We have gone out several times this summer to gather simple… - Théodore Guérin

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We have gone out several times this summer to gather simples and linden blossoms, etc. In each excursion we discover something marvelous, beautiful, and useful in the magnificent forests of Indiana. 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! I love our woods and solitude very much; …

Théodore Guérin

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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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Native Name: Sainte Théodore Guérin

Alternative Names: Mother Theodore • Saint Mother Theodore Guerin • Mother Theodore Guerin • Saint Theodora • Sister St. Theodore • Theodore Guerin • Anne-Therese Guerin • Anne-Therese Guerin (Mother Theodore) • Anne-Thérèse Guerin

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Every evening at the same hour when the weather was calm, I used to go on deck and bless God for all the wonders of His creation. I loved to consider the care of God's Providence which extends even to the little fishes.

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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.

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