St.Philip Neri at the High Altar

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[Lady In Blue]

St.Philip Neri's Memorial was May 26.

[Lady In Blue]

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[Salvation]

Bumping this beautiful article on 05-26-04.

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[NYer]

Thanks for this great post on St. Phillip Neri!

The morals of Roman priests were the subject of jokes all over Europe. In Rome itself priests rarely wore priestly attire

Lol! Could have been written this year.

[nickcarraway]

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[Desdemona]

See, the church has gone through this before and survived.

[Salvation]

OH, horrors. And this was at the time of the "blessed" Council of Trent. LOL!

[Salvation]

**The reason for this was more than his desire to leave the morning free for hearing the many confessions which soon became his major apostolate. The real reason was his desire to celebrate Mass with as few people present as possible - ideally alone. At that late hour he could celebrate at the high altar, where no one would be able to see his face. This unusual practice of Philip’s pointed to a characteristic that was very deep in Philip and that he always wished to keep hidden, but which shone forth in his whole life: his deep devotion to the Eucharist, his love for the Lord in the Blessed Sacrament. This love was already apparent in his prayer before the Lord in the monstrance at the Forty Hours’ Devotion. It showed itself also in the spread of the practice of frequent, even daily Communion, which Cacciaguerra and Philip encouraged.**

A confessor and someone with an outstanding devotion to the Blessed Sacrament -- boy, do we need more priests like that today.

BTW, please pray for my son.

[Lady In Blue]

Thank you very much,Salvation. I had forgotten that today is his feast day.

[fatima]

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[Lady In Blue]

Salvation,I will keep your son in my prayers. What is his name?

[fishbabe]

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[Salvation]

BTTT on the feastday of St. Philip Neri, May 26, 2005.

[Pyro7480]

His closest friends saw it as an act of providence that the last day of his life was the feast of Corpus Christi.

St. Philip Neri died in 1595, and the feast of Corpus Christi fell on May 25. The Saint died early in the morning of the next day, May 26, which is now his feast day. This year, the traditional date for the Feast of Corpus Christi and St. Philip's feast day fall on the same day, which I think is very appropriate, given his love for the Eucharist.

[Salvation]

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[LisaFab]

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[Robert Drobot]

Thank you, Lady In Blue! Heaven's Host of Roman Rite Catholic Saints kneel in tribute to the eternal presence of the One True Church on Earth. Praise His Holy Name now and forever!!!

Terri Schindler-Schiavo, please forgive us.
Our Lady of La Salette, pray for us.
Saint Joseph, Patron of the Universal Church and Protector of the Faithful,
pray for us.
Saints Peter and Paul, pray for us.
Pope Saint Gregory the Great, pray for us.
Pope Saint Pius V, pray for us.
Pope Saint Leo the Great, pray for us.
Pope Saint Pius X, pray for us.
Saint Padre Pio, pray for us.
Saint Athanasius, fierce fighter of the Arians, pray for us.
Saint Clare, the great apostle of Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration, pray for us.
Sister Maria Lucia of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart, pray for us
Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, pray for us.
Father Gommar DePauw, pray for us.
Father Paul Wickens, pray for us.
Saint Michael the Archangel, protect the faithful from the snares of the disciples of Lucifer in disguise, and
bring ruin to those who intimidate, oppress, imprison, torture, and murder His faithful servants
throughout the world.

[ELS]

This year, the traditional date for the Feast of Corpus Christi and St. Philip's feast day fall on the same day, which I think is very appropriate, given his love for the Eucharist.

Also, this year is the Year of the Eucharist! The Lord works in mysterious ways.