Laugh and grow strong.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLAThe principal end both of my father and of myself in the conquest of India has been the propagation of the holy Catholic faith.
More Ignatius of Loyola Quotes
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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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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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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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Sin is unwillingness to trust that what God wants for me is only my deepest happiness.
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God inclines to shower His graces upon us, but our perverted will is a barrier to His generosity.
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A religious ought to dread more being afraid of poverty than experiencing it.
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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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The acknowledgment of and gratitude for favors and gifts received is loved and esteemed in Heaven and on earth.
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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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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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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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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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Spiritual infirmities such as tepidity are caused, not only by chills but also by fevers, that is, by excessive zeal.
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We should not have a petty regard for God’s gifts, though we may and should despise our own imperfections.
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