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One must wage war against his predominant passion and not retreat until, with God’s help, he has been victorious.

Ignatius of Loyola

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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Angel Courage Failure God Goodness Lose Man Remember
As for joy, as little as one can have of it in this life, experience shows that it is not the idle who possess it, but those who are zealous in the service of God.
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Experience God Joy Life Possession Service
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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Death God Growth Myself Offend Service
Teach us to give and not to count the cost.
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Cost Count Generosity Price Teaching
He who has heard the Word of God can bear his silences.
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God Himself Silence Word
We ought even to hold as a fixed principle that what I see white I believe to be black, if the superior authorities define it to be so.
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Authority Believe Black Hold Myself Principle See
Receive, Lord, all my liberty, my memory, my understanding and my whole will.
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God Liberty Memories Myself Willing
Idleness is hells fishhook for catching souls.
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Catch Hell Soul Weird
Stand firm and immovable as an anvil when it is beaten upon.
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Beat Move Root Stand
Concerning the harsh treatment of the body for our Lord’s sake, I would say, avoid anything that would cause the shedding even of a drop of blood.
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Blood Body God Myself Treat
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
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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Cost Count Generosity Service Teaching Yourself
We should always be disposed to believe that that which appears white is really black, if the hierarchy of the Church so decides.
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Appearance Believe Black Decision White
He who carries God in his heart bears Heaven with him wherever he goes.
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Carry Heart Heaven Himself
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
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

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