Reading the lives of Saints…
Reading the lives of the Saints is a great means to preserve piety.
–Saint Philip Neri (1515-1595)
Read the works…
It is very useful for those who minister the Word of God to give themselves up to prayer, to read the works of authors who’s names begin with “S”, such as St. Augustine, St. Bernard, etc.
–Saint Philip Neri (1515-1595)
In visiting the sick…
In order the better to gain souls, in visiting the sick, we ought to imagine that what we do for the sick man we are doing for Christ Himself; we shall thus perform this work of mercy with more love and greater spiritual profit.
–Saint Philip Neri (1515-1595)
We shall all be saints…
Let the young man look after the flesh, and the old man after avarice, and we shall all be saints together.
–Saint Philip Neri (1515-1595)
One who desires anything but…
He who desires anything but God deceives himself, and he who loves anything but God errs miserably.
–Saint Philip Neri (1515-1595)
The name of Jesus…
The name of Jesus, pronounced with reverence and affection, has a kind of power to soften the heart.
–Saint Philip Neri (1515-1595)
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