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.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLADo not put faith in constant happiness, and fear most when all smiles upon you.
More Ignatius of Loyola Quotes
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God will not be outdone in generosity.
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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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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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True, I am in love with suffering, but I do not know if I deserve the honor.
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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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A person with imprecise ideas can understand little and be of less help to others.
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We must put aside all judgment of our own, and keep the mind ever ready and prompt to obey in all things the true Spouse of Christ our Lord, our holy Mother, the hierarchical Church.
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May it please Christ our Lord to grant us true humility and abnegation of will and judgment, so that we may deserve to begin to be His disciples.
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If our church is not marked by caring for the poor, the oppressed, the hungry, we are guilty of heresy.
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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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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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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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God gives each one of us sufficient grace ever to know His holy will, and to do it fully.
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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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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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