纪念特蕾莎修女诞辰100周年
Nuns mark Mother Teresa's 100th birthday
On August 27, nubs belonging to the order of the Missionaries of Charity celebrated the 100th anniversary of Mother Teresa’s birth at her tomb in Kolkate, India.
"It's a great day of joy for all of us to celebrate the gift of Mother's life," said Sister Nirmala, Mother Teresa's immediate successor. "Mother who allowed God to live in her has put a bright light in the world, enlightening the hearts and minds of so many people."
8月27日,仁爱传教会的修女们在位于印度加尔各答特蕾莎修女的墓前举行纪念她诞辰100周年活动。
尼玛拉修女,特蕾莎的继任者说,“我们今天非常高兴能在一起举行庆祝特蕾莎修女诞辰一百周年活动,特蕾莎修女与上帝同在,给全世界带来光明,也给很多人带来心灵上的温暖。
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特蕾莎修女,(Mother Teresa of Calcutta),1910年8月27日—1997年9月5日,又称做德兰修女、特里莎修女、泰瑞莎修女),是世界著名的天主教慈善工作者,主要替印度加尔各答的穷人服务。因其一生奉献给解除贫困,而于1979年得到诺贝尔和平奖。并被教皇约翰·保罗二世在2003年10月列入了天主教宣福名单Beatification。目前德蕾莎修女的名称也变为真福德雷莎修女(Blessed Teresa)。
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(Joozone'Editor Get From CNN's Report) -- A solemn Mass at the Missionaries of Charity in Kolkata, India, marked the 100th anniversary of Mother Teresa's birth on Thursday.
People from all walks of life gathered at the global headquarters of the order of nuns, which Mother Teresa founded 60 years ago.
"It's a great day of joy for all of us to celebrate the gift of Mother's life," said Sister Nirmala, Mother Teresa's immediate successor. "Mother who allowed God to live in her has put a bright light in the world, enlightening the hearts and minds of so many people."
Sister Prema, the current head of the order, said, "Mother is a person who till today -- and also for time to come -- will bring people of all walks of life together to serve, to laugh and to be united."
A message from Pope Benedict XVI was read out at the Mass. More Info:http://www.hxw.red/
"I am confident that this year will be for the church and the world an occasion of joyful gratitude to God for the inestimable gift that Mother Teresa was in her lifetime and continues to be through the affectionate and tireless work of you, her spiritual children," the pontiff's statement said.
Mother Teresa was born as Agnes Gonxha Boiaxhiu to ethnic Albanian parents in Skopje, Macedonia, on August 26, 1910.
She arrived in India in 1929 and dedicated her life to help those in need. She received a Nobel Peace Prize for her work in 1979.
She died in India in 1997 and was beatified by Pope John Paul II in October 2003.