Maxims and Sayings of St. Philip Neri: Difference between revisions
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maxim[4][19] = "The sick man must not fear when he is tempted to lose confidence; for if he has sinned, Christ has suffered and paid for him."; | maxim[4][19] = "The sick man must not fear when he is tempted to lose confidence; for if he has sinned, Christ has suffered and paid for him."; | ||
maxim[4][20] = "Let the sick man enter into the Side of Jesus and His most holy Wounds; let him not be afraid, but combat manfully, and he will come forth victorious."; | maxim[4][20] = "Let the sick man enter into the Side of Jesus and His most holy Wounds; let him not be afraid, but combat manfully, and he will come forth victorious."; | ||
maxim[4][21] = "The true way to advance in holy virtues | maxim[4][21] = "The true way to advance in holy virtues is to persevere in a holy cheerfulness."; | ||
maxim[4][22] = "The cheerful are much easier to guide in the spiritual life than the melancholy."; | maxim[4][22] = "The cheerful are much easier to guide in the spiritual life than the melancholy."; | ||
maxim[4][23] = "Those who wish to enter upon the religious life, should first of all mortify themselves for a long time, and particularly mortify their will in things to which they have the greatest repugnance."; | maxim[4][23] = "Those who wish to enter upon the religious life, should first of all mortify themselves for a long time, and particularly mortify their will in things to which they have the greatest repugnance."; | ||
