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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: spirituality

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“Very great hopes are founded upon this house.”

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“The weather was magnificent. It seemed that heaven united with earth to add beauty to the feast. Never had I seen our solitude so charming.”

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“Daughters of four different nations [are] assembled here in a little chapel under the protection of the Lord in the heart of the dense woods, having nothing in the world but [God] for support and for protection.”

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“I beg you, take today the resolution to become saints. ... Ask of God the graces you need...”

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“Oh! The Daughters of Providence must fear nothing as to their future. They must confide themselves entirely to their good Mother, the Blessed Virgin Mary.”

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“What have we to do in order to be saints? Nothing extraordinary; nothing more than what we do every day. Only do it for [God's] love...”

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“When the soul is deeply preoccupied, the eyes look but see nothing.”

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“Let us always have in hand our lamps burning, that we may not be surprised.”

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“Peace of heart is superior to anything of which you may be deprived. Do not lose it then for nothing.”

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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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“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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“...unite our actions, however little they may be, with those of [Jesus]; unite our prayers with his prayers, our work with his work, our meals, our repose with his.”

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Quote of the day

January 21
“Pray for me occasionally that I may not lose courage ... that I may be brave enough to hold up others who falter sometimes.”
– Saint Mother Theodore Guerin