St. Philip Neri said.....

Post by **Denise** » Mon Jan 28, 2019 8:15 am

"In order to be perfect, we must not only obey and honor our superiors; we must honor our equals and inferiors also."

Post by **Denise** » Tue Jan 29, 2019 7:17 am

"In dealing with our neighbor, we must assume as much pleasantness of manner as we can, and by this affability win him to the way of virtue."

Post by **Denise** » Wed Jan 30, 2019 8:02 am

"A man who leads a common life under obedience, is more to be esteemed than one who does great penance after his own will."

Post by **Denise** » Thu Jan 31, 2019 8:05 am

"To mortify one passion, no matter how small, is a greater help in the spiritual life than many abstinences, fasts, and disciplines."

Post by **Denise** » Fri Feb 01, 2019 8:12 am

"He who wishes to be wise without the true Wisdom, or saved without the Savior, is not well, but sick - is not wise, but a fool."

Post by **Denise** » Sat Feb 02, 2019 7:12 am

"Devotion to the Blessed Virgin is actually necessary, because there is no better means of obtaining God's graces than through His most holy mother."

Post by **Denise** » Sun Feb 03, 2019 8:13 am

"A man should force himself to be obedient, even in little things which appear of no moment; because he will thus render the practice of obedience in great matters easy to himself."

Post by **Denise** » Mon Feb 04, 2019 9:04 am

"He who always acts under obedience, may rest assured that he will not have to give an account of his actions to God."

Post by **Denise** » Tue Feb 05, 2019 6:45 am

"Perfection does not consist in such outward things as shedding tears and the like, but in true and solid virtues."

Post by **Denise** » Wed Feb 06, 2019 8:17 am

"Tears are no sign that a man is in the grace of God, neither must we infer that one who weeps when he speaks of holy and devout things necessarily leads a holy life."

Post by **Denise** » Thu Feb 07, 2019 8:47 am

"Cheerfulness strengthens the heart and makes us persevere in a good life; wherefore the servant of God ought always to be in good spirits."

Post by **Denise** » Fri Feb 08, 2019 7:45 am

"When a man is freed from a temptation or any other distress, let him take great care to show fitting gratitude to God for the benefit he has received."

Post by **Denise** » Sat Feb 09, 2019 8:29 am

"We must accept the adversities which God sends us without reasoning too much upon them, and we must take for granted that it is the best thing which could happen to us."

Post by **Denise** » Sun Feb 10, 2019 7:17 am

"We must always remember that God does everything well, although we may not see the reason of what He does."

Post by **Denise** » Mon Feb 11, 2019 8:19 am

"Every one ought to give in readily to the opinion of another, and to argue in favor of another and against himself, and take things in good part."