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.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLA
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLA
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Ignatius of Loyola75 quotes“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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