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It is not hard to obey when we love the one whom we obey.

Ignatius of Loyola

Concerning the harsh treatment of the body for our Lord’s sake, I would say, avoid anything that would cause the shedding even of a drop of blood.
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Blood Body God Myself Treat
God gives each one of us sufficient grace ever to know His holy will, and to do it fully.
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God Grace Holy Oneself
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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End Faith Father Principle Religious
If God causes you to suffer much, it is a sign that He certainly intends to make you a saint.
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God Himself Saint Suffering
Do not put faith in constant happiness, and fear most when all smiles upon you.
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Faith Fear Happiness Smile Yourself
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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God Love Myself Preparation Service Simplicity Soul Talk
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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Affection Conquer Decision Exercise Influence Spiritual
Stand firm and immovable as an anvil when it is beaten upon.
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Beat Move Root Stand
God will not be outdone in generosity.
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Generosity God One Liner
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 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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Authority Believe Black Hold Myself Principle See
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
To have prevented one single sin is reward enough for the labors and efforts of a whole lifetime.
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Effort Enough Life Prevent Reward Sin Time
He who has heard the Word of God can bear his silences.
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God Himself Silence Word
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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Generosity God Heaven Life Man Need Ourselves
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

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