If our church is not marked by caring for the poor, the oppressed, the hungry, we are guilty of heresy.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLA
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.
More Ignatius of Loyola Quotes
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If our church is not marked by caring for the poor, the oppressed, the hungry, we are guilty of heresy.
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Do not put faith in constant happiness, and fear most when all smiles upon you.
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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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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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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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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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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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Truth always ends by victory; it is not unassailable, but invincible.
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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.
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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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If God causes you to suffer much, it is a sign that He certainly intends to make you a saint.
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All the things in this world are gifts of God, created for us, to be the means by which we can come to know him better, love him more surely, and serve him more faithfully.
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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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He who has heard the Word of God can bear his silences.
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Considering that the blessed life we so long for consists in an intimate and true love of God Our Creator and Lord, which binds and obliges us all to a sincere love.
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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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