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Saint Mother Theodore Guerin

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Being poor we can only plant;…

Being poor we can only plant; you must water, and to God alone be the glory of the increase.

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The trees raise their straight trunks…

The trees raise their straight trunks to the height of more than one hundred twenty feet high and are crowned with tops of admirable beauty.

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Be humble, simple and frank, and…

Be humble, simple and frank, and you will live in peace with yourselves, and you will be happy.

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Every year I renew this same…

Every year I renew this same prayer, every year I pray you to watch over your words during Lent.

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Ah, it is when we are…

Ah, it is when we are young that we can do something for our salvation and for our neighbor’s.

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Especially let us never forget that…

Especially let us never forget that if we wish to die like the saints we must live like them.

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So true is it that misfortune…

So true is it that misfortune binds hearts together.

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We are never hypocrites when we…

We are never hypocrites when we do not intend to be; hence, you must not exaggerate anything. You are bad enough without making yourself worse than you are.

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To God alone be the glory…

To God alone be the glory of our labors, and to you, dear friends, the recompense on account of the assistance you will give us.

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The way is not yet clear….

The way is not yet clear. Grope along slowly.

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Hardly had we begun to pray…

Hardly had we begun to pray when we felt better.

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Perfect abandonment of ourselves in all…

Perfect abandonment of ourselves in all things for the future requires great courage, but we ought to aspire to it.

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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.