What seems to me white, I will believe black if the hierarchical Church so defines.
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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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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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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Laugh and grow strong.
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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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Stand firm and immovable as an anvil when it is beaten upon.
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One must wage war against his predominant passion and not retreat until, with God’s help, he has been victorious.
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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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It is not the finest wood that feeds the fire of Divine love, but the wood of the Cross.
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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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A person with imprecise ideas can understand little and be of less help to others.
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To conquer himself is the greatest victory that man can gain.
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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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Receive, Lord, all my liberty, my memory, my understanding and my whole will.
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Remember that the good angels do what they can to preserve men from sin and obtain God’s honor. But they do not lose courage when men fail.
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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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