St. Teresa of Calcutta Prayer Commemorative Bookend

Our alabaster St. Teresa of Calcutta Prayer Commemorative Bookend depicts Christ’s servant and spouse, who gave her life to love Jesus in the poorest of the poor. This special commemorative bookend includes a new coat of arms designed in celebration of St. Teresa of Calcuttas canonization, symbolizing Mother Teresa’s vocation to love and service: the blue shield (Marian color) with three stripes represents the Missionaries of Charity habit, modeled after a sari that poor sweeper women would wear; Jesus’ words in the Gospel of John, “I thirst,” encompass Mother Teresa’s mission to quench Christ’s thirst for souls, which she had written beside the main chapel crucifix of the Missionaries of Charity; the flame of love depicts Mother Teresa’s burning love for Jesus and her intense dedication to serving Jesus despite spiritual dryness; and a cross with a heart symbolizes her frequent meditation on Jesus’ love and thirst for souls, especially while hangin