Dearest Lord, teach me to be generous; teach me to serve you as you deserve; to give and not to count the cost.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLAOccupy yourself in beholding and bewailing your own imperfections rather than contemplating the imperfections of others.
More Ignatius of Loyola Quotes
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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.
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God will not be outdone in generosity.
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He who carries God in his heart bears Heaven with him wherever he goes.
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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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Sin is unwillingness to trust that what God wants for me is only my deepest happiness.
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Finding God in All Things.
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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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Laugh and grow strong.
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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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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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He who is devout to the Virgin Mother will certainly never be lost.
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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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The servant of God earns half a doctorate through illness.
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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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SPIRITUAL EXERCISES whereby to conquer oneself, and order one’s life, without being influenced in one’s decision by any inordinate affection.
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