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YOUR PALM BEACH COMMUNITY Florida Catholic Aug WWW.THEFLORIDACATHOLIC.ORG | Aug. 26-Sept. 15, 2016 | Volume 77, Number 20 ORLANDO DIOCESE PALM BEACH DIOCESE VENICE DIOCESE Kalyani Raju stands with Mother Teresa at the motherhouse of the Missionaries of Charity in Kolkata, Teachers gather during a meeting at host St. Clare Students arrive for the first day of school at Epiphany India in this undated photo. (COURTESY) Parish this month as the new school year kicks off. Cathedral Catholic School in Venice. (BOB REDDY | FC) During the meeting, new teachers were welcomed by diocesan school leaders and members of the diocesan One woman’s staff. (LINDA REEVES | FC) Diocese life with Students, schools return Mother Teresa teachers ready for new year for new year Even though she was raised in the south of In- Although the first day of school brings the dia, Kalyani A. Raju grew up knowing nothing promise of new beginnings, new friends and new about Mother Teresa of Kolkata until she was in Catholic schools are in session, and more than adventures, invariably this critical day can bring graduate school in the 1970s. Raju began reading 6,000 students are engaged in learning new skills forth strong emotions and even some tears. the book “Something Beautiful for God” by Mal- and tools for obtaining meaningful and fulfilling As if on cue, tears were shed and smiles beamed colm Muggeridge. At the end of the book was the Christian lives. Catholic school teachers began — from students, parents and teachers alike — address to the Missionaries of Charity in Kolkata. preparing days before school doors opened Aug. when the new academic year began throughout “I copied the address of the motherhouse with 15. There were principal meetings and teacher the Diocese of Venice Aug. 10. Friends are reunit- one intention: When I get my first salary, ... I want- workshops. New teachers gathered at host St. ed and new friends are made as everyone settles ed to send my first salary to Mother Teresa. How- Clare Parish in North Palm Beach to meet dioc- in to the routine of getting up early and learning ever, you give Jesus an inch and he takes a mile.” esan officials and leaders of the Office of Schools. new things. Click on the ORLANDO DIOCESE above for Click on the PALM BEACH DIOCESE for more Click on the VENICE DIOCESE above for more more on this story. on this story. on this story. E-EDITION E-EDITION EXCLUSIVE EXCLUSIVE First look at Florida devastating native earthquake to serve as in Italy shepherd of Memphis Flooding cripples Louisiana WWW.THEFLORIDACATHOLIC.ORG | Aug. 26-Sept. 15, 2016 FLORIDACatholic ORLANDO DIOCESE One woman’s life with Mother Teresa GLENDA MEEKINS Raju professed her vows and became a Mission- of the Florida Catholic staff ary of Charity in 1979. She cared for orphans at “Shi- shu Bhavan,” the home for children in Kolkata, and WINTER PARK | Even though she was raised in the helped Mother Teresa in the area of adoption. Raju south of India, Kalyani A. Raju grew up knowing nothing also became Mother Teresa’s personal assistant, about Mother Teresa of Kolkata until she was in graduate answering letters and handling the large volume of school in the 1970s. It was through a series of events in her correspondence that was received. She served un- life that God’s transforming grace led her to a life she would til 1996 and then chose to leave the order because have never imagined for herself. of a disability. Raju, who is 65, will be traveling to Mother Teresa’s order, the Missionaries of Charity, be- Rome for Mother Teresa’s canonization Sept. 4 gan making headlines in the 1970s while caring for refu- and will stay with the sisters of the Missionaries gees dying from cholera who had migrated from Pakistan of Charity. during the Bangladesh Liberation War. Raju began reading Raju describes “Mother,” as she affection- the book “Something Beautiful for God” by Malcolm Mug- ately refers to her, as the “anawim” a Hebrew geridge. At the end of the book was the address to the Mis- word meaning the poor of Yahweh. sionaries of Charity in Kolkata. “Mother Teresa’s heart “I had just started teaching in a college,” ‘Mother Teresa’s mirrored the Virgin Mary’s recalled Raju, a parishioner of St. Margaret humility of heart, purity of Mary in Winter Park. “I copied the address of heart mirrored life and generosity of spirit,” the motherhouse with one intention: When Raju said. She was not at all I get my first salary, in gratitude to God for the Virgin Mary’s surprised when Pope Francis announced my academic success, out of thanksgiving, I humility of heart, that Mother Teresa would be canonized wanted to send my first salary