Mama Teresa
Mama Teresa wa Kolkata (26 Agosti 1910 – 5 Septemba 1997) alikuwa bikira wa Kanisa Katoliki aliyejulikana kimataifa hasa kutokana na huduma zake kwa watu maskini katika mji wa Kolkata (Uhindi) na kwingineko iliyofanya apatiwe tuzo ya Nobel ya Amani mwaka 1979.
Upendo wake usio na mipaka kwa ndugu maskini zaidi ulikusudiwa naye kuzima kiu ya Kristo aliyeachika msalabani.
Kwa mwongozo wake kupitia njozi alianzisha shirika la Masista Wamisionari wa Upendo halafu taasisi nyingine zenye lengo la kujitosa kikamilifu kuhudumia wagonjwa na wasio na chochote[1].
Tarehe 19 Oktoba 2003 alitangazwa na Papa Yohane Paulo II kuwa mwenye heri. Baada ya muujiza wa pili kufanywa na Mungu kwa maombezi yake, Papa Fransisko amemtangaza kuwa mtakatifu tarehe 4 Septemba 2016.
Sikukuu yake huadhimishwa kila mwaka tarehe 5 Septemba[2]. Siku hiyohiyo imetangazwa na mkutano mkuu wa Umoja wa Mataifa kuwa siku ya kimataifa ya upendo kuanzia mwaka 2013.
Maisha
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Alizaliwa tarehe 26 Agosti 1910 mjini Skopje (katika Dola la Kituruki, leo mji mkuu wa Makedonia Kaskazini) katika familia ya Waalbania akaitwa Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu. Alizaliwa katika familia ya Kikatoliki na alibatizwa siku moja baada ya kuzaliwa, yaani tarehe 27 Agosti 1910 na siku hiyo aliyobatizwa aliitazama siku zote kama siku yake ya kuzaliwa rasmi.[3]
Alipofikia umri wa miaka 18 alijiunga na shirika la Masista wa Loreto huko Ireland na mwaka 1929 alitumwa Uhindi kufanya utume wake kama mmisionari afundishe kwenye shule ya masista mjini Kolkata alipoendelea hata kuwa mkuu wa shule.
Hata hivyo aliguswa sana na hali ya mafukara nje ya shule akajaliwa neema ya wito wa pekee yaani kujitoa kwa ajili ya watu maskini sana na wale ambao jamii imewatenga, kwa kuwasaidia na kuishi pamoja nao. Wito huu mpya ulikuwa chanzo cha Shirika la Masista Wamisionari wa Upendo lililoanza rasmi mnamo 7 Oktoba 1950.[4] Na sasa limeenea sehemu mbalimbali duniani likiendeleza utume wa Mama Tereza.
Kwa kibali cha wakuu wa shirika lake na wa Kanisa mwaka 1948 alitoka jumuiya ya Loreto akaanzisha maisha duni kati ya wakazi wa mitaa ya vibanda.
Alianzisha shule lakini baada ya muda alitambua umuhimu wa kuzingatia zaidi hali ya watu ambao walikuwa wagonjwa na hatimaye kufa katika mitaa hiyo.
Mwaka 1950 alianzisha shirika la Masista Wamisionari wa Upendo ambalo mwanzoni lilikuwa jumuiya ndogo ya masista 12 tu.
Kati ya kazi zao za kwanza ilikuwa nyumba kwa watu mahututi; masista waliwakusanya wakiwa wamelala barabarani na kuwapeleka katika nyumba hiyo walipopata dawa, chakula na usaidizi mwingine.
Shirika lilikua haraka sana; hadi leo kuna masista 4,500 kwa jumla katika matawi mengi kote duniani.
Wanaendesha nyumba kwa watoto yatima, wagonjwa wa UKIMWI, wenye ukoma, walemavu, walevi, wenye kichaa na kila aina ya matatizo maishani.
Mwaka 1979 alipewa Tuzo ya Nobel ya Amani ambayo hutolewa na Umoja wa Mataifa kwa sababu jumuiya ya kimataifa iliweza kutambua mchango wake katika kutetetea haki za wanyonge.[5]. Mama huyu ni mfano halisi wa namna ya kuishi kama binadamu kwa sababu kila mwanadamu ni sura na mfano wa Mungu, hivyo kuwajali na kuwasaidia wale wasiojiweza na wale ambao kamwe hawawezi kurudisha kwetu chochote, huwasaidia watu hao kuiona sura halisi ya Mungu kupitia sisi. Kwa kweli maisha yake yalikuwa ushuhuda halisi wa upendo wa Mungu hapa duniani. Pia Mama Tereza ni mfano halisi wa kuishi kama Mkristo kwa sababu hata Kristo mwenyewe alijitoa kwa ajili ya wale ambao jamii haikuwathamini kwa kipindi kile ambao ni wachungaji, wavuvi, watoza ushuru na wenye dhambi, hivyo kujitoa kwa ajili ya wale wasiojiweza au wale ambao jamii haiwathamini tena inawasaidia wao kumwona na kumtambua Kristo kupitia sisi na huwawezesha kuuona uwezo mkuu wa Mungu kupitia matukio ya maisha yao.
