We should not have a petty regard for God’s gifts, though we may and should despise our own imperfections.
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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Whatever you are doing, that which makes you feel the most alive…that is where God is.
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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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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.
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It is not hard to obey when we love the one whom we obey.
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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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For those who believe, no proof is necessary. For those who disbelieve, no amount of proof is sufficient.
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If you attach your heart to certain places and occupations, obedience oftentimes places you in some other place that you may not like; to be always cheerful, be always humble and obedient.
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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.
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The safest and most suitable form of penance seems to be that which causes pain in the flesh but does not penetrate to the bones, that is, which causes suffering but not sickness.
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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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Stand firm and immovable as an anvil when it is beaten upon.
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God our Lord would have us look to the Giver and love Him more than His gift, keeping Him always before our eyes, in our hearts, and in our thoughts.
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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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True, I am in love with suffering, but I do not know if I deserve the honor.
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The glory of God is humankind fully alive.
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