Mother Guerin Canonized

What have we to do in order to become saints? Nothing extraordinary; nothing more than we do every day. Only do it for his love. ~ Saint Theodore


This morning, Pope Benedict XVI canonized four new saints. Among them, Mother Guerin - now Saint Theodore, Foundress of the Sisters of Providence. Our eldest daughter was born at a Providence hospital 14 years ago. We felt very blessed to have been there. The first blessing Catherine received was from a Providence Sister. I feel strongly that blessing helped to heal Catherine when she was rushed to a NICU across town for septecaemia.

In 1840, Mother Theodore Guerin left her home in France to establish a religious order in the west-central Indiana wilderness. She faced poor health, rugged living conditions and lack of resources, but she drew strength from her faith and her desire to serve God. While she died in 1856, her legacy remains. More here...

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