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
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The glory of God is humankind fully alive.
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Idleness is hells fishhook for catching souls.
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Occupy yourself in beholding and bewailing your own imperfections rather than contemplating the imperfections of others.
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It is proper to ask for sorrow with Christ in sorrow, anguish with Christ in anguish, tears and deep grief because of the great affliction Christ endures for me.
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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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Sin is unwillingness to trust that what God wants for me is only my deepest happiness.
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Take, O Lord, and receive my entire liberty, my memory, my understanding and my whole will. All that I am and all that I possess You have given me. I surrender it all to You to be disposed of according to Your will. Give me only Your love and Your grace; with these I will be rich enough, and will desire nothing more.
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If God causes you to suffer much, it is a sign that He certainly intends to make you a saint.
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Laugh and grow strong.
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Just as the commander of an army pitches his camp, studies the strength and defenses of a fortress, and then attacks it on its weakest side, in like manner, the enemy of our human nature studies from all sides our theological, cardinal, and moral virtues. Wherever he finds us weakest and most in need regarding our eternal salvation, he attacks and tries to take us by storm.
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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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Discouragement is not from God.
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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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Be generous to the poor orphans and those in need. The man to whom our Lord has been liberal ought not to be stingy. We shall one day find in Heaven as much rest and joy as we ourselves have dispensed in this life.