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.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLARemember 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.
More Ignatius of Loyola Quotes
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It is proper to ask for sorrow with Christ in sorrow, anguish with Christ in anguish, tears and deep grief because of the great affliction Christ endures for me.
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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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For those who believe, no proof is necessary. For those who disbelieve, no amount of proof is sufficient.
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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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God will not be outdone in generosity.
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To have prevented one single sin is reward enough for the labors and efforts of a whole lifetime.
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It is not hard to obey when we love the one whom we obey.
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He who carries God in his heart bears Heaven with him wherever he goes.
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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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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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Let me look at the foulness and ugliness of my body. Let me see myself as an ulcerous sore running with every horrible and disgusting poison.
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If anyone asks you for something that you believe would be injurious to him, refuse, but in such a manner as not to lose his good-will.
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It is one thing to be eloquent and charming in profane speech, and another when the one speaking as a religious.
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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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Sin is unwillingness to trust that what God wants for me is only my deepest happiness.
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