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.
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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True, I am in love with suffering, but I do not know if I deserve the honor.
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We must put aside all judgment of our own, and keep the mind ever ready and prompt to obey in all things the true Spouse of Christ our Lord, our holy Mother, the hierarchical Church.
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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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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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We should always be disposed to believe that that which appears white is really black, if the hierarchy of the Church so decides.
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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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He who has heard the Word of God can bear his silences.
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Receive, Lord, all my liberty, my memory, my understanding and my whole will.
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Idleness is hells fishhook for catching souls.
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It is not hard to obey when we love the one whom we obey.
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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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Discouragement is not from God.
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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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May God our Lord never let me harm anyone when I cannot help him!
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What seems to me white, I will believe black if the hierarchical Church so defines.
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