Mother Teresa Books in Order
Mother Teresa has written 38 books, published between 1975 and 2019. The first book is Gift for God (1975) and the newest is Do Something Beautiful for God (2019). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 38
- Published
- 1975–2019
- Pages on record
- 4,822 in 31 of 38 books
- Reading time
- 80–121 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,822 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 31 of 38 titles with a page count on record.
The books published under Mother Teresa's name collect meditations, prayers and spiritual counsel. Thirty-eight titles are catalogued between 1975 and 2019, from Gift for God to Do Something Beautiful for God, at a median of 144 pages. Subjects centre on Christian life, the Catholic Church, the Missionaries of Charity and church work with the poor. The Love of Christ: Spiritual Counsels (1982), My Life for the Poor (1985) and Meditations On The Way Of The Cross (1986) come from the earlier part of the run. Mother Teresa lived from 1910 to 1997.
How many Mother Teresa books are there?
Mother Teresa has 38 books, released between 1975 and 2019.
Mother Teresa Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 38 Mother Teresa books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1Gift for God1975 · 78 pages · confirmed 1/41975781/4
- 2The Love of Christ: Spiritual Counsels1982 · 115 pages · confirmed 1/419821151/4
- 3In the Silence of the Heart1983 · confirmed 1/41983–1/4
- 4Words To Love By1983 · 80 pages · confirmed 1/41983801/4
- 5My Life for the Poor1985 · confirmed 1/41985–1/4
- 6Meditations On The Way Of The Cross1986 · 64 pages · confirmed 1/41986641/4
- 7Contemplative In The Heart Of The World1986 · 144 pages · confirmed 1/419861441/4
- 8Mary, Mother Of Reconciliations1987 · 72 pages · confirmed 1/41987721/4
- 9Heart of Joy1987 · 149 pages · confirmed 1/419871491/4
- 10Jesus, the Word to Be Spoken1987 · 158 pages · confirmed 1/419871581/4
- 11Love: A Fruit Always in Season1987 · 260 pages · confirmed 1/419872601/4
- 12Total Surrender1990 · 156 pages · confirmed 1/419901561/4
- 13Living the Word1990 · 161 pages · confirmed 1/419901611/4
- 14Loving Jesus1991 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/419911601/4
- 15Seeking the Heart of God1992 · 100 pages · confirmed 1/419921001/4
- 16Best Gift is Love1993 · 121 pages · confirmed 1/419931211/4
- 17Suffering Into Joy1994 · 156 pages · confirmed 1/419941561/4
- 18A Simple Path1995 · 202 pages · confirmed 1/419952021/4
- 19Meditations from a Simple Path1996 · 88 pages · confirmed 1/41996881/4
- 20Blessings of Love1996 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/419961281/4
- 21In My Own Words1996 · 109 pages · confirmed 1/419961091/4
- 22In the Heart of the World1997 · 110 pages · confirmed 1/419971101/4
- 23No Greater Love1997 · 206 pages · confirmed 1/419972061/4
- 24The Joy in Loving1997 · 438 pages · confirmed 1/419974381/4
- 25A Life for God1997 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/419972881/4
- 26Everything Starts from Prayer1998 · 170 pages · confirmed 1/419981701/4
- 27Reaching Out in Love1998 · 164 pages · confirmed 1/419981641/4
- 28Love, Joy, Peace1998 · confirmed 1/41998–1/4
- 29Thirsting for God1999 · 196 pages · confirmed 1/419991961/4
- 30Mother Teresa of Calcutta2000 · 80 pages · confirmed 1/42000801/4
- 31My Dear Children2002 · 74 pages · confirmed 1/42002741/4
- 32Like a Drop in the Ocean2006 · confirmed 1/42006–1/4
- 33Love: The Words and Inspiration of Mother Teresa2007 · 95 pages · confirmed 1/42007951/4
- 34Created for Great Things2008 · 136 pages · confirmed 1/420081361/4
- 35Jesus Is My All in All2008 · confirmed 1/42008–1/4
- 36Where There Is Love, There Is God2010 · 364 pages · confirmed 1/420103641/4
- 37A Call to Mercy2016 · confirmed 1/42016–1/4
- 38Do Something Beautiful for God2019 · confirmed 1/42019–1/4
Mother Teresa books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Standalone books
38 books38 Mother Teresa titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Mother Teresa books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 38 Mother Teresa books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with Mother Teresa
Start with Gift for God (1975), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Mother Teresa book?
Do Something Beautiful for God (2019) is the newest Mother Teresa book released so far.
Is there a new Mother Teresa book coming?
No next Mother Teresa book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Mother Teresa at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Mother Teresa title on record dates from 2019, 7 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Mother Teresa books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 4,822 pages across the 31 of 38 books with a recorded length, a median of 144 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Mother Teresa books, 18 of 38, were published in the 1990s.
What the Mother Teresa books are about
33 of the 38 Mother Teresa books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: christian life is tagged on 15 of 33. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Christian life 15 of 33 books
- Meditations 15 of 33 books
- Catholic authors 11 of 33 books
- Prayer 11 of 33 books
- Catholic Church 10 of 33 books
- Christianity 10 of 33 books
- Teresa, mother, 1910-1997 9 of 33 books
- Missionaries of Charity 7 of 33 books
- Christian life, catholic authors 5 of 33 books
- Church work with the poor 5 of 33 books
- Nuns 5 of 33 books
- Religion 5 of 33 books