If you attach your heart to certain places and occupations, obedience oftentimes places you in some other place that you may not like; to be always cheerful, be always humble and obedient.
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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Sin is unwillingness to trust that what God wants for me is only my deepest happiness.
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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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He who is devout to the Virgin Mother will certainly never be lost.
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The acknowledgment of and gratitude for favors and gifts received is loved and esteemed in Heaven and on earth.
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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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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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Whatever you are doing, that which makes you feel the most alive…that is where God is.
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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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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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He who goes about to reform the world must begin with himself, or he loses his labor.
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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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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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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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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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If God causes you to suffer much, it is a sign that He certainly intends to make you a saint.
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