The more completely we focus our attention on our Creator and Lord, the less chance there is of our being distracted by creatures.
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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The servant of God earns half a doctorate through illness.
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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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God will not be outdone in generosity.
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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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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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A religious ought to dread more being afraid of poverty than experiencing it.
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Truth always ends by victory; it is not unassailable, but invincible.
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Remember that bodily exercise, when it is well ordered, as I have said, is also prayer by means of which you can please God our Lord.
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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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For those who believe, no proof is necessary. For those who disbelieve, no amount of proof is sufficient.
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He who has heard the Word of God can bear his silences.
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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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He who is not getting better is getting worse.
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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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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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