True, I am in love with suffering, but I do not know if I deserve the honor.
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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God gives each one of us sufficient grace ever to know His holy will, and to do it fully.
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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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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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He who is devout to the Virgin Mother will certainly never be lost.
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Sin is unwillingness to trust that what God wants for me is only my deepest happiness.
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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 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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He who carries God in his heart bears Heaven with him wherever he goes.
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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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What seems to me white, I will believe black if the hierarchical Church so defines.
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If you attach your heart to certain places and occupations, obedience oftentimes places you in some other place that you may not like; to be always cheerful, be always humble and obedient.
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God inclines to shower His graces upon us, but our perverted will is a barrier to His generosity.
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A religious ought to dread more being afraid of poverty than experiencing it.
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Stand firm and immovable as an anvil when it is beaten upon.
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Among the many signs of a lively faith and hope we have in eternal life, one of the surest is not being overly sad at the death of those whom we dearly love in our Lord.
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