Meditations on the Way of the Cross

by Mother Teresa, Roger of Taizé

"Meditations On The Way of The Cross" lays bare a distinctive spirituality -- the burning love for Jesus Christ -- in meditations that follow the fourteen stations of the cross. Opening with the biblical texts that undergird each station, Mother Teresa and Brother Roger each present reflections filled with passion and insight. Though expressed in uniquely different voices, the accent and sincerity of their meditations are the same.The poignant words of these two exemplars of faith call us to see the sufferings of Jesus as background for reflection on the suffering of humankind today -- and bear witness to the outpouring of God's love.

Mother Teresa of Calcutta (1910-1997), winner of the 1979 Nobel Peace Prize, of Charity in Calcutta, India, which now operates schools, hospitals, orphanages, and food centers in more than 25 countries. She ministered in Calcutta until her death.

Genres: Spirituality

60 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1986

About the author

Mother Mary Teresa Bojaxhiu[6] (born Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, Albanian: [aˈɲɛzə ˈɡɔndʒɛ bɔjaˈdʒiu]; 26 August 1910 – 5 September 1997), honoured in the Catholic Church as Saint Teresa of Calcutta,[7] was an Albanian-Indian[4] Roman Catholic nun and missionary.[8] She was born in Skopje (now the capital of North Macedonia), then part of the Kosovo Vilayet of the Ottoman Empire. After living in Skopje for eighteen years, she moved to Ireland and then to India, where she lived for most of her life.

In 1950, Teresa founded the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic religious congregation that had over 4,500 nuns and was active in 133 countries in 2012. The congregation manages homes for people who are dying of HIV/AIDS, leprosy and tuberculosis. It also runs soup kitchens, dispensaries, mobile clinics, children's and family counselling programmes, as well as orphanages and schools. Members take vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience, and also profess a fourth vow – to give "wholehearted free service to the poorest of the poor."[9]

Following her death she was beatified by Pope John Paul II and canonized by Pope Francis.

Reviews

[Javis C · Rating 4 out of 5]

Reflexiones teológicas y prácticas de lo que significa caminar junto al resucitado que sufrió…

[Peter Colback · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brilliant; great to read in Easter/Holy week.

I walked around the carved stations of the cross on Maunday Thursday, with this to read and then reflect on.

If you are evangelical conservative / Freechurch, you may not have come across the Stations of the Cross so i would recommend to buy this book and takie time out to read it on your own or whilst walking the stations; look up churches near to you or on holiday for the stations as there are some most beautiful and sensitive works of art that give their praise to Christ recording his suffering and love whilst walking with His cross to the hill of Calvary.

Peter