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Saint Mother Theodore Guerin

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It is not admirable to see…

It is not admirable to see how the Blessed Virgin loves us?

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…the eye is lost in the…

…the eye is lost in the ravishing spectacle [nature], so calculated to elevate the soul towards the author of all things.

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… we have wandered so far…

… we have wandered so far away from the center of our souls where [Jesus] waits for us.

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The good God who has protected…

The good God who has protected us so many times can still protect us.

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O Mary, without spot, protect thy…

O Mary, without spot, protect thy house of the Woods!

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[Jesus] remains with us day and…

[Jesus] remains with us day and night, Yes, while you are peacefully sleeping, Jesus is watching over you. He does not sleep when we sleep.

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When will you be firm and…

When will you be firm and always yourself? But you are exactly like the weathercock on a steeple, ready to turn with every wind. In conclusion, I hope grace will triumph finally and that you will become its conquest.

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Were you not at Vincennes, Sister…

Were you not at Vincennes, Sister Theodore would not know whether we had daughters there or not. It seems something has made the atmosphere so cold that the ink is frozen.

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Unless nourished, faith, like love, becomes…

Unless nourished, faith, like love, becomes extinguished.

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Only in heaven will you understand…

Only in heaven will you understand the treasure with which your soul has been enriched these months.

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…do not point out only the…

…do not point out only the mistakes, … speak more of what is good…

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Our exterior improvements are astonishing; but…

Our exterior improvements are astonishing; but does our interior advancement correspond with the exterior?

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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.