It is not hard to obey when we love the one whom we obey.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLALaugh and grow strong.
More Ignatius of Loyola Quotes
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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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Do not put faith in constant happiness, and fear most when all smiles upon you.
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To conquer himself is the greatest victory that man can gain.
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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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A person with imprecise ideas can understand little and be of less help to others.
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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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If our church is not marked by caring for the poor, the oppressed, the hungry, we are guilty of heresy.
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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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True, I am in love with suffering, but I do not know if I deserve the honor.
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Sin is unwillingness to trust that what God wants for me is only my deepest happiness.
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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 to give and not to count the cost.
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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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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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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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