Ignatius of Loyola
Ignatius of Loyola
Saint Ignatius of Loyola, SJwas a Spanish knight from a local Basque noble family, hermit, priest since 1537, and theologian, who founded the Society of Jesusand, on 19 April 1541, became its first Superior General. Ignatius emerged as a religious leader during the Counter-Reformation. Loyola's devotion to the Catholic Church was characterized by absolute obedience to the Pope...
NationalitySpanish
ProfessionClergyman
Date of Birth24 December 1491
CountrySpain
Ignatius of Loyola quotes about
catholic saint hard
It is not hard to obey when we love the one whom we obey.
awareness finding-god findings
Finding God in All Things.
reform world labor
He who goes about to reform the world must begin with himself, or he loses his labor.
heartfelt doing-nothing action
Let us work as if success depended upon ourselves alone, but with heartfelt conviction that we are doing nothing, and God everything.
anvils firmness stand-firm
Stand firm and immovable as an anvil when it is beaten upon.
occupy-yourself imperfection contemplating
Occupy yourself in beholding and bewailing your own imperfections rather than contemplating the imperfections of others.
forgiveness sight voice
Pardon me, O perfections of my God, for having preferred imperfect and evil inclinations to Thee! Pardon me, O justice of my God, for having outraged Thee by my sins. Pardon me, O holiness of my God, for having so long stained Thy sight's purity by my sins. Pardon me, O mercy of my God, for having despised so long Thy mercy's voice. In deep sorrow and contrition, I cast myself at Thy feet: Have mercy on me.
servant-of-god half illness
The servant of God earns half a doctorate through illness
humility looks remember
Above all, remember that God looks for solid virtues in us, such as patience, humility, obedience, abnegation of your own will - that is, the good will to serve Him and our neighbor in Him. His providence allows us other devotions only insofar as He sees that they are useful to us.
fake-people believe white
We should always be disposed to believe that that which appears white is really black, if the hierarchy of the Church so decides.
catholic modesty purity
Let your modesty be a sufficient incitement, yea, an exhortation to everyone to be at peace on their merely looking at you.
army enemy storm
Just as the commander of an army pitches his camp, studies the strength and defenses of a fortress, and then attacks it on its weakest side, in like manner, the enemy of our human nature studies from all sides our theological, cardinal, and moral virtues. Wherever he finds us weakest and most in need regarding our eternal salvation, he attacks and tries to take us by storm.
generosity gods-will
God will not be outdone in generosity.
humility giving grace
There is no doubt that God will never be wanting to us, provided that He finds in us that humility which makes us worthy of His gifts, the desire of possessing them, and the promptitude to co-operate industriously with the graces He gives us.