The U.S. Postal Service today announced that they will recognize Mother Teresa and feature her as one of the 23 official stamps to be printed in 2010.
With this stamp, the U.S. Postal Service recognizes Mother Teresa, who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 for her humanitarian work. Noted for her compassion toward the poor and suffering, Mother Teresa, a diminutive Roman Catholic nun and honorary U.S. citizen, served the sick and destitute of India and the world for nearly 50 years. Her humility and compassion, as well as her respect for the innate worth and dignity of humankind, inspired people of all ages and backgrounds to work on behalf of the world’s poorest populations.
Hats off and thank you to the Postal Service!
They took this opportunity to share Blessed Teresa’s “divine inspiration” for her work, founding the Missionaries of Charity (MC) order of religious sisters, and even presented the Sisters’ vows of chastity, poverty, obedience and “wholehearted free service to the poorest of the poor.”
Read the Postal Service’s bio on Mother here .
As an aside, several St. Michael Society editors have had the privilege and honor to get to know the Missionaries of Charity in Washington through volunteer work, including the Sisters and the residents whom they serve at the Gift of Peace home in Northeast DC.
They are a vibrant group of women whose faith, resilience, courage and even humor have touched our lives and opened our hearts to the Lord. If you feel called to donate money or your time to volunteer at Gift of Peace, a home that cares full-time for dozens of the city’s poor, sick and homeless, feel free to contact us at: stmichaelsociety@gmail.com or contact the Sisters directly from the website at: www.giftofpeace.info
