Sin is unwillingness to trust that what God wants for me is only my deepest happiness.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLAIt is one thing to be eloquent and charming in profane speech, and another when the one speaking as a religious.
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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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God gives each one of us sufficient grace ever to know His holy will, and to do it fully.
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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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Laugh and grow strong.
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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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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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If one fears men much he will never do anything great for God: all that one does for God arouses persecution.
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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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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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They who load us with insults and ignominies give us the means of acquiring treasures more precious than any that man can gain in this life.
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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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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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The principal end both of my father and of myself in the conquest of India has been the propagation of the holy Catholic faith.
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To conquer himself is the greatest victory that man can gain.
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May God our Lord never let me harm anyone when I cannot help him!
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