We should not have a petty regard for God’s gifts, though we may and should despise our own imperfections.
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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True, I am in love with suffering, but I do not know if I deserve the honor.
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Receive, Lord, all my liberty, my memory, my understanding and my whole 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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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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Spiritual infirmities such as tepidity are caused, not only by chills but also by fevers, that is, by excessive zeal.
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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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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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Finding God in All Things.
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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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The servant of God earns half a doctorate through illness.
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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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They who load us with insults and ignominies give us the means of acquiring treasures more precious than any that man can gain in this life.
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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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A religious ought to dread more being afraid of poverty than experiencing it.
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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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