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.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLASpiritual infirmities such as tepidity are caused, not only by chills but also by fevers, that is, by excessive zeal.
More Ignatius of Loyola Quotes
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Sin is unwillingness to trust that what God wants for me is only my deepest happiness.
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The servant of God earns half a doctorate through illness.
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He who has heard the Word of God can bear his silences.
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No 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.
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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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Love ought to show itself in deeds more than in words.
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He who is devout to the Virgin Mother will certainly never be lost.
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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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For those who believe, no proof is necessary. For those who disbelieve, no amount of proof is sufficient.
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A person with imprecise ideas can understand little and be of less help to others.
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If one fears men much he will never do anything great for God: all that one does for God arouses persecution.
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We should always be disposed to believe that that which appears white is really black, if the hierarchy of the Church so decides.
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Few souls understand what God would effect in them if they should give themselves entirely into his hands and allow his grace to act.
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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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Teach us to give and not to count the cost.
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