Mortify one passion…
To mortify one passion, no matter how small, is a greater help in the spiritual life than many abstinences, fasts, and disciplines.
–Saint Philip Neri (1515-1595)
Cast yourself into…
Cast yourself into the arms of God and be very sure that if He wants anything of you, He will lift you for the work and give you strength.
–Saint Philip Neri (1515-1595)
Doing good during…
Nulla dies sine linea: Do not let a day pass without doing some good during it.
–Saint Philip Neri (1515-1595)
A taste of Hell…
He who continues in anger, strife, and a bitter spirit, has a taste of the air of hell.
–Saint Philip Neri (1515-1595)
Obedience is the…
Obedience is the true holocaust which we sacrifice to God on the altar of our hearts.
–Saint Philip Neri (1515-1595)
From one cross…
He who runs away from one cross, will meet a bigger one on his road.
–Saint Philip Neri (1515-1595)
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