Gaudete Semper – Rejoice Always
Posted in Congregation, Oratorians, Prayer on May 19th, 2011
–May 20–Philip’s Purity
PHILIP well knowing the pleasure which God takes in cleanness of heart, had no sooner come to years of discretion, and to the power of distinguishing between good and evil, than he set himself to wage war against the evils and suggestions of his enemy, and never rested till he had gained the [...]
Posted in Congregation, Oratorians, Prayer on May 19th, 2011
–May 19–Philip’s Exercise of Prayer
FROM very boyhood the servant of God gave himself up to prayer, until he acquired such a habit of it, that, wherever he was, his mind was always lifted up to heavenly things.
Sometimes he forgot to eat; sometimes, when he was dressing, he left off, being carried away in his thought [...]
Posted in Congregation, Oratorians, Prayer on May 18th, 2011
–May 18–
Philip’s Devotion
THE inward flame of devotion in Philip was so intense that he sometimes fainted in consequence of it, or was forced to throw himself upon his bed, under the sickness of divine love.
When he was young he sometimes felt this divine fervour so vehemently as to be unable to contain himself, throwing himself [...]
Posted in Congregation, Oratorians, Prayer on May 17th, 2011
–May 17–
Philip’s Humility
IF Philip heard of anyone having committed a crime, he would say, “Thank God that I have not done worse.”
At confession he would shed abundance of tears, and say, “I have never done a good action.”
When a penitent showed that she could not bear the rudeness shown towards him by certain persons who were [...]
Posted in Apostolates, Campus Ministry, Eucharistic Adoration, Oratorians on Sep 3rd, 2010
In a prior posting, Fr. Drew Morgan, provost of the Pittsburgh Oratory of St. Philip Neri and past university chaplain, detailed the development of Catholic campus ministry on non-Catholic university campuses in the United States. In the second part of that interview, he details the traditional and future relationship and impact of the Newman Center to [...]
