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Saint Mother Theodore Guerin

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Have confidence in the Providence that…

Have confidence in the Providence that so far has never failed us.

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Thank God now with all your…

Thank God now with all your heart, seeing that [God] removes obstacles to your advancement and gives opportunity of doing good work.

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Try to bear everything from others…

Try to bear everything from others without making them bear anything from you.

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In short, when you have committed…

In short, when you have committed a fault, disavow it before God; ask [God’s] pardon, promise to do better in the future. Make a good act of love, and after that, go your way as though nothing had happened.

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If we raise our heart to…

If we raise our heart to God from time to time during an action which has been offered to [God], that is enough.

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How happy we shall be in…

How happy we shall be in heaven where we shall never have to part…

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It would seem that God wished…

It would seem that God wished to give us a symbol of the Christian’s day of rest by the calm of nature.

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My heart feels the need of…

My heart feels the need of sharing with you both its joys and griefs.

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You may have to wait longer…

You may have to wait longer than you would like, you may have to bear privations; but, bear and forbear.

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Do not fear for our dear…

Do not fear for our dear Congregation. Our Lord loves it too much to abandon it.

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When we are cold is not…

When we are cold is not the time to keep away from the fire.

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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.