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Topic: service
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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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“My duties have multiplied to such an extent that it is impossible for me to fulfill them. I feel keenly the need to share a burden which I can no longer carry alone.”
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“Charity does not consist in loving one or two persons and being indifferent to all the rest.”
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Teacher’s School Prayer
The following is a prayer from a teacher’s perspective written by Sister Ann Casper. O God,is that piercing sound really the alarm clock?And is this really the first day of…
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A caregiver’s prayer
God of Love, as a caregiver, I need the grace to be loving even when I do not love all that I am asked to do. It is extremely difficult to watch the one I love slowly lose their ability to care for self and to witness their pain of illness. More is demanded of my time and sometimes there just doesn’t seem to be enough of that in the day to tend to all that needs to be done
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To Mother Theodore and Companions
Fragile forerunners of ourselves, we thank you for your coming,Bearing sainted heroes’ names across the seas.You are a litany chanted down the years:Theodore, St. Vincent Ferrer, St. Ligouri,Olympiade, with St.…
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The Prayer of the Shrine of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
A prayer for the visitors to the Shrine of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin.
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Prayer of Blessing for Firefighters
Blessed are you, Lord, God of mercy,who through your Son gave us a marvelous example of charityand the great commandment of love for one another. Send down your blessings on…
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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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