Mother Teresa
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“I have called you by your name Jesus said. You are mine. Water will not drown you, fire will not burn you. I will give nations for you. You are precious to me, I love you. We have that in the Scriptures so clearly, the tenderness and the love of God for us and He wants us to be that tenderness and love to the people.”
– Mother Teresa, from the book A Call to Mercy
Mother Teresa Institute (MTI)
The Mother Teresa Institute (MTI) is an outgrowth of the work and activities of The Mother Teresa Center, a non-profit organization established and directed by the religious family founded by Mother Teresa of Calcutta, The Missionaries of Charity.
Holy Week 2025 - Join Us in Prayer and Reflection
L.D.M. 25th March 1993
“My dearest Children-
Sisters, Brothers, and Fathers,
…Jesus wants me to tell you again, specially in this Holy Week, how much love He has for each one of you – beyond all that you can imagine…Do you really know the living Jesus – not from books but from being with Him in your heart? Have you heard the loving words He speaks to you? Ask for the grace, He is longing to give it. Until you can hear Jesus in the silence of your own heart, you will not be able to hear Him saying “I thirst” in the hearts of the poor…Jesus wants you each to hear Him – speaking in the silence of your heart.”
– From Mother Teresa’s General Letters to Her Sisters, pp. 436-437
Conferences on St. Teresa of Calcutta’s feast day, 2024
On Thursday, 5 September, Fr. James Dominic Brent, O.P. delivered the keynote conference on “Mother Teresa: Mystic of the Thirst of Jesus”
To listen to this lecture, please click here
On Friday, 6 September, a Colloquium was held at the Catholic University of America’s School of Theology and Religious Studies. Five conferences were presented on various topics related to Mother Teresa’s life, work, and message.
To listen to Morning Session, please click here
To listen to Afternoon Session, please click here
On Saturday, 7 September, a solemn celebration of the feast day of St. Teresa took place in the crypt church of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.
Mother Teresa's Instructions to Her Sisters - Fr. Brian
You Did It to Me - Mother Teresa's Gospel on Five Fingers - Fr. Brian
Mother Teresa's Work - First Give Love and Care - Fr. Brian
The Mother Teresa Institute - Prof. Derek McAllister
Mother Teresa's Legacy
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Official portrait of St. Teresa painted by Chas Fagan. The Knights of Columbus commissioned this portrait for her canonization. The Supreme Knight entrusted it to the Mother Teresa Institute on September 11, 2022, the day of the inauguration and blessing of the Mother Teresa Institute in Washington, DC, where it is displayed.
Articles About Mother Teresa
Feb. 11, 2025
The Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments releases the decree inscribing St. Teresa of Calcutta in the General Roman Calendar, along with the liturgical texts to accompany her feast day on September 5.
By Devin Watkins
Mar. 9, 2025
March is Women’s History Month. I could not think of a better woman to honor than Mother Teresa! As stated on Biography.com, “Mother Teresa was the founder of the Order of the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic congregation of women dedicated to helping the poor. Considered one of the 20th Century’s greatest humanitarians, she was canonized as Saint Teresa of Calcutta in 2016.”
By Michele Gunn
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DOCUMENTARY – MOTHER TERESA: NO GREATER LOVE
Documentary about the Life of Mother Teresa and the Missionaries of Charity Click here to watch this beautiful tribute to Mother Teresa and how the Missionaries of Charity are continuing her work.
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Text of Mother M. Teresa’s Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech given in Oslo, Norway on 11th December, 1979. NOBEL PEACE PRIZE 11 December, 1979 As we have gathered here together to thank God for...
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