In the case of those who are making progress from good to better, the good angel touches the soul gently, lightly, sweetly, as a drop of water enters a sponge, while the evil spirit touches it sharply, with noise and… — Ignatius of Loyola Copy Share Image
Pardon me, O perfections of my God, for having preferred imperfect and evil inclinations to Thee! Pardon me, O justice of my God, for having outraged Thee by my sins. Pardon me, O holiness of my God, for having so… — Ignatius of Loyola Copy Share Image
Truth always ends by victory; it is not unassailable, but invincible. — Ignatius of Loyola Copy Share Image
A religious ought to dread more being afraid of poverty than experiencing it. — Ignatius of Loyola Copy Share Image
It is not the finest wood that feeds the fire of Divine love, but the wood of the Cross. — Ignatius of Loyola Copy Share Image
If you attach your heart to certain places and occupations, obedience oftentimes places you in some other place that you may not like; to… — Ignatius of Loyola Copy Share Image
He who is devout to the Virgin Mother will certainly never be lost. — Ignatius of Loyola Copy Share Image
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… — Ignatius of Loyola Copy Share
If one fears men much he will never do anything great for God: all that one does for God arouses persecution. — Ignatius of Loyola Copy Share Image
Imagine that leader of all the enemy, in that great plain of Babylon, sitting on a sort of throne of smoking flame, a horrible… — Ignatius of Loyola Copy Share Image
