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We can all use a little help with prayer sometimes. The Sisters of Providence and Providence Associates hope to help inspire you! Whether it’s the perfect Saint Mother Theodore Guerin quote or a prayer written by a Sister of Providence, let the right words bring Providence into your life. Browse the prayers below or if you’re looking for something specific, use the “Topics” search in the search area.

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Topic: bravery

Prayer

Place yourself gently

Provident God, grant me the confidence in your love and care that Saint Mother Theodore had, so I too ‘may not give way to uneasiness about the future’ but ‘place myself gently into the hands of Providence,’ as I embrace present and future as evolving mystery. …

Quote

“Now from the very spot I say to you before God that there is nothing to fear and everything to hope.”

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“When one has nothing more to lose, the heart is inaccessible to fear.”

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“We cannot do our work if we all stay in the nest.”

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“I see you are entering the way of loving God and trying to keep close to [God], no matter who or what may rise against you.”

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“Pray for me occasionally that I may not lose courage ... that I may be brave enough to hold up others who falter sometimes.”

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Prayer

Prayer for the Faces of our Grief

When my faith is shaken, please God, remind me of your love for me.
When I am lonely, help me to reach out and share my feelings with others.
When I am stuck in memories of the past, give me the graces I need to forgive and be forgiven.…

Prayer

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 […]

Prayer

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 […]

Prayer

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 […]

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Quote of the day

July 15
“How many times have I said the same prayer!”
– Saint Mother Theodore Guerin