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Need some words of wisdom?

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: journeys

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“The tribulations which have afflicted our Community have produced very precious fruits.”

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“Let us take courage, my very dear Sisters; the Cross, it is true, awaits us at every turn, but it is the way to heaven.”

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“When we had left our country and all that was dear to us... We found waiting for us in a poor log cabin our God, our ALL.”

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“I passed my days contemplating the sea, the clouds, the vessels, the fish... What a religious pensiveness seizes the soul on beholding the sky and the ocean, which seem to the voyager as the only objects in creation.”

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“Grant, O my God, that all who dwell in this house may love thee much, may love one another and may never forget why they came here.”

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“This is the path traced by Providence. And I follow it.”

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“My very dear Daughters, journeys, an image of life, are usually accompanied by a host of unavoidable contradictions.”

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“We were all very sick. When one was feeling a little better, she went to aid another, to hold the head of one who was a little sicker than herself. You never saw such a comedy.”

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“The good God who has protected us so many times can still protect us.”

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Prayer

Advent Poem

ADVENT journey down through the centuriesof people seeking Godto become flesh in their lives journey of people in high placesjourney of the lowly and the simplejourney of Mary and Josephjourney […]

Prayer

In Honor of the Mother Theodore and Her Companions

Happy Foundation Day!

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Prayer for the visit of Pope Francis

written by Sister Jeremy Gallet, SP Loving and gracious God, Shepherd of all your faithful people,look with favor on your servant Franciswhom you established as head and shepherd of your […]

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Quote of the day

January 22
“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.”
– Saint Mother Theodore Guerin