St. Philip Neri said.....

Post by **Denise** » Thu May 03, 2018 4:43 am

"Men are generally the carpenters of their own crosses."

Johnna · Post by **Johnna** » Fri May 04, 2018 10:50 am

so true!!

Post by **Denise** » Sat May 05, 2018 7:49 am

"We must not give up praying and asking, because we do not get what we ask all at once."

Post by **Denise** » Sun May 06, 2018 7:28 am

"He who is unable to spend a long time together in prayer, should often lift up his mind to God by ejaculations."

Johnna · Post by **Johnna** » Sun May 06, 2018 9:28 am

Thank you thank you thank you! I do this, but never thought it was really enough.

My prayers are almost always as distracted as the rest of my life. I needed to read this.

Post by **Denise** » Sun May 06, 2018 9:55 am

JB, me too. I guess 3/6 births are more alike than we thought.

If you watch The Agony and the Ecstasy, Michelangelo, who shares our 3/6 did a lot of talking to God while he worked.

Post by **Denise** » Mon May 07, 2018 8:39 am

"We must often remember what Christ said, that not he who begins, but he that perseveres to the end, shall be saved."

Post by **Denise** » Tue May 08, 2018 7:22 am

"We ought to abhor every kind of affectation, whether in talking, dressing, or anything else."

affectation
noun: affectation; plural noun: affectations
behavior, speech, or writing that is artificial and designed to impress.

Post by **Denise** » Wed May 09, 2018 7:36 am

"When a scrupulous person has once made up his mind that he has not consented to a temptation, he must not reason the matter over again to see whether he has really consented or not, for the same temptations often return by making this sort of reflections."

Post by **Denise** » Thu May 10, 2018 6:55 am

"If those who are molested by scruples wish to know whether they have consented to a suggestion or not, especially in thoughts, they should see whether, during the temptation, they have always had a lively love to the virtue opposed to the vice in respect of which they were tempted, and hatred to that same vice, and this is mostly a good proof that they have not consented."

Post by **Denise** » Fri May 11, 2018 8:36 am

"The scrupulous should remit themselves always and in everything to the judgment of their confessor, and accustom themselves to have a contempt for their own scruples."

Post by **Denise** » Sat May 12, 2018 8:08 am

"Scruples are an infirmity which will make a truce with a man, but very rarely peace; humility alone comes off conqueror over them."

Post by **Denise** » Wed May 16, 2018 7:19 am

"He who has the slightest taint of avarice about him, will never make the least advance in virtue."

Post by **Denise** » Thu May 17, 2018 6:15 am

"Avarice is the pest of the soul."

Post by **Denise** » Thu May 17, 2018 12:38 pm

St. Philip Neri: A Holy Example of
What to Do When Plans Fall Through

Everyone struggles to figure out what to do with their lifeâ€¦even saints! St. Philip Neri, a former hermit, had plans to become a Jesuit missionary in India, but upon arriving in Rome, the Holy See denied his request. Lost and distraught, St. Philip Neri humbled himself before God, and prayed: â€œLord, I want to serve you, but I cannot find [the] path. Show me the path!â€

His answer comes to life in a two-part cinematic event, â€œSt. Philip Neriâ€ begins at 8 p.m. ET, Sat., May 19, and concludes a week later at 8 p.m. ET, Saturday, May 26 on EWTN, www.ewtn.com/channelfinder.