SPIRITUAL EXERCISES whereby to conquer oneself, and order one’s life, without being influenced in one’s decision by any inordinate affection.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLALet me look at the foulness and ugliness of my body. Let me see myself as an ulcerous sore running with every horrible and disgusting poison.
More Ignatius of Loyola Quotes
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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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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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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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Pray as if God will take care of all; act as if all is up to you.
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God will not be outdone in generosity.
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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 goes about to reform the world must begin with himself, or he loses his labor.
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He who is not getting better is getting worse.
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Idleness is hells fishhook for catching souls.
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If anyone asks you for something that you believe would be injurious to him, refuse, but in such a manner as not to lose his good-will.
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For those who believe, no proof is necessary. For those who disbelieve, no amount of proof is sufficient.
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A religious ought to dread more being afraid of poverty than experiencing it.
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We should not have a petty regard for God’s gifts, though we may and should despise our own imperfections.
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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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So with that will prompt and prepared to serve all those whom I perceive to be servants of my Lord, I will speak of three things with simplicity and love as if I were speaking to my own soul.
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Finding God in All Things.
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The servant of God earns half a doctorate through illness.
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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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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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No idle word should be uttered. I understand a word to be idle when it serves no good purpose, either for myself or for another, and was not intended to do so.
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Love ought to show itself in deeds more than in words.
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Stand firm and immovable as an anvil when it is beaten upon.
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Truth always ends by victory; it is not unassailable, but invincible.
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Discouragement is not from God.
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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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One must wage war against his predominant passion and not retreat until, with God’s help, he has been victorious.
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