MOTHER TERESA (Soon with God)
Watercolor
Chandan Pramanik, India
Watercolor
Chandan Pramanik, India
This vibrant water color by Chandan Pramanik depicts Mother Teresa at prayer toward the end of her life. Each day began in communal prayer with the fellow members of her congregation, volunteers, and guests before a tabernacle in her convent. She is seen here praying the Rosary, a prayer aid familiar to Catholics, which helps the faithful to contemplate the life of Jesus through repetition of common prayers. Those who knew Mother Teresa well stated that she was constantly at prayer and prayed the Rosary at all times, even when in conversation. Chandan felt called to depict her at a time when she would soon be with God after a lifetime of service.
Mother Teresa (26 August 1910 – 5 September 1997), a Roman Catholic religious sister who lived most of her life in India was born in what is today Macedonia, with her family being of Albanian descent originating in Kosovo.
She founded the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic religious congregation, which consists of more than 4,500 sisters actively operating in 133 countries. They run hospices and homes for people with HIV/AIDS, leprosy and tuberculosis; soup kitchens; dispensaries and mobile clinics; children's and family counseling programs; orphanages; and schools. Members must adhere to the vows of chastity, poverty and obedience as well as a fourth vow, to give "wholehearted free service to the poorest of the poor".
She is recipient of numerous honors including the 1979 Nobel Peace Prize and on September 4, 2017, she was canonized as St. Teresa of Calcutta by the Catholic Church.
Mother Teresa (26 August 1910 – 5 September 1997), a Roman Catholic religious sister who lived most of her life in India was born in what is today Macedonia, with her family being of Albanian descent originating in Kosovo.
She founded the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic religious congregation, which consists of more than 4,500 sisters actively operating in 133 countries. They run hospices and homes for people with HIV/AIDS, leprosy and tuberculosis; soup kitchens; dispensaries and mobile clinics; children's and family counseling programs; orphanages; and schools. Members must adhere to the vows of chastity, poverty and obedience as well as a fourth vow, to give "wholehearted free service to the poorest of the poor".
She is recipient of numerous honors including the 1979 Nobel Peace Prize and on September 4, 2017, she was canonized as St. Teresa of Calcutta by the Catholic Church.
