The servant of God earns half a doctorate through illness.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLAFew souls understand what God would effect in them if they should give themselves entirely into his hands and allow his grace to act.
More Ignatius of Loyola Quotes
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Idleness is hells fishhook for catching souls.
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True, I am in love with suffering, but I do not know if I deserve the honor.
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Sin is unwillingness to trust that what God wants for me is only my deepest happiness.
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Do not put faith in constant happiness, and fear most when all smiles upon you.
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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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What seems to me white, I will believe black if the hierarchical Church so defines.
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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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SPIRITUAL EXERCISES whereby to conquer oneself, and order one’s life, without being influenced in one’s decision by any inordinate affection.
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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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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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It is not the finest wood that feeds the fire of Divine love, but the wood of the Cross.
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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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May the perfect grace and eternal love of Christ our Lord be our never-failing protection and help.
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Concerning 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.
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Among the many signs of a lively faith and hope we have in eternal life, one of the surest is not being overly sad at the death of those whom we dearly love in our Lord.
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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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To have prevented one single sin is reward enough for the labors and efforts of a whole lifetime.
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Receive, Lord, all my liberty, my memory, my understanding and my whole will.
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He who has heard the Word of God can bear his silences.
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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.
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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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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 is devout to the Virgin Mother will certainly never be lost.
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We ought even to hold as a fixed principle that what I see white I believe to be black, if the superior authorities define it to be so.
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Let me look at the foulness and ugliness of my body. Let me see myself as an ulcerous sore running with every horrible and disgusting poison.
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You have given it all to me. To you, Lord, I return it. Everything is yours; do with it what you will. Give me only your love and grace. That is enough for me.
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