Stand firm and immovable as an anvil when it is beaten upon.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLAA religious ought to dread more being afraid of poverty than experiencing it.
More Ignatius of Loyola Quotes
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He who is devout to the Virgin Mother will certainly never be lost.
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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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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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What seems to me white, I will believe black if the hierarchical Church so defines.
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Let us work as if success depended upon ourselves alone, but with heartfelt conviction that we are doing nothing, and God everything.
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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.
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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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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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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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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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Teach us to give and not to count the cost.
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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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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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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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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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