Mother Teresa Speech - 10 Lines, Short and Long Speech

Speech on Mother Teresa

The one who devoted her entire life to serving the poor and the needy people, Mother Teresa was one of the greatest philanthropists the world could ever ask for. Mother Teresa is an inspiration for many but for generations to come.

10 lines on Mother Teresa

1. Mother Teresa was born in 1910, in Skopje, the capital city of the Republic of Macedonia.

2. Her real name was Agnes Gonxe Bojaxhiu.

3. Since she was born into a Catholic Christian family, she was a great believer in God and humanity.

4. Mother Teresa started her social service at the young age of 18.

5. Without any help from anyone, she started an open-air school where she gave education to poor children.

6. She came to Kolkata, India and due to her motherly instincts, she gained the beloved name 'Mother Teresa'.

7. Mother Teresa built up missionaries of Charity where the poor and homeless could spend their entire lives with the aid of the church and people.

8. With the help of the government and the people, she established numerous dispensaries and schools both in India as well as outside of India.

9. Mother Teresa was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 for her humanitarian services.

10. Mother Teresa breathed her last breath on 5 September 1997 and was given a state funeral in India, which is given to a few important people by the government out of respect.

Short speech on Mother Teresa

Early life | Mother Teresa was born on 26 August 1910, into an Albanian family in Skopje, North Macedonia. After 18 years, she moved to Ireland and later to India, where she lived most of her life.

Contributions Towards Society

Mother Teresa began missionary work with the poor in 1948 and founded a school in Motijhil, Calcutta. In 1950, she started 'Missionaries of Charity’ which would take care of homeless, crippled and unwanted people in society. She started her first hospice with the help of Calcutta officials and also converted an abandoned Hindu temple into a home for the dying people, Nirmal Hriday, where they could get medical attention and an opportunity to die with dignity.

Apart from contributions in India, she also helped outside of India. Mother Teresa travelled to assist the hungry in Ethiopia. In 1991, she returned to Albania for the first time, opening a Missionaries of Charity Brothers home in Tirana. By 1996, the Missionaries of Charity operated 517 missions in over 100 countries.

Declining Health and Death | Mother Teresa suffered a heart attack in Rome in 1983 and suffered from pneumonia in Mexico and also had additional heart problems. Soon after, Mother Teresa resigned as the head of the Missionaries of Charity. She died on 5th September 1997.

Long Speech On Mother Teresa

Birth and adulthood | Mother Teresa's actual name was Agnes Gonxe Bojaxhiu. She was born on 26th August 1910, into an Albanian family in Skopje, North Macedonia. She was the youngest child of Nikolle and Dranafile Bojaxhiu. Her father died when she was eight years old.

In the early years of her life, she was fascinated by stories of the lives of missionaries and their services. By twelve years old, she was convinced to commit herself to religious life. By the age of eighteen, Mother Teresa left home to join the 'Sisters of Loreto with the intent of becoming a missionary.

In 1929, Mother Teresa arrived in India and began her novitiate in Darjeeling. Later she became a teacher at Loreto Convent School in Calcutta. In 1950, she founded the Missionaries of Charity.

Missionaries Of Charity

In 1948, she began her missionary work with the poor. Mother Teresa adopted Indian citizenship to receive basic medical training at Holy Family Hospital and ventured into slums. In 1950, Mother Teresa received Vatican permission for the diocesan congregation, which would become the Missionaries of Charity. The Missionaries of Charity took care of the hungry, homeless and crippled who feel shunned by society.

In 1952, Mother Teresa opened her first hospice. She converted an abandoned Hindu temple into a home for the dying people, Nirmal Hriday, where they received medical attention and an opportunity to die with dignity.

International Charity

During the Siege of Beirut in 1982, Mother Teresa rescued 37 children trapped in a cease-fire. Mother Teresa travelled to assist the hungry in Ethiopia, radiation victims at Chernobyl and earthquake victims in Armenia. In 1991, she opened a Missionaries of Charity Brothers home in Tirana. By 1996, the Missionaries of Charity operated 517 missions in over 100 countries. The first Missionaries of Charity home was established in New York City in the United States.

Death | Mother Teresa suffered multiple heart attacks. Although she underwent heart surgery, her health was declining. She breathed her last breath on 5th September 1997. Mother Teresa lay in response in an open casket in St. Thomas, Calcutta, for a week before her funeral. She received a state funeral from the Indian government in gratitude for her service.