Saint Ignatius Quotes

Adoration is caring for God above all else.

All grace grows as Love to the Word of God grows.

You can see God from anywhere if your mind is set to love and obey Him.

Nothing else is required than to act toward God, in the midst of your occupations, as you do, even when busy, toward those who love you and whom you love.

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.

You wish me to tell you why and how God should be loved. My answer is that God himself is the reason he is to be loved.

Men invent means and methods of coming at God's love, they learn rules and set up devices to remind them of that love, and it seems like a world of trouble to bring oneself into the consciousness of God's presence. Yet it might be so simple. Is it not quicker and easier just to do our common business wholly for the love of him?

If you must be mad, be it not for the things of the world. Be mad with the love of God.

God our Lord would have us look to the Giver and love Him more than His gift, keeping Him always before our eyes, in our hearts, and in our thoughts.

God is displeased at the diffidence of souls who love Him sincerely and whom He Himself loves.

I desire many things concerning myself; but I desire nothing so much, as to have a heart filled with love to the Lord. I long for a warm personal attachment to Him.

Our desires, be they spiritual or temporal, should be rooted in a love of the Lord.

The great commandment of life is to love the Lord.

I know with all my heart and soul that God lives. I believe He will enlighten our lives with His love for each of us if we strive to be worthy of that love, in the holy name of Jesus Christ, amen.

The only true and lasting inspiration for life is genuine love for God, and submitted gratitude that I get to be a part of the redemptive quest.

No holiday, no job, no amount of money, not even my own security can mean more to me than my love for God.

We are made to know and love God.

I never knew how to worship until I knew how to love.

God's supreme word to us is life; our highest worship of Him is love for the living.

That's all I want in life is to be remembered as a guy that really loved God.

God is so unique in giving His people ways to fellowship, witness, and remember what a mighty and merciful God He is.

Our gloomy Presbyterian ideas encourage fear of God, not love for him.

The mark of one who loves God and saints is sacrifice.

Our decision to close on Sunday was our way of honoring God and of directing our attention to things that mattered more than our business.

Make God first priority. He's worth it!