Sin is unwillingness to trust that what God wants for me is only my deepest happiness.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLADo not put faith in constant happiness, and fear most when all smiles upon you.
More Ignatius of Loyola Quotes
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He who carries God in his heart bears Heaven with him wherever he goes.
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If anyone asks you for something that you believe would be injurious to him, refuse, but in such a manner as not to lose his good-will.
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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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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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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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SPIRITUAL EXERCISES whereby to conquer oneself, and order one’s life, without being influenced in one’s decision by any inordinate affection.
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A person with imprecise ideas can understand little and be of less help to others.
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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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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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Teach us to give and not to count the cost.
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Finding God in All Things.
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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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He who has heard the Word of God can bear his silences.
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What seems to me white, I will believe black if the hierarchical Church so defines.
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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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