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.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLAHe who carries God in his heart bears Heaven with him wherever he goes.
More Ignatius of Loyola Quotes
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Love ought to show itself in deeds more than in words.
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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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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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Let your modesty be a sufficient incitement, yea, an exhortation to everyone to be at peace on their merely looking at 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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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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Finding God in All Things.
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It is not the finest wood that feeds the fire of Divine love, but the wood of the Cross.
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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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Idleness is hells fishhook for catching souls.
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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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Stand firm and immovable as an anvil when it is beaten upon.
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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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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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He who carries God in his heart bears Heaven with him wherever he goes.
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It is not hard to obey when we love the one whom we obey.
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Laugh and grow strong.
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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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Whatever you are doing, that which makes you feel the most alive…that is where God is.
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A religious ought to dread more being afraid of poverty than experiencing it.
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May God our Lord never let me harm anyone when I cannot help him!
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He who is devout to the Virgin Mother will certainly never be lost.
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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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Sin is unwillingness to trust that what God wants for me is only my deepest happiness.
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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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God will not be outdone in generosity.
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