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d. 1856 France
Saint Mother Theodore Guerin (Saint Theodora) (2 October 1798 – 15 May 1856), born Anne-Thérèse Guérin, was a Roman Catholic saint of French descent and the foundress of the Sisters of Providence of Saint-Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana.
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We are not called upon to do all the good possible, but only that which we can do.
At each step we can admire the grandeur, the power, the goodness of God. How bountifully He provides for all our wants -- I would even say for our pleasures!
Woman in this country is only yet one fourth of the family. I hope that, through the influence of religion and education, she will eventually become at least one half the "better half."
If this small community of settlers ever settles permanently, it will be in the name of the Cross. This is what gives me confidence and hope, even when everything seems to prove otherwise.
Our hope is Divine Providence, which has protected us so far and which will provide in some way for our future needs as well.
When one has nothing more to lose, the heart is inaccessible to fear.
How well was done by the Sisters of Saint Mary-of-the-Wood! How much more good can they do if they remain faithful to their holy vocation!
Sometimes I am so 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.
The beauty of the forests of Indiana in the rich and lovely month of May surpasses all description.
Let us never forget that if we wish to die like the Saints we must live like them. Let us force ourselves to imitate their virtues, in particular humility and charity.
I have already exceeded the amount of work my head can bear.
For true hearts there is no separating ocean; or, rather, God is their ocean, in Whom they meet and are united. They love, they lose themselves in Him.
It is astonishing that this remote solitude has been chosen for a novitiate and especially for an academy. All appearances are against it.
How impiety deadens the heart!
As to our garden and yard, we have all the woods. And the wilderness is our only cloister, for our house is like an oak tree planted therein.
Come, if we have to die, let us die, but say nothing! … so true it is that misfortune binds hearts together.
You may have to wait longer than you would like, you may have to bear privations; but, bear and forebear. Have confidence in the Providence that so far has never failed us. The way is not yet clear. Grope along slowly. Do not press matters; be patient, be trustful.
They [Sisters of Charity in Frederick] excel in music, which is an indispensable thing in this country, even for the poor. No piano, no pupils! Such is the spirit of this country -- Music and Steam!
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