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Entrusting Myself to the Hands of Jesus
I’ve come to think that the only, the supreme, prayerwe can offer up, during these hourswhen the road before us is shrouded in darkness,is that of our master on the cross:“In manus tuas commendo spiritum meum.”(Into your hands I commend my spirit.) To the hands that broke and gave life to the bread,that blessed and…
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Prayer of Complete Trust
Do not look forward to the changes and chances of this life with fear. Rather, look to them with full confidence that, as they arise, God to whom you belong will in his love enable you to profit by them. He has guided you thus far in life, do you but hold fast to his…
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Sisters of Providence Litany of Nonviolence
Lea en Español 普通话 Provident God,aware of our own brokenness,we ask the gift of courageto identify how and where we are in need of conversionin order to live in solidarity with Earth and all creation. Deliver us from the violence of superiority and disdain.Grant us the desire, and the humility,to listen with special care to…
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Hermanas de la Providencia Letanía de No-violencia
Read in English 普通话 Dios de la Providencia, consciente de mi debilidad,pido el don de la valentía para poder identificarcómo y dónde convertirme a fin de viviren solidaridad con la tierra y con toda la creación. Líbrame de la violencia de superioridad y desprecio.Concédeme el deseo, y la humildad, para escucharcon esmero especial a aquellos…
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Prayer for Dismantling Racism
Written by the Pax Christi Anti-Racism Team. Dear God, in our efforts to dismantle racism, we understand that we struggle not merely against flesh and blood but against powers and principalities – those institutions and systems that keep racism alive by perpetuating the lie that some members of the family are inferior and others superior….
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A Prayer by Sister Helen Prejean, CSJ
God of Compassion,You let your rain fall on the just and the unjust.Expand and deepen our heartsso that we may love as You love,even those among uswho have caused the greatest pain by taking life.For there is in our land a great cry for vengeanceas we fill up death rows and kill the killersin the…
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Daily Prayer for Justice and Mercy
Jesus, united with the Father and the Holy Spirit,give us your compassion for those in prison.Mend in mercy the broken in mind and memory.Soften the hard of heart, the captives of anger.Free the innocent; parole the trustworthy.Awaken the repentance that restores hope.May prisoners’ families persevere in their love.Jesus, heal the victims of crime.They live with…
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Sister Marianne Mader
Download Full Interview with Sister Marianne Mader Q. Why did you choose to become a Sister of Providence? A. I grew up in the shadow of St. Philip Neri Convent. The schoolyard joined our house. The convent was across the schoolyard, so I was accustomed to seeing the sisters. I would be called from their…
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Prisoners & Probationers of Conscience
Throughout the history of SOA Watch’s yearly vigils at the SOA/WHINSEC at Ft. Benning, Ga., various participants have chosen to take direct action by breaking federal law and trespassing onto the military base. After prayerful consideration and discernment, several Sisters of Providence have chosen to cross the line in this manner in protest of the…
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A bit of anti-racism history
The Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods have a long history against racism and issues of discrimination. The Congregation’s foundress, Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, was concerned about the welfare and freedom of a group of slaves she saw in Louisiana in 1843, and she was interested in learning more about Native Americans upon her arrival…
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‘Nuns of the Battlefield’
First published in 1927, “Nuns of the Battlefield” was written by Ellen Ryan Jolly. In this book, the author gives a description of the women religious congregations that provided medical aid during the Civil War. Many of these religious congregations actually provided nursing skills on the battlefield while others, like the Sisters of Providence, provided…
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Tribute to sisters in Vincennes
From time to time, The Vincennes Weekly Sun ran articles on the emergency hospital in that city. Much of the praise for this medical facility was directed toward Sisters St. Felix Buchanan and Sophie Glenn and Dr. Baty, who was head of the hospital. From the July 4, 1862, issue: Article headline: Vincennes Military Hospital…
The Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, are a congregation of Roman Catholic women religious (sisters) who minister throughout the United States and Taiwan. Saint Mother Theodore Guerin founded the Sisters of Providence in 1840. The congregation has a mission of being God's Providence in the world by committing to performing works of love, mercy and justice in service among God's people.