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A<\/span>gnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu died on this day in 1997, widely regarded throughout the world as a saint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You’ve no idea who she is, do you?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She famously said \u201cBy blood, I am Albanian. By citizenship, an Indian. By faith, I am a Catholic nun. As to my calling, I belong to the world. As to my heart, I belong entirely to the Heart of Jesus.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now do you know? Perhaps you know her by name she took when she became a nun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today is the feast of Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta<\/a>, celebrated by her Missionaries of Charity<\/a> and by others touched by her life and her example of unconditional charity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

God called Agnes to a life lived wholly for others, and for the poorest of people. What does He call YOU to?<\/p>\n\n\n

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Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu died on this day in 1997, widely regarded throughout the world as a saint. You’ve no idea who she is, do you? She famously said \u201cBy blood, I am Albanian. By citizenship, an Indian. By faith, I am a Catholic nun. As to my calling, I belong to the world. 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