The Missionaries of Charity Brothers Are Founded

By the 1960s the Missionaries of Charity were becoming recognized around the world. In 1962 the Indian government awarded Mother Theresa the Padma Shri award for her work with the poor. In 1963 the Missionaries of Charity Brothers were founded by Mother Teresa to serve in the same way the sisters had, serving the poorest of the poor. Today the congregation includes 400 brothers throughout the world.

"We the Missionaries of Charity, how grateful we must he — you to suffer and we to work. We finish in each other what is wanting in Christ. What a beautiful vocation is ours to be the carriers of Christ‘s love in the slums
—your life of sacrifice is the chalice or rather our vows are the chalice and your sufferings and our work are the wine — the spotless host. We stand together holding the same chalice and so with the adoring angels satiate his burning thirst for souls.
My very dear children let its love Jesus with our whole heart and soul. Let us bring him many souls. Keep smiling. Smile at Jesus in your suffering —for to be a real Missionary of Charity you must be a cheerful victim. There is nothing special for you to do but to allow Jesus to live his life in you by accepting whatever he gives and giving whatever he takes with a big smile."