If, 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.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLAMay 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.
More Ignatius of Loyola Quotes
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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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Whatever you are doing, that which makes you feel the most alive…that is where God is.
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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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Pray as if God will take care of all; act as if all is up to you.
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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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He who has heard the Word of God can bear his silences.
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Love ought to show itself in deeds more than in words.
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He who is not getting better is getting worse.
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Sin is unwillingness to trust that what God wants for me is only my deepest happiness.
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Considering that the blessed life we so long for consists in an intimate and true love of God Our Creator and Lord, which binds and obliges us all to a sincere love.
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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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God gives each one of us sufficient grace ever to know His holy will, and to do it fully.
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Do not put faith in constant happiness, and fear most when all smiles upon you.
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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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It is not the finest wood that feeds the fire of Divine love, but the wood of the Cross.
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