Mother Teresa and prayer

"The witness of Mother Teresa's life reminds us all that the Church's evangelising mission is achieved through charity and is nourished through prayer and attentive listening to the Word of God. This missionary style is eloquently expressed by the image of Blessed Teresa clasping the hand of a child while fingering her rosary beads with her other hand. Contemplation and action, evangelisation and respect for the human person: Mother Teresa proclaims the Gospel through her life of total dedication to the poor and total dedication to prayer."

(John Paul II, Homily, Beatification of Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, 19 October 2003).