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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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Topic: honesty

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“Really, I am humiliated in seeing Sister St. Francis run in the way of perfection while I just drag along.”

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“Sadness is very hurtful for you, so do not indulge in it, crying like a baby to whom they have not given any candy.”

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“I have already exceeded the amount of work my head can bear.”

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“When the soul is deeply preoccupied, the eyes look but see nothing.”

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“We are not called upon to do all the good that is possible, but only that which we can do.”

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“She was all this time a good Sister of Providence, and her loss is keenly felt, by none however so deeply as by me.”

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“Try, my daughter, never to perform your actions with crooked intentions.”

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“Truly I have great need of prayers. I am quite a grumbler.”

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“When a fault is committed in your house, examine seriously before God whether you yourself are not the cause.”

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“This habitual state of calm it is true, has from time to time its tempests. I am sometimes so depressed, so disheartened that I feel inclined to excessive sadness.”

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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.”

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“...you yourself are often the cause of what you suffer. And I say it also in order that you may endeavor to become more amiable and loving, more united to Our Lord...”

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Quote of the day

November 22
“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.”
– Saint Mother Theodore Guerin