Saint Ignatius Quotes

Saint Ignatius
Spanish Saint
Born: Oct 23, 1491
Died: Jul 31, 1556
God Life Love Own Soul Will
Related authors: Francis of Assisi Joan of Arc Mother Teresa Pope John Paul II Saint Ambrose Saint Augustine Saint Teresa of Avila St. Jerome
Be slow to speak, and only after having first listened quietly, so that you may understand the meaning, leanings, and wishes of those who do speak. Thus you will better know when to speak and when to be silent. Saint Ignatius
You Speak Better Will Slow First Those Silent Having Only Thus Wishes Know Understand Quietly Listened May After Meaning Who
Try to keep your soul always in peace and quiet, always ready for whatever our Lord may wish to work in you. It is certainly a higher virtue of the soul, and a greater grace, to be able to enjoy the Lord in different times and different places than in only one. Saint Ignatius
Work You Soul Peace Grace Try Wish Whatever Enjoy Virtue Our Our Lord Able Only Higher Greater Ready Always Lord Times Than Quiet May Different Places Your Certainly Different Places Peace And Quiet Different Times Keep
Realize that illness and other temporal setbacks often come to us from the hand of God our Lord, and are sent to help us know ourselves better, to free ourselves of the love of created things, and to reflect on the brevity of this life and, thus, to prepare ourselves for the life which is without end. Saint Ignatius
Life Love God Better Free Reflect Other Our Our Lord Ourselves Temporal Thus Come Know Without Lord Hand End Often Which Sent Realize Us Created Brevity Help Illness Prepare Things Setbacks
For those who love, nothing is too difficult, especially when it is done for the love of our Lord Jesus Christ. Saint Ignatius
Love Christ Nothing Difficult Too Our Our Lord Those Lord Lord Jesus Lord Jesus Christ Done Who Jesus Jesus Christ
Occupy yourself in beholding and bewailing your own imperfections rather than contemplating the imperfections of others. Saint Ignatius
Yourself Own Others Rather Imperfections Contemplating Occupy Than Your
I wish not merely to be called Christian, but also to be Christian. Saint Ignatius
Wish Christian Merely Also
Teach us to give and not to count the cost. Saint Ignatius
Religion Cost Give Count Us Teach
Man was created to praise, reverence, and serve God our Lord and in this way to save his soul. The other things on Earth were created for man's use, to help him reach the end for which he was created. Saint Ignatius
God Man Soul Other Our Earth Way Our Lord He Reach Him Lord Praise Reverence Were His His Way End Which Created Use Help Serve Things Save
Be generous to the poor orphans and those in need. The man to whom our Lord has been liberal ought not to be stingy. We shall one day find in Heaven as much rest and joy as we ourselves have dispensed in this life. Saint Ignatius
Life Day Man Joy Rest Liberal Ought Our Our Lord Those One Day Ourselves Has-Been Find Shall Generous Lord Been Stingy Heaven Poor Much Whom Orphans Need
May the perfect grace and eternal love of Christ our Lord be our never-failing protection and help. Saint Ignatius
Love Grace Protection Christ Our Our Lord Perfect Lord May Eternal Eternal Love Help
In the light of the Divine Goodness, it seems to me, though others may think differently, that ingratitude is the most abominable of sins and that it should be detested in the sight of our Creator and Lord by all of His creatures who are capable of enjoying His divine and everlasting glory. Saint Ignatius
Me Light Goodness Think Others Our Sight Though Seems Detested Divine Most Glory Lord His Sins May Capable Ingratitude Should Who Creator Creatures Differently Everlasting Enjoying
The more completely we focus our attention on our Creator and Lord, the less chance there is of our being distracted by creatures. Saint Ignatius
Focus Our Distracted More Attention Lord Being Less Creator Creatures Chance
It is not the soul alone that should be healthy; if the mind is healthy in a healthy body, all will be healthy and much better prepared to give God greater service. Saint Ignatius
Service God Alone Soul Better Mind Will Healthy Give Greater Much Should Body Prepared
True, I am in love with suffering, but I do not know if I deserve the honor. Saint Ignatius
Love Suffering Honor True Know Am Deserve
What St. Francis and St. Dominic have done, that, by God's grace, I will do. Saint Ignatius
God Grace Will Francis Done
It is one thing to be eloquent and charming in profane speech, and another when the one speaking as a religious. Saint Ignatius
Eloquent One Thing Religious Charming Another Speaking Profane Thing Speech
It is certain that, because the negligent do not struggle against self, they never achieve peace of soul or do so tardily, and never possess any virtue in its fullness, while the energetic and industrious make notable advances on both fronts. Saint Ignatius
Struggle Soul Peace Achieve Virtue Possess Both Self Never Advances Make Industrious Because Any Fronts Energetic While Against Notable Certain Fullness
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. Saint Ignatius
Cause Drop Our Say Harsh Would Concerning Shedding Lord Sake Blood Anything Body Avoid Even Treatment
The wellbeing of the head resounds throughout the whole body, and as are the Superiors, so, in turn, will their subjects be. Saint Ignatius
Will Throughout Head Wellbeing Subjects Turn Body Whole
The principal end both of my father and of myself in the conquest of India... has been the propagation of the holy Catholic faith. Saint Ignatius
Faith Myself Father Has-Been India Propagation Both Principal Catholic Catholic Faith Been End Holy Conquest
In the matter of learning, the difference between the earnest and the careless student stands out clearly. The same holds true in the mastering of passion and the weaknesses to which our nature is subject, as in the acquiring of virtue. Saint Ignatius
Nature Learning Passion Matter Careless Earnest Virtue Our Out Weaknesses Student True Between Clearly Mastering Subject Same Difference Holds Which Acquiring Stands
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. Saint Ignatius
Love Soul Speak Simplicity Will Three Own Those Prompt Perceive My Own Lord Were Speaking Prepared Whom Servants Serve Things
We esteem, honor, and love the apostles more than the other saints, because they served God more faithfully and because they loved Him more perfectly. Saint Ignatius
Love God Honor Other More Perfectly Him Because Faithfully Saints Than Loved Esteem Apostles Served
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. Saint Ignatius
Life Doubt Completing Enter Religious Religious Life Some Studies He Studying Go His According Order After Decided Whether Place While Custom Barcelona Should
We should not have a petty regard for God's gifts, though we may and should despise our own imperfections. Saint Ignatius
God Own Petty Despise Our Though Gifts Imperfections May Regard Should
Little by little he came to recognize the difference between the spirits that agitated him, one from the enemy and one from God. Saint Ignatius
God Enemy Recognize Spirits He Between Him Came Difference Little
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