Ignatius of Loyola
Ignatius of Loyola
Saint Ignatius of Loyola, SJwas a Spanish knight from a local Basque noble family, hermit, priest since 1537, and theologian, who founded the Society of Jesusand, on 19 April 1541, became its first Superior General. Ignatius emerged as a religious leader during the Counter-Reformation. Loyola's devotion to the Catholic Church was characterized by absolute obedience to the Pope...
NationalitySpanish
ProfessionClergyman
Date of Birth24 December 1491
CountrySpain
humility looks remember
Above all, remember that God looks for solid virtues in us, such as patience, humility, obedience, abnegation of your own will - that is, the good will to serve Him and our neighbor in Him. His providence allows us other devotions only insofar as He sees that they are useful to us.
eye heart looks
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.
prayer mean exercise
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.
jesus practice names
But some most worthless persons are in the habit of carrying about the name of Jesus Christ in wicked guile, while yet they practice things unworthy of God, and hold opinions contrary to the doctrine of Christ, to their own destruction, and that of those who give credit to them, whom you must avoid as ye would wild beasts.
running body poison
Let me look at the foulness and ugliness of my body. Let me see myself as an ulcerous sore running with every horrible and disgusting poison.
fake-people believe white
We should always be disposed to believe that that which appears white is really black, if the hierarchy of the Church so decides.
ideas littles helping
A person with imprecise ideas can understand little and be of less help to others.
victory ends invincible
Truth always ends by victory; it is not unassailable, but invincible.
faith inspiration hands
Few souls understand what God would effect in them if they should give themselves entirely into his hands and allow his grace to act.
one-day littles way
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.
war passion retreat
One must wage war against his predominant passion and not retreat until, with God's help, he has been victorious.
faith inspiration giving
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.
spiritual fever chill
Spiritual infirmities such as tepidity are caused, not only by chills but also by fevers, that is, by excessive zeal.
running strong heart
The enemy is like a woman, weak in face of opposition, but correspondingly strong when not opposed. In a quarrel with a man, it is natural for a woman to lose heart and run away when he faces up to her; on the other hand, if the man begins to be afraid and to give ground, her rage, vindictiveness and fury overflow and know no limit.