Feast of the brothers: what does Mother Teresa of Calcutta have to do with the celebration

The September 5 is the date chosen around the world to celebrate the Brothers day, in a tribute to life and accomplished work for the Mother Teresa of Calcutta, which is characterized by its solidarity with others.

With the installation of World siblings day he was wanted justify and honor the work accomplished for the Mother Teresa of Calcutta in his years as a missionary. This is why the September 5 day of his death, which occurred in 1997, to remember this religious of immense prestige and thus transmit the feeling of brotherhood that she answered in her solidarity actions which goes beyond any biological link.

It is the humanitarian works carried out all over the planet that bred this original albanian woman and that she died at the age of 87, in the city of India with which she was identified. Although she is known as Mother Teresa of Calcutta, her real name is Mother Teresa born in Macedonia August 26, 1910.

Since she was little, at precisely 12 years old, she had defined give your life to the catholic religion. In 1929 he arrived in Calcutta, where he remained for the rest of his life. In the Bengali city, he made his vows of poverty, chastity and obedience. She became a nun on May 24, 1931. It was during this stage that he gave up his birth name for Teresa.

In 1946, famine in much of the country was aggravated by the conflict between Indian Muslims and Hindus. For him, Therese of Calcutta ask the Pope Pius XII abandon his order to devote himself to body and soul to those who need it most. This is what he later described as “the call within the call”.

After During years working among the underprivileged in India, Teresa obtained citizenship in 1950. That same year, after joining a group of women sharing the same concerns, the The Vatican authorized him to inaugurate his new congregation: the Missionaries of Charity.

Among the recognitions he has obtained in life are highlights the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 and India’s highest civilian honor, Bharat Ratna, in 1980 for his humanitarian work.

Feast of the brothers in Argentina

In the Argentina The day chosen to celebrate the feast of the brothers is March 4. This date has like objective replica the pure and real feeling What siblings share. Although the choice of this day in our country is purely commercial, the the intention is the same as the celebration seeks around the world.

The Argentina It is not the only country that has its own celebration. At United States, every April 10 is celebrated the Day of the Brothers although it is not included in the official calendar of tributes, as it happens with Fathers and Mothers. In any event, the Brothers and Sisters Day Foundation is working to change that and since 1998 the governors of 49 states have officially issued proclamations to recognize it.