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.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLAGod will not be outdone in generosity.
More Ignatius of Loyola Quotes
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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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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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Few souls understand what God would effect in them if they should give themselves entirely into his hands and allow his grace to act.
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Receive, Lord, all my liberty, my memory, my understanding and my whole will.
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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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Stand firm and immovable as an anvil when it is beaten upon.
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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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God will not be outdone in generosity.
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For those who love, nothing is too difficult, especially when it is done for the love of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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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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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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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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Do not put faith in constant happiness, and fear most when all smiles upon you.
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Spiritual infirmities such as tepidity are caused, not only by chills but also by fevers, that is, by excessive zeal.
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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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