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OF T H E C O N GR E GA T I ON OF
T HE OR AT O R Y
FROM T H E I T AL I A N OF
FA T H E R B A C C I
(W T HE R OM AN OR AT OR Y
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DE D I C AT I O N
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N OTE S ON T HE C HR ON OL OGY
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C ON TEN T S OF LI FE OF S T P HI L IP .
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T H E S E C U L A R C L E R G Y
O F T HE C AT H O LIC C H URC H IN E N G LAN D,
THE S U CC E S S O R SA N D S PI R I T UA L C H I L D RE N
OF G E N E R AT I O N S OF M A R TY R S ,
W H O,
BY T H E I R C H E E R F U LN E S S I N H O L Y POVE RTY ,
T H E I R D I L I GE N C E
I N O BS C U R I TY A N D U N D E R O PPR E S IO N S ,
T HE I R UN E X A MPL E D C ON F I D E N C E
I N T H E T R U T H S T H E Y TA U G H T ,
T H E IR F O R GI IN G C H A RITY
V
T O W A R D S U N GE N E R O US O PO N E N T S
P ,
A N D T H E I R S E L F -D E N YI N G KI N D N E S S T OW A R D S T H OS E
\ H O M T H E I R P R AY E R S
V
,
T H E I S A C R I F IC E S
R
A N D T H E I R S U FF E R I N GS
R E S C UE D F R O M T H E D A R K N E S S OF E R RO R ,
H AVE PR E SE RVE D T O T H E IR CO U N T R Y ,
THE U N F A I LI N G L I G H T
OF T HE CA T H O L IC F A I T H ,
W H I C H D I S TI N G UI S H E D
PRE FA CE TO P RE SE N T E DI T I ON
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Th e Sai n ts an d Servan t s o f God th e life o f St , .
in 1 8 37 .
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, b ut c ir ca 1 8 68 .
PREFACE TO PRES E NT E DITION xiii
lated out o f the Lati n Copy by J a c ob u s Ba c c ius small ,
8 v o Paris 1 6 5 6
, It is publish ed an o n ymou sly but
, .
,
his d eat h .
live s an d wri t in gs of t w o of
so n s J ohn He nry C ardin al Newman
, , ,
\Vilfrid Faber .
F I A
. . .
Tm : O nxro nr , LO N DO N ,
Feas t of St . P hil ip
,
1 90 2 .
N O T E S ON T HE CH R ON O L O GY O F
ST P H ILI P S LI F E
’ 1
.
v ol i 490 i es e
.
, . . .
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p ed i
gr ee of St . l p fr
P hi i ,
om N e ri of Ca s t lfr n c
e a o,
A D . . 1
3 3 0 . He say th ur n
s e s am e N e ri i s an a bb r i ev a
tio n Of Ra n ie i r .
T he Ar m s w h ich ,
he sa y s are a cc u ra te ly t k fr a en om
t he to m b Of th e s a id N e ri ,
ha v e th e r w ith ight
s ta s e
po in t s , n ot
‘
m u ll e ts o f five p o in ts , as th e y u u llyare s a
A D . . d r wna .
1
5 5 1 . St Ph il ip r
N e i w as bo rn on S atu d a r y ,
a 1 st J u ly
1
Th es e n ot es a re ta k en l
a m os t en t i e r ly (e xc e p t w h e re ot h e rwi se
s t a t ed ) fr om t he Li f e of t h e S a in t writ t en b y GA L L ON IO in t h e fr o m
of A n na s a n d l p b li h
u s ed in R o m e in 1 60 0 un d e r t he f ll wi
o o ng t it l e :
Vita B ea ti P . P hil ipp i N er ii Fl o ren tin i Con gr ega tion is Or a to rii Fu n d a
t or is in A n nos D igesta A u c to r e A n to n io Ga l l on io R om a n o eju s d em
.
.
,
rvr l p
On t h e e e s e o f t it e - a g e t o t h e rs t ed it io n o u s t h e o o w in g fi cc r f ll
Appro b a t io , ”
w c
h i h m a y b e o f in t e e s t t o t h e R e a d e r r
N os A l
n g e us V el l ius P ra e n e s t in u s C o n re a t io n is Ora t o rn P a e
g g r
po s it us Ge n e a is , e t rl
e ut a t i, i t a e B ea t i P hi i Dp
i N e rii Fl o ren t ini V l pp
e jus d em C o n grega t io n is F un d a t oris , ib o s t es a P n t o n io Ga l l on io l r r . A
e d it o s , per d uo s n o s t rae C o n g reg a t io n is S a e d o t e s re c ogn o s c i m a n d a cr
v im u s :
q u os c um ll
i i a pprob a v e rin t , eo s d eq ; A pl i i
m ss m i S RE . . .
r
C a d in a l es in f ra s c ript i i po s s in t ,
a ppro b en t , pro b am u s e t ia, u t i p i m r m
m o d e pl a c u e rit R e v e re n d i s s im is o m in is V ic es g eren t i, e t P Ma g is t ro D .
cr
S a i Pa l a t ii a t um . D
R o m a e d ie S S C h is t i m a rt yru m P a pia e et . r
M ri q rt
au ua o K a l Feb rua ria s
. an . 1 60 0 .
