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.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLAAs for joy, as little as one can have of it in this life, experience shows that it is not the idle who possess it, but those who are zealous in the service of God.
More Ignatius of Loyola Quotes
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Considering that the blessed life we so long for consists in an intimate and true love of God Our Creator and Lord, which binds and obliges us all to a sincere love.
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To conquer himself is the greatest victory that man can gain.
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We should always be disposed to believe that that which appears white is really black, if the hierarchy of the Church so decides.
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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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The acknowledgment of and gratitude for favors and gifts received is loved and esteemed in Heaven and on earth.
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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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Sin is unwillingness to trust that what God wants for me is only my deepest happiness.
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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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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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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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It is not hard to obey when we love the one whom we obey.
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The servant of God earns half a doctorate through illness.
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Truth always ends by victory; it is not unassailable, but invincible.
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He who carries God in his heart bears Heaven with him wherever he goes.
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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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What seems to me white, I will believe black if the hierarchical Church so defines.
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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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Love ought to show itself in deeds more than in words.
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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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He who has heard the Word of God can bear his silences.
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Teach us, Good Lord, to give and not count the cost; to fight and not to heed the wounds; to toil and not to seek for rest; to labor and not to ask for any reward save that of knowing that we do thy will.
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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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Laugh and grow strong.
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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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Finding God in All Things.
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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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