate unkindness from anyone, whether a child or an adult.

She was, by all appearances, an ordinary nun, carrying out her religious duties. Neither was she particularly intelligent: her education at best was adequate. Some at the convent remember her more for her inability to light the candles at the Benediction service. As one sister who lived with her during this period recalled, "She was very ordinary. We just looked upon her as one of our sisters who was very devoted and dedicated."

Working with Father Julien Henry, a Belgian Jesuit priest, Sister Teresa participated in the meetings, prayers, and study club sponsored by the group. On the other side of the convent wall was the slum area (bustee) known as Motijihl, or Pearl Lake, named for a discolored sump water pond located in the center of the area. It was from this pond that the residents drew their drinking, cooking, and washing water. Surrounding the pond were the wretched, mud-floor huts of the poor who lived in the neighborhood. It was an area desperately in need of comfort. For Father Henry, this was an opportunity to teach the older girls of St. Mary's about works of service. Every day during the school week, the priest met with the girls whose ages ranged from the early teens to their early twenties.

On Saturday, the girls left the walls of their compound and ventured into Mothijihl in groups to visit with these families, often bearing small items for the children of the poor. Other groups traveled to the Nilratan Sarkar Hospital to visit the sick, where they comforted family members or wrote letters for those unable to do so.Although Sister Teresa took great stock in the efforts of her students, she could not join them because of the rule of enclosure practiced by the Loreto nuns. But perhaps the most important outcome of these efforts was the indirect link forged between the poor of Calcutta and Sister Teresa.

On May 24, 1937, Sister Teresa traveled to Darjeeling to take her ﬁnal vows. During the ceremony,Teresa solemnly committed herself to the Loreto Sisters and to a lifetime of poverty, chastity, and obedience in service to the Lord. Upon her return to Calcutta, she once again plunged into her busy days and teaching, much to the delight of several young children who feared that she had gone away for good. Nothing had changed, save Sister Teresa’s name. She was now to be addressed as MotherTeresa, the name she would goby for the rest of her life. At theage of 27, her destiny seemedto be fulﬁlled. At the same time, India was in the midst of tryingto fulﬁll its own destiny.

Inspiration Day was a turning point in the life for Mother Teresa. But there have been accounts of her life that have made erroneous connections between her desire to leave Loreto and her calling on the train to Darjeeling. One popular story stated that the killings and carnage she viewed during the August 19 6 riots were the sole inspiration for her leaving. Another account stated that she could view the slums of Calcutta from her bedroom window, which led to her decision.

Mother Teresa was no stranger to the poverty in Calcutta. She had seen it firsthand upon her arrival as a novitiate and later as a teacher instructing the children of the poor. But until her train ride to Darjeeling, Mother Teresa firmly believed that she was carrying out God’s plan for her life and that she would best serve God as a nun living in Loreto. That was now all about to change.

THE FIRST STEP As Mother Teresa recalled “The message was clear, I knew where I belonged, but I did not know how to get there.” On her return from Darjeeling, she immediately sought out Father Van Exem, her adviser showing him two sheets of paper on which she had written down her plans.

He found the key ingredients as to what she was supposed to do: she was to leave Loreto, but she was to keep her vows. She was to start a new congregation or order of nuns, who would work for the poor in the slums. Years later, Father Van Exem stated that he believed her new vocation was just as true as her decision to leave Skopje and become a nun in leaving her mother. Now she was fully prepared to make a second decision, leaving the safe confines of the convent at Loreto and venturing out into the streets of Calcutta to work with the poor.

Leaving the convent was not easy for Mother Teresa. It was, she admitted years later, the most difficult thing she had ever done, even harder than leaving her family and homeland. Besides the emotional turmoil, she still needed permission to leave.

A RELUCTANT APPROVAL In Calcutta, the order of the Daughters of St. Anne, with whom Mother Teresa had worked while at the Loreto school, already ministered among the poor. They also dressed in Indian style, slept in a dormitory, ate simple food, and spoke Bengali. The archbishop asked Mother Teresa if she could work with the Daughters of St. Anne. Mother Teresa did not think so. What Mother Teresa was proposing was quite different. Her congregation wanted to be more mobile; they would visit the poor where needed. And she did not want just to work among the poor; she made it clear that she intended to work among the “poorest of the poor.”

She also wanted to start from scratch and train her novices in her own way. An entire year passed before the archbishop was satisfied with the information he had received. Only then he gave permission to Mother Teresa to write to the mother general of the Loreto Sisters, asking for permission to be released from the order. Having to leave the Loreto Order was a severe disappointment, but she was to trust God fully and send the letter. With a heavy heart, Mother Teresa posted the letter to the mother general in Rathfarnham in early January 1948. Less than a month later, she had her reply:

Since this is manifestly the will of God, I hereby give you permission to write to the Congregation in Rome. Do not speak to the Provincial. Do not speak to your Superiors. Speak to nobody. I did not speak to my own counselors. My consent is sufficient.

Mother Teresa and Father Van Exem were overjoyed with the response. Mother Teresa now wrote another letter, this time to the office of the Vatican in Rome. Finally in February 1948, she sent the letter to Rome. In addition to Mother Teresa’s request,Archbishop Périer also included a letter that outlined her life and service in Calcutta.

