[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 17]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 23696]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  TRIBUTE TO MOTHER TERESA OF CALCUTTA

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                        HON. MICHAEL C. BURGESS

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 30, 2003

  Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Mother Teresa of 
Calcutta to honor her beatification by Pope John Paul II in Rome, Italy 
on October 19, 2003.
  As many of you know, Mother Teresa had a profound effect on millions 
of lives during her lifetime. She was born in Albania in 1910 and 
became a Roman Catholic sister in 1928. After teaching to over 500 
students in St. Mary's School at the convent in Calcutta, she founded a 
religious order in 1948. The order, Missionaries of Charity, aims to 
reach out to the poor and suffering in whatever capacity possible to 
ease their pain and provide love and hope. In 40 years, the order 
increased from one to more than 400 missions around the world.
  Few people in our history have done more to aid their fellow human 
beings than Mother Teresa. Her selfless efforts have been recognized in 
numerous ways, including a Nobel Peace Prize in 1979, the Presidential 
Medal of Freedom in 1985, and Lifetime Achievement Award from 
Foundation for Hospice and Homecare in 1985. This year she will be 
acknowledged once again for her work by receiving the high honor of 
beatification.
  Please join me in honoring Mother Teresa for her countless amount of 
care and public services she provided to the world.

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