Today the Church celebrates the liturgical memorial of Saint Mother Teresa of Calcutta, born Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, one of the greatest and most beloved spiritual figures of the twentieth century. Born in Albania, the nun felt her vocation at a very young age and, after joining the Sisters of Loreto, experienced that extraordinary ‘call within a call’ that urged her to leave the convent to dedicate herself entirely to the least. By founding the Missionaries of Charity, Mother Teresa transformed the Gospel into concrete action, bending down in the alleys and slums of Calcutta to gather the dying, the outcasts, and the forgotten by all. Her entire existence was a shining beacon of evangelical charity and a silent but powerful indictment against global indifference, culminating in the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize. Her spiritual legacy continues to live on in the work of her sisters all over the world, reminding every believer that in the love towards the suffering neighbor, one meets the very face of Christ.
