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.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLALaugh and grow strong.
More Ignatius of Loyola Quotes
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Idleness is hells fishhook for catching souls.
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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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He who is devout to the Virgin Mother will certainly never be lost.
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A religious ought to dread more being afraid of poverty than experiencing it.
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We 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.
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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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Whatever you are doing, that which makes you feel the most alive…that is where God is.
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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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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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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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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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For those who love, nothing is too difficult, especially when it is done for the love of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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Be generous to the poor orphans and those in need. The man to whom our Lord has been liberal ought not to be stingy. We shall one day find in Heaven as much rest and joy as we ourselves have dispensed in this life.
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He who carries God in his heart bears Heaven with him wherever he goes.
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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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