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Few souls understand what God would effect in them if they should give themselves entirely into his hands and allow his grace to act.

Ignatius of Loyola

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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Blood Body God Myself Treat
He who goes about to reform the world must begin with himself, or he loses his labor.
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Beginning Himself Lose Work World
If God causes you to suffer much, it is a sign that He certainly intends to make you a saint.
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God Himself Saint Suffering
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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Endurance Grief Myself Sorrow Tears
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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Body Disgust Horrible Myself Poison Ugly
Discouragement is not from God.
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Encouragement God One Liner
Love ought to show itself in deeds more than in words.
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Action Love Word Work
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 Judgement Mindset Mom Obedience Ourselves
Teach us to give and not to count the cost.
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Cost Count Generosity Price Teaching
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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Authority Believe Black Hold Myself Principle See
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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Appearance Believe Black Decision White
For those who believe, no proof is necessary. For those who disbelieve, no amount of proof is sufficient.
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Believe Evidence Necessary Sufficient
May the perfect grace and eternal love of Christ our Lord be our never-failing protection and help.
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Failure Forever Help Love Ourselves Perfection Protection
Be generous to the poor orphans and those in need. The man to whom our Lord has been liberal ought not to be stingy. We shall one day find in Heaven as much rest and joy as we ourselves have dispensed in this life.
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Generosity God Heaven Life Man Need Ourselves
One must wage war against his predominant passion and not retreat until, with God’s help, he has been victorious.
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God Oneself Passion Victory War
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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Death Faith Forever God Hope Live Ourselves
Stand firm and immovable as an anvil when it is beaten upon.
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Beat Move Root Stand
The acknowledgment of and gratitude for favors and gifts received is loved and esteemed in Heaven and on earth.
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Earth Gift Gratitude Heaven
Idleness is hells fishhook for catching souls.
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Catch Hell Soul Weird
To have prevented one single sin is reward enough for the labors and efforts of a whole lifetime.
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Effort Enough Life Prevent Reward Sin Time
Dearest Lord, teach me to be generous; teach me to serve you as you deserve; to give and not to count the cost.
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Cost Count Generosity Service Teaching Yourself
Teach us, Good Lord, to give and not count the cost; to fight and not to heed the wounds; to toil and not to seek for rest; to labor and not to ask for any reward save that of knowing that we do thy will.
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Fight Reward Save Seek Teaching Willing Wound
Spiritual infirmities such as tepidity are caused, not only by chills but also by fevers, that is, by excessive zeal.
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Reason Sick Spiritual
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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Believe Goodness Lose Willing Yourself
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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Bone Pain Safety Sick Suffering
We should not have a petty regard for God’s gifts, though we may and should despise our own imperfections.
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Gift God Imperfection Regard
God inclines to shower His graces upon us, but our perverted will is a barrier to His generosity.
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Generosity God Grace Ourselves Willing

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