Mnamo mwaka 1990 aling'atuka kuongoza shirika lake kama mkuu wa shirika kimataifa.
Alifariki akiwa na umri wa miaka 87 huko Calcutta, Bengal Magharibi nchini India tarehe 5 Septemba 1997 akafanyiwa mazishi ya kitaifa.
Sala zake
[hariri | hariri chanzo]Baba yetu, mwanao nipo hapa, tayari kwako unitumie ili kuendelea kupenda ulimwengu kwa kuupatia Yesu na, kwa njia yangu, kumtoa kwa kila mmoja na kwa ulimwengu.
Ee Bwana, utufanye tustahili kutumikia watu wenzetu
ambao ulimwenguni kote wanaishi na kufa kwa ufukara na njaa.
Kwa mikono yetu uwape leo mkate wao wa kila siku; na kwa upendo wetu wenye kuelewa uwape amani na furaha.
Ee Bwana wangu, nakupenda,
Mungu wangu, najuta,
Mungu wangu, nakuamini,
Mungu wangu, nakutumainia.
Utusaidie kupendana unavyotupenda.
Bwana Yesu, wewe ambaye uliumba kwa upendo,
ulizaliwa kwa upendo, ulitumikia kwa upendo, ulitenda kwa upendo,
uliheshimiwa kwa upendo, uliteseka kwa upendo,
ulikufa kwa upendo, ulifufuka kwa upendo,
nakushukuru kwa upendo wako kwangu na kwa ulimwengu wote,
na kila siku nakuomba: unifundishe mimi pia kupenda!
Amina.
Maandishi yake
[hariri | hariri chanzo]Baada ya kifo chake maandishi yake yaliyotolewa hadharani yakafichua siri ya maisha yake ya ndani, yaani kwamba alipitia kwa karibu miaka 50 mfululizo katika hali ngumu inayoitwa usiku wa roho, bila ya hiyo kuweza kumzuia atabasamu muda wote.
- Teresa, Mother et al., Mother Teresa: In My Own Words. Gramercy Books, 1997. ISBN 0-517-20169-0.
- Teresa, Mother & Kolodiejchuk, Brian, Mother Teresa: Come Be My Light, New York: Doubleday, 2007. ISBN 0-385-52037-9.
Tazama pia
[hariri | hariri chanzo]- Watakatifu wa Agano la Kale
- Orodha ya Watakatifu Wakristo
- Orodha ya Watakatifu wa Afrika
- Orodha ya Watakatifu Wafransisko
Tanbihi
[hariri | hariri chanzo]- ↑ https://www.santiebeati.it/dettaglio/90013
- ↑ Martyrologium Romanum
- ↑ http://www.vatican.va/news_services/liturgy/saints/ns_lit_doc_20031019_madre-teresa_en.html
- ↑ http://www.vatican.va/news_services/liturgy/saints/ns_lit_doc_20031019_madre-teresa_en.html
- ↑ http://nobelprize.org/peace/laureates/1979/teresa-bio.html
Marejeo
[hariri | hariri chanzo]- Chawla, Navin. Mother Teresa. Rockport, Mass: Element Books, 1996. ISBN 1-85230-911-3
- Chawla, Navin. Mother Teresa: The Authorized Biography, Diane Pub Co. (Machi 1992), ISBN 978-0-7567-5548-5. First published by Sinclair-Stevenson, U.K. (1992), since translated into 14 languages in India and abroad. Indian language editions include Hindi, Bengali, Gujarati, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, and Kannada. The foreign language editions include French, German, Dutch, Spanish, Italian, Polish, Japanese, and Thai. In both Indian and foreign languages, there have been multiple editions. The bulk of royalty income goes to charity.
- Chawla, Navin. The miracle of faith, article in the Hindu dated 25 Agosti 2007 " The miracle of faith" Archived 4 Novemba 2007 at the Wayback Machine.
- Chawla, Navin. Memories of Mother Teresa, article in the Hindu dated 26 Agosti 2006 " Memories of Mother Teresa" Archived 23 Mei 2011 at the Wayback Machine.
