Sisters of Providence

“When Jesus saw her, he called her to him and said, ‘Woman, you are free of your infirmity.’” (Luke 13:12) “ … but one poor widow came and put in two small copper coins worth a few cents.” (Mark 12:42) “Two anonymous women — loved by God, touched by God, faithful to their God. Each…

“Lord, help me live my life for thee, to think of others instead of me, and help me give my very best without regard for need of rest, until I’ve run the race you’ve set, and every righteous goal is met.” (a favorite prayer poem of the late Sister Mary Regis O’Kane) “Sister Mary Regis…

“The kindness and generosity of God our Savior dawned upon the world, not for any good deeds of our own, but because he was merciful.” — Titus 2:13 “Our Scripture reading this afternoon shows us a messiah who comes in gentleness and kindness — full of compassion. I think this is the picture that would…

“Wherever you go, I will go, wherever you live, I will live. Your people shall be my people, and your God, my God.” Ruth 1:16 “Sister Rose Michele Boudreau was first a Sister of Providence, second, an accomplished teacher and third, an artist, but some might debate the order of two and three,” said Sister…

“This is what God asks of you, only this: to act justly, to love tenderly and to walk humbly with your God.” Micah 6: “When you heard the reading, did you think, perhaps, that this is how Sister Marie Wolf lived? The reading was one of Sister Marie’s favorites, and it is quite possible that…

“Two roads diverged in a wood, and I — I took the one less traveled by … .” (Robert Frost) “Sister Jean originally entered the Society of Mary Reparatrix, whose call and mission entrusted them to repair the injustice brought about by social injustice, greed and misfortune. It was here that Sister Jean began to…

“Let the little children come to me, do not stop them … .” (Mark 10:14) “My reflection on the passage brought to mind several facets of the woman we knew and loved for her many endearing and consistent qualities of mind and heart. Sister Eleanor was a welcoming person with whom one felt immediately at…

“I am indeed going to prepare a place for you … .” (John 14:3) “On Sept. 24, those of us gathered around Sister Mary Germaine in her room in Mother Theodore Hall were waiting. There was nothing more we could do for her … . But the one whom she had loved through a long…

“Show by your good life that your works are done with gentleness born of wisdom.” (James 3:13b) “Who can read these words without thinking of Sister Rose Therese? If ever there was a woman who reflected God’s wisdom as described by James, it was she. She embraced the teachings of Jesus with her whole heart,…

“O God, you are my God; I earnestly search for you.” (Psalm 63:1) “Sister Patricia Monahan found Psalm 63 very meaningful. Perhaps in the early hours of the morning Sept. 6, she had been awake, thinking of God, meditating on God through the night, thinking, too, of how much God had helped and sustained her…

“O God, you have searched me and you know me … with all my ways you are acquainted.” (Psalm 139:1-3) “How well do we know Sister Elizabeth Ann Flori? Does anyone know her through and through? Were we acquainted with all her ways?” rhetorically asked Sister Mary Pat Peacock in her commentary for Sister Elizabeth…

“I think that what we suffer in this life can never be compared to the glory as yet unrevealed, which is waiting for us.” (Romans 8:18) “When Sister Elizabeth Clare heard the call of the God in whose love she lived, her farewell to us was swift, silent and sure. She had just returned to…