Occupy yourself in beholding and bewailing your own imperfections rather than contemplating the imperfections of others.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLAGod gives each one of us sufficient grace ever to know His holy will, and to do it fully.
More Ignatius of Loyola Quotes
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Let me look at the foulness and ugliness of my body. Let me see myself as an ulcerous sore running with every horrible and disgusting poison.
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To conquer himself is the greatest victory that man can gain.
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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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He who goes about to reform the world must begin with himself, or he loses his labor.
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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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Be generous to the poor orphans and those in need. The man to whom our Lord has been liberal ought not to be stingy. We shall one day find in Heaven as much rest and joy as we ourselves have dispensed in this life.
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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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He who carries God in his heart bears Heaven with him wherever he goes.
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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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Truth always ends by victory; it is not unassailable, but invincible.
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The acknowledgment of and gratitude for favors and gifts received is loved and esteemed in Heaven and on earth.
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Laugh and grow strong.
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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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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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