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.
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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If our church is not marked by caring for the poor, the oppressed, the hungry, we are guilty of heresy.
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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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Occupy yourself in beholding and bewailing your own imperfections rather than contemplating the imperfections of others.
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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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A religious ought to dread more being afraid of poverty than experiencing it.
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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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Truth always ends by victory; it is not unassailable, but invincible.
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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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Whatever you are doing, that which makes you feel the most alive…that is where God is.
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We must put aside all judgment of our own, and keep the mind ever ready and prompt to obey in all things the true Spouse of Christ our Lord, our holy Mother, the hierarchical Church.
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God will not be outdone in generosity.
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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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They who load us with insults and ignominies give us the means of acquiring treasures more precious than any that man can gain in this life.
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Love ought to show itself in deeds more than in words.
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If anyone asks you for something that you believe would be injurious to him, refuse, but in such a manner as not to lose his good-will.
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