Dearest Lord, teach me to be generous; teach me to serve you as you deserve; to give and not to count the cost.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLAConcerning 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.
More Ignatius of Loyola Quotes
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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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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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The principal end both of my father and of myself in the conquest of India has been the propagation of the holy Catholic faith.
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Pray as if God will take care of all; act as if all is up to you.
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Stand firm and immovable as an anvil when it is beaten upon.
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Let your modesty be a sufficient incitement, yea, an exhortation to everyone to be at peace on their merely looking at you.
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What seems to me white, I will believe black if the hierarchical Church so defines.
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He who has heard the Word of God can bear his silences.
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He who is devout to the Virgin Mother will certainly never be lost.
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God inclines to shower His graces upon us, but our perverted will is a barrier to His generosity.
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The safest and most suitable form of penance seems to be that which causes pain in the flesh but does not penetrate to the bones, that is, which causes suffering but not sickness.
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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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The glory of God is humankind fully alive.
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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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May God our Lord never let me harm anyone when I cannot help him!
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