To have prevented one single sin is reward enough for the labors and efforts of a whole lifetime.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLAThe principal end both of my father and of myself in the conquest of India has been the propagation of the holy Catholic faith.
More Ignatius of Loyola Quotes
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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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If our church is not marked by caring for the poor, the oppressed, the hungry, we are guilty of heresy.
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He who has heard the Word of God can bear his silences.
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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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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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The more completely we focus our attention on our Creator and Lord, the less chance there is of our being distracted by creatures.
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A person with imprecise ideas can understand little and be of less help to others.
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If you attach your heart to certain places and occupations, obedience oftentimes places you in some other place that you may not like; to be always cheerful, be always humble and obedient.
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Discouragement is not from God.
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The glory of God is humankind fully alive.
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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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A religious ought to dread more being afraid of poverty than experiencing it.
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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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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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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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