To have prevented one single sin is reward enough for the labors and efforts of a whole lifetime.
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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Occupy yourself in beholding and bewailing your own imperfections rather than contemplating the imperfections of others.
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Among the many signs of a lively faith and hope we have in eternal life, one of the surest is not being overly sad at the death of those whom we dearly love in our Lord.
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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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For those who believe, no proof is necessary. For those who disbelieve, no amount of proof is sufficient.
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The servant of God earns half a doctorate through illness.
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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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Truth always ends by victory; it is not unassailable, but invincible.
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To conquer himself is the greatest victory that man can gain.
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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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Whatever you are doing, that which makes you feel the most alive…that is where God is.
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He who is devout to the Virgin Mother will certainly never be lost.
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Finding God in All Things.
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The glory of God is humankind fully alive.
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The principal end both of my father and of myself in the conquest of India has been the propagation of the holy Catholic faith.
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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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He who is not getting better is getting worse.
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Dearest Lord, teach me to be generous; teach me to serve you as you deserve; to give and not to count the cost.
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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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May it please Christ our Lord to grant us true humility and abnegation of will and judgment, so that we may deserve to begin to be His disciples.
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Do not put faith in constant happiness, and fear most when all smiles upon 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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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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Love ought to show itself in deeds more than in words.
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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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God inclines to shower His graces upon us, but our perverted will is a barrier to His generosity.
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He who has heard the Word of God can bear his silences.
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