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September 5: St. Teresa of Calcutta, Religious

She equals in generosity the great ‘Teresas’ she emulated Anjezë (Agnes) Gonxha Bojaxhiu was a tiny Albanian woman whose strong-as-iron faith served as a fulcrum to budge the world closer to God. She was born into a devout family in Skopje, in present day Macedonia. Her parent’s marriage had been arranged, according to custom, and was happy and fruitful. The family was prosperous and regularly helped the poor and abandoned. There was seldom not a destitute person sharing the family table at lunchtime. Little Agnes benefited from the then recent reforms of Pope Saint Pius X lowering the age of First Holy Communion and thus received the Eucharist for the first time at the very young age of five and a half. After her father died young, Agnes’ firm, loving, and religious mother had the greatest influence on her. The vibrant life of her local parish also impacted her faith. The priests there talked about the missionary work of the Church in far away lands, and Agnes internalized every word they spoke. Feeling the call to serve Christ and the Church, Agnes decided to become a nun with the Loretto Sisters who were based in Dublin, Ireland. So when she was eighteen, a large procession of family, classmates, and parishioners accompanied her to Skopje’s train station. After tender farewells, everyone wept and waved handkerchiefs as the train slowly pulled out of the station, and Agnes leaned out the window and wept and waved her handkerchief back at them until the train.... Attributions: Resnjari, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons; Steve Browne & John Verkleir from Chicago, United States, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons; Futufit Media Outlet, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... via Wikimedia Commons; Kingkongphoto & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons; shankar kumar sanyal, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons; John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... via Wikimedia Commons; Walsh University, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons; Norm Kutz, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons; Manfredo Ferrari, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons; Mutter_Teresa_von_Kalkutta.jpg John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons; Resnjari, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons; Globetrotter19, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons; Statue_of_Mother_Teresa_by_János_Lestyán-Goda,_2017_Bicske.jpg; Funky Tee, CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons; Mother_Teresa_crno-bela.jpg Adam Jones from Kelowna, BC, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons; Robot8A, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons; Cathedral_Mother_Theresa_in_Prishtina_22_14_22_386000.jpeg Vis M, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... via Wikimedia Commons; Mother_Teresa_statue_at_Pushpagiri_Church_02.jpg JudgefloroDerivative work: TharonXX, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Saint_Teresa_of_Calcutta.jpg