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 LOYOLAHe who is devout to the Virgin Mother will certainly never be lost.
More Ignatius of Loyola Quotes
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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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Pray as if God will take care of all; act as if all is up to you.
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We must put aside all judgment of our own, and keep the mind ever ready and prompt to obey in all things the true Spouse of Christ our Lord, our holy Mother, the hierarchical Church.
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Whatever you are doing, that which makes you feel the most alive…that is where God is.
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It is not the finest wood that feeds the fire of Divine love, but the wood of the Cross.
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Laugh and grow strong.
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God will not be outdone in generosity.
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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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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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A person with imprecise ideas can understand little and be of less help to others.
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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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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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One must wage war against his predominant passion and not retreat until, with God’s help, he has been victorious.
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May it please Christ our Lord to grant us true humility and abnegation of will and judgment, so that we may deserve to begin to be His disciples.
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God gives each one of us sufficient grace ever to know His holy will, and to do it fully.
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