before her death Teresa revealed a disturbing secret no one has captured the public imagination like her the greatest destroyer of peace is the Cry of the innocent unborn child Mother Teresa an icon of compassion love and mercy will forever be remembered in history she created a legacy however behind her selfless Acts there was a dark secret that tormented her soul undoubtedly the most self-sacrificing person I have ever met I don't think there is any human being who doesn't believe in God the world worshiped her as a living Saint Whispers of a hidden Darkness followed her
every step however before she passed away she revealed something terrifying That Shook the foundation of her Legacy what was this Revelation a dark past a hidden sin or a truth too powerful to ignore join us as we unravel Mother Teresa's Revelations number one Mother Teresa also known as St Teresa of Kolkata since 2016 has a complex and multifaceted Public Image she received widespread admiration for her selfless charitable work which earned her the prestigious Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts to combat poverty and distress considered threats to peace throughout her life she was celebrated and recognized
with numerous Awards and honorary titles consistently ranking among the most admired people in the world many Catholics hold her in high esteem considering her a saint and seeking her intercession however with the Accolade Mother Teresa also faced significant criticism some expressed concerns about the quality of medical care provided by her organization there were suggestions that certain deathbed baptisms were forced conversions and she was accused of having connections to colonialism racism and question public figures however she never said a word but before her death she broke her silence and revealed a terrifying secret number two Mother
Teresa's journey to India began with her birth under the name anise ganga boyu on August 26th 1910 in Scopia Ottoman Empire she was baptized the day after her birth in Scopia and later considered August 27th to be her real birthday Mother Teresa was the youngest daughter of nicoal androphile buaku her father who was involved in the politics of the Albanian Community died in 1919 when she was 8 years old in her early years she developed a deep Fascination for the stories of missionaries and their selfless service in Bengal by the age of 12 she had
already decided to dedicate herself to religious life this unwavering determination was only strengthened on the auspicious day of August 15th 1928 while praying at the holy Shrine of the black Madonna in leice a place he frequented on his pilgrimages at the age of 18 in 1928 she said goodbye to her home and began a journey to join the sisters of Loretto at the Loretto Monastery in Wrath farham Ireland her aim was to learn English as it was the language of instruction for the Sisters of Loretto in India where she aspired to become a missionary sadly
she never saw her mother or sister again as her family lived in Scopia until 1934 before moving to Toronto in 1929 she finally arrived in India and began her noviciate in the Serene city of darjeling Among The Majestic low mountains of the Himalayas it was there that he learned Bengal and began teaching at St Theresa's School located near his Convent on the memorable day of May 24th 1931 she took her first religious vows in spite ired by the patron saint of missionaries theres of lizu adopting the name theres however as another nun in the convent
had already chosen this name she decided to honor it by using the Spanish spelling number three Mother Teresa's missionary call came to fruition when she took her solemn vows on May 14th 1937 while working as a teacher at the Loretto Convent School in ental east of Kolkata adopting the title mother according to Loretto tradition she dedicated almost two decades to the school and was appointed principal in 1944 although she enjoyed teaching Mother Teresa felt increasingly disturbed by the poverty in Kolkata what troubled her was that she didn't feel at peace despite being a missionary the
the Bengal famine in 1943 and the violence during direct action day in August 1946 further intensified her desire to help those in need during a train journey to darjeling in 1946 Mother Teresa felt a strong inner call to serve the poor of India for Jesus she sought and obtained permission to leave school in 1950 she esta Lish the missionaries of Charity adopting a white sari with two blue borders as the orders dress on September 10th 1946 Teresa had a profound experience which she would later refer to as the call within the call during her annual
retreat at the Loretto Convent in darjeling she felt compelled to leave the convent and assist the poor by living among them this was seen as a Divine command one that she could not ignore without betraying her faith Joseph Langford founder of the missionary fathers of Charity noted that although unknown to many sister Teresa became Mother Teresa in 1948 she began her missionary work with the impoverished abandoning her traditional Loretto dress for a simple white cotton sari with a blue border Mother Teresa adopted Indian citizenship and underwent basic medical training at the Holy Family Hospital in
putna before venturing into the marginal neighborhoods before devoting herself entirely to the homeless and hungry she established a school in modil Kolkata in early 1949 Mother Teresa was joined by a group of young women who laid the foundations for a new new religious community aimed at helping the poorest of the poor their efforts quickly caught the attention of the Indian authorities including the Prime Minister on October 7th 1950 Mother Teresa obtained Vatican approval for the diois and congregation which would later evolve into the missionaries of Charity in her own words this congregation would provide care
