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.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLAOne must wage war against his predominant passion and not retreat until, with God’s help, he has been victorious.
More Ignatius of Loyola Quotes
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He who has heard the Word of God can bear his silences.
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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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Occupy yourself in beholding and bewailing your own imperfections rather than contemplating the imperfections of 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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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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As for joy, as little as one can have of it in this life, experience shows that it is not the idle who possess it, but those who are zealous in the service of God.
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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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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 acknowledgment of and gratitude for favors and gifts received is loved and esteemed in Heaven and on earth.
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He who is not getting better is getting worse.
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Receive, Lord, all my liberty, my memory, my understanding and my whole will.
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Spiritual infirmities such as tepidity are caused, not only by chills but also by fevers, that is, by excessive zeal.
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He who carries God in his heart bears Heaven with him wherever he goes.
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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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God will not be outdone in generosity.
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