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Author: Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
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“How strongly I feel it is necessary to be holy! But more strongly do I realize that I am far from being so. Obtain this grace for me...”
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“You must try to invent means of correcting your children, but remember that the most powerful means are rewards: a kind word, an approving glance, a little gesture, is sometimes sufficient to correct what the most severe punishment would not have overcome.”
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“The tribulations which have afflicted our Community have produced very precious fruits.”
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“As for myself, I am full of confidence; the good God will still come to our assistance, for "there is no imperfection in [God's] works."”
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“As soon as we have sinned, let us humble ourselves, ask pardon of God, and go on our way as before...”
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“...give a little pleasure to your poor Mother Theodore, who loves you so much, and who would like to see you perfect, but who is very far from being perfect herself.”
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“We have gone out several times this summer to gather simples and linden blossoms, etc. In each excursion we discover something marvelous, beautiful, and useful in the magnificent forests of Indiana.”
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