A Journey with a Saint: the first circle

The shrine tour begins as soon as a pilgrim walks through the front door of the Providence Spirituality & Conference Center.  A person may sense something special is happening here immediately.  They are met with a bright green circle that houses the first panel and talks about a Journey with a Saint.  There is a small statue of Mother Theodore to greet each person that enters that space.  It’s as if Mother Theodore is saying, “welcome to my home”. The panel highlights the shrine as a “living ministry of the Sisters of Providence.”

The message is clear from the very beginning…Providence will not fail us! Mother Theodore was very passionate about leaning with all of her weight upon Providence, which is something that many of us struggle to do–even if we don’t realize it. So you may start your journey by freeing yourself of your fears, your worries, and concerns that lay outside the pathways of that circle. Our hope is that we all grow in our knowledge of the woman and “love the saint and grow in recognition and trust of Providence….”. The stress is that this is a journey with a saint. We are making this pilgrimage with her. This sacred experience is not only learning about a figure of the past, but it is an invitation for all of us to apply her strengths and courage to our lives today and our own journey to holiness right here, right now.