Up to his twenty-sixth year, the heart of Ignatius was enthralled by the vanities of the world. His special delight was in the military life, and he seemed led by a strong and empty desire of gaining for himself a… — Saint Ignatius Copy Share Image
I can love a person in this life only insofar as he tries to advance in the praise and service of God our Lord; for the man who loves anything for itself and not for the sake of God, does… — Saint Ignatius Copy Share Image
The wellbeing of the head resounds throughout the whole body, and as are the Superiors, so, in turn, will their subjects be. — Saint Ignatius Copy Share Image
It is not the soul alone that should be healthy; if the mind is healthy in a healthy body, all will be healthy and… — Saint Ignatius Copy Share Image
What St. Francis and St. Dominic have done, that, by God's grace, I will do. — Saint Ignatius Copy Share Image
Little by little he came to recognize the difference between the spirits that agitated him, one from the enemy and one from God. — Saint Ignatius Copy Share Image
Some indeed have tears naturally, when the higher motion of the soul makes itself felt in the lower, or because God our Lord, seeing… — Saint Ignatius Copy Share Image
We esteem, honor, and love the apostles more than the other saints, because they served God more faithfully and because they loved Him more… — Saint Ignatius Copy Share Image
Even in the angels there is the subordination of one hierarchy to another, and in the heavens, and all the bodies that are moved,… — Saint Ignatius Copy Share Image
In the fallen there is danger of pride and vainglory, since they prefer their own judgment to the judgment of everyone else, usurping what… — Saint Ignatius Copy Share Image
I have no doubt concerning that Supreme Goodness, who is so eager to share His blessings, or of that everlasting love which makes Him… — Saint Ignatius Copy Share Image
Experience proves that in this life peace and satisfaction are had, not by the listless but by those who are fervent in God's service.… — Saint Ignatius Copy Share Image
It is a great delusion in those whose understanding has been darkened by self-love, to think that there is any obedience in the subject… — Saint Ignatius Copy Share Image
If God has given you the world's goods in abundance, it is to help you gain those of Heaven and to be a good… — Saint Ignatius Copy Share Image
