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.
You can use one of the search/filter fields at a time, or you can combine them. For instance,
- Type “love” in the Search bar and click submit.
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Prayer
A Prayer for the 175th Anniversary of the Sisters of Providence
Rooted for Tomorrow: A special prayer to celebrate 175 years of the Sisters of Providence and Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College.
Prayer
Dawn at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods
These winter days dark greets my waking, sometimes stars and moon. Flinger of stars, your power astounds. I feel so small. How like the little birds flying about, full of […]
Prayer
Holy Ground
O God,I kiss this holy groundThis place of promises in processThis place of people seeking GodAnd of God seeking and saving a peopleA place of knowing one is hungryAnd of […]
Prayer
Daughters of the Forest
Did you ever knowWe are all on life support?Oh, I don’t mean respirators,Tubes and hospital things.I mean things like honey bees and trees,Wind and water, sun and soil,Farmers and gardeners, […]
Prayer
These Woods are Thine
These woods are thine, O Lord,This Home,Whose deep foundation is Thy Providence,Whose walls are Peace;Where Grace glows like a kindled lamp within,And shadows cease. These woods are thine, O Lord;Make […]
Prayer
To Mother Theodore and Companions
Fragile forerunners of ourselves, we thank you for your coming,Bearing sainted heroes’ names across the seas.You are a litany chanted down the years:Theodore, St. Vincent Ferrer, St. Ligouri,Olympiade, with St. […]
Quote
“And so the most pressing desire of the hearts of your Daughters of the Woods is to pray for you ... not only on the first of the year, but every day of their lives.”
Quote
“... In France it snows and freezes, but the cold is nothing compared to that of our forests... During these terrible periods of cold, showers sometimes fall of a singular sort like liquid peas in torrents.”
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“Further on vegetation flourished with rich and wild luxuriance; orange and lemon trees, loaded with the finest fruit. Altogether it was a delightful country.”
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