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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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Type: Quotes

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“There are very few persons who understand how difficult it is to serve their neighbor, and nearly everybody imagines that it is a very easy thing to raise children.”

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“I am happy to know that you are united. O, may this union last a long time!”

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“One can see little, but what one sees is beautiful.”

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“Learn, then, to practice simplicity ...”

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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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“Let us yield our hearts up to joy.”

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“...Lo! I said to myself, these Americans, so proud of their liberty, thus make game of the liberty of others. Poor Negroes! I would have wished to buy them all that I might say to them, "Go! Bless Providence. You are free!"”

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“O my dear daughters, how consoling is this mystery of the Eucharist! If we knew how to appreciate it, it would suffice to fortify and sustain us; is there anything sweeter than to have a friend to whom we may at any hour confide our difficulties and our pains?”

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“There are some among you who are like old Bouraux. This was a turkey-cock that got angry at the least thing. He did not have one good quarter of an hour during the day because he got mad at everything.”

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“It is impossible to answer all the kind things you say to me except by a sentiment of profound gratitude. I can express it only to God, who understands the language of the heart.”

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“...it is necessary to bear the faults of others and try to correct our own in order not to make others suffer too much.”

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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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Quote of the day

November 6
“Come then, dear daughters, to enjoy yourselves a little in the Lord and prepare for what the future has in store for you.”
– Saint Mother Theodore Guerin