Stand firm and immovable as an anvil when it is beaten upon.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLAYou have given it all to me. To you, Lord, I return it. Everything is yours; do with it what you will. Give me only your love and grace. That is enough for me.
More Ignatius of Loyola Quotes
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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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Occupy yourself in beholding and bewailing your own imperfections rather than contemplating the imperfections of others.
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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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Dearest Lord, teach me to be generous; teach me to serve you as you deserve; to give and not to count the cost.
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We should not have a petty regard for God’s gifts, though we may and should despise our own imperfections.
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Sin is unwillingness to trust that what God wants for me is only my deepest happiness.
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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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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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He who is devout to the Virgin Mother will certainly never be lost.
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For those who believe, no proof is necessary. For those who disbelieve, no amount of proof is sufficient.
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SPIRITUAL EXERCISES whereby to conquer oneself, and order one’s life, without being influenced in one’s decision by any inordinate affection.
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Love ought to show itself in deeds more than in words.
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Idleness is hells fishhook for catching souls.
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Whatever you are doing, that which makes you feel the most alive…that is where God is.
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He who has heard the Word of God can bear his silences.
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If anyone asks you for something that you believe would be injurious to him, refuse, but in such a manner as not to lose his good-will.
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He who carries God in his heart bears Heaven with him wherever he goes.
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Laugh and grow strong.
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The principal end both of my father and of myself in the conquest of India has been the propagation of the holy Catholic faith.
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The acknowledgment of and gratitude for favors and gifts received is loved and esteemed in Heaven and on earth.
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Teach us to give and not to count the cost.
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Discouragement is not from God.
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It is one thing to be eloquent and charming in profane speech, and another when the one speaking as a religious.
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All the things in this world are gifts of God, created for us, to be the means by which we can come to know him better, love him more surely, and serve him more faithfully.
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Among the many signs of a lively faith and hope we have in eternal life, one of the surest is not being overly sad at the death of those whom we dearly love in our Lord.
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The glory of God is humankind fully alive.
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