Om n ia , q ua e d e B ea t o Ph i i l pp N ri c cript
e e o ons a s un t , p rti
a m
c rt g i i e o ra v s s m o rum v irorum
r
C a d Pa ra v ic in us . .
CHRONOLO G Y OF ST . PH ILIP S LIFE ’
in A n to n io R om ol o
w as
15 2 0 ,
.
5 1 2 0 l f t his
t h is h ou e f a the r had e s .
Th S in t s f th r Fr n c e c o a rr i d L ucr ezia
’
e a a d e , a s ,
m e a
M sc i n o t A pr il 5 3
a S h
o, e w asrsth S in t 1 1 . e a
’
s
m ther o n d he o the r w as
, Len a (n o t Lu cre ia )
a r m z
w hi t p
as ther Ben ed e tto Le n i w ho k e p t house
s s e m o , . z ,
f hi or nd w so at ta c h d to th
m a S a in t Fran cesco
as e e .
di d th Oc to be r 1 5 5 9
e 1 1 (C A PE C E LATB O ) . .
goo d n es s an d obed i n c e e .
Alph on s us S . S ixt i P r es b yt r C e a rd V ic c . e o m es .
A g l V ll i P r p it
n e us e na ae os us .
P tr eP hius e ra c c o n us
G r ic F id l i
e m an
D p us e s
e uta t i .
Th B i
om a s o z z us
J uven al is An c ina .
Im prim at u r .
1
5 2 2 or 2
3 .
cc iden t of th A
Th e a e ss z— B A C CI sa y s it w a s at
C te l fr n c
as GALL ON I O a o s eem s to im ply that it w as at
Fl or n c e e
.
1
5 6 2 . At th g O f l vn h g
e a e e e e e oes t o th e r
s e m on s of Fra
Ba l du in o n d fr equ n ts t h ,
a e e Dom in ic an s of S . Marc o .
(B A C C I
) .
r h et r ic o un d e r Cl em en te .
1 53 0 or 31 . H e h as a d an ge r ou s f v r e e . Th e fi re in h is f ath e r ’
s
Th e S ain t l v ea Fl r en c fo S
es o e r . G r no
e m a an d R om e .
Ro m o o l N er i to w h
,
h w om e a s sen t, w as fi rtc
s o us in to
h is f ath e r Fr n c es c o n d
a
“
,
a z io c ugin o (on c le a la
m od e d e B reta gne) of th e S ain t — S ee B R OCCH I
’
S
p edigr e e, a n d s up ra , p xv . .
1 53 3 . GAL L ON I O sa y s th at y r f g th e S ain t w as 1 8 ea s o a e
w h n n t to S G r n o n d th t h t y ed nly
e se . e m a ,
a a e s a o a
f w d
e a ys d th n w nt t an R o i n th e y r 53 3
e o m e e ea 1 .
Ho w th n c ou l d h o Of t n v i it th C r uc ifix t G ta ?
,
e ,
e s e s e a ae
B A C C I l so y s th t h w
a sa b ut 8 wh n a n t toe as a o 1 e se
S G r . n ; th
e m at f t e r bo in g t h r a f w d y
a a h e e e e a s e
r es o lv ed to quit th w orl d ; th t he f t n i it d th e a o e v s e e
C r u c ifi x t G a ta ; t h ta h e re in d th r
e b ou t tw a m a e e e a o
n d th en w en t t o Ro in th e y r 533 m e ea 1
y e a a rs, .
Her e t o th r e i cl rly o
,
o ,
e it k s ea s m e m s a e .
s y a it is s i t k to y
a m th t h
s a w 8 t
eh at in f c t sa a e as 1 ,
a
h we o n ly 5
as w h n n t t S 1 G r n o ; the t h e se o . e m a a
t y d th er
s a e b ou t t w y r e a n d t h n w en t t Rom o ea s , a e o e.
