Ignatius of Loyola Quotes

He who carries God in his heart bears Heaven with him wherever he goes.

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.

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

Pray as if God will take care of all; act as if all is up to you.

Love ought to show itself in deeds more than in words.

O my God, teach me to be generous to serve you as you deserve to be served to give without counting the cost to fight without fear of being wounded to work without seeking rest and to spend myself without expecting any reward but the knowledge that I am doing your holy will. Amen

For those who believe, no proof is necessary. For those who disbelieve, no amount of proof is sufficient.

To conquer himself is the greatest victory that man can gain.

He who goes about to reform the world must begin with himself, or he loses his labor.

If God causes you to suffer much, it is a sign that He certainly intends to make you a saint.

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 You have given me. I surrender it all to You to be disposed of according to Your will. Give me only Your love and Your grace; with these I will be rich enough, and will desire nothing more.

We must speak to God as a friend speaks to his friend, servant to his master; now asking some favor, now acknowledging our faults, and communicating to Him all that concerns us, our thoughts, our fears, our projects, our desires, and in all things seeking His counsel.

It is not hard to obey when we love the one whom we obey.

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

Finding God in All Things.

Occupy yourself in beholding and bewailing your own imperfections rather than contemplating the imperfections of others.

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

Laugh and grow strong.

Teach us to give and not to count the cost.

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 for rest; to labor and not to ask for any reward save that of knowing that we do thy will.

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

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, meditation, and good deeds. For if Satan's temptations merely cause you to increase your efforts to grow in holiness, he'll have an incentive to leave you alone.

He who is not getting better is getting worse.

Let us work as if success depended upon ourselves alone, but with heartfelt conviction that we are doing nothing, and God everything.

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 Christ, strengthen me. O good Jesus, hear me. Within Thy wounds hide me. Permit me not to be separated from Thee. From the wicked foe defend me. At the hour of my death call me. And bid me come to Thee. That with Thy saints I may praise Thee For ever and ever. Amen.