Virtue and vice…
When God intends to grant a man any particular virtue, it is His way to let him be tempted to the opposite vice.
–Saint Philip Neri (1515-1595)
Patience is necessary…
Patience is necessary for the servant of God, and we must not be distressed at trouble, but wait for consolation.
–Saint Philip Neri (1515-1595)
God does everything well…
We must always remember that God does everything well, although we may not see the reason of what He does.
–Saint Philip Neri (1515-1595)
Ten truly detached men…
Give me ten truly detached men. and I will convert the world with them.
–Saint Philip Neri (1515-1595)
Show gratitude to God…
When a man is freed from a temptation or any other distress, let him take great care to show fitting gratitude to God for the benefit he has received.
–Saint Philip Neri (1515-1595)
Look at a crucifix…
If a man finds it very hard to forgive injuries, let him look at a crucifix, and think that Christ shed all His Blood for him, and not only forgave His enemies, but even prayed His Heavenly Father to forgive them also. Let him remember that when he says the ‘Our Father’, every day, instead of asking pardon for his sins, he is calling down vengeance on himself.
–Saint Philip Neri (1515-1595)
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