Saint Ignatius Quotes & Sayings (Page 5)

“We should always be disposed to believe that that which appears white is really black, if the hierarchy of the Church so decides.”

“Little by little he came to recognize the difference between the spirits that agitated him, one from the enemy and one from God.”

“Remember that the good angels do what they can to preserve men from sin and obtain God's honor. But they do not lose courage when men fail.”

“Spiritual infirmities such as tepidity are caused, not only by chills but also by fevers, that is, by excessive zeal.”

“What St. Francis and St. Dominic have done, that, by God's grace, I will do.”

“When Ignatius understood that God did not wish him to remain at Jerusalem, he began to consider what he should do. The plan he approved and adopted was to enter upon a course of study in order to be better fitted to save souls.”

“I have no doubt concerning that Supreme Goodness, who is so eager to share His blessings, or of that everlasting love which makes Him more eager to bestow perfection on us than we are to receive it.”

“While studying at Barcelona, Ignatius was in doubt whether, after completing his studies, he should enter some Religious Order, or go from place to place, according to his custom. He decided to enter upon the religious life.”

“I can love a person in this life only insofar as he tries to advance in the praise and service of God our Lord; for the man who loves anything for itself and not for the sake of God, does not love God with his whole heart.”

“In the fallen there is danger of pride and vainglory, since they prefer their own judgment to the judgment of everyone else, usurping what is not their own by setting themselves up as judges in their own cause when the rightful judge is their superior.”