On Mother Teresa’s 110th birth anniversary, Missionaries of Charity feeds poor in Kolkata

This is the first time that food was distributed from the Mother House, the order's headquarters, on her birthday due to the extraordinary times and difficulties faced by poor.

The Missionaries of Charity distributed food on the birth anniversary of Mother Teresa | Photo: Ashok Nath Dey | ThePrint

Kolkata: Sisters at The Missionaries of Charity in Kolkata celebrated the 110th birth anniversary of Mother Teresa Wednesday by holding prayers and distributing food to the poor.

This is the first time that food was distributed from the Mother House, the order’s headquarters, on her birthday because of the extraordinary times and difficulties faced by the underprivileged due to the lockdown. Due to a spike in the number of Covid-19 cases, biweekly lockdown is still in place in West Bengal.

Various centres under the charity have been distributing lunches during the entire lockdown period, starting in March.

ThePrint brings you glimpses from Mother Teresa’s birthday celebration at her house in Kolkata. Photos by Ashok Nath Dey.

Nuns offer morning prayer at the Mother House, Missionaries of Charity | Ashok Nath Dey | ThePrint

The missionary served cake, a packet of bread and tea as breakfast to the poor | Ashok Nath Dey | ThePrint

A young boy smiles after receiving cake and balloons on the Mother’s birthday | Ashok Nath Dey | ThePrint

People wait in queue outside the charity to collect food | Ashok Nath Dey | ThePrint

The organisation also distributed cards with Mother Teresa’s photograph on it | Ashok Nath Dey | ThePrint

People having breakfast offered by the charity | Ashok Nath Dey | ThePrint

Mother Teresa left her home in Skopje, North Macedonia, at the age of 18 and joined the Sisters of Loreto, an Irish community of nuns with missions in India | Ashok Nath Dey | ThePrint

A nun offering prayers inside the Mother House | Ashok Nath Dey | ThePrint

A group of nuns during the morning prayer service | Ashok Nath Dey | ThePrint