He who is not getting better is getting worse.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLAA religious ought to dread more being afraid of poverty than experiencing it.
More Ignatius of Loyola Quotes
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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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May God our Lord never let me harm anyone when I cannot help him!
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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 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.
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Stand firm and immovable as an anvil when it is beaten upon.
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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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Sin is unwillingness to trust that what God wants for me is only my deepest happiness.
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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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Spiritual infirmities such as tepidity are caused, not only by chills but also by fevers, that is, by excessive zeal.
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SPIRITUAL EXERCISES whereby to conquer oneself, and order one’s life, without being influenced in one’s decision by any inordinate affection.
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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 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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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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Laugh and grow strong.
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Receive, Lord, all my liberty, my memory, my understanding and my whole will.
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