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Ignatius of Loyola

(1491–1556) Latin Catholic Priest

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Ignatius of Loyola was a Latin Catholic priest.

Quick Facts About Ignatius of Loyola

Born: October 23, 1491
Died: July 31, 1556
Profession: Latin Catholic Priest

About Ignatius of Loyola

[Wikidata] Spanish Catholic priest and theologian (1491–1556)... | [Wikipedia] Ignatius of Loyola, venerated as Saint Ignatius of Loyola, was a Spanish Basque Catholic priest and theologian, who, with six companions, founded the religious order of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits), and became its first Superior General, in Paris in 1541.

Quotes by Ignatius of Loyola

“Laugh and grow strong”

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Grows

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Truth always ends by victory; it is not unassailable, but invincible.

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Ends

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A religious ought to dread more being afraid of poverty than experiencing it.

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Being afraid

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It is not the finest wood that feeds the fire of Divine love, but the wood of the Cross.

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Crosses

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“Ite, inflammate omnia.”

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Harbinger

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If you attach your heart to certain places and occupations, obedience oftentimes places you in some other place that you may not…

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Certain

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He who is devout to the Virgin Mother will certainly never be lost.

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Lost

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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…

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Army

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If one fears men much he will never do anything great for God: all that one does for God arouses persecution.

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Doe

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Imagine that leader of all the enemy, in that great plain of Babylon, sitting on a sort of throne of smoking flame,…

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Babylon

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He who has heard the Word of God can bear his silences.

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Bears

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God will not be outdone in generosity.

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Generosity

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Do not put faith in constant happiness, and fear most when all smiles upon you.

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All smiles

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One must wage war against his predominant passion and not retreat until, with God's help, he has been victorious.

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Has beens

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If our church is not marked by caring for the poor, the oppressed, the hungry, we are guilty of heresy.

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Caring

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God freely created us so that we might know, love, and serve him in this life and be happy with him forever.…

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Creating

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Idleness is hells fishhook for catching souls.

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Catching

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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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Causes

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But some most worthless persons are in the habit of carrying about the name of Jesus Christ in wicked guile, while yet…

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Beast

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Receive, Lord, all my liberty, my memory, my understanding and my whole will.

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Freedom

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The acknowledgment of and gratitude for favors and gifts received is loved and esteemed in Heaven and on earth.

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Acknowledgment

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The glory of God is humankind fully alive.

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Alive

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God gives each one of us sufficient grace ever to know His holy will, and to do it fully.

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Giving

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Whatever you are doing, that which makes you feel the most alive...that is where God is.

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Alive

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God inclines to shower His graces upon us, but our perverted will is a barrier to His generosity.

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Barriers

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