The acknowledgment of and gratitude for favors and gifts received is loved and esteemed in Heaven and on earth.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLAAmong 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.
More Ignatius of Loyola Quotes
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To have prevented one single sin is reward enough for the labors and efforts of a whole lifetime.
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Laugh and grow strong.
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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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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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If anyone asks you for something that you believe would be injurious to him, refuse, but in such a manner as not to lose his good-will.
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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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The servant of God earns half a doctorate through illness.
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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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May the perfect grace and eternal love of Christ our Lord be our never-failing protection and help.
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You have given it all to me. To you, Lord, I return it. Everything is yours; do with it what you will. Give me only your love and grace. That is enough for me.
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All the things in this world are gifts of God, created for us, to be the means by which we can come to know him better, love him more surely, and serve him more faithfully.
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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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The glory of God is humankind fully alive.
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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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Sin is unwillingness to trust that what God wants for me is only my deepest happiness.
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