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God inclines to shower His graces upon us, but our perverted will is a barrier to His generosity.

Ignatius of Loyola

If one fears men much he will never do anything great for God: all that one does for God arouses persecution.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLA

Fear God Greatness Man Oneself
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.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLA

Fight Reward Save Seek Teaching Willing Wound
For those who believe, no proof is necessary. For those who disbelieve, no amount of proof is sufficient.
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Believe Evidence Necessary Sufficient
The servant of God earns half a doctorate through illness.
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God Journey Service Sick
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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Endurance Grief Myself Sorrow Tears
Idleness is hells fishhook for catching souls.
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Catch Hell Soul Weird
Let your modesty be a sufficient incitement, yea, an exhortation to everyone to be at peace on their merely looking at you.
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Modesty Peace Sufficient Yourself
If, one day, I should offend God in any way, or grow remiss, though ever so little, in that which concerns His holy service and glory, I solemnly implore Him, rather let me die.
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Death God Growth Myself Offend Service
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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Death Faith Forever God Hope Live Ourselves
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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Eyes God Heart Love Ourselves Thinking
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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God Judgement Mindset Mom Obedience Ourselves
A person with imprecise ideas can understand little and be of less help to others.
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Help Ideas Person Understand
It is one thing to be eloquent and charming in profane speech, and another when the one speaking as a religious.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLA

Charm Oneself Religious Talk
One must wage war against his predominant passion and not retreat until, with God’s help, he has been victorious.
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God Oneself Passion Victory War
He who goes about to reform the world must begin with himself, or he loses his labor.
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Beginning Himself Lose Work World
True, I am in love with suffering, but I do not know if I deserve the honor.
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Deserve Love Myself Suffering True

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