May nothing entice me till I happily make my way to Jesus Christ! Fire, cross, struggles with wild beasts, wrenching of bones, mangling of limbs – let them come to me, provided only I make my way to Jesus Christ.
IGNATIUS OF ANTIOCHI hunger for the bread of God, the flesh of Jesus Christ; I long to drink of his blood, the gift of unending love.
More Ignatius of Antioch Quotes
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It is impossible for a man to be freed from the habit of sin before he hates it, just as it is impossible to receive forgiveness before confessing his trespasses.
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Let fire and the cross; let the crowds of wild beasts; let tearings let shatterings of the whole body; and let all the evil torments of the devil come upon me: only let me attain to Jesus Christ.
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Let not then any one deceive you, as indeed you are not deceived, inasmuch as you are wholly devoted to God.
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He who died in place of us is the one object of my quest. He who rose for our sakes is my one desire.
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Therefore run together as into one temple of God, as to one altar, as to one Jesus Christ, who came forth from one Father, and is with and has gone to one.
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Be careful, therefore, to take part only in the one Eucharist; for there is only one Flesh of our Lord Jesus Christ and one cup to unite us with His Blood.
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I am God’s wheat and shall be ground by their teeth so that I may become Christ’s pure bread.
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Where the bishop is present, there is the Catholic Church.
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I would rather die for Christ than rule the whole earth.
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Be obedient to the bishop and to one another, as Jesus Christ was in the flesh to the Father, and the apostles to Christ and to the Father and to the Spirit, so that there may be unity in flesh and in spirit.
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My dear Jesus, my Savior, is so deeply written in my heart, that I feel confident, that if my heart were to be cut open and chopped to pieces, the name of Jesus would be found written on every piece.
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It is outrageous to utter the name of Jesus Christ and live in Judaism.
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Jesus was born and baptized that by his suffering he might purify the water.
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Pray without ceasing on behalf of other men, For cannot he that falls rise again?
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Christianity is greatest when it is hated by the world.
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