On October 27, 1979, Mother Teresa received the Nobel Prize for Peace which she accepted in the name of the throw away of society.
Mother Teresa refused the traditional Nobel Banquet that is hosted for the most recipients as the celebration. This usually costs about $192,000. Mother requested that the fund for the dinner be donated to the charities which will help the poor she has been living with as well as working among.
In her acceptance speech, she called herself “unworthy” of the award.
“But I am grateful and I am very happy to receive it in the name of the hungry, of the naked, of the homeless, of the crippled, of the blind, of the leprous, of all those people who feel unwanted, unloved, uncared, thrown away of the society, people who have become a burden to the society, and are ashamed by everybody,” said Mother Teresa.
At the Nobel Prize ceremony Mother Teresa recited the prayer of Saint Francis of Assisi:
Lord, make me a channel of your peace,
Where there is hatred may I bring love,
Where there is wrong, may I bring the spirit of forgiveness,
Where there is discourse, may I bring harmony,
Where there is error, may I bring truth,
Where there is doubt, May I bring faith,
Where there is despair, may I bring hope,
Where there is shadows, may I bring light,
Where there is sadness, may I bring joy.