If you attach your heart to certain places and occupations, obedience oftentimes places you in some other place that you may not like; to be always cheerful, be always humble and obedient.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLAFor those who love, nothing is too difficult, especially when it is done for the love of our Lord Jesus Christ.
More Ignatius of Loyola Quotes
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The glory of God is humankind fully alive.
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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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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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True, I am in love with suffering, but I do not know if I deserve the honor.
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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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What seems to me white, I will believe black if the hierarchical Church so defines.
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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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Love ought to show itself in deeds more than in words.
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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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Occupy yourself in beholding and bewailing your own imperfections rather than contemplating the imperfections of others.
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Do not put faith in constant happiness, and fear most when all smiles upon you.
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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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God our Lord would have us look to the Giver and love Him more than His gift, keeping Him always before our eyes, in our hearts, and in our thoughts.
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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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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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