Let us work as if success depended upon ourselves alone, but with heartfelt conviction that we are doing nothing, and God everything.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLAAll 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.
More Ignatius of Loyola Quotes
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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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He who is devout to the Virgin Mother will certainly never be lost.
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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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If God causes you to suffer much, it is a sign that He certainly intends to make you a saint.
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Sin is unwillingness to trust that what God wants for me is only my deepest happiness.
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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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The servant of God earns half a doctorate through illness.
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Discouragement is not from God.
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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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For those who believe, no proof is necessary. For those who disbelieve, no amount of proof is sufficient.
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You have given it all to me. To you, Lord, I return it. Everything is yours; do with it what you will. Give me only your love and grace. That is enough for me.
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God will not be outdone in generosity.
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A person with imprecise ideas can understand little and be of less help to others.
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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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We ought even to hold as a fixed principle that what I see white I believe to be black, if the superior authorities define it to be so.
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