For those who love, nothing is too difficult, especially when it is done for the love of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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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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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Occupy yourself in beholding and bewailing your own imperfections rather than contemplating the imperfections of others.
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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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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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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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He who is not getting better is getting worse.
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Teach us to give and not to count the cost.
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To conquer himself is the greatest victory that man can gain.
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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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Pray as if God will take care of all; act as if all is up to you.
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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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If our church is not marked by caring for the poor, the oppressed, the hungry, we are guilty of heresy.
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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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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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It is one thing to be eloquent and charming in profane speech, and another when the one speaking as a religious.
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