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.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLALove ought to show itself in deeds more than in words.
More Ignatius of Loyola Quotes
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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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To conquer himself is the greatest victory that man can gain.
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Receive, Lord, all my liberty, my memory, my understanding and my whole will.
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The glory of God is humankind fully alive.
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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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If God causes you to suffer much, it is a sign that He certainly intends to make you a saint.
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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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Spiritual infirmities such as tepidity are caused, not only by chills but also by fevers, that is, by excessive zeal.
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The more completely we focus our attention on our Creator and Lord, the less chance there is of our being distracted by creatures.
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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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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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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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Discouragement is not from God.
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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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