We should always be disposed to believe that that which appears white is really black, if the hierarchy of the Church so decides.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLAWe should not have a petty regard for God’s gifts, though we may and should despise our own imperfections.
More Ignatius of Loyola Quotes
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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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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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Idleness is hells fishhook for catching souls.
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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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The acknowledgment of and gratitude for favors and gifts received is loved and esteemed in Heaven and on earth.
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A religious ought to dread more being afraid of poverty than experiencing it.
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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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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.
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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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It is not the finest wood that feeds the fire of Divine love, but the wood of the Cross.
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Discouragement is not from God.
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May God our Lord never let me harm anyone when I cannot help him!
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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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He who is not getting better is getting worse.
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The more completely we focus our attention on our Creator and Lord, the less chance there is of our being distracted by creatures.
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