The safest and most suitable form of penance seems to be that which causes pain in the flesh but does not penetrate to the bones, that is, which causes suffering but not sickness.
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Saint Ignatius
These are some quotes by Spanish author Saint Ignatius Saint, who lived between December 24, 1491 and July 31, 1556.
Quotes by Saint Ignatius
Some indeed have tears naturally, when the higher motion of the soul makes itself felt in the lower, or because God our Lord, seeing that it would be good for them, allows them to melt into tears. But this does not mean that they have greater charity or that they are more effective than others who enjoy no tears.
