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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.

Search tips

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.
  • Choose “faith” in the Topics drop-down and click submit.
  • Type “love” in the Search bar, choose “Saint Mother Theodore Guerin” in the Author drop-down, and then click submit.

It is not necessary to have text in the search box before clicking submit. If you leave the box blank, the search results will contain any quotes or prayers that fit the filter criteria you have chosen.

Found 8 Results

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“So true is it that misfortune binds hearts together.”


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“Happy, ah, thrice happy are they who can look forward to the eternal future with calm and confidence, who can throw themselves with love into the bosom of God, the center of felicity!”


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“...nothing can rob you of your joy when you will be reunited to those in heaven from whom you were obliged to be separated on Earth.”


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“As I said before, love caused her death. Love broke the bonds that held her soul captive. What a death! Oh, no, not death, but rather the beginning of life - and what a life!”


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“You do well to pray for me. Ask for me especially the grace of a good death.”


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“I fully enter into your difficulties, this is the same as telling you that I suffer with you. Need I tell you that I pray for you?”


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“God alone can console you, strengthen you.”


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“That [melancholy] is a bad disease. One has to bear with such persons and suffer; but they themselves more than anyone else.”


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Quote of the day

June 14
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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