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: feeling overwhelmed
Prayer
Take my hand. Pull me along, with urgency, if needed.
Let me never stray from the course you’ve set out for me,
even when I cannot see my way through.
Quote
“It is astonishing that this remote solitude has been chosen for a novitiate and especially for an academy. All appearances are against it.”
– Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
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“Sometimes I feel almost sinking under the weight, not only of present miseries, but still more, perhaps, under the apprehension of future misfortunes with which we are threatened.”
– Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
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“In the midst of all our storms, however, we have the consolation of seeing the religious spirit become solid ... and that is not a little thing.”
– Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
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“Sometimes I am disheartened with this country that I feel as if I were carrying on my shoulders the weight of its highest mountains and in my heart all the thorns of its wilderness.”
– Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
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“To pray for you is a necessity for me, but I am so occupied with what is called business that my prayers are very poor, very miserable.”
– Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
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“My duties have multiplied to such an extent that it is impossible for me to fulfill them. I feel keenly the need to share a burden which I can no longer carry alone.”
– Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
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“When will you be firm and always yourself? But you are exactly like the weathercock on a steeple, ready to turn with every wind. In conclusion, I hope grace will triumph finally and that you will become its conquest.”
– Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
Prayer
When my faith is shaken, please God, remind me of your love for me.
When I am lonely, help me to reach out and share my feelings with others.
When I am stuck in memories of the past, give me the graces I need to forgive and be forgiven.…
