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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: mission

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“Oh, how happy you would be if you could see all the good that your Daughters of the Woods are doing and the good spirit which animates them.”

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“Without you never would our mission of Indiana have existed.”

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“Being poor we can only plant; you must water, and to God alone be the glory of the increase.”

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“Ah, it is when we are young that we can do something for our salvation and for our neighbor’s.”

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“Try to bear everything from others without making them bear anything from you.”

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“... in order to attain the perfection to which you are called, a solid foundation is required.”

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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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“In following the will of God ... one can never go too far.”

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“Oh, how compassionate, how universal and beautiful is charity!”

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“Have courage. Pray, pray much for yourself, for your mission...”

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“Have you sometimes thought, my dear sisters, that you are called to do on Earth what our Lord [Jesus] did? He instructed and you instruct.”

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“In truth, how much good there is to do here, and how great and sublime the mission confided to us!”

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Quote of the day

April 24
“It is true that you have the practical faith since you daily perform many good works. But how are they done? What spirit animates you?”
– Saint Mother Theodore Guerin