A person with imprecise ideas can understand little and be of less help to others.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLAIf 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.
More Ignatius of Loyola Quotes
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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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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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If our church is not marked by caring for the poor, the oppressed, the hungry, we are guilty of heresy.
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He who carries God in his heart bears Heaven with him wherever he goes.
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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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Sin is unwillingness to trust that what God wants for me is only my deepest happiness.
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He who has heard the Word of God can bear his silences.
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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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Stand firm and immovable as an anvil when it is beaten upon.
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Spiritual infirmities such as tepidity are caused, not only by chills but also by fevers, that is, by excessive zeal.
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If one fears men much he will never do anything great for God: all that one does for God arouses persecution.
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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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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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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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Whatever you are doing, that which makes you feel the most alive…that is where God is.
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