For those who love, nothing is too difficult, especially when it is done for the love of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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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They who load us with insults and ignominies give us the means of acquiring treasures more precious than any that man can gain in this life.
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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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Remember that the good angels do what they can to preserve men from sin and obtain God’s honor. But they do not lose courage when men fail.
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God will not be outdone in generosity.
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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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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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Dearest Lord, teach me to be generous; teach me to serve you as you deserve; to give and not to count the cost.
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The principal end both of my father and of myself in the conquest of India has been the propagation of the holy Catholic faith.
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Idleness is hells fishhook for catching souls.
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You have given it all to me. To you, Lord, I return it. Everything is yours; do with it what you will. Give me only your love and grace. That is enough for me.
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No idle word should be uttered. I understand a word to be idle when it serves no good purpose, either for myself or for another, and was not intended to do so.
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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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We ought even to hold as a fixed principle that what I see white I believe to be black, if the superior authorities define it to be so.
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He who goes about to reform the world must begin with himself, or he loses his labor.
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A person with imprecise ideas can understand little and be of less help to others.
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