Few souls understand what God would effect in them if they should give themselves entirely into his hands and allow his grace to act.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLAPray as if God will take care of all; act as if all is up to you.
More Ignatius of Loyola Quotes
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May the perfect grace and eternal love of Christ our Lord be our never-failing protection and help.
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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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Laugh and grow strong.
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A religious ought to dread more being afraid of poverty than experiencing it.
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If, one day, I should offend God in any way, or grow remiss, though ever so little, in that which concerns His holy service and glory, I solemnly implore Him, rather let me die.
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He who is devout to the Virgin Mother will certainly never be lost.
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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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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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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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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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If you attach your heart to certain places and occupations, obedience oftentimes places you in some other place that you may not like; to be always cheerful, be always humble and obedient.
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Sin is unwillingness to trust that what God wants for me is only my deepest happiness.
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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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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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To have prevented one single sin is reward enough for the labors and efforts of a whole lifetime.
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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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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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Finding God in All Things.
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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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Whatever you are doing, that which makes you feel the most alive…that is where God is.
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Receive, Lord, all my liberty, my memory, my understanding and my whole will.
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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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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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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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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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