We should always be disposed to believe that that which appears white is really black, if the hierarchy of the Church so decides.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLAReceive, Lord, all my liberty, my memory, my understanding and my whole will.
More Ignatius of Loyola Quotes
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Considering that the blessed life we so long for consists in an intimate and true love of God Our Creator and Lord, which binds and obliges us all to a sincere love.
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Sin is unwillingness to trust that what God wants for me is only my deepest happiness.
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Truth always ends by victory; it is not unassailable, but invincible.
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Teach us to give and not to count the cost.
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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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The acknowledgment of and gratitude for favors and gifts received is loved and esteemed in Heaven and on earth.
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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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Occupy yourself in beholding and bewailing your own imperfections rather than contemplating the imperfections of others.
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No idle word should be uttered. I understand a word to be idle when it serves no good purpose, either for myself or for another, and was not intended to do so.
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What seems to me white, I will believe black if the hierarchical Church so defines.
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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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To conquer himself is the greatest victory that man can gain.
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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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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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