We should always be disposed to believe that that which appears white is really black, if the hierarchy of the Church so decides.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLAIt is not the finest wood that feeds the fire of Divine love, but the wood of the Cross.
More Ignatius of Loyola Quotes
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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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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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He who is not getting better is getting worse.
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Laugh and grow strong.
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Do not put faith in constant happiness, and fear most when all smiles upon 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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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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We should not have a petty regard for God’s gifts, though we may and should despise our own imperfections.
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Teach us, Good Lord, to give and not count the cost; to fight and not to heed the wounds; to toil and not to seek for rest; to labor and not to ask for any reward save that of knowing that we do thy will.
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The more completely we focus our attention on our Creator and Lord, the less chance there is of our being distracted by creatures.
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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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Teach us to give and not to count the cost.
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He who carries God in his heart bears Heaven with him wherever he goes.
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He who is devout to the Virgin Mother will certainly never be lost.
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All the things in this world are gifts of God, created for us, to be the means by which we can come to know him better, love him more surely, and serve him more faithfully.
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