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.
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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One must wage war against his predominant passion and not retreat until, with God’s help, he has been victorious.
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The glory of God is humankind fully alive.
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Finding God in All Things.
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True, I am in love with suffering, but I do not know if I deserve the honor.
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No idle word should be uttered. I understand a word to be idle when it serves no good purpose, either for myself or for another, and was not intended to do so.
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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.
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What seems to me white, I will believe black if the hierarchical Church so defines.
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To conquer himself is the greatest victory that man can gain.
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A religious ought to dread more being afraid of poverty than experiencing it.
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If our church is not marked by caring for the poor, the oppressed, the hungry, we are guilty of heresy.
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The servant of God earns half a doctorate through illness.
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May God our Lord never let me harm anyone when I cannot help him!
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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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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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Idleness is hells fishhook for catching souls.
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