St. Philip Neri said.....

In this forum you can write about your relationship with the Lord, your spiritual life, devotions you may take part in, works of Mercy you have done, what apostolates you are part of, ask for prayer, talk about the heavenly family (The Saints, Holy Mother, The Lord), talk about the triumphs in your life, and the misfortunes in your life.

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Re: St. Philip Neri said.....

Post by Denise » Sun Mar 21, 2021 7:54 am

"When fathers have given their sons a good education, and put everything clearly and distinctly in train for them, the sons who succeed them, and continue to follow the road marked out for them, will have the advantage of seeing their family persevere in holy ways, and in the fear of God."
Devotion to the souls in Purgatory contains in itself all the works of mercy, which supernaturalized by a spirit of faith, should merit us Heaven. de Sales

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"In order to preserve their purity, young men should frequent the Sacraments, and especially confession."
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Post by Denise » Tue Mar 23, 2021 8:13 am

"We must never trust ourselves, for it is the devil's way first to get us to feel secure, and then to make us fall."
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Post by Denise » Wed Mar 24, 2021 7:58 am

"We ought to fear and fly temptations of the flesh, even in sickness, and in old age itself, aye, and so long as we can open and shut our eyelids, for the spirit of incontinence gives no truce either to place, time, or person."
Devotion to the souls in Purgatory contains in itself all the works of mercy, which supernaturalized by a spirit of faith, should merit us Heaven. de Sales

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"Our sweet Christ, the Word Incarnate, has given Himself to us for everything that was necessary for us, even to the hard and ignominious death upon the cross."
Devotion to the souls in Purgatory contains in itself all the works of mercy, which supernaturalized by a spirit of faith, should merit us Heaven. de Sales

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"One of the most efficacious means of keeping ourselves chaste, is to have compassion for those who fall through their frailty, and never to boast in the least of being free, but with all humility to acknowledge that whatever we have is from the mercy of God."
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Post by Denise » Sat Mar 27, 2021 7:35 am

"To be without pity for other men's falls, is an evident sign that we shall fall ourselves shortly."
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Post by Denise » Sun Mar 28, 2021 7:21 am

"In the matter of purity there is no greater danger than the not fearing the danger: when a man does not distrust himself, and is without fear, it is all over with him."
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Post by Denise » Mon Mar 29, 2021 7:42 am

"The devil generally makes use of the weaker sex when he wishes to cause us to fall."
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"In order to begin well, and to finish better, it is quite necessary to hear Mass every day, unless there be some lawful hindrance in the way."
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Post by Denise » Wed Mar 31, 2021 7:57 am

"A most excellent means of keeping ourselves pure, is to lay open all our thoughts, as soon as possible, to our confessor with the greatest sincerity, and keep nothing hidden in ourselves."
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Post by Denise » Thu Apr 01, 2021 7:27 am

"To acquire and preserve the virtue of chastity, we have need of a good and experienced confessor."
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Post by Denise » Fri Apr 02, 2021 7:31 am

"Let a man who desires the first place take the last."
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Post by Denise » Sat Apr 03, 2021 6:59 am

"As soon as a man feels that he is tempted, he should fly to God, and devoutly utter that ejaculation which the fathers of the desert so much esteemed: Deus in adjutorium meum intende; Domine ad adjuvandum me festina (O God, come to my assistance; O Lord, make haste to help me); or that verse, cor mundum crea in me Deus (Create a clean heart in me, O God)."
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Post by Denise » Sun Apr 04, 2021 7:31 am

"When sensual thoughts come into the mind, we ought immediately to make use of our minds, and fix them instantaneously upon something or other, no matter what."
Devotion to the souls in Purgatory contains in itself all the works of mercy, which supernaturalized by a spirit of faith, should merit us Heaven. de Sales

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