Receive, Lord, all my liberty, my memory, my understanding and my whole will.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLAHe who goes about to reform the world must begin with himself, or he loses his labor.
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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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He who carries God in his heart bears Heaven with him wherever he goes.
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SPIRITUAL EXERCISES whereby to conquer oneself, and order one’s life, without being influenced in one’s decision by any inordinate affection.
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What seems to me white, I will believe black if the hierarchical Church so defines.
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To conquer himself is the greatest victory that man can gain.
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God will not be outdone in generosity.
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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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As for joy, as little as one can have of it in this life, experience shows that it is not the idle who possess it, but those who are zealous in the service of God.
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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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May the perfect grace and eternal love of Christ our Lord be our never-failing protection and help.
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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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It is not the finest wood that feeds the fire of Divine love, but the wood of the Cross.
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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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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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Occupy yourself in beholding and bewailing your own imperfections rather than contemplating the imperfections of others.
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