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.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLAGod inclines to shower His graces upon us, but our perverted will is a barrier to His generosity.
More Ignatius of Loyola Quotes
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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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Love ought to show itself in deeds more than in words.
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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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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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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.
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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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Discouragement is not from God.
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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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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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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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Do not put faith in constant happiness, and fear most when all smiles upon you.
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To have prevented one single sin is reward enough for the labors and efforts of a whole lifetime.
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A person with imprecise ideas can understand little and be of less help to others.
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Sin is unwillingness to trust that what God wants for me is only my deepest happiness.
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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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