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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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“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.”
– Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
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“Every evening at the same hour when the weather was calm, I went to go on deck and bless God for all the wonders of [God's] creation. I loved to consider the care of God's Providence which extends even to the little fishes.”
– Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
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“The chapel is nicely ornamented...It is the prettiest little chapel I have seen anywhere since I left France. Though so beautiful, it is nevertheless very simple.”
– Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
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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...”
– Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
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“Oh, how fortunate we are to have given the days of our youth to that God of love who gives us so much affection, and even more when we are old, infirm and crippled than when we were young and robust.”
– Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
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“We again offered up to heaven the sacrifices of all that we loved, and we thought of those who were weeping for us.”
– Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
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“...if you protect us, the work we have undertaken for the glory of God will succeed, will prosper. Of this I feel almost certain.”
– Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
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“...we can rely on [God's] assistance - assistance of which we have now greater need than ever before...”
– Saint Mother Theodore Guerin