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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: doing good

Prayer

Prayer: Small blessings, big impact

Oh, God, it’s winter. I think of the small blessings of cold and chill, ice and snow, and how the season can have a big effect on my mood and […]


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“We can expect that our good works, our works of love and mercy and justice will abide. …they will last, remain. What a great promise! When we love, act justly, respond in mercy – it matters; it makes a difference; it bears a fruit that will endure.”


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“Thoughts are swirling around in my head — actions and prayer around water, air, soil, children, women. But how to narrow all the possibilities into one meaningful prayer and one meaningful practice that will carry me through the days of Lent? This will take more quiet, more prayer, some conversation with a soul mate.”


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“Without distinction of persons, do good to all for the love of God.”


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“If at any day we accomplish some good here, the glory will certainly be [God's] alone...”


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“We are not called upon to do all the good that is possible, but only that which we can do.”


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“Charity consists in loving sincerely persons whose inclinations are most opposed to ours, in pardoning those who injure us.”


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“The spirit of faith consists in doing our actions for God.”


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“...what does it matter what becomes of us, provided God's work be accomplished? God's work - ah, it will ever be accomplished.”


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“Make a good offering of all your actions to God in the morning, and then from time to time during the day; for instance, when the clock strikes...”


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“Be humble, like your Mother [Mary], devoted like her to the interests of God and your neighbor...”


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“Try, my daughter, never to perform your actions with crooked intentions.”


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Quote of the day

March 14
“To God alone be the glory of our labors, and to you, dear friends, the recompense on account of the assistance you will give us.”
– Saint Mother Theodore Guerin