Weeks and then months went by with no response from Rome. Finally in July 1948,. Rome had granted Mother Teresa�s request for exclaustration. She would be allowed to remain a member of the Loreto Order and work outside of the convent. It was a wonderful victory for Mother. There was, however, one condition: Mother Teresa would remain outside the cloister for a year, at which time, the archbishop would review her progress and decide whether she would return to the convent.

On Sunday, August 8, 1948, Father Van Exem told her that he had received news from Rome. According to his account, Mother Teresa turned pale and requested to go to the chapel to pray. When she returned, he gave her the good news: not only did Rome agree to her request to leave the convent, but also that she continue her life as a Loreto Sister. She then signed three copies of the permission: one for Rome, one for the archbishop, and one for herself. She then asked, "Can I go to the slums now?"

AN EMOTIONAL DEPARTURE :

Despite Mother Teresa�s willingness to leave immediately to begin her work, there was still much to be done to prepare for her departure. First, she needed to inform the convent that she was leaving. Archbishop P�rier had feared a shocked reaction from the sisters. His fears were justified. When the decree was made public, the mother superior took to her bed for a week. Another sister wept uncontrollably; many were shocked at the announcement or mystified as to why one of their own, particularly one who seemed happy in her surroundings, would want to leave the convent.

Those close to Mother Teresa worried about her health and whether she could sustain a rigorous life on the Calcutta streets. A notice posted on a Loreto blackboard requested the sisters not to criticize or praise Mother Teresa, but pray for her and her decision.

In preparation for her departure from the convent, Mother Teresa purchased three saris from a local bazaar. Each one was white with three blue stripes; this simple garment would become the distinctive habit of her new order. The fabric was the cheapest available at the time, and was of the kind usually worn by poor Bengali women. The blue stripes held a special meaning for Mother Teresa, as the color is usually associated with the Virgin Mary. Father Van Exem later blessed the garments, along with a small cross and rosary, which had been placed on each garment in the St.Mary�s chapel. Mother Teresa needed to write a letter to her mother, explaining all that had happened. She believed that if her spiritual advisor also wrote the letter, that would settle any fears or worries her mother might have about her daughter�s decision to leave Loreto.

Father Van Exem suggested that Mother Teresa take some medical training. Working in the slums, there would be plenty of opportunity to offer medical assistance. She agreed and decided to Mother News go to Patna in the state of Bihar where she would receive training from the Medical Mission Sisters at their hospital. Archbishop P�rier supported the decision and Sister Stephanie Ingendaa, the mother superior at the hospital, warmly agreed to the request to help Mother Teresa in whatever way the sisters could. On August 16, a week after learning of the Vatican�s decision, Mother Teresa changed her clothes. The long black habit, with its floor-length skirt, the white coif, and black veil were laid aside. She now wore her new religious habit, a symbolic breaking with the religious uniform she had worn for the past two decades. Even though many of her former pupils wished to see their teacher in a sari, her leaving was a solitary affair. That evening, she left the convent grounds in a taxi as quietly as she had come almost 20 years before. In her pocket, she carried five rupees and a ticket to Patna.

A NEW BEGINNING :

On August 17, Mother Teresa arrived at Patna, an old city located on the banks of the Ganges River. Sister Stephanie was there waiting to welcome her. They went together to the Holy Family Hospital, where Mother Teresa would spend the next few months receiving her medical training.

The hospital was staffed by nuns who were doctors, mainly gynecologists, obstetricians, and surgeons. Other nuns served as nurses, laboratory technicians, and nutritionists. The hospital also housed a nursing school that many Indian girls attended.Many of the sisters realized that she was in a period of transition, and while Mother Teresa knew what she was to do, she was still unclear about how she was to carry out her calling. In the meantime, the Medical Mission Sisters tried to make her feel at home and helped prepare her for the grueling work ahead. Now, instead of lecturing students, Mother Teresa’s days were filled with new experiences; she never knew what to expect from one day to the next. Whenever there was a new admission, an impending birth-or operation, Mother Teresa was summoned at the same time as a doctor was. This experience not only gave Mother Teresa an opportunity to practice her Hindi, in which she was not very fluent, but to become acquainted with expectant mothers, fatal accidents, ill and abandoned children, and death on the operating table. She also learned to tend to patients ill and dying with cholera or small pox. One nun remembered that, no matter what the calamity, Mother Teresa remained unfazed by it, maintaining her focus on the patient. She could always be counted on to hold a dying patient’s hand, to comfort a small child frightened by the hospital, or to cradle a newborn infant in her arms. She learned how to do many simple medical procedures such as making a hospital bed, giving injections, and administering medicines.

She helped to assist in delivering babies, something in which she took special delight. Working with the nutritionists, Mother Teresa learned about the importance of a healthy diet, hygiene, and adequate rest. This knowledge was key to carrying out her work in the slums. As Mother Teresa came to know many of the poor families of the area, she attended weddings, feasts, and funerals, slowly entering their world and becoming one of them.

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