Lectio et Oratio

Lectio et Oratio

By Fr Michael Eades of the Toronto OratoryReligion & SpiritualityChristianity
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Lectio et Oratio episodes

  • Episode 136 -- Life of St Philip XI.136 -- Human Unity and Confessional Intregrity

    We read about St Philip's ability to read a person's soul who had been hiding a very serious sin in confession for a long time. St Philip was not his confessor. The young man had other confessors. But St Philip could tell that something was wrong. Thankfully the young man listened to St Philip and made a confession of his whole life. The truth will set us free!

    Last episode we read about how a linen cloth with St Philip's blood healed people even when he was alive. This reminds us of St Peter, the first Apostle of Rome, healing people through his handkerchief in Acts 5. St Philip also was able to know what was troubling a man despite his never having told anyone. When St Philip revealed the issue, the man was amazed and relieved. Finally Philip was able to give a very sick man hope and healing. Take courage, he told him! Each of us needs support. Each of us needs others who can understand us and encourage us. Advent is a time for praying for the virtue of hope!

    11 min
  • Episode 136 -- Life of St Philip XI.136 -- Human Unity and Confessional Intregrity
    We read about St Philip's ability to read a person's soul who had been hiding a very serious sin in confession for a long time. St Philip was not his confessor. The young man had other confessors. But St Philip could tell that something was wrong. Thankfully the young man listened to St Philip and made a confession of his whole life. The truth will set us free!Last episode we read about how a linen cloth with St Philip's blood healed people even when he was alive. This reminds us of St Peter, the first Apostle of Rome, healing people through his handkerchief in Acts 5. St Philip also was able to know what was troubling a man despite his never having told anyone. When St Philip revealed the issue, the man was amazed and relieved. Finally Philip was able to give a very sick man hope and healing. Take courage, he told him! Each of us needs support. Each of us needs others who can understand us and encourage us. Advent is a time for praying for the virtue of hope!
    11 min
  • Episode 135 -- Life of St Philip XI.135 -- Philip like Peter and Miraculous Cloths

    Did second class relics of St Philip ever work miracles during St Philip's life time?

    Yes. We will read about a person who was healed by touching a piece of linen with St Philip's blood on it to the infected part. Why would God work such a miracle? He wanted to convince people that St Philip was a man of God. He wanted to convince people that the Church still possessed holiness.

    Last episode we read about how the Oratory spread to other cities in Italy and even to France and Sicily. But the Oratory was very unlike all the other Congregations that had been founded for priests. There was no centralization. Each house, except for a few and for a short time, was independent. They were founded on the Roman model. They were founded with the spirit of St Philip. But each is its own family. A man joins one house, one Oratory, and stays there his whole life. Thus, we try to imitate St Philip who lived in Rome for sixty years.

    11 min
  • Episode 135 -- Life of St Philip XI.135 -- Philip like Peter and Miraculous Cloths
    Did second class relics of St Philip ever work miracles during St Philip's life time? Yes. We will read about a person who was healed by touching a piece of linen with St Philip's blood on it to the infected part. Why would God work such a miracle? He wanted to convince people that St Philip was a man of God. He wanted to convince people that the Church still possessed holiness.Last episode we read about how the Oratory spread to other cities in Italy and even to France and Sicily. But the Oratory was very unlike all the other Congregations that had been founded for priests. There was no centralization. Each house, except for a few and for a short time, was independent. They were founded on the Roman model. They were founded with the spirit of St Philip. But each is its own family. A man joins one house, one Oratory, and stays there his whole life. Thus, we try to imitate St Philip who lived in Rome for sixty years.
    11 min
  • Episode 134 -- Life of St Philip XI.134 -- Smaller Can be Beautiful
    Did the Oratory spread in only one way?
    No. There were several different ways that Oratorians set up new houses in Italy and other parts of the world. But what is interesting is that each house (with a few exceptions) were independent of each other. Each house, each community of Oratorians, is meant to be a small family.
    Last episode we read about St Philip and the establishment of the Oratorians in Naples. The way Gallonio discusses this somewhat difficult period of Oratorian history suggests that he is of quite a sanguine temperament. It is possible to see in other Oratorians examples of the other three classic temperaments: Bl Juvenal Ancina (phlegmatic), Baronius (melancholic), and Tarugi (choleric). Temperaments are not bad or good in themselves. They are the basic way we emotionally react to things. All the temperaments have potential down sides and potential upsides. Every temperament has saints! May the Lord help us to become the saints we are meant to be.
    11 min
  • Episode 134 -- Life of St Philip XI.134 -- Smaller Can be Beautiful
    Did the Oratory spread in only one way?
    No. There were several different ways that Oratorians set up new houses in Italy and other parts of the world. But what is interesting is that each house (with a few exceptions) were independent of each other. Each house, each community of Oratorians, is meant to be a small family.
    Last episode we read about St Philip and the establishment of the Oratorians in Naples. The way Gallonio discusses this somewhat difficult period of Oratorian history suggests that he is of quite a sanguine temperament. It is possible to see in other Oratorians examples of the other three classic temperaments: Bl Juvenal Ancina (phlegmatic), Baronius (melancholic), and Tarugi (choleric). Temperaments are not bad or good in themselves. They are the basic way we emotionally react to things. All the temperaments have potential down sides and potential upsides. Every temperament has saints! May the Lord help us to become the saints we are meant to be.
    11 min
  • Episode 133 -- Life of St Philip XI.133 -- Four Temperaments with Strengths and Weaknesses

    Did the Oratory spread to other cities?

    Yes, and we will read about how it spread to Naples. God used the sickness of one of the Fathers to open up a new door for St Philip. Through this new opportunity, many new vocations joined.

    Last episode we read about St Philip's offer to hear the confession of a dying twelve year old boy. St Philip not only healed his body of the deadly disease, he was also the sacramental instrument in removing the spiritual disease of sin. We talked last night about the importance of confession. We cannot be afraid of doing good. Yes, we may fall. Yes, we may make mistakes. But the Lord is there to raise us up in confession.

    12 min
  • Episode 133 -- Life of St Philip XI.133 -- Four Temperaments with Strengths and Weaknesses
    Did the Oratory spread to other cities? Yes, and we will read about how it spread to Naples. God used the sickness of one of the Fathers to open up a new door for St Philip. Through this new opportunity, many new vocations joined.Last episode we read about St Philip's offer to hear the confession of a dying twelve year old boy. St Philip not only healed his body of the deadly disease, he was also the sacramental instrument in removing the spiritual disease of sin. We talked last night about the importance of confession. We cannot be afraid of doing good. Yes, we may fall. Yes, we may make mistakes. But the Lord is there to raise us up in confession.
    12 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…