Laugh and grow strong.
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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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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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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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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God gives each one of us sufficient grace ever to know His holy will, and to do it fully.
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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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He who carries God in his heart bears Heaven with him wherever he goes.
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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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Teach us to give and not to count the cost.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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