Best Ignatius Loyola Quotes
- 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… Eye
- It is one thing to be eloquent and charming in profane speech, and another when the one speaking as a religious. Charming
- May God our Lord never let me harm anyone when I cannot help him! Anyone
- May it please Christ our Lord to grant us true humility and abnegation of will and judgment, so that we may deserve to begin to… Abnegation
- May the perfect grace and eternal love of Christ our Lord be our never-failing protection and help. Christ
- Occupy yourself in beholding and bewailing your own imperfections rather than contemplating the imperfections of others. Beholding
- 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… Bodily
- Remember that the good angels do what they can to preserve men from sin and obtain God's honor. But they do not lose courage when… Angel
- Spiritual infirmities such as tepidity are caused, not only by chills but also by fevers, that is, by excessive zeal. Caused
- The more completely we focus our attention on our Creator and Lord, the less chance there is of our being distracted by creatures. Attention
- We should not have a petty regard for God's gifts, though we may and should despise our own imperfections. Despise
- Above all, remember that God looks for solid virtues in us, such as patience, humility, obedience, abnegation of your own will - that is, the… Abnegation
- Among the many signs of a lively faith and hope we have in eternal life, one of the surest is not being overly sad at… Among
- The picture. A great plain, comprising the entire Jerusalem district, where is the supreme Commander-in-Chief of the forces of good, Christ our Lord: another plain… Babylon
- There is no doubt that God will never be wanting to us, provided that He finds in us that humility which makes us worthy of… Co
- All the honey that can be gathered from the flowers of this world has less sweetness than the vinegar and gall of Jesus Christ our… All
- Teach us, Good Lord, to give and not count the cost; to fight and not to heed the wounds; to toil and not to seek… Any
- One of the most admirable effects of Holy Communion is to preserve the soul from sin, and to help those who fall through weakness to… Admirable
- Soul of Christ, sanctify me. Body of Christ, save me. Blood of Christ, inebriate me. Water from the side of Christ, wash me. Passion of… Amen
- 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… According
- 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… All
- Few souls understand what God would effect in them if they should give themselves entirely into his hands and allow his grace to act. Act
- If God causes you to suffer much it is a sign that He has great designs for you and that He certainly intends to make… Better
- True, I am in love with suffering, but I do not know if I deserve the honor. Deserve
- After you have made a decision that is pleasing to God, the Devil may try to make you have second thoughts. Intensify your prayer time,… Alone