We esteem, honor, and love the apostles more than the other saints, because they served God more faithfully and because they loved… — Saint Ignatius Apostles 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… — Saint Ignatius Between Copy Share Image
What St. Francis and St. Dominic have done, that, by God's grace, I will do. — Saint Ignatius Dominic 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 Body Copy Share Image
Try to keep your soul always in peace and quiet, always ready for whatever our Lord may wish to work in you.… — Saint Ignatius Able 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… — Saint Ignatius Abundance 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… — Saint Ignatius Alone Copy Share Image
In the matter of learning, the difference between the earnest and the careless student stands out clearly. The same holds true in… — Saint Ignatius Acquiring 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,… — Saint Ignatius Cause Copy Share Image
While studying at Barcelona, Ignatius was in doubt whether, after completing his studies, he should enter some Religious Order, or go from… — Saint Ignatius According 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… — Saint Ignatius Angels Copy Share Image
Up to his twenty-sixth year, the heart of Ignatius was enthralled by the vanities of the world. His special delight was in… — Saint Ignatius Delight 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… — Saint Ignatius Because Copy Share Image
Man was created to praise, reverence, and serve God our Lord and in this way to save his soul. The other things… — Saint Ignatius Created 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… — Saint Ignatius Effort Copy Share Image
It is certain that, because the negligent do not struggle against self, they never achieve peace of soul or do so tardily,… — Saint Ignatius Achieve Copy Share Image
One rare and exceptional deed is worth far more than a thousand commonplace ones. — Saint Ignatius Commonplace Copy Share Image
In the light of the Divine Goodness, it seems to me, though others may think differently, that ingratitude is the most abominable… — Saint Ignatius Capable Copy Share Image
When Ignatius understood that God did not wish him to remain at Jerusalem, he began to consider what he should do. The… — Saint Ignatius Adopted Copy Share Image
We should love the body insofar as it is obedient and helpful to the soul, since the soul, with the body's help… — Saint Ignatius Better Copy Share Image
He who aims at making an entire and perfect oblation of himself, in addition to his will, must offer his understanding, which… — Saint Ignatius Addition Copy Share Image
Be slow to speak, and only after having first listened quietly, so that you may understand the meaning, leanings, and wishes of… — Saint Ignatius After 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… — Saint Ignatius Any 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… — Saint Ignatius Advance Copy Share Image
If I cannot add to my own low level of understanding, I could ill afford to try to raise that of others,… — Saint Ignatius Add 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… — Saint Ignatius Bestow Copy Share Image
