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"This script is designed to present one maxim from St. Philip Neri (1515-1595) each day. | "This script is designed to present one maxim from St. Philip Neri (1515-1595) each day. St. Philip was the joyful apostle of Rome and founder of the Oratorian priestly fellowship. St. Philip was told to find his India in Rome; may we find our Rome wherever God has placed us."; | ||
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maxim[3][23] = "We must never trust ourselves, for it is the devil’s way first to get us to feel secure, and then to make us fall."; | maxim[3][23] = "We must never trust ourselves, for it is the devil’s way first to get us to feel secure, and then to make us fall."; | ||
maxim[3][24] = "We ought to fear and fly temptations of the flesh, even in sickness, and in old age itself, aye, and so long as we can open and shut our eyelids, for the spirit of incontinence gives no truce either to place, time, or person."; | maxim[3][24] = "We ought to fear and fly temptations of the flesh, even in sickness, and in old age itself, aye, and so long as we can open and shut our eyelids, for the spirit of incontinence gives no truce either to place, time, or person."; | ||
maxim[3][25] = "Our sweet Christ, the Word Incarnate, has given Himself to us for | maxim[3][25] = "Our sweet Christ, the Word Incarnate, has given Himself to us for everything that was necessary for us, even to the hard and ignominious death upon the cross."; | ||
maxim[3][26] = "One of the most efficacious means of keeping ourselves chaste, is to have compassion for those who fall through their frailty, and never to boast in the least of being free, but with all humility to acknowledge that whatever we have is from the mercy of God."; | maxim[3][26] = "One of the most efficacious means of keeping ourselves chaste, is to have compassion for those who fall through their frailty, and never to boast in the least of being free, but with all humility to acknowledge that whatever we have is from the mercy of God."; | ||
maxim[3][27] = "To be without pity for other men’s falls | maxim[3][27] = "To be without pity for other men’s falls is an evident sign that we shall fall ourselves shortly."; | ||
maxim[3][28] = "In the matter of purity there is no greater danger than the not fearing the danger: when a man does not distrust himself, and is without fear, it is all over with him."; | maxim[3][28] = "In the matter of purity there is no greater danger than the not fearing the danger: when a man does not distrust himself, and is without fear, it is all over with him."; | ||
maxim[3][29] = "The devil generally makes use of the weaker sex when he wishes to cause us to fall."; | maxim[3][29] = "The devil generally makes use of the weaker sex when he wishes to cause us to fall."; | ||
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maxim[9][1] = "Persons who live in the world should persevere in coming to church to hear sermons, and remember to read spiritual books, especially the Lives of the Saints."; | maxim[9][1] = "Persons who live in the world should persevere in coming to church to hear sermons, and remember to read spiritual books, especially the Lives of the Saints."; | ||
maxim[9][2] = "When temptation comes, a man should remember the sweetnesses he has had in prayer at other times, and he will thus easily master the temptation."; | maxim[9][2] = "When temptation comes, a man should remember the sweetnesses he has had in prayer at other times, and he will thus easily master the temptation."; | ||
maxim[9][3] = "The fervour of spirituality is usually very great in the beginning, but afterwards, the Lord <i> fingit se longius ire</i>, makes as though He | maxim[9][3] = "The fervour of spirituality is usually very great in the beginning, but afterwards, the Lord <i> fingit se longius ire</i>, makes as though He would go farther: in such a case we must stand firm and not be disturbed, because God is then withdrawing His most holy Hand of sweetnesses, to see if we are strong; and then, if we resist and overcome those tribulations and temptations, the sweetnesses and heavenly consolations return."; | ||
maxim[9][4] = "We ought to apply ourselves to the acquisition of virtue, because in the end the whole terminates in greater sweetnesses than before, and the Lord gives us back all our favours and consolations doubled."; | maxim[9][4] = "We ought to apply ourselves to the acquisition of virtue, because in the end the whole terminates in greater sweetnesses than before, and the Lord gives us back all our favours and consolations doubled."; | ||
maxim[9][5] = "It is easy to infuse a most fervent devotion into others, even in a short time; but the great matter is - to persevere."; | maxim[9][5] = "It is easy to infuse a most fervent devotion into others, even in a short time; but the great matter is - to persevere."; | ||
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