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.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLAThe more completely we focus our attention on our Creator and Lord, the less chance there is of our being distracted by creatures.
More Ignatius of Loyola Quotes
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He who is devout to the Virgin Mother will certainly never be lost.
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For those who believe, no proof is necessary. For those who disbelieve, no amount of proof is sufficient.
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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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God inclines to shower His graces upon us, but our perverted will is a barrier to His generosity.
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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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Let us work as if success depended upon ourselves alone, but with heartfelt conviction that we are doing nothing, and God everything.
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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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Spiritual infirmities such as tepidity are caused, not only by chills but also by fevers, that is, by excessive zeal.
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Be generous to the poor orphans and those in need. The man to whom our Lord has been liberal ought not to be stingy. We shall one day find in Heaven as much rest and joy as we ourselves have dispensed in this life.
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Finding God in All Things.
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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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A religious ought to dread more being afraid of poverty than experiencing it.
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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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Receive, Lord, all my liberty, my memory, my understanding and my whole will.
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