It is proper to ask for sorrow with Christ in sorrow, anguish with Christ in anguish, tears and deep grief because of the great affliction Christ endures for me.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLADearest Lord, teach me to be generous; teach me to serve you as you deserve; to give and not to count the cost.
More Ignatius of Loyola Quotes
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God gives each one of us sufficient grace ever to know His holy will, and to do it fully.
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Love ought to show itself in deeds more than in words.
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A person with imprecise ideas can understand little and be of less help to others.
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True, I am in love with suffering, but I do not know if I deserve the honor.
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Occupy yourself in beholding and bewailing your own imperfections rather than contemplating the imperfections of others.
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May it please Christ our Lord to grant us true humility and abnegation of will and judgment, so that we may deserve to begin to be His disciples.
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Considering that the blessed life we so long for consists in an intimate and true love of God Our Creator and Lord, which binds and obliges us all to a sincere love.
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He who is devout to the Virgin Mother will certainly never be lost.
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Let your modesty be a sufficient incitement, yea, an exhortation to everyone to be at peace on their merely looking at you.
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So with that will prompt and prepared to serve all those whom I perceive to be servants of my Lord, I will speak of three things with simplicity and love as if I were speaking to my own soul.
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If God causes you to suffer much, it is a sign that He certainly intends to make you a saint.
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Concerning the harsh treatment of the body for our Lord’s sake, I would say, avoid anything that would cause the shedding even of a drop of blood.
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A religious ought to dread more being afraid of poverty than experiencing it.
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Teach us, Good Lord, to give and not count the cost; to fight and not to heed the wounds; to toil and not to seek for rest; to labor and not to ask for any reward save that of knowing that we do thy will.
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It is not the finest wood that feeds the fire of Divine love, but the wood of the Cross.
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