Spiritual infirmities such as tepidity are caused, not only by chills but also by fevers, that is, by excessive zeal.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLADiscouragement is not from God.
More Ignatius of Loyola Quotes
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Finding God in All Things.
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We should not have a petty regard for God’s gifts, though we may and should despise our own imperfections.
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It is proper to ask for sorrow with Christ in sorrow, anguish with Christ in anguish, tears and deep grief because of the great affliction Christ endures for me.
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A person with imprecise ideas can understand little and be of less help to others.
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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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God will not be outdone in generosity.
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Idleness is hells fishhook for catching souls.
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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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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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Considering 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.
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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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He who goes about to reform the world must begin with himself, or he loses his labor.
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God gives each one of us sufficient grace ever to know His holy will, and to do it fully.
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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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