for the hungry the naked The Homeless the disabled the blind the lepers all those people who feel unwanted unloved neglected by the whole of society people who have become a burden to society and are rejected by everyone Mother Teresa's compassion didn't end there number four he opened his first Hospice in 1952 with the help of Kolkata officials transforming an abandoned Hindu temple into the near Malai Pure Heart home which was made available free of charge to impoverished people the hospice was later renamed calat home of the Pure Heart those admitted to the facility received Medical
Care and were allowed to die with dignity following their respective religious beliefs Muslims were given the Quran to read Hindus were given water from the Ganges and Catholics were administered the sacrament of extreme unction Mother Teresa described this as a Beautiful Death where individuals who had lived in destitution could leave this world with love and compassion in addition she established a hospice specifically for people with Leprosy called shantinagar city of Peace the missionaries of Charity the organization founded by Mother Teresa established leprosy clinics throughout Kolkata offering medical treatment bandages and food to those affected as
the number of homeless children grew the missionaries of Charity also began to take them in in 1955 Mother Teresa opened the nurmala shushu baven Immaculate Heart children's home as a refuge for Orphans and homeless Young youngsters the congregation experienced an increase in recruits and donations leading to the establishment of hospices orphanages and leprosarium across India during the 60s Mother Teresa then expanded the congregation's reach internationally opening a house in Venezuela in 1965 with five members later houses were established in Italy Rome Tanzania and Austria in 1968 throughout the 1970s the congregation started houses and Foundations
in the United States and in various countries in Asia Africa and Europe that's not all the brothers of the missionaries of Charity were established in 1963 followed by a contemplative branch of the sisters in 1976 lay Catholics and non-catholics were welcomed into Mother Teresa's collaborators the sick and suffering collaborators and the lay missionaries of Charity in response to requests from several priests Mother Teresa founded the Corpus Christi movement for priests in 1981 and together with Joseph Langford established the missionary fathers of Charity in 1984 to unite The Vocational aims of the missionaries of Charity with
the resources of the priesthood by 1997 the Kolkata congregation initially composed of 13 members had expanded to more than 4,000 sisters Who oversee orphanages AIDS hospices and charity centers globally serving refugees the blind the disabled the elderly alcoholics the impoverished the homeless and victims of natural disasters epidemics and famines in 2007 the missionaries of Charity included approximately 450 brothers and 5,000 sisters worldwide operating 600 missions schools and shelters in 120 countries number five charity Without Borders Mother Teresa expressed her identity in various ways she claimed to be Albanian by Blood Indian by citizenship and a
Catholic nun by faith although she worked mainly in India she occasionally traveled outside the country for humanitarian reasons in 1971 she visited Belfast during a troubled time with four of her sisters it is said that she faced pressure from high ranking clerics who believed that the focus of missionary work should be directed elsewhere despite the welcome and local support they received Mother Teresa and her sisters left the city abruptly in 1973 was there a secret behind their departure or did Mother Teresa see something that made her prefer to leave before staying in 1991 Mother Teresa
visited the radiation victims in Chernobyl and the earthquake victims in Armenia and made her first return to Albania where she inaugurated a home for the missionaries of Charity Brothers in toron in 1996 the missionaries of Charity operated 517 missions in more than 100 countries the number of sisters in the missionaries of Charity had grown from 12 to, serving the poorest of the poor in 450 centers around the world the first missionaries of Charity home in the United States was established in the South Bronx area of New York City and by 1980 for the congregation had
19 establishments across the country number six in her search for consolation her connection with Jesus Christ his holy face and his heart she prayed and contemplated in silence however in private Mother Teresa struggled with doubts and difficulties with her religious beliefs for almost five decades until the end of her life she openly expressed a deep uncertainty about the existence of God and the anguish caused by her lack of faith does this mean that Mother Teresa was not close to God another secret is yet to be revealed this experience of spiritual aridity characterized by a night
of emptiness was not unique to Mother Teresa as other Saints including theres of lizu had similar encounters James Langford states that these doubts were common and would not prevent her canonization after a decade of doubts Mother Teresa briefly experienced renewed Faith after the death of Pope Pas I 12th in 1958 during a reum mass where she prayed for him she felt relieved of the long emptiness of his suffering however this relief was shortlived as her spiritual dryness returned a few weeks later over the course of 66 years Mother Teresa wrote numerous letters to her confessors
and superiors notably to the Archbishop of Kolkata puer and to the Jesuit priest Celeste Van exam her spiritual advisor since the foundation of the missionaries of Charity she specifically requested that these letters be destroyed fearing that they would divert attention away from her and onto Jesus however all the letters can be found in the book Mother Teresa come and be my light in the letters Mother Teresa tells her friend Michael Vander pet that Jesus loves him very much but that for her she feels overwhelmed by silence and emptiness she seeks but cannot see she listens
