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.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLAWe must put aside all judgment of our own, and keep the mind ever ready and prompt to obey in all things the true Spouse of Christ our Lord, our holy Mother, the hierarchical Church.
More Ignatius of Loyola Quotes
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Finding God in All Things.
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It is not the finest wood that feeds the fire of Divine love, but the wood of the Cross.
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He who carries God in his heart bears Heaven with him wherever he goes.
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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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A religious ought to dread more being afraid of poverty than experiencing it.
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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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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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For those who believe, no proof is necessary. For those who disbelieve, no amount of proof is sufficient.
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Discouragement is not from God.
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God will not be outdone in generosity.
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To conquer himself is the greatest victory that man can gain.
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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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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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It is not hard to obey when we love the one whom we obey.
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Let us work as if success depended upon ourselves alone, but with heartfelt conviction that we are doing nothing, and God everything.
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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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A person with imprecise ideas can understand little and be of less help to others.
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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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If our church is not marked by caring for the poor, the oppressed, the hungry, we are guilty of heresy.
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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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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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Teach us to give and not to count the cost.
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He who is devout to the Virgin Mother will certainly never be lost.
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Truth always ends by victory; it is not unassailable, but invincible.
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The glory of God is humankind fully alive.
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Do not put faith in constant happiness, and fear most when all smiles upon you.
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