He who has heard the Word of God can bear his silences.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLAIf our church is not marked by caring for the poor, the oppressed, the hungry, we are guilty of heresy.
More Ignatius of Loyola Quotes
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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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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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He who is devout to the Virgin Mother will certainly never be lost.
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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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What seems to me white, I will believe black if the hierarchical Church so defines.
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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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May God our Lord never let me harm anyone when I cannot help him!
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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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Love ought to show itself in deeds more than in words.
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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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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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One must wage war against his predominant passion and not retreat until, with God’s help, he has been victorious.
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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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If God causes you to suffer much, it is a sign that He certainly intends to make you a saint.
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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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