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Saint Mother Theodore Guerin

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As long as we live we…

As long as we live we shall commit faults. This is part of our daily experience; but what we are bound to do is repair them as well as we can.

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This is the path traced by…

This is the path traced by Providence. And I follow it.

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… the good God, while sending…

… the good God, while sending us crosses, has blessed us in a truly extraordinary manner.

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… we shall love her tenderly,…

… we shall love her tenderly, as we love all those whom the Lord confides to us. Affection is the only thing that we can give them.

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It is truly sublime to be…

It is truly sublime to be devoted to the service of our neighbor, to cooperate so intimately with our blessed Lord in the work for which [God] laid down [God’s] life. But we must not think it an easy task.

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If we love Our Lord with…

If we love Our Lord with our whole heart, if we serve [God] faithfully, we shall be happy even in this life.

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I had always hoped that the…

I had always hoped that the month of May the Blessed Virgin would not fail to send us some help; she loves us so much.

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The beauty of the forests of…

The beauty of the forests of Indiana in the rich and lovely month of May surpasses all description.

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There is much life in a…

There is much life in a worn-out body when God sustains it.

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Music is all the rage here….

Music is all the rage here.

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This habitual state of calm it…

This habitual state of calm it is true, has from time to time its tempests. I am sometimes so depressed, so disheartened that I feel inclined to excessive sadness.

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You will see many things in…

You will see many things in new lights if you give the Holy Spirit free access to your minds and your hearts.

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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.