Hundreds gather for Mass at new shrine honoring St. Mother Theodore

Published: 2007-10-12

ST. MARY-OF-THE-WOODS, Ind. (CNS) -- Billboards that feature St. Mother Theodore Guerin's image and proclaim "Caution! Saint at work" and "A saint walked here" greet travelers on Interstate 70 near Terre Haute. The signs invite people to turn on Exit 3 at West Terre Haute and visit the Sisters of Providence motherhouse at St. Mary-of-the-Woods, home of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Providence and the new National Shrine of St. Mother Theodore Guerin. The sisters and several hundred pilgrims celebrated her feast day Oct. 3 during an emotional Mass at the Church of the Immaculate Conception at the motherhouse. The celebrant of the Mass, Father Daniel Hopcus, an Indianapolis archdiocesan priest who is the congregation's chaplain, thanked God for the life of St. Mother Theodore, her prophetic witness to the Gospel, and her faithful pursuit of love, mercy and justice for God's people.

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