Do not put faith in constant happiness, and fear most when all smiles upon you.
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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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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They who load us with insults and ignominies give us the means of acquiring treasures more precious than any that man can gain in this life.
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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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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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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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True, I am in love with suffering, but I do not know if I deserve the honor.
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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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Remember 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.
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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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God will not be outdone in generosity.
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What seems to me white, I will believe black if the hierarchical Church so defines.
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Finding God in All Things.
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May God our Lord never let me harm anyone when I cannot help him!
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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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If God causes you to suffer much, it is a sign that He certainly intends to make you a saint.
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Let us work as if success depended upon ourselves alone, but with heartfelt conviction that we are doing nothing, and God everything.
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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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One must wage war against his predominant passion and not retreat until, with God’s help, he has been victorious.
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A person with imprecise ideas can understand little and be of less help to others.
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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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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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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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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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Let your modesty be a sufficient incitement, yea, an exhortation to everyone to be at peace on their merely looking at you.
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He who is devout to the Virgin Mother will certainly never be lost.
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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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