Saint Ignatius said this quote

“ 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. ”

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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.

~ Saint Ignatius

Saint Ignatius Good God Humility

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

Saint Ignatius Nature Passion Student

Teach us to give and not to count the cost.

~ Saint Ignatius

Saint Ignatius Teach Cost Give

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

Saint Ignatius Focus Attention Distracted