We ought even to hold as a fixed principle that what I see white I believe to be black, if the superior authorities define it to be so.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLAHe who carries God in his heart bears Heaven with him wherever he goes.
More Ignatius of Loyola Quotes
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As for joy, as little as one can have of it in this life, experience shows that it is not the idle who possess it, but those who are zealous in the service of God.
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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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Spiritual infirmities such as tepidity are caused, not only by chills but also by fevers, that is, by excessive zeal.
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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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Receive, Lord, all my liberty, my memory, my understanding and my whole will.
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If you attach your heart to certain places and occupations, obedience oftentimes places you in some other place that you may not like; to be always cheerful, be always humble and obedient.
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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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Stand firm and immovable as an anvil when it is beaten upon.
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He who has heard the Word of God can bear his silences.
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If one fears men much he will never do anything great for God: all that one does for God arouses persecution.
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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.
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Few souls understand what God would effect in them if they should give themselves entirely into his hands and allow his grace to act.
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Let me look at the foulness and ugliness of my body. Let me see myself as an ulcerous sore running with every horrible and disgusting poison.
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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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Idleness is hells fishhook for catching souls.
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