A religious ought to dread more being afraid of poverty than experiencing it.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLAMay the perfect grace and eternal love of Christ our Lord be our never-failing protection and help.
More Ignatius of Loyola Quotes
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Remember that bodily exercise, when it is well ordered, as I have said, is also prayer by means of which you can please God our Lord.
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As for joy, as little as one can have of it in this life, experience shows that it is not the idle who possess it, but those who are zealous in the service of God.
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He who is not getting better is getting worse.
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If one fears men much he will never do anything great for God: all that one does for God arouses persecution.
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May it please Christ our Lord to grant us true humility and abnegation of will and judgment, so that we may deserve to begin to be His disciples.
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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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Love ought to show itself in deeds more than in words.
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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 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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God inclines to shower His graces upon us, but our perverted will is a barrier to His generosity.
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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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Whatever you are doing, that which makes you feel the most alive…that is where God is.
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To conquer himself is the greatest victory that man can gain.
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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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