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.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLAHe who is not getting better is getting worse.
More Ignatius of Loyola Quotes
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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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He who goes about to reform the world must begin with himself, or he loses his labor.
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It is not hard to obey when we love the one whom we obey.
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May God our Lord never let me harm anyone when I cannot help him!
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One must wage war against his predominant passion and not retreat until, with God’s help, he has been victorious.
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If God causes you to suffer much, it is a sign that He certainly intends to make you a saint.
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We must put aside all judgment of our own, and keep the mind ever ready and prompt to obey in all things the true Spouse of Christ our Lord, our holy Mother, the hierarchical Church.
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The glory of God is humankind fully alive.
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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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Stand firm and immovable as an anvil when it is beaten upon.
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Finding God in All Things.
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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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To have prevented one single sin is reward enough for the labors and efforts of a whole lifetime.
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God our Lord would have us look to the Giver and love Him more than His gift, keeping Him always before our eyes, in our hearts, and in our thoughts.
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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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