Maxims and Sayings of St. Philip Neri: Difference between revisions
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maxim[12][1] = "Frequent confession is the cause of great good to the soul | maxim[12][1] = "Frequent confession is the cause of great good to the soul because it purifies it, heals it, and confirms it in the service of God: we ought not therefore to omit confession on our fixed days for any business whatsoever; but go to confession first and to business afterwards, and the first will help the last."; | ||
maxim[12][2] = "When we go to confession, we ought to persuade ourselves to find Jesus Christ in the person of our confessor."; | maxim[12][2] = "When we go to confession, we ought to persuade ourselves to find Jesus Christ in the person of our confessor."; | ||
maxim[12][3] = "Give me ten men really detached from the world, and I have the heart to believe I could convert the world with them."; | maxim[12][3] = "Give me ten men really detached from the world, and I have the heart to believe I could convert the world with them."; | ||
