One must wage war against his predominant passion and not retreat until, with God’s help, he has been victorious.
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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He who is not getting better is getting worse.
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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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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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God gives each one of us sufficient grace ever to know His holy will, and to do it fully.
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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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Laugh and grow strong.
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May the perfect grace and eternal love of Christ our Lord be our never-failing protection and help.
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Discouragement is not from God.
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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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Idleness is hells fishhook for catching souls.
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For those who love, nothing is too difficult, especially when it is done for the love of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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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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Receive, Lord, all my liberty, my memory, my understanding and my whole will.
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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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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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Finding God in All Things.
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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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What seems to me white, I will believe black if the hierarchical Church so defines.
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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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A religious ought to dread more being afraid of poverty than experiencing it.
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SPIRITUAL EXERCISES whereby to conquer oneself, and order one’s life, without being influenced in one’s decision by any inordinate affection.
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It is not hard to obey when we love the one whom we obey.
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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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We should not have a petty regard for God’s gifts, though we may and should despise our own imperfections.
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Truth always ends by victory; it is not unassailable, but invincible.
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Let me look at the foulness and ugliness of my body. Let me see myself as an ulcerous sore running with every horrible and disgusting poison.
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