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.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLARemember that the good angels do what they can to preserve men from sin and obtain God’s honor. But they do not lose courage when men fail.
More Ignatius of Loyola Quotes
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He who has heard the Word of God can bear his silences.
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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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May the perfect grace and eternal love of Christ our Lord be our never-failing protection and help.
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If our church is not marked by caring for the poor, the oppressed, the hungry, we are guilty of heresy.
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A person with imprecise ideas can understand little and be of less help to others.
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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.
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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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God our Lord would have us look to the Giver and love Him more than His gift, keeping Him always before our eyes, in our hearts, and in our thoughts.
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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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True, I am in love with suffering, but I do not know if I deserve the honor.
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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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What seems to me white, I will believe black if the hierarchical Church so defines.
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Occupy yourself in beholding and bewailing your own imperfections rather than contemplating the imperfections of 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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For those who love, nothing is too difficult, especially when it is done for the love of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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