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Saint Mother Theodore Guerin

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You know … that the good…

You know … that the good God always makes use of nothing in order to accomplish something.

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Show kindness to them [children] and…

Show kindness to them [children] and be attentive to their spiritual and physical needs.

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Oh who would refuse a service…

Oh who would refuse a service to Jesus.

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One would obtain much more by…

One would obtain much more by demanding less…

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In the midst of all our…

In the midst of all our storms, however, we have the consolation of seeing the religious spirit become solid … and that is not a little thing.

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Let not a cross look or…

Let not a cross look or a word vex you; no, nothing in the world is worth losing our peace for…

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[God’s] care of us shows [God’s]…

[God’s] care of us shows [God’s] Providence.

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To write requires time; but to…

To write requires time; but to love, to cherish, to pray for, through that desire we have for the happiness of our friends, time is not needed.

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We are always in fear about…

We are always in fear about what we treasure.

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I am going to offer my…

I am going to offer my prayers for you, so that the Holy Spirit will inspire and guide you.

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I would not change my cross…

I would not change my cross for any consolation that Our Lord might give me instead…

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You are very foolish, my dear…

You are very foolish, my dear sister, to be tormenting your imagination with the fear of losing your mind. … Believe me, my daughter, we cannot lose what we never had.

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Saint Mother Theodore Guerin founded the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods and Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College in 1840. She was born in France in 1798 and died in the United States in 1856, having lived the last 16 years of her life as a missionary teacher and healer in the Indiana wilderness. A strong leader and an even stronger woman of faith, Saint Mother Theodore and her many words of wisdom shared in her journals and letters continue to inspire people of today.