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.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLAYou 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.
More Ignatius of Loyola Quotes
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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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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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Teach us to give and not to count the cost.
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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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Sin is unwillingness to trust that what God wants for me is only my deepest happiness.
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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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Pray as if God will take care of all; act as if all is up to you.
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If our church is not marked by caring for the poor, the oppressed, the hungry, we are guilty of heresy.
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Truth always ends by victory; it is not unassailable, but invincible.
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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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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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The glory of God is humankind fully alive.
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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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Teach us, Good Lord, to give and not count the cost; to fight and not to heed the wounds; to toil and not to seek for rest; to labor and not to ask for any reward save that of knowing that we do thy will.
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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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