Spiritual infirmities such as tepidity are caused, not only by chills but also by fevers, that is, by excessive zeal.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLAWhat seems to me white, I will believe black if the hierarchical Church so defines.
More Ignatius of Loyola Quotes
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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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A religious ought to dread more being afraid of poverty than experiencing it.
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God our Lord would have us look to the Giver and love Him more than His gift, keeping Him always before our eyes, in our hearts, and in our thoughts.
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Idleness is hells fishhook for catching souls.
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Stand firm and immovable as an anvil when it is beaten upon.
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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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Truth always ends by victory; it is not unassailable, but invincible.
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God inclines to shower His graces upon us, but our perverted will is a barrier to His generosity.
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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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The more completely we focus our attention on our Creator and Lord, the less chance there is of our being distracted by creatures.
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He who is not getting better is getting worse.
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May the perfect grace and eternal love of Christ our Lord be our never-failing protection and help.
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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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May it please Christ our Lord to grant us true humility and abnegation of will and judgment, so that we may deserve to begin to be His disciples.
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Laugh and grow strong.
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