If our church is not marked by caring for the poor, the oppressed, the hungry, we are guilty of heresy.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLANo 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.
More Ignatius of Loyola Quotes
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He who is not getting better is getting worse.
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A religious ought to dread more being afraid of poverty than experiencing it.
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He who has heard the Word of God can bear his silences.
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May God our Lord never let me harm anyone when I cannot help him!
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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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He who is devout to the Virgin Mother will certainly never be lost.
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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 ought even to hold as a fixed principle that what I see white I believe to be black, if the superior authorities define it to be so.
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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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The servant of God earns half a doctorate through illness.
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Teach us to give and not to count the cost.
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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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Let your modesty be a sufficient incitement, yea, an exhortation to everyone to be at peace on their merely looking at you.
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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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