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 LOYOLAIf, 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.
More Ignatius of Loyola Quotes
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Idleness is hells fishhook for catching souls.
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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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God inclines to shower His graces upon us, but our perverted will is a barrier to His generosity.
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Among the many signs of a lively faith and hope we have in eternal life, one of the surest is not being overly sad at the death of those whom we dearly love in our Lord.
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Let your modesty be a sufficient incitement, yea, an exhortation to everyone to be at peace on their merely looking at you.
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The glory of God is humankind fully alive.
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Truth always ends by victory; it is not unassailable, but invincible.
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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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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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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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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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As for joy, as little as one can have of it in this life, experience shows that it is not the idle who possess it, but those who are zealous in the service of God.
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God will not be outdone in generosity.
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May God our Lord never let me harm anyone when I cannot help him!
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To have prevented one single sin is reward enough for the labors and efforts of a whole lifetime.
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