To have prevented one single sin is reward enough for the labors and efforts of a whole lifetime.
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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Teach us to give and not to count the cost.
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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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We should always be disposed to believe that that which appears white is really black, if the hierarchy of the Church so decides.
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Discouragement is not from God.
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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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Love ought to show itself in deeds more than in words.
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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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True, I am in love with suffering, but I do not know if I deserve the honor.
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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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Do not put faith in constant happiness, and fear most when all smiles upon you.
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Occupy yourself in beholding and bewailing your own imperfections rather than contemplating the imperfections of others.
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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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Laugh and grow strong.
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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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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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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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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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He who carries God in his heart bears Heaven with him wherever he goes.
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He who is not getting better is getting worse.
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Pray as if God will take care of all; act as if all is up to you.
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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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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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A person with imprecise ideas can understand little and be of less help to others.
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He who is devout to the Virgin Mother will certainly never be lost.
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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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Spiritual infirmities such as tepidity are caused, not only by chills but also by fevers, that is, by excessive zeal.
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