but cannot hear she prays but no words come out number seven she asks Michael to pray for her so that she can give herself completely to Jesus in Pope Benedict xvi's First encyclical deis kerus Estate he talks about Mother Teresa three times he uses her life as an example to show that praying to God does not prevent us from helping others in fact it is the source of our love and service Mother Teresa herself said that prayer and reading spiritual books help us to grow in our ability to pray although Mother Teresa's order was not
part of the Franciscan orders she admired Francis of aisi his spirituality had a great impact on her The Sisters of Charity recite the Prayer of St Francis every morning during mass as a gesture of gratitude after communion their commitment to Ministry and their vows share many similarities with St Francis number eight initially they believed that the material captured in such circumstances would be unusable however to their surprise when they reviewed the material in England they discovered that it was exceptionally well lit muggeridge attributed this to a miraculous Divine Light from Teresa while other members of
the team attributed it to kodak's New and very sensitive film muggeridge later converted to Catholicism further deepening his connection with Mother Teresa during this period Mother Teresa gained recognition and admiration from the Catholic Community in 1971 Pope Paul v 6 awarded her the John xxi I Peace Prize recognizing her dedication to serving the poor her embodiment of Christian charity and her efforts to promote peace in 1976 she was also honored with the pesm inter terce award after her death Mother Teresa's canonization process progressed rapidly not only did she received praise from religious institutions but she
was also honored by governments and civil organizations in 1982 she was made an honorary companion of the order of Australia for her exceptional service to the Australian community and to humanity in general the United Kingdom and the United States awarded her numerous prizes culminating in the prestigious order of Merit in 1983 on November 16th 1996 he was granted honorary citizenship of the United States in addition his native Albania awarded him the golden honor of the nation in 1994 however her acceptance of this award as well as the Haitian Legion of Honor provoked controversy Mother Teresa
faced criticism for her perceived suppor of figures like the duvalier and corrupt businessmen like Charles keading and Robert Maxwell in fact she even wrote a letter to the judge overseeing King's trial asking for leniency number nine Mother Teresa was honored with honorary degrees from universities in India and the West she also received the balls and prize in 1978 for her efforts to promote Humanity peace and fraternity among people as well as the Albert schwitzer International prize in 1975 during her visit to the University of Granton in northeastern Pennsylvania in April 1976 she received the Lost
storta medal for Human Service from the University's President William J Byron Mother Teresa encouraged the audience of 4,500 people to connect with the poor in their own homes and local communities whether by providing food or spreading joy and love Mother Teresa expressed that poor people can help us in our spiritual growth as they represent Christ in the form of suffering in August 1987 she received an honorary doctorate and addressed a gathering of more than 4,000 students and members of the dicese of Scranton emphasizing the importance of Performing small acts with immense love and serving the
poorest of the poor throughout her life Mother Teresa was consistently ranked among the top 10 most admired women in gallup's annual survey of the most admired people holding the top spot several times during the 80s and '90s in 1999 she was recognized as the most widely admired person of the 20th century according to gallup's list beating all other competitors by a significant margin her popularity extended across various demographic groups except among the very young number 10 even the loving Mother Teresa was no exception to the criticism Indian perspectives on Mother Teresa are not consistently positive
AUP chattery a doctor born and raised in Kolkata who was an activist in the city's slums during the 1980s before moving to the UK claimed that never saw any nuns in these slums his extensive research which included more than 100 interviews with volunteers nuns and others familiar with the missionaries of Charity was detailed in a 2003 book that criticized Mother Teresa chattergy accused her of promoting a cult of suffering and presenting a distorted and negative image of Kolkata while exaggerating the achievements of her mission and diverting funds and privileges available to her he noted that
some of the hygiene problems she highlighted such as the ReUse of needles showed improvements after Mother Teresa's death in 1997 during his tenure as mayor of Kolkata from 2005 to 2010 BOS ranun bot Taria expressed his belief that Mother Teresa did not have a significant impact on the city's poor population he criticized her for allegedly glorifying the disease instead of providing proper treatment and for depicting Kolkata as a City full of lepers and Beggars despite these differences the baraa janata party a right-wing Hindu political party clashed with Mother Teresa over her support for Christian dallet
