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.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLALet your modesty be a sufficient incitement, yea, an exhortation to everyone to be at peace on their merely looking at you.
More Ignatius of Loyola Quotes
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Laugh and grow strong.
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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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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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It is not hard to obey when we love the one whom we obey.
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A religious ought to dread more being afraid of poverty than experiencing it.
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Finding God in All Things.
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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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True, I am in love with suffering, but I do not know if I deserve the honor.
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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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Pray as if God will take care of all; act as if all is up to you.
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He who is devout to the Virgin Mother will certainly never be lost.
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Sin is unwillingness to trust that what God wants for me is only my deepest happiness.
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God will not be outdone in generosity.
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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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The acknowledgment of and gratitude for favors and gifts received is loved and esteemed in Heaven and on earth.
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