If one fears men much he will never do anything great for God: all that one does for God arouses persecution.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLARemember 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.
More Ignatius of Loyola Quotes
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Finding God in All Things.
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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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The glory of God is humankind fully alive.
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Whatever you are doing, that which makes you feel the most alive…that is where God is.
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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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If God causes you to suffer much, it is a sign that He certainly intends to make you a saint.
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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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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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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 acknowledgment of and gratitude for favors and gifts received is loved and esteemed in Heaven and on earth.
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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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Truth always ends by victory; it is not unassailable, but invincible.
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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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Teach us to give and not to count the cost.
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God will not be outdone in generosity.
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