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Saint Mother Theodore Guerin

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We again offered up to heaven…

We again offered up to heaven the sacrifices of all that we loved, and we thought of those who were weeping for us.

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…if you protect us, the work…

…if you protect us, the work we have undertaken for the glory of God will succeed, will prosper. Of this I feel almost certain.

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…we can rely on [God’s] assistance…

…we can rely on [God’s] assistance – assistance of which we have now greater need than ever before…

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Do not meddle with what does…

Do not meddle with what does not concern you.

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When the soul is deeply preoccupied,…

When the soul is deeply preoccupied, the eyes look but see nothing.

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If at any day we accomplish…

If at any day we accomplish some good here, the glory will certainly be [God’s] alone…

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My duty has been simply that…

My duty has been simply that of the ass who bore the prophet.

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Let us always have in hand…

Let us always have in hand our lamps burning, that we may not be surprised.

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Those who think they are doing…

Those who think they are doing nothing to make others suffer are the most difficult to bear with.

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Peace of heart is superior to…

Peace of heart is superior to anything of which you may be deprived. Do not lose it then for nothing.

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Give my love and greetings to…

Give my love and greetings to all the sisters, and say that I wish them every good thing which they themselves desire…

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…our gaze wandered over a multitude…

…our gaze wandered over a multitude of wonders, especially when from the summit of mountains which seemed to rest beneath our feet we saw steep gorges, beautiful valleys spread out between superb mountains, all in fact which nature could offer most apt to lift up the soul to the Author of all things.

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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.