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
prayer desire asking
We must speak to God as a friend speaks to his friend, servant to his master; now asking some favor, now acknowledging our faults, and communicating to Him all that concerns us, our thoughts, our fears, our projects, our desires, and in all things seeking His counsel.
reform world labor
He who goes about to reform the world must begin with himself, or he loses his labor.
heartfelt doing-nothing action
Let us work as if success depended upon ourselves alone, but with heartfelt conviction that we are doing nothing, and God everything.
caring church guilty
If our church is not marked by caring for the poor, the oppressed, the hungry, we are guilty of heresy.
giving generosity cost
Teach us to give and not to count the cost.
believe proof sufficient
For those who believe, no proof is necessary. For those who disbelieve, no amount of proof is sufficient.
care up-to-you praying
Pray as if God will take care of all; act as if all is up to you.
heart heaven bears
He who carries God in his heart bears Heaven with him wherever he goes.
catholic saint hard
It is not hard to obey when we love the one whom we obey.
jesus sacrifice flames
If God gives you an abundant harvest of trials, it is a sign of great holiness which He desires you to attain. Do you want to become a great saint? Ask God to send you many sufferings. The flame of Divine Love never rises higher than when fed with the wood of the Cross, which the infinite charity of the Savior used to finish His sacrifice. All the pleasures of the world are nothing compared with the sweetness found in the gall and vinegar offered to Jesus Christ. That is, hard and painful things endured for Jesus Christ and with Jesus Christ.
fighting giving cost
O my God, teach me to be generous to serve you as you deserve to be served to give without counting the cost to fight without fear of being wounded to work without seeking rest and to spend myself without expecting any reward but the knowledge that I am doing your holy will. Amen
mean world gift-from-god
All the things in this world are gifts of God, created for us, to be the means by which we can come to know him better, love him more surely, and serve him more faithfully.
alive feels
Whatever you are doing, that which makes you feel the most alive...that is where God is.