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.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLAConsidering 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.
More Ignatius of Loyola Quotes
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Remember that bodily exercise, when it is well ordered, as I have said, is also prayer by means of which you can please God our Lord.
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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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God our Lord would have us look to the Giver and love Him more than His gift, keeping Him always before our eyes, in our hearts, and in our thoughts.
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If, one day, I should offend God in any way, or grow remiss, though ever so little, in that which concerns His holy service and glory, I solemnly implore Him, rather let me die.
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He who carries God in his heart bears Heaven with him wherever he goes.
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The more completely we focus our attention on our Creator and Lord, the less chance there is of our being distracted by creatures.
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It is not hard to obey when we love the one whom we obey.
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Idleness is hells fishhook for catching souls.
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Pray as if God will take care of all; act as if all is up to you.
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God inclines to shower His graces upon us, but our perverted will is a barrier to His generosity.
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No idle word should be uttered. I understand a word to be idle when it serves no good purpose, either for myself or for another, and was not intended to do so.
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For those who love, nothing is too difficult, especially when it is done for the love of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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Remember that the good angels do what they can to preserve men from sin and obtain God’s honor. But they do not lose courage when men fail.
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Teach us to give and not to count the cost.
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He who is devout to the Virgin Mother will certainly never be lost.
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