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January 1, 2026: Mary, the Holy Mother of God
...announced to them by the angels. So excited, that they couldn’t keep the news to themselves, they told others, who in turn were amazed and, no doubt, told their family and their friends. Perhaps more than a few tagged along to see for themselves. In contrast, we have Mary. I picture her gently smiling, handing her baby over to each shepherd, letting them experience him fully. It is a “God moment” for the shepherds and she does not want to...
January 4, 2026: The Epiphany of our Lord
Gospel: Matthew 2:1-12 When Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, in the days of King Herod, behold, magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, saying, “Where is the newborn king of the Jews? We saw his star at its rising and have come to do him homage.” When King Herod heard this, he was greatly troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. Assembling all the chief priests and the scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ...
January 11, 2026: The Baptism of the Lord
Gospel: Matthew 3:13-17 Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan to be baptized by him. John tried to prevent him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and yet you are coming to me?” Jesus said to him in reply, “Allow it now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he allowed him. After Jesus was baptized, he came up from the water and behold, the heavens were opened for him, and...
January 18, 2026: Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
Gospel: John 1:29-34 John the Baptist saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world. He is the one of whom I said, “A man is coming after me who ranks ahead of me because he existed before me.” I did not know him, but the reason why I came baptizing with water was that he might be made known to Israel.” John testified further, saying, “I saw the...
January 25, 2026: Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
Gospel: Matthew 4:18-23 As he was walking by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon who is called Peter, and his brother Andrew, casting a net into the sea; they were fishermen. He said to them, “Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.” At once they left their nets and followed him. He walked along from there and saw two other brothers, James, the son of Zebedee, and his brother John. They were in...
20 Years Ago: A Canonization
A banner of Mother Theodore hanging from the top of St. Peter’s Basilica during the canonization ceremony. The year 2026 will mark the 20th anniversary of Mother Theodore Guerin being declared a saint of the Roman Catholic Church. Also 20 years ago, in February 2006, Sisters of Providence were asked by then-General Superior Sister Ann Margaret O’Hara, SP, to respond to the reflection question: “What are your hopes for the effect of the graces of the canonization on the Congregation?”...
Anne Thérèse Guérin: 20 Years of Sainthood
This year marks the 20th anniversary of Mother Theodore Guerin’s canonization in Rome on October 15, 2006. Anniversaries invite us to remember with gratitude the people, places and moments that have shaped the years between then and now. As we celebrate this milestone, we pause to recall how Mother Theodore’s life and legacy continue to be honored across Indiana, the nation and beyond. Beautiful Memorials Over the past two decades, Saint Mother Theodore has been remembered in many beautiful ways....
Volunteer Spotlight: The Sister Volunteers
...coming back, giving these Sisters of Providence an opportunity to start those chats again. For three years, Sister Mary Ann Phelan has helped coordinate the volunteers within the phone room and has amassed 21 sisters for the job. Providence Hall is open to the public from 9 a.m.-4 p.m., seven days a week. During that time, Sister Mary Ann said each sister volunteer will spend at least one hour and 45 minutes in the room greeting the visitors who stop...
Providence Self-Sufficiency Ministries: Celebrating 20 years of success
...Ind., which is now listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Saint Mother Theodore Guerin founded the Sisters of Providence at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods in 1840. Today, Sisters of Providence minister in 13 states, the District of Columbia and Asia, through works of love, mercy and justice. More information about the Sisters of Providence and their ministries can be found at SistersofProvidence.org. Sisters of Providence on Facebook @spsmw on Twitter Sisters of Providence on Instagram Sisters of Providence YouTube channel...
Sisters of Providence ministry founders
...to meet the needs of those around them throughout the years. Here is a look at just a few of those ministries: Miracle Place Miracle Place, in Indianapolis, is a ministry of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Ind. Sister Babara McClelland with a neighborhood youth at Miracle Place Living in Indianapolis in the late 1990s, Sister Barbara McClelland, SP, and Sister Rita Ann Wade, SP, noticed the unmet needs of the people who lived around them. To help...
Sister Angela Garlat
...grand conversations over cheese before they went to sleep,” shared Sister Ann. “Sister Ann was a faithful woman. She was faithful to prayers and to prayer. Her devotion to the Blessed Sacrament was evident in her joy at being able to attend daily Liturgy and to take hours in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel as long as she was able. “She was a contemplative woman, seeing life from a perspective hidden to most of us — an eye for detail and...
Volunteers find friendship, inspiration, joy
...to the doctor, worked in reception areas, re-glued shells in St. Anne Shell Chapel, volunteered at the West Terre Haute Providence Food Pantry. Soaking up the sisters Providence Associate Ann Kevin Thesing says volunteering at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods feeds her. “It inspires me. It fills me up. It centers me,” she says. Deanna Ruston spends time visiting and praying with Sister Suzanne Buthod during a volunteer week at the Woods. Ann Kevin tried out several jobs in her first years volunteering....