We should not have a petty regard for God’s gifts, though we may and should despise our own imperfections.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLARemember 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.
More Ignatius of Loyola Quotes
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Finding God in All Things.
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Occupy yourself in beholding and bewailing your own imperfections rather than contemplating the imperfections of others.
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Discouragement is not from God.
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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 goes about to reform the world must begin with himself, or he loses his labor.
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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 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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He who is devout to the Virgin Mother will certainly never be lost.
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It is not hard to obey when we love the one whom we obey.
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Laugh and grow strong.
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What seems to me white, I will believe black if the hierarchical Church so defines.
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If God causes you to suffer much, it is a sign that He certainly intends to make you a saint.
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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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A religious ought to dread more being afraid of poverty than experiencing it.
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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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