Ignatius of Loyola Quotes

The Principal End Both Of My Father And Of Myself In The Conquest Of India... Has Been The Propagation Of The Holy Catholic Faith.

We Should Not Have A Petty Regard For God's Gifts, Though We May And Should Despise Our Own Imperfections.

Concerning The Harsh Treatment Of The Body For Our Lord's Sake, I Would Say, Avoid Anything That Would Cause The Shedding Even Of A Drop Of Blood.

Calisto, A Companion Of Ignatius, And Who On Recovering From A Severe Illness Had Heard Of The Imprisonment Of Ignatius, Hastened From Segnovia, Where He Was Staying, And Came To Alcala, That He, Too, Might Be Cast Into Prison.

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 Near Babylon, Where Lucifer Is, At The Head Of The Enemy.

If Anyone Asks You For Something That You Believe Would Be Injurious To Him, Refuse, But In Such A Manner As Not To Lose His Good-will.

Spiritual Infirmities Such As Tepidity Are Caused, Not Only By Chills But Also By Fevers, That Is, By Excessive Zeal.

What Seems To Me White, I Will Believe Black If The Hierarchical Church So Defines.

It Is Proper To Ask For Sorrow With Christ In Sorrow, Anguish With Christ In Anguish, Tears And Deep Grief Because Of The Great Affliction Christ Endures For Me.

So With That Will Prompt And Prepared To Serve All Those Whom I Perceive To Be Servants Of My Lord, I Will Speak Of Three Things With Simplicity And Love As If I Were Speaking To My Own Soul.

Let Me Look At The Foulness And Ugliness Of My Body. Let Me See Myself As An Ulcerous Sore Running With Every Horrible And Disgusting Poison.

Considering That The Blessed Life We So Long For Consists In An Intimate And True Love Of God Our Creator And Lord, Which Binds And Obliges Us All To A Sincere Love.