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.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLAIt is not the finest wood that feeds the fire of Divine love, but the wood of the Cross.
More Ignatius of Loyola Quotes
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He who is devout to the Virgin Mother will certainly never be lost.
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God will not be outdone in generosity.
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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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Discouragement is not from God.
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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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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.
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The acknowledgment of and gratitude for favors and gifts received is loved and esteemed in Heaven and on earth.
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Teach us to give and not to count the cost.
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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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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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Remember 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.
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He who goes about to reform the world must begin with himself, or he loses his labor.
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SPIRITUAL EXERCISES whereby to conquer oneself, and order one’s life, without being influenced in one’s decision by any inordinate affection.
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The principal end both of my father and of myself in the conquest of India has been the propagation of the holy Catholic faith.
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It is not hard to obey when we love the one whom we obey.
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