They who load us with insults and ignominies give us the means of acquiring treasures more precious than any that man can gain in this life.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLAConsidering 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.
More Ignatius of Loyola Quotes
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SPIRITUAL EXERCISES whereby to conquer oneself, and order one’s life, without being influenced in one’s decision by any inordinate affection.
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Laugh and grow strong.
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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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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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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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Spiritual infirmities such as tepidity are caused, not only by chills but also by fevers, that is, by excessive zeal.
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For those who love, nothing is too difficult, especially when it is done for the love of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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Discouragement is not from God.
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It is one thing to be eloquent and charming in profane speech, and another when the one speaking as a religious.
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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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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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God inclines to shower His graces upon us, but our perverted will is a barrier to His generosity.
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Stand firm and immovable as an anvil when it is beaten upon.
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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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Truth always ends by victory; it is not unassailable, but invincible.
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