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We can all use a little help with prayer sometimes. The Sisters of Providence 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

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“You will be happy yourself in making others happy.”

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

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“As soon as you commit a fault, be sorry, rise again and go on with confidence and love.”

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“Do what you do with uprightness, with the desire of pleasing God, without so much uneasiness about the future.”

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“We would love to tell you again that every day we include you all in our labors and prayers.”

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“Our need for virtue is greater than for learning.”

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“You may not live to see it, but you will have sown the seed, and your Sisters will come to reap what will have been sown.”

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“Repent of your sins and failings; take resolutions to do better and, after that, be quiet. The more we stir up a dunghill, the more it exhales bad odors.”

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“...ours is the preparation for the generation that will succeed us, and eminent good will be done this way by us.”

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“Let us love one another ... Let us love [God] in our sisters, serve [God] in our neighbor, that is the easiest way to do good.”

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Prayer

A prayer of presence

Sister Ann Casper, executive director of Mission Advancement for the Sisters of Providence, shares a prayer on offering God’s presence to others.

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Quote of the day

April 18
“What would it avail you to do better than someone else, if it is from the motive of being admired?”
– Saint Mother Theodore Guerin