to Mother Te- during the Year of Mercy, for as she put it, resa for her work. However, you give Jesus an purity of life and “She was someone who lived the blessed- inch and he takes a mile,” she laughed. “He generosity of spirit’ ness of the beatitudes.” not only wanted my first salary, he wanted “She was the missionary who re- all of my salaries. Jesus wanted me to give my — Kalyani Raju sponded to the call of God to manifest wholehearted free service to the poorest of his mercy in the misery around her clois- the poor.” tered convent, cost what it may,” Raju She eventually wrote to Mother Teresa who invited her added. “She lived what she believed, engaging in the to come to Kolkata. She left the day she received the letter corporal and spiritual works of mercy to the outcasts and joined the sisters three days later. The morning after and rejects of human society day in and day out. The At top, Kalyani Raju stands with Mother Teresa at the she arrived at the motherhouse, she arose to find the sisters Gospel came alive through her missionaries ministering motherhouse of the Missionaries of Charity in Kolkata, India. preparing for Mass. Asking to join them, they found her a to the least of his brothers and sisters; seeking and serv- Above is a collection of photos offered by Raju during her time place in the small chapel. At the sign of peace, she turned to ing Jesus in those forsaken by human society throughout with the sisters, and the Constitutions, the rule book for the find Mother Teresa looking into her eyes. the world.” n order, which included a signed note from Mother Teresa. Saints of mercy show us the way TERESA OF KOLKATA it, she became increasingly concerned about lepers and expanded to include leprosy out- Canonization day: Sept. 4, 2016 the poverty and despair that surrounded the reach clinics throughout Kolkata, and also Feast day: Sept. 5 convent. opened the Children’s Home of the Immacu- The Church is preparing to celebrate the While traveling to an annual retreat Sept. late Heart for orphans and homeless youths. canonization of Mother Teresa who’s life 10, 1946, she received another calling from By the time of Mother Teresa’s death in of loving service continues to inspire and God. “I was to leave the convent and help 1997, what started as a 13-member congrega- touch lives nearly 20 years after her death. the poor while living among them. It was an tion in Kolkata had grown into a worldwide This saint reminds us of the corporal works order. To fail would have been to break the mission with more than 4,000 sisters running mercy to feed the hungry, give drink to the faith.” She began her service to the poorest and working in orphanages, AIDS hospices, thirsty, clothe the naked, shelter the home- of the poor in 1948, dressed in a simple white caring for refugees, the blind, disabled, aged, less and visit the sick. She also reminds us sari with a blue border. She received basic alcoholics, the poor, homeless, and victims of the spiritual works of mercy to instruct medical training at Holy Family Hospital of floods, epidemics and famine. Members the ignorant, or share our faith with others, and then set out for the slums. She was soon adhere to four vows: chastity, poverty, obedi- comfort the afflicted and forgive offenses joined by other dedicated women. ence and “wholehearted service to the poor- willingly. In 1950, she received Vatican permission est of the poor.” Blessed Teresa of Kolkata was born Agnes to start a diocesan congregation that would To those who asked her for more detailed thing, even my sins, and he has surrounded Gonxha Bojaxhiu Aug. 26, 1910, in Macedo- become known as the Missionaries of Char- information on her program and how she me in the tenderness of his love. Now and nia. Her father died when she was 8 years old, ity. Its mission was to care for “the hungry, the intended to organize her “works of mercy,” forever I belong completely to my Crucified leaving the family in financial limbo. At 18, naked, the homeless, the crippled, the blind, Mother Teresa replied that she always strove Spouse.” she joined the Sisters of Loreto in Ireland. She the lepers, and all those people who feel un- to have the same beginning, the same middle, • The end: “Working for the sanctifica- chose the name Teresa, after St. Theresa of wanted, unloved, uncared for throughout and the same end. She explained it this way: tion of the poor, to give saints to God.” Lisieux, the patron saint of missionaries. The society.” Her work quickly took root in other • The beginning: “We always start by How can we follow Blesses Teresa’s ex- slight woman with a heart entirely devoted to countries.
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