St. Philip Neri said.....

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"Let us think of Mary, for she is that unspeakable virgin, that glorious lady, who conceived and brought forth, without detriment to her virginity, Him whom the width of the heavens cannot contain within itself."

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"The true servant of God acknowledges no other country but heaven."

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"When God infuses extraordinary sweetnesses into the soul, a man ought to prepare for some serious tribulation or temptation."

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"When we have these extraordinary sweetnesses, we ought to ask of God fortitude to bear whatever He may please to send us, and then to stand very much upon our guard, because there is danger of sin behind."

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"One of the most excellent means of obtaining perseverance is discretion; we must not wish to do everything at once, or become a saint in four days."

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"In our clothes we ought, like St. Bernard, to love poverty, but not filthiness."

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"He who wishes to advance in spirituality, should never slur over his defects negligently without particular examination of conscience, even independent of the time of sacramental confession."

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"A man should not so attach himself to the means as to forget the end; neither must we give ourselves so much to mortify the flesh as to forget to mortify the brain, which is the chief thing after all."

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I am sure the good saint is speaking here of those such as Joseph Ratzinger, Padre Pio, Karol Wojtyła, Raymond Leo Burke and the like.

"We ought to desire the virtues of prelates, cardinals, and popes, but not their dignities."

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"The skin of self-love is fastened strongly on our hearts, and it hurts us to flay it off, and the more we get down to the quick, the more keen and difficult it is."

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"This first step, which we ought to have taken of ourselves already, we have always in our mind, yet never put it in execution."

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"A man ought to set about putting his good resolutions in practice, and not change them lightly."

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"We must not omit our ordinary devotions for every trifling occasion that may come in the way, such as going to confession on our fixed days, and particularly hearing Mass on weekdays; if we wish to go out walking, or anything of that sort, let us make our confession, and perform our usual exercises first, and then go."

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"It is very useful for those who minister the word of God, or give themselves up to prayer, to read the works of authors whose names begin with S, such as Saint Augustine, Saint Bernard, etc."

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"Nothing more glorious can happen to a Christian than to suffer for Christ."