The principal end both of my father and of myself in the conquest of India has been the propagation of the holy Catholic faith.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLAReceive, Lord, all my liberty, my memory, my understanding and my whole will.
More Ignatius of Loyola Quotes
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He who is not getting better is getting worse.
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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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He who is devout to the Virgin Mother will certainly never be lost.
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Let me look at the foulness and ugliness of my body. Let me see myself as an ulcerous sore running with every horrible and disgusting poison.
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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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It is not the finest wood that feeds the fire of Divine love, but the wood of the Cross.
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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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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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He who carries God in his heart bears Heaven with him wherever he goes.
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Sin is unwillingness to trust that what God wants for me is only my deepest happiness.
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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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Receive, Lord, all my liberty, my memory, my understanding and my whole will.
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It is one thing to be eloquent and charming in profane speech, and another when the one speaking as a religious.
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If God causes you to suffer much, it is a sign that He certainly intends to make you a saint.
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A person with imprecise ideas can understand little and be of less help to others.
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