but praised her after her death and even sent a representative to her funeral the visha Hindu Paris had however opposed the government's decision to Grant him a state funeral General Secretary gaj Kishore claimed that her main loyalty was to the church and that her social work was secondary accusing her of showing partiality towards Christians and taking part in covert baptisms of the terminally ill in a tribute featured on the cover the Indian fortnightly Frontline refuted the accusations as clearly false and mentioned that they had had no impact on the general perception of her contributions particularly
in Kolkata praising her altruistic compassion Vigor and courage the author of the tribute criticized Teresa's public stance against abortion and her claim to be apolitical in February 2015 m bwat leader of the right-wing Hindu organization rash triam seon made a statement suggesting that Mother Teresa's intention was to convert the people she served to Christianity Mother Teresa's death Mother Teresa suffered a heart attack in Rome in 1983 while visiting Pope John Paul II after a second attack in 1989 she was implanted with a pce maker in 1991 after Contracting pneumonia in Mexico she experienced further heart
problems despite offering to resign as head of the missionaries of Charity The Sisters of the congregation voted for her to stay on by secret ballot and she agreed to continue in April 1996 Mother Teresa fell and broke her collar bone and 4 months later was diagnosed with malaria and heart failure despite undergoing heart surgery her health continued to deteriorate the Archbishop of Kolkata Henry Sebastian duza ordered a priest to perform an exorcism with her consent when she was first hospitalized with heart problems believing that she might be under spiritual attack on March 13th 1997 Mother
Teresa resigned as head of the missionaries of Charity she died on September 5th 1997 her body was displayed in an open coffin in St Thomas Church in Kolkata during the week before her funeral the Indian government expressed its gratitude for Mother Teresa's selfless service to impoverished people of all faiths in the country by organizing a state funeral for her during the service Cardinal Secretary of State Angelo sodano representing the pope delivered a moving homy the news of Mother Teresa's death was received with pain and Sadness by both the secular and religious communities the prime minister
of Pakistan naah Sharif described her as an extraordinary person who dedicated her life to Noble causes prais in her unwavering commitment to caring for the poor the sick and the marginalized as a shining example of service to humanity former un Secretary General Javier Perez dequ said that Mother Teresa embodied the spirit of the United Nations and represented peace in the world the Vatican recognized the healing of a tumor in the abdomen of Monica Bess an Indian woman as a mirac this cure was attributed to the application of a reliquary containing the image of Teresa from
which Bessa claimed that a ray of light emanated that cured her cancerous tumor however her husband and some doctors claimed that the tumor was eradicated through conventional medical treatment in December 2015 Pope Francis recognized a second Miracle attributed to mother Teresa Paving the way for her canonization this miracle involved the healing of a Brazilian man with multiple brain tumors in 2008 the investigation into this miracle began during World Youth Day 2013 in Brazil and after an exhaustive process the congregation for the causes of saints completed its investigation and issued a decree recognizing the miracle Mother
Teresa was beatified in 2003 and later canonized as a saint in 2016 due to these recognized Miracles then something unexpected happened on September 4th 2016 Pope Francis canonized Mother Teresa in a grand ceremony held in St Peter Square in Vatican City the event was attended by 10 T of thousands of people including government representatives from 15 countries and 100 homeless individuals from all over Italy the canonization Mass was broadcast live on the Vatican Channel and online allowing audiences from all over the world to watch the historic moment in his birthplace Scopia a week-long celebration was
announced in his honor in K India where she dedicated her life to serving the poor the missionaries of Charity celebrated a special mass to commemorate her canonization on September 4th 2017 Sister Mary Prema pyck leader of the missionaries of Charity announced that Mother Teresa would be honored as the sole patron of the arch dasis of Kolkata during a celebration marking one year since her canonization ation this announcement was made during a mass celebrated at the Cathedral of the most holy rosary on September 6th 2017 Archbishop Thomas duza head of the Roman Catholic arch dasis of
Kolkata confirmed on September 5th 2017 that Mother Teresa would be designated as co-patron with Francis Xavier during a ceremony honoring the first anniversary of of her canonization on September 4th 2017 Sister Mary Prema pyck head of the missionaries of Charity revealed that Mother Teresa would be appointed as catron of the arch dasis of calata this announcement took place during a mass at the Cathedral of the most holy rosary on September 6th 2017 Archbishop Thomas duza who heads the Roman Catholic arch dasis of Kolkata said on September 5th 2017 that Mother Teresa would share the title
of copeton with Francis Xavier Mother Teresa's terrifying Secrets before she died Mother Teresa broke the Silence about her dark side that no one knew about despite spreading smiles and love she struggled deep inside feeling empty and unfulfilled she always provided warmth to others but it seemed that she needed that warmth herself she felt lonely and believed that God was far away she longed for his presence but never experienced it she was afraid of not pleasing Jesus and feared judgment if you liked this video please like it leave a comment in the comments section and AC
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