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- Episode 152 -- Life of St Philip XIII.152 -- Hope In Desperate TimesYes. We hear about what St Philip did one night in June in the year 1591. A friend of his was very close to death. Everyone thought in fact he had died. But St Philip prayed all night. The Lord himself also prayed all night sometimes. The Lord who loves when we pray heard the prayers of St Philip.10 min
- Episode 151 -- Life of St Philip XIII.151 -- Supernatural Love and Fortitude Are Necessary
Did St Philip face any opposition in his last years?
Yes. St Philip had a penitent who was very sick. He would visit her everyday and hear her confession and possibly bring her communion. This lady, Lavinia delta Rovere Orsini, was very wealthy. Her pugnacious nephew, Giulio Cesare Colonna, was convinced that St Philip only visited her to be made the heir of her fortune. Giulio was one of the great military families of Rome. And he threatened St Philip and told him to stop visiting. Even St Philip's friends begged him to stop lest he be hurt or even killed. But St Philip went on as he always did. He knew what he was doing was good for Lavinia. He knew he did not want one dime from her. He knew that if he got killed, it would be a blessing!
9 min - Episode 151 -- Life of St Philip XIII.151 -- Supernatural Love and Fortitude Are NecessaryDid St Philip face any opposition in his last years?Yes. St Philip had a penitent who was very sick. He would visit her everyday and hear her confession and possibly bring her communion. This lady, Lavinia delta Rovere Orsini, was very wealthy. Her pugnacious nephew, Giulio Cesare Colonna, was convinced that St Philip only visited her to be made the heir of her fortune. Giulio was one of the great military families of Rome. And he threatened St Philip and told him to stop visiting. Even St Philip's friends begged him to stop lest he be hurt or even killed. But St Philip went on as he always did. He knew what he was doing was good for Lavinia. He knew he did not want one dime from her. He knew that if he got killed, it would be a blessing!9 min
- Episode 150 -- Life of St Philip XIII.150 -- High Priest Prays for UsWe read about the beginning of those remarkable Masses that St Philip said in the last years of his life. From the beginning of his priesthood, St Philip had incredible devotion at Mass. The Holy Spirit filled him with spiritual awareness of the depths and power of the Mass. But in the final years of his life, the Holy Spirit seems to have led him even farther into the mystery of the Mass and the mystery of the Mystical Body, the Church. As the time for Holy Communion approached, St Philip would get lost in prayer for 2 hours. The servers eventually got permission to leave and come back later to finish the Mass! And so the Pope gave him permission to have a chapel built next to his bedroom, lest these Masses cause a stir or disruption in the church. Only in heaven will we know what passed in those times of prayer between St Philip and the Lord. Perhaps, like Our Lord himself, St Philip was made aware of all those who would be drawn to heaven through his priesthood. Perhaps he prayed for you and me!9 min
- Episode 150 -- Life of St Philip XIII.150 -- High Priest Prays for UsWe read about the beginning of those remarkable Masses that St Philip said in the last years of his life. From the beginning of his priesthood, St Philip had incredible devotion at Mass. The Holy Spirit filled him with spiritual awareness of the depths and power of the Mass. But in the final years of his life, the Holy Spirit seems to have led him even farther into the mystery of the Mass and the mystery of the Mystical Body, the Church. As the time for Holy Communion approached, St Philip would get lost in prayer for 2 hours. The servers eventually got permission to leave and come back later to finish the Mass! And so the Pope gave him permission to have a chapel built next to his bedroom, lest these Masses cause a stir or disruption in the church. Only in heaven will we know what passed in those times of prayer between St Philip and the Lord. Perhaps, like Our Lord himself, St Philip was made aware of all those who would be drawn to heaven through his priesthood. Perhaps he prayed for you and me!9 min
- Episode 149 -- Life of St Philip XII.149 -- Listening From the HeartDid St Philip help people not only with physical afflictions but also mental afflictions?Yes. We will read about how St Philip helped a lady with great anxiety and depression. In a miraculous way, he healed her for the rest of her life. We will also read about how he helped a man with scruples. Scruples is a spiritual affliction that makes us see evil where there is no evil. Scruples makes us very worried about how everything we do is a sin. If St Philip helped people in his own day, he can continue to help people today!9 min
- Episode 149 -- Life of St Philip XII.149 -- Listening From the HeartDid St Philip help people not only with physical afflictions but also mental afflictions?Yes. We will read about how St Philip helped a lady with great anxiety and depression. In a miraculous way, he healed her for the rest of her life. We will also read about how he helped a man with scruples. Scruples is a spiritual affliction that makes us see evil where there is no evil. Scruples makes us very worried about how everything we do is a sin. If St Philip helped people in his own day, he can continue to help people today!9 min
- Episode 148 -- Life of St Philip XII.148 -- Fighting Anxiety about Good Projects
We read about a woman who had some great plans in mind for doing good. But she did not tell anyone. Possibly, she was ashamed of them. Possibly she was afraid of what people would think. She did not want to claim her own desires before others. One day, St Philip surprised her by telling her what she had in mind. How we need to open our hearts to a spiritual friend, both about our struggles and our holy desires.
8 min - Episode 148 -- Life of St Philip XII.148 -- Fighting Anxiety about Good ProjectsWe read about a woman who had some great plans in mind for doing good. But she did not tell anyone. Possibly, she was ashamed of them. Possibly she was afraid of what people would think. She did not want to claim her own desires before others. One day, St Philip surprised her by telling her what she had in mind. How we need to open our hearts to a spiritual friend, both about our struggles and our holy desires.8 min
- Episode 147 -- Life of St Philip XII.147 -- Human Touch and Human TraumaWe read about how St Philip could help people by the touch of his hand. He would bless people on the forehead. This great wisdom of the Church, this wisdom that touch and the senses and human contact matters, has recently been emphasized by those who give therapy to victims of trauma. We are a body and soul unity. Trauma and difficult sadnesses can be helped by the right use of our bodies.10 min
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St Philip Neri in the 16th century would gather those each day who were desirous of seeking Christian perfection. He would read from a spiritual book and then discourse on the meaning of what was…
read. This podcast (and the nightly prayer group from which it springs) seeks to carry on St Philip’s method of helping people become holy, even saints, in their own homes.