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.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLAGod gives each one of us sufficient grace ever to know His holy will, and to do it fully.
More Ignatius of Loyola Quotes
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Truth always ends by victory; it is not unassailable, but invincible.
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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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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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He who is not getting better is getting worse.
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The safest and most suitable form of penance seems to be that which causes pain in the flesh but does not penetrate to the bones, that is, which causes suffering but not sickness.
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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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It is not the finest wood that feeds the fire of Divine love, but the wood of the Cross.
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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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One must wage war against his predominant passion and not retreat until, with God’s help, he has been victorious.
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A religious ought to dread more being afraid of poverty than experiencing it.
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They who load us with insults and ignominies give us the means of acquiring treasures more precious than any that man can gain in this life.
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May God our Lord never let me harm anyone when I cannot help him!
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The servant of God earns half a doctorate through illness.
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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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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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