Few souls understand what God would effect in them if they should give themselves entirely into his hands and allow his grace to act.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLALet us work as if success depended upon ourselves alone, but with heartfelt conviction that we are doing nothing, and God everything.
More Ignatius of Loyola Quotes
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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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If our church is not marked by caring for the poor, the oppressed, the hungry, we are guilty of heresy.
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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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Occupy yourself in beholding and bewailing your own imperfections rather than contemplating the imperfections of others.
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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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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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Stand firm and immovable as an anvil when it is beaten upon.
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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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For those who believe, no proof is necessary. For those who disbelieve, no amount of proof is sufficient.
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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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Sin is unwillingness to trust that what God wants for me is only my deepest happiness.
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May it please Christ our Lord to grant us true humility and abnegation of will and judgment, so that we may deserve to begin to be His disciples.
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What seems to me white, I will believe black if the hierarchical Church so defines.
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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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If God causes you to suffer much, it is a sign that He certainly intends to make you a saint.
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