Idleness is hells fishhook for catching souls.
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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Finding God in All Things.
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He who is devout to the Virgin Mother will certainly never be lost.
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Teach us to give and not to count the cost.
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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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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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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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Occupy yourself in beholding and bewailing your own imperfections rather than contemplating the imperfections of others.
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The glory of God is humankind fully alive.
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He who goes about to reform the world must begin with himself, or he loses his labor.
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Receive, Lord, all my liberty, my memory, my understanding and my whole will.
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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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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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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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For those who believe, no proof is necessary. For those who disbelieve, no amount of proof is sufficient.
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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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Love ought to show itself in deeds more than in words.
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What seems to me white, I will believe black if the hierarchical Church so defines.
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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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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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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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If one fears men much he will never do anything great for God: all that one does for God arouses persecution.
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Sin is unwillingness to trust that what God wants for me is only my deepest happiness.
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The servant of God earns half a doctorate through illness.
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The acknowledgment of and gratitude for favors and gifts received is loved and esteemed in Heaven and on earth.
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He who has heard the Word of God can bear his silences.
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Stand firm and immovable as an anvil when it is beaten upon.
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