Philip Neri was an Italian Catholic priest and is considered one of the founders of the Franciscans. Born on July 22, 1515, and died on May 25, 1595, Neri is known for his charitable work and care for the poor. His life and deeds have had a profound impact on posterity.
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Source: The Maxims and Sayings of St Philip Neri
Source: The Maxims and Sayings of St Philip Neri
“There is nothing the devil fears so much, or so much tries to hinder, as prayer.”
Source: The Maxims and Sayings of St Philip Neri
“The best way to prepare for death is to spend every day of life as though it were the last.”
Source: The Maxims and Sayings of St Philip Neri
“My children, if you desire perseverance, be devout to our Blessed Lady.”
“Those who have themselves for a spiritual director have a fool for a spiritual director.”
“The Lord grants in a moment what we may have been unable to obtain in dozens of years.”
Source: The Maxims and Sayings of St Philip Neri
“The greatness of our love of God must be tested by the desire we have of suffering for His love.”
Source: The Maxims and Sayings of St Philip Neri
Source: The Maxims and Sayings of St Philip Neri
“Obedience is the true holocaust which we sacrifice to God on the altar of our hearts.”
Source: The Maxims and Sayings of St Philip Neri
Source: The Maxims and Sayings of St Philip Neri
Source: The Maxims and Sayings of St Philip Neri
Source: The Maxims and Sayings of St Philip Neri
“He who wishes for goods will never have devotion.”
Source: The Maxims and Sayings of St Philip Neri
“Not to know how to deny our soul its own wishes, is to foment a very hot-bed of vices.”
Source: The Maxims and Sayings of St Philip Neri
Source: The Maxims and Sayings of St Philip Neri
Source: If God be with Us: The Maxims of St. Philip Neri
Source: The Maxims and Sayings of St Philip Neri
Source: The Maxims and Sayings of St Philip Neri
Source: The Maxims and Sayings of St Philip Neri
“To be without pity for other mens falls, is an evident sign that we shall fall ourselves shortly.”
Source: The Maxims and Sayings of St Philip Neri
Source: The Maxims and Sayings of St Philip Neri
“Let us be humble and keep ourselves down: - Obedience! Humility! Detachment!”
Source: The Maxims and Sayings of St Philip Neri
Source: The Maxims and Sayings of St Philip Neri
“To acquire and preserve the virtue of chastity, we have need of a good and experienced confessor.”
Source: The Maxims and Sayings of St Philip Neri
“At communion we ought to ask for the remedy of the vice to which we feel ourselves most inclined.”
Source: The Maxims and Sayings of St Philip Neri
Source: The Maxims and Sayings of St Philip Neri
“To preserve our cheerfulness amid sicknesses and troubles, is a sign of a right and good spirit.”
Source: If God be with Us: The Maxims of St. Philip Neri
Source: The Maxims and Sayings of St Philip Neri
Source: The Maxims and Sayings of St Philip Neri
Source: The Maxims and Sayings of St Philip Neri
“A joyful heart is more easily made perfect than a downcast one.”
“First let a little love find entrance into their hearts, and the rest will follow.”
“Give me ten truly detached men. and I will convert the world with them.”
“Christian joy is a gift of God flowing from a good conscience.”