Jesus, the Word to Be Spoken: Prayers and Meditations for Every Day of the Year [Paperback]

Mother Teresa (Author), Angelo Devananda (Author), Angelo Scolozzi (Compiler)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1999

In the space of 366 "words of wisdom", one for each day of the year, Mother Teresa of Calcutta meditates both upon prayer and upon the practical application of Jesus's message, a message of love for the poor and downcast. This book was originally published as "Jesus, the Word to be Spoken".

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Product Details

• Paperback: 154 pages
• Publisher: Servant Pubns (June 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1569550735
• ISBN-13: 978-1569550731
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,932,836 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Caution: Spiritual Riches - Read slowly to digest well., April 29, 1998

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This review is from: Jesus, the Word to Be Spoken: Prayers and Meditations for Every Day of the Year (Paperback)

To read this meditation book at one sitting would be a grave injustice to the author, and probably give anyone who wasn't already a saint some kind of spiritual indigestion. Just a few lines, to read in the morning and consider the rest of the day, is the way to proceed here. Unlike the children's Christmas calendars, which run out of days, and surprises hidden behind paper windows, this book will give you a new treasure every day of the year. Don't wait until January first to start to read it. Start on any day, and don't peek at the next day. Then every day can be full of the delight and anticipation of Advent, all year long. Jesus, the Word to Be Spoken, is compiled by a Brother of the Word, which is the contemplative branch of the Missionaries of Charity for men, founded in 1977. The bonus is a copy of their Rule (Constitution), at the back of the book. These meditations follow the liturgical calendar, so the days of Lent, Easter, Advent and Christmas have appropriate thoughts and prayers. One more caution: Mother Teresa had several ambitions, and one of them was to help people become saints. So you've been warned. Don't be too surprised if you read this and start doing things you never expected to be doing.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A book to live with, November 10, 2000

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Ann Gonzales (Baton Rouge, LA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Jesus, the Word to Be Spoken: Prayers and Meditations for Every Day of the Year (Paperback)

About eight months ago, I found this book and I have read it each day since then. I have found in this book, in the brief selections chosen for each day of the year, the heart of the gospel message - love, obedience, surrender. What Mother Teresa has written was for the Sisters of Charity who worked with her, but it is a message for everyone. I have read other books with selections from Mother Teresa, but this book, with its daily meditation format and its focus, has been the one that has most spoken to me. I think that I will be reading it for the rest of my life.