- Chawla, Navin. Touch the Poor... – article in India Today dated 15 Septemba 1997 " Touch the Poor..." Archived 3 Septemba 2010 at the Wayback Machine.
- Chawla, Navin. The path to Sainthood, article in The Hindu dated Saturday, 4 Oktoba 2003 " The path to Sainthood " Archived 2 Desemba 2008 at the Wayback Machine.
- Chawla, Navin. In the shadow of a saint, article in The Indian Express dated Septemba, 05, 2007 " In the shadow of a saint " Archived 2 Desemba 2008 at the Wayback Machine.
- Chawla, Navin. Mother Teresa and the joy of giving, article in The Hindu dated 26 Agosti 2008 " Mother Teresa and the joy of giving" Archived 28 Agosti 2008 at the Wayback Machine.
- Donohue, William A. Unmasking Mother Teresa’s Critics, Sophia Institute Press2016)
- Eileen Egan and Kathleen Egan, OSB. Prayertimes with Mother Teresa: A New Adventure in Prayer, Doubleday, 1989. ISBN 978-0-385-26231-6.
- González-Balado, José Luis Mother Teresa: in my own words, Gramercy Book, New York, 1997, ISBN 0-517-20169-0
- Christopher Hitchens, The Missionary Position: Mother Teresa in Theory and Practice, Verso, 1995, ISBN|1-85984-054-X. Plus a debate in the New York Review of Books: Defense of Mother Teresa, Hitchens' answer, Leys' reply.
- Johnson, Mary An Unquenchable Thirst: Following Mother Teresa in Search of Love, Service, and an Authentic Life, 2011, ISBN 978-0385527477
- Le Joly, Edward. Mother Teresa of Calcutta. San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1983. ISBN 0-06-065217-9.
- Muggeridge, Malcolm. Something Beautiful for God. ISBN 0-06-066043-0.
- Muntaykkal, T.T. Blessed Mother Teresa: Her Journey to Your Heart. ISBN 1-903650-61-5. ISBN 0-7648-1110-X. "Book Review". Ilihifadhiwa kwenye nyaraka kutoka chanzo mnamo 2006-02-09. Iliwekwa mnamo 2012-06-24..
- Scott, David. A Revolution of Love: The Meaning of Mother Teresa. Chicago: Loyola Press, 2005. ISBN 0-8294-2031-2.
- Spink, Kathryn. Mother Teresa: A Complete Authorized Biography. New York: HarperCollins, 1997. ISBN 0-06-250825-3
Viungo vya nje
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- Kolkata Mother Teresa Information Archived 1 Februari 2014 at the Wayback Machine.
- Tovuti ya jumuiya za Mama Teresa Archived 27 Desemba 2007 at the Wayback Machine.
- Mother Teresa of Calcutta Center, India – Official Site
- Missionaries of Charity Brothers (Active Branch)
- Mother Teresa and her patron saint, St. Therese of Lisieux Archived 7 Oktoba 2020 at the Wayback Machine.
- Mother Teresa Memorial Page
- Mother Teresa Gallery Archived 19 Agosti 2012 at the Wayback Machine.
- Mother Teresa Women`s University, Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu, India – Official site
- Nobel Laureate Biography (Nobel Foundation)
- Mother Teresa's 1979 Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech
- Complete Mother Teresa Quotations
- The TIME 100: The Most Important People of the Century – Mother Teresa Archived 1 Mei 2009 at the Wayback Machine.
- Missionaries of Charity Fathers (MC Fathers / MC Priests) – Official Website: Biography of Mother Teresa Archived 30 Septemba 2012 at the Wayback Machine.
- Mother Teresa's Crisis of Faith (TIME.com) Archived 16 Agosti 2013 at the Wayback Machine.
- Speech at National Prayer Breakfast, Washington, D.C. 3 February 1994
- Peggy Noonan, "Still, Small Voice," Crisis, 1 February 1998 Archived 23 Agosti 2006 at the Wayback Machine. (account of the National Prayer Breakfast speech)
- Mother Teresa at the Internet Movie Database
- Missionaries of Charity Active and Contemplative Sisters with U.S. contact information (CMSWR member page) Archived 19 Agosti 2007 at the Wayback Machine.
- India to give Mother Teresa state funeral, CNN
- Mother Teresa, Encyclopædia Britannica
- "Mother Teresa, John Paul II, and the Fast-Track Saints" Archived 24 Aprili 2012 at the Wayback Machine. by Michael Parenti, CommonDreams.org, 22 Oktoba 2007
- Biography: Mother Teresa
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