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.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLAGod 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.
More Ignatius of Loyola Quotes
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He who carries God in his heart bears Heaven with him wherever he goes.
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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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Teach us to give and not to count the cost.
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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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He who is devout to the Virgin Mother will certainly never be lost.
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He who is not getting better is getting worse.
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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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To conquer himself is the greatest victory that man can gain.
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We ought even to hold as a fixed principle that what I see white I believe to be black, if the superior authorities define it to be so.
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The glory of God is humankind fully alive.
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Sin is unwillingness to trust that what God wants for me is only my deepest happiness.
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Truth always ends by victory; it is not unassailable, but invincible.
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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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True, I am in love with suffering, but I do not know if I deserve the honor.
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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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