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.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLAFinding God in All Things.
More Ignatius of Loyola Quotes
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Do not put faith in constant happiness, and fear most when all smiles upon you.
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Stand firm and immovable as an anvil when it is beaten upon.
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Teach us to give and not to count the cost.
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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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True, I am in love with suffering, but I do not know if I deserve the honor.
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Finding God in All Things.
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The servant of God earns half a doctorate through illness.
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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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Spiritual infirmities such as tepidity are caused, not only by chills but also by fevers, that is, by excessive zeal.
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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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Discouragement is not from God.
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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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God gives each one of us sufficient grace ever to know His holy will, and to do it fully.
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Love ought to show itself in deeds more than in words.
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You have given it all to me. To you, Lord, I return it. Everything is yours; do with it what you will. Give me only your love and grace. That is enough for me.
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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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He who is devout to the Virgin Mother will certainly never be lost.
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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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He who carries God in his heart bears Heaven with him wherever he goes.
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A person with imprecise ideas can understand little and be of less help to others.
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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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Let us work as if success depended upon ourselves alone, but with heartfelt conviction that we are doing nothing, and God everything.
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Receive, Lord, all my liberty, my memory, my understanding and my whole will.
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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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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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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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