A Call To a Religious Life

A Call to a Religious Life By Lillian J. Jeffery Family pray together, share their table with the poor, young Agnes goes on outings, outings with the local church, sings in the choir Her chosen life is Christian her divine guide is Jesus Christ, she starts and ends her day with pray Stories of missionaries touch, touch her ears, her heart, she sees the face of God on every face Hears, hears the voice of God calling, calling her to serve, serve a religious life, she is twelve Follows her calling, leaves her home in Skopje, Macedonia, joins the Sisters of Loreto, a community of nuns in Ireland with a Mission in India, she is eighteen Sisters send her to a House in Calcutta, she takes her initial vows and name, Sister Teresa, honors Therese of Lisieux, patron saint of Australia, missionaries, florist, AIDs sufferers Teaches catechism, geography, history at St. Mary's High School, a school dedicated to teaching girls from the poorest, poorest families The door swings open, she moves to school's principal, loves her work, stays seventeen years.