Quotes from Ignatius of Loyola
We should not have a petty regard for God's gifts, though we may and should despise our own imperfections.
- Ignatius of Loyola
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 Lord.
- Ignatius of Loyola
spiritual exercises whereby to conquer oneself, and order one's life, without being influenced in one's decision by any inordinate affection.
- Ignatius of Loyola
Spiritual infirmities such as tepidity are caused, not only by chills but also by fevers, that is, by excessive zeal.
- Ignatius of Loyola
Almost the whole life of religious bodies lies in the maintenance of their first fervor.
- Ignatius of Loyola
Act as if everything depended on you; trust as if everything depended on God.
- Ignatius of Loyola
All the things in this world are gifts of God, created for us, to be the means by which we can come to know him better, love him more surely, and serve him more faithfully.
- Ignatius of Loyola
It is not hard to obey when we love the one whom we obey.
- Ignatius of Loyola
For those who love, nothing is too difficult, especially when it is done for the love of our Lord Jesus Christ.
- Ignatius of Loyola
May the perfect grace and eternal love of Christ our Lord be our never-failing protection and help.
- Ignatius of Loyola
True, I am in love with suffering, but I do not know if I deserve the honor.
- Ignatius of Loyola
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 hearts, and in our thoughts.
- Ignatius of Loyola