A t p 49 8 h e .
y s P h i l ip h ad nsat c pl e t d h i 5 th o om e s 1
y r w h n h W n t t S G r n in 5 9 n d th t
ea e e e o . e m a o 1 2 ,
a a
h we n t to R e i n 53 3 w h ic
om eh w o u l d m k h i
1 ta y ,
a e s s
t S G r
a .no t le m a t thre ye r a eas e a s .
xx CHRONOLO GY OF ST . PHILIP S LIFE ’
AD.
of f ev r at Fl or ence in 1 5 3 o 3 1
th e e 0 r .
Al l agr e that h rr iv d in Ro in 5 3 3
e e a e m e 1 .
B ER NA B EI ys h w as a
sal st 8 w h en h e w en t to
e m o 1
S G r m an
. en d t h t he ta y d there t w
o, a y r b ut a s e o ea s
d n t
o es
y in w oh t y r
sa h w n t to R e a ea e e om .
1 53 3 . S t P h il ip ca
. to Ro in 5 3 3 o n the 1 t o f J u ly
m e m e 1 ,
2 s ,
i w hic h y r h c
n pl ted hi 8 th y e r H e w n t
ea e om e s 1 a . e
i m medi t ly to l iv in th h us e o f Gal tt C cc i
a e e e o eo o a a .
r d in d in 5 5 l e d in g t h l if of a h r it The
o a e 1 1 ,
a e e e m .
th th r I pp l it
e o e Mic h l be ca ol t r n R c to r
o . e e m e a e o e
n d I pp l ito a C i te rc i n
a o Mon k un d r the n m e o f s a e a
o ea , m
1
534 or 35 G A L
. L O N I O s eem s to sa yhe be ga n to s tud y p h il o so p hy
in 1 5 3 4 B . AC C I y sa s a f te r y ea rs
tw o , ie . in 1 53 5 .
1
53 7 . GA L LO N I O th in k s it c o pl e t d hi
w as in 1
53 7 t ha t he m e s
s t ud i e l d hi bo k n d ga v him se lf so l el y to
s, so s o s, a e
pr y r He t h n b g n to v is i t th S e v n C hurch
a e . e e a e e es
wa a id by F C a rd n
s s to ha v e l ived in t he ca ta c om b s
. o e
fo ten y rs ( l o B ROCC H I
r ea ol i p a s though his ,
v . . .
d om ic il e w as w i th Ca cc i h l so visits th hos p i ta l s at a e a e
this t im e .
1 53 8 . H e b egin s to fr eq u en t p ubl ic pl ac e s an d to c on v e r t
s in n e s r .
ai
’ ’ ’
ea as
1 539 .
cl et
'
B enefi c ia tz
’
at Fl r en c
o e at h is f ath e r s w ish
’
,
but
w ith cc R OCC H I , p
ou t su ess .
(B .
CHRONOLOGY OF ST . P HILIP S LIFE ’
Gir o l am o .
Ec s ta y at t he M in e rv a
s .
S t P h il ip w ee p s a t the cl o th in g o f Fr an c e o Ba ss o
. sc .
th e r e is a r oo m in w hic h t he S a in t s o m et im es sl e pt .
r ev e d z Co m pa om oe .
'
a,
R om a, 1 7 1 2 ,
pp . 2 2 ,
The S ain t a cc p t
e s t he go v ern m en t Of S Gi o v ann i d e
.
’
fo th s er o n s an d exe rc i ses
r e m .
C harl es M A R C I A N O v l i l ib p
( .
,
o . . . 11 . .
J a n ua ry P redic ts th e l c tion o f S t Pi u V
. e e . s .
1 7 2
1 ,
6
p 7 .
)
’
CH R ONOLOGY OF ST . PHILIP S LIFE xxiii
R es to r es Ba on iu to h l th r s ea ;
Th e Fl or en tin es c on s tr u c t n Or t ry t S Gi v n n i a a o a . o a ,
an d th ex rc i e e r e o v d thith re s s ar em e e .
c ll e Th a C on gr eg tion
. r c t d ther b y Gr gory
e a e e e e e
X I I I (d t f b u ll J u ly 5 th )
. a e o , 1 .
d e Med ic i p r
’
7 th S t b , 1 e em e .
S t Phil ip s e
. th M d onn a su pp or t r o f of th e
es e a o
church .
F ur F th r en t t Mil n
o a e s s o a .
S r i u ill n
e o sf th S in t es s o e a .
3r d F b ua y
e r Th n w c hu rcrh O p d fi
. r t M aid e e en e s as s s
b y th e A rc hb i h p f Fl r c s o o o en e.
I n A pr il th r n tr n f rr d t th V l l ic