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.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLAIf God causes you to suffer much, it is a sign that He certainly intends to make you a saint.
More Ignatius of Loyola Quotes
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May God our Lord never let me harm anyone when I cannot help him!
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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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All the things in this world are gifts of God, created for us, to be the means by which we can come to know him better, love him more surely, and serve him more faithfully.
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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 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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The glory of God is humankind fully alive.
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A person with imprecise ideas can understand little and be of less help to others.
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One must wage war against his predominant passion and not retreat until, with God’s help, he has been victorious.
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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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To conquer himself is the greatest victory that man can gain.
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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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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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If one fears men much he will never do anything great for God: all that one does for God arouses persecution.
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The more completely we focus our attention on our Creator and Lord, the less chance there is of our being distracted by creatures.
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So with that will prompt and prepared to serve all those whom I perceive to be servants of my Lord, I will speak of three things with simplicity and love as if I were speaking to my own soul.
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