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Inspiration Search

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: love

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“Oh, how fortunate we are to have given the days of our youth to that God of love who gives us so much affection, and even more when we are old, infirm and crippled than when we were young and robust.”

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“We again offered up to heaven the sacrifices of all that we loved, and we thought of those who were weeping for us.”

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“Give my love and greetings to all the sisters, and say that I wish them every good thing which they themselves desire...”

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“The principal thing right now is to keep your heart uplifted...Love God with all our heart.”

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“...I believe Our Lord loves and protects these dear children, who for [God's] love live here in the midst of the thick forest.”

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“To love in the right way is to accomplish the whole Law; it is to begin that happy life which will have its perfection only in heaven, where we shall live forever with a holy and perfect love.”

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“She was all this time a good Sister of Providence, and her loss is keenly felt, by none however so deeply as by me.”

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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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“Treat yourself as you treat others, with kindness and indulgence.”

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“On the eighth of September, fifteen years ago, the day when for the first time we received Our Divine Savior in this land of American, at that very moment, America ceased to be for me a stranger-land. It became the land of my adoption.”

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“The heart understands the heart. As yours was speaking in your letter, mine understood its language.”

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“But if it is necessary to be just, it is necessary above all to be kind...”

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Quote of the day

February 9
“Profit by the experiences of the past for the future.”
– Saint Mother Theodore Guerin