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Saint Mother Theodore Guerin

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I turned to my God and…

I turned to my God and felt my confidence reanimated.

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We could have a garden three…

We could have a garden three times as large as yours, if we had help enough to cultivate it.

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For me in particular [Sister Saint…

For me in particular [Sister Saint Francis Xavier] was a friend that one does not lose twice in a lifetime. She filled the void left in so many instances by my failures.

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This happiness will certainly not be…

This happiness will certainly not be without clouds.

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It matters little whether we are…

It matters little whether we are in one place or another, provided we do the will of God.

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Trusting all your affairs to [God]…you…

Trusting all your affairs to [God]…you will see that all will be well.

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If ever this poor little Community…

If ever this poor little Community becomes settled, it will be established on the cross; and that is what gives me confidence and makes me hope, sometimes even against hope.

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Under this coarse exterior…hide very precious…

Under this coarse exterior…hide very precious virtues and rare talents.

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Finally we prayed for all, for…

Finally we prayed for all, for we had the confidence of being heard. O yes, [God] heard our prayers, the sighs of our hearts…

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Do not press matters; be patient,…

Do not press matters; be patient, be trustful.

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It seems that God wishes to…

It seems that God wishes to render [God’s] gifts still dearer to us by causing them to pass through your hands before reaching us.

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May God’s holy will be done!…

May God’s holy will be done! This is what we must come back to under all circumstances, and this is what we must start out with – “Thy will be done on Earth as it is in heaven!”

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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.