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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.

Ignatius of Loyola

If, one day, I should offend God in any way, or grow remiss, though ever so little, in that which concerns His holy service and glory, I solemnly implore Him, rather let me die.
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Death God Growth Myself Offend Service
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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Blood Body God Myself Treat
It is not hard to obey when we love the one whom we obey.
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Hard Love Obedience Oneself
Laugh and grow strong.
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Growth Laughter One Liner
The safest and most suitable form of penance seems to be that which causes pain in the flesh but does not penetrate to the bones, that is, which causes suffering but not sickness.
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Bone Pain Safety Sick Suffering
Truth always ends by victory; it is not unassailable, but invincible.
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Death End Truth Victory
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.
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Experience God Joy Life Possession Service
It is proper to ask for sorrow with Christ in sorrow, anguish with Christ in anguish, tears and deep grief because of the great affliction Christ endures for me.
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Endurance Grief Myself Sorrow Tears
He who is not getting better is getting worse.
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Better Inspirational Perspective Worst
Pray as if God will take care of all; act as if all is up to you.
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Act Care God Prayer Yourself
The glory of God is humankind fully alive.
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Alive Glory God Human Kind
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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Fight Reward Save Seek Teaching Willing Wound
It is not the finest wood that feeds the fire of Divine love, but the wood of the Cross.
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Divine Feed Fire Inspirational Love Religious Tree
If our church is not marked by caring for the poor, the oppressed, the hungry, we are guilty of heresy.
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Care Guilty Hungry Oppression Ourselves Poor
Among the many signs of a lively faith and hope we have in eternal life, one of the surest is not being overly sad at the death of those whom we dearly love in our Lord.
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Death Faith Forever God Hope Live Ourselves
Let us work as if success depended upon ourselves alone, but with heartfelt conviction that we are doing nothing, and God everything.
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Alone God Heart Success Work

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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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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