He who is not getting better is getting worse.
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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God inclines to shower His graces upon us, but our perverted will is a barrier to His generosity.
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For those who love, nothing is too difficult, especially when it is done for the love of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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Stand firm and immovable as an anvil when it is beaten upon.
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All the things in this world are gifts of God, created for us, to be the means by which we can come to know him better, love him more surely, and serve him more faithfully.
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May God our Lord never let me harm anyone when I cannot help him!
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We must put aside all judgment of our own, and keep the mind ever ready and prompt to obey in all things the true Spouse of Christ our Lord, our holy Mother, the hierarchical Church.
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The servant of God earns half a doctorate through illness.
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Do not put faith in constant happiness, and fear most when all smiles upon you.
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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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He who carries God in his heart bears Heaven with him wherever he goes.
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Let me look at the foulness and ugliness of my body. Let me see myself as an ulcerous sore running with every horrible and disgusting poison.
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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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God gives each one of us sufficient grace ever to know His holy will, and to do it fully.
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Truth always ends by victory; it is not unassailable, but invincible.
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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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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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Whatever you are doing, that which makes you feel the most alive…that is where God is.
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To conquer himself is the greatest victory that man can gain.
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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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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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If God causes you to suffer much, it is a sign that He certainly intends to make you a saint.
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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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Concerning the harsh treatment of the body for our Lord’s sake, I would say, avoid anything that would cause the shedding even of a drop of blood.
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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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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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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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