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.
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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True, I am in love with suffering, but I do not know if I deserve the honor.
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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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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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May God our Lord never let me harm anyone when I cannot help him!
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He who carries God in his heart bears Heaven with him wherever he goes.
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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 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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Spiritual infirmities such as tepidity are caused, not only by chills but also by fevers, that is, by excessive zeal.
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If you attach your heart to certain places and occupations, obedience oftentimes places you in some other place that you may not like; to be always cheerful, be always humble and obedient.
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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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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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We should not have a petty regard for God’s gifts, though we may and should despise our own imperfections.
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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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For those who believe, no proof is necessary. For those who disbelieve, no amount of proof is sufficient.
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