When I die, I shall then have my greatest grief and my greatest joy; my greatest grief, that I have done so little for Jesus, and my greatest joy, that Jesus has done so much for me.

William Grimshaw
When I die, I shall then have my greatest grief...
When I die, I shall then have my greatest grief...
When I die, I shall then have my greatest grief...
When I die, I shall then have my greatest grief...
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This is a very beautiful quote by St. Ignatius of Loyola, one of the founders of the Jesuit order. He was talking about the idea of having your greatest griefs and joys in life. He says that when he dies, he will have his greatest grief, which is that he has not done enough for Jesus, and his greatest joy, which is that Jesus has done so much for him.

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