Among the many signs of a lively faith and hope we have in eternal life, one of the surest is not being overly sad at the death of those whom we dearly love in our Lord.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLAThe 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.
More Ignatius of Loyola Quotes
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To conquer himself is the greatest victory that man can gain.
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Discouragement is not from God.
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Do not put faith in constant happiness, and fear most when all smiles upon you.
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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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He who goes about to reform the world must begin with himself, or he loses his labor.
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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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Receive, Lord, all my liberty, my memory, my understanding and my whole 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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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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We ought even to hold as a fixed principle that what I see white I believe to be black, if the superior authorities define it to be so.
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No idle word should be uttered. I understand a word to be idle when it serves no good purpose, either for myself or for another, and was not intended to do so.
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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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Idleness is hells fishhook for catching souls.
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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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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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