President Nathan at Mass held in Church of Holy Spirit
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President Nathan at mass to mark Mother Teresa's centennial birth
By Milton Sau | Posted: 27 August 2010 0029 hrs
SINGAPORE : A mass was held at Singapore's Church of the Holy Spirit on Thursday evening to mark Mother Teresa's centennial birth.President S R Nathan was among the guests.
The mass is part of a worldwide event to mark what would have been the nun's 100th birthday.
She died 13 years ago, at the age of 87.
Mother Teresa was known for her extraordinary love for poor and homeless people.
The ethnic Albanian nun set up her Missionaries of Charity, an organisation which now runs more than 500 charity homes in over 100 countries.
She went to India in 1929 at the age of 18, took up teaching, and became an Indian citizen in 1948.
Mother Teresa started working in slums and later set up the Missionaries of Charity, which was approved by the Vatican in 1950.
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I saw this at yahoo news.
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I was at the mass, really wonderful experience. Apart from having Archbishop and President present, to hear and think back to what Mother Teresa did for the poorest of the poor in Calcutta was really touching :)
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i've always looked at the archbishop as one of those "grandfatherly" type...
when he gave the homily during his stint as parish priest at Holy Cross, it was as if he was a grandfather talking to us in his patient way..
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Mother Theresa is one great saint of our time who is so loved and highly respected by all religions.