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 LOYOLABe generous to the poor orphans and those in need. The man to whom our Lord has been liberal ought not to be stingy. We shall one day find in Heaven as much rest and joy as we ourselves have dispensed in this life.
More Ignatius of Loyola Quotes
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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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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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Pray as if God will take care of all; act as if all is up to you.
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We must put aside all judgment of our own, and keep the mind ever ready and prompt to obey in all things the true Spouse of Christ our Lord, our holy Mother, the hierarchical Church.
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What seems to me white, I will believe black if the hierarchical Church so defines.
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The servant of God earns half a doctorate through illness.
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Sin is unwillingness to trust that what God wants for me is only my deepest happiness.
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He who carries God in his heart bears Heaven with him wherever he goes.
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Let 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.
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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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He who is not getting better is getting worse.
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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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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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Receive, Lord, all my liberty, my memory, my understanding and my whole will.
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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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Considering that the blessed life we so long for consists in an intimate and true love of God Our Creator and Lord, which binds and obliges us all to a sincere love.
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He who is devout to the Virgin Mother will certainly never be lost.
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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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True, I am in love with suffering, but I do not know if I deserve the honor.
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God will not be outdone in generosity.
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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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Remember that the good angels do what they can to preserve men from sin and obtain God’s honor. But they do not lose courage when men fail.
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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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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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Idleness is hells fishhook for catching souls.
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Discouragement is not from God.
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