The true country of a Christian, but above all of a Religious, is Heaven, towards which we are tending; it is for God that we have made this sacrific… - Théodore Guérin

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The true country of a Christian, but above all of a Religious, is Heaven, towards which we are tending; it is for God that we have made this sacrifice, and, I may add, He has already repaid us, for His protecting hand has assisted us in a visible manner, and we cannot but recognize the attentions of His Providence.

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About Théodore Guérin

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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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; …

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