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Do not put faith in constant happiness, and fear most when all smiles upon you.

Ignatius of Loyola

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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Affection Conquer Decision Exercise Influence Spiritual
Pray as if God will take care of all; act as if all is up to you.
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Act Care God Prayer Yourself
Whatever you are doing, that which makes you feel the most alive…that is where God is.
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Alive Feeling God Yourself
Be generous to the poor orphans and those in need. The man to whom our Lord has been liberal ought not to be stingy. We shall one day find in Heaven as much rest and joy as we ourselves have dispensed in this life.
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Generosity God Heaven Life Man Need Ourselves
For those who believe, no proof is necessary. For those who disbelieve, no amount of proof is sufficient.
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Believe Evidence Necessary Sufficient
You 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.
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Enough God Grace Love Myself Return
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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Death Faith Forever God Hope Live Ourselves
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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Insult Life Load Man Treasure
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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Act Affect Grace Hands Himself Soul Understand
Let us work as if success depended upon ourselves alone, but with heartfelt conviction that we are doing nothing, and God everything.
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Alone God Heart Success Work
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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Body Disgust Horrible Myself Poison Ugly
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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Endurance Grief Myself Sorrow Tears
Occupy yourself in beholding and bewailing your own imperfections rather than contemplating the imperfections of others.
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Acceptance Imperfection Self Love Yourself
The acknowledgment of and gratitude for favors and gifts received is loved and esteemed in Heaven and on earth.
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Earth Gift Gratitude Heaven
He who is devout to the Virgin Mother will certainly never be lost.
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Devotion God Himself Lost Mom
To have prevented one single sin is reward enough for the labors and efforts of a whole lifetime.
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Effort Enough Life Prevent Reward Sin Time

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