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.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLAWhatever you are doing, that which makes you feel the most alive…that is where God is.
More Ignatius of Loyola Quotes
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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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All the things in this world are gifts of God, created for us, to be the means by which we can come to know him better, love him more surely, and serve him more faithfully.
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Discouragement is not from God.
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For those who love, nothing is too difficult, especially when it is done for the love of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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Occupy yourself in beholding and bewailing your own imperfections rather than contemplating the imperfections of others.
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If, one day, I should offend God in any way, or grow remiss, though ever so little, in that which concerns His holy service and glory, I solemnly implore Him, rather let me die.
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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.
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Teach us, Good Lord, to give and not count the cost; to fight and not to heed the wounds; to toil and not to seek for rest; to labor and not to ask for any reward save that of knowing that we do thy will.
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Pray as if God will take care of all; act as if all is up to you.
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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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He who carries God in his heart bears Heaven with him wherever he goes.
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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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He who is devout to the Virgin Mother will certainly never be lost.
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A religious ought to dread more being afraid of poverty than experiencing it.
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Love ought to show itself in deeds more than in words.
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