St. Philip Neri said.....

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"In the persecutions which bad men excite against piety and devotion, we must keep our eyes on God, whom we serve, and on the testimony of a good conscience."

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"How patiently Christ, the King and Lord of heaven and earth, bore with the apostles, enduring at their hands many incivilities and misbeliefs, they being but poor and rough fishermen! How much more ought we to bear with our neighbor, if he treats us with incivility."

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"We must give ourselves to God altogether."

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"God makes all his own the soul that is wholly given to him."

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"It is as a general rule a bad sign when a man has not a particular feeling of devotion on the chief feasts of the year."

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"Let us reflect that the Word left heaven, and stooped to become man for us."

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"Besides pardoning those who persecute us, we ought to feel pity for the delusion they are laboring under."

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"To one who really loves God, there is nothing more harassing or burdensome than life."

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"Let young men be cheerful, and indulge in the recreations proper to their age, provided they keep out of the way of sin."

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"Not to know how to deny our soul its own wishes, is to foment a very hot-bed of vices."

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"All created things are liberal, and show the goodness of the Creator: the sun scatters its light; the fire its heat; the tree throws out its arms, which are its branches, and reaches to us the fruit it bears; water, and air, and all nature express the liberality of the Creator, and we, who are His lively image, do not represent Him, but through our degenerate manners deny Him in deeds while we are confessing Him with our mouths."

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"The hour is finished - we may say the same of the year; but the time to do good is not finished yet."

And remember to pray the Te Deum today for a plenary indulgence (under the usual conditions)!

The Te Deum
You are God: we praise you;
You are God: we acclaim you;
You are the eternal Father:
All creation worships you.
To you all angels, all the powers of heaven,
Cherubim and Seraphim, sing in endless praise:
Holy, holy, holy, Lord, God of power and might,
Heaven and earth are full of your glory.
The glorious company of apostles praise you.
The noble fellowship of prophets praise you.
The white-robed army of martyrs praise you.
Throughout the world the holy Church acclaims you:
Father, of majesty unbounded,
Your true and only Son, worthy of all worship,
And the Holy Spirit, advocate and guide.
You, Christ, are the king of glory,
The eternal Son of the Father.
When you became man to set us free
You did not spurn the Virgin’s womb.
You overcame the sting of death,
And opened the kingdom of heaven to all believers.
You are seated at God’s right hand in glory.
We believe that you will come, and be our judge.
Come then, Lord, and help your people,
Bought with the price of your own blood,
And bring us with your saints
To glory everlasting.
Save your people, Lord, and bless your inheritance.
Govern and uphold them now and always.
Day by day we bless you.
We praise your name forever.
Keep us today, Lord, from all sin.
Have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy.
Lord, show us your love and mercy;
For we put our trust in you.
In you, Lord, is our hope:
And we shall never hope in vain

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"WELL! When shall we have a mind to begin to do good?"

And remember to pray the Veni Creator Spiritus today for a plenary indulgence (according to the usual conditions)!

Come, Holy Ghost, Creator blest, and in our souls take up Thy rest; come with Thy grace and heavenly aid to fill the hearts which Thou hast made.

O comforter, to Thee we cry, O heavenly gift of God Most High, O fount of life and fire of love, and sweet anointing from above.

Thou in Thy sevenfold gifts are known; Thou, finger of God's hand we own; Thou, promise of the Father, Thou Who dost the tongue with power imbue.

Kindle our sense from above, and make our hearts o'erflow with love; with patience firm and virtue high the weakness of our flesh supply.

Far from us drive the foe we dread, and grant us Thy peace instead; so shall we not, with Thee for guide, turn from the path of life aside.

Oh, may Thy grace on us bestow the Father and the Son to know; and Thee, through endless times confessed, of both the eternal Spirit blest.

Now to the Father and the Son, Who rose from death, be glory given, with Thou, O Holy Comforter, henceforth by all in earth and heaven. Amen.

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"Nulla dies sine linea: Do not let a day pass without doing some good during it."

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"We must not be behind time in doing good; for death will not be behind his time."