Sin is unwillingness to trust that what God wants for me is only my deepest happiness.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLATo conquer himself is the greatest victory that man can gain.
More Ignatius of Loyola Quotes
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Receive, Lord, all my liberty, my memory, my understanding and my whole will.
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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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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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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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If God causes you to suffer much, it is a sign that He certainly intends to make you a saint.
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So with that will prompt and prepared to serve all those whom I perceive to be servants of my Lord, I will speak of three things with simplicity and love as if I were speaking to my own soul.
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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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Pray as if God will take care of all; act as if all is up to you.
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Discouragement is not from God.
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Laugh and grow strong.
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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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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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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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God gives each one of us sufficient grace ever to know His holy will, and to do it fully.
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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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