Be generous to the poor orphans and those in need. The man to whom our Lord has been liberal ought not to be stingy. We shall one day find in Heaven as much rest and joy as we ourselves have dispensed in this life.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLAMay 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.
More Ignatius of Loyola Quotes
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Sin is unwillingness to trust that what God wants for me is only my deepest happiness.
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So with that will prompt and prepared to serve all those whom I perceive to be servants of my Lord, I will speak of three things with simplicity and love as if I were speaking to my own soul.
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It is not hard to obey when we love the one whom we obey.
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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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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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Love ought to show itself in deeds more than in words.
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Spiritual infirmities such as tepidity are caused, not only by chills but also by fevers, that is, by excessive zeal.
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Discouragement is not from God.
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He who is not getting better is getting worse.
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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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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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Receive, Lord, all my liberty, my memory, my understanding and my whole will.
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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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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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He who is devout to the Virgin Mother will certainly never be lost.
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