Idleness is hells fishhook for catching souls.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLAHe who is devout to the Virgin Mother will certainly never be lost.
More Ignatius of Loyola Quotes
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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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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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They who load us with insults and ignominies give us the means of acquiring treasures more precious than any that man can gain in this life.
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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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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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God inclines to shower His graces upon us, but our perverted will is a barrier to His generosity.
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No idle word should be uttered. I understand a word to be idle when it serves no good purpose, either for myself or for another, and was not intended to do so.
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The glory of God is humankind fully alive.
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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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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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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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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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Love ought to show itself in deeds more than in words.
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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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We should not have a petty regard for God’s gifts, though we may and should despise our own imperfections.
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