Among the many signs of a lively faith and hope we have in eternal life, one of the surest is not being overly sad at the death of those whom we dearly love in our Lord.
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May 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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Among the many signs of a lively faith and hope we have in eternal life, one of the surest is not being overly sad at the death of those whom we dearly love in our Lord.
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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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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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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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He who is not getting better is getting worse.
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He who has heard the Word of God can bear his silences.
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What seems to me white, I will believe black if the hierarchical Church so defines.
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God our Lord would have us look to the Giver and love Him more than His gift, keeping Him always before our eyes, in our hearts, and in our thoughts.
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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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Occupy yourself in beholding and bewailing your own imperfections rather than contemplating the imperfections of others.
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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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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 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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Spiritual infirmities such as tepidity are caused, not only by chills but also by fevers, that is, by excessive zeal.
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Discouragement is not from God.
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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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