A religious ought to dread more being afraid of poverty than experiencing it.
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLAThey who load us with insults and ignominies give us the means of acquiring treasures more precious than any that man can gain in this life.
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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To have prevented one single sin is reward enough for the labors and efforts of a whole lifetime.
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A person with imprecise ideas can understand little and be of less help to others.
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Pray as if God will take care of all; act as if all is up to you.
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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 to give and not to count the cost.
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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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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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Laugh and grow strong.
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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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God gives each one of us sufficient grace ever to know His holy will, and to do it fully.
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Stand firm and immovable as an anvil when it is beaten upon.
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The glory of God is humankind fully alive.
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He who is devout to the Virgin Mother will certainly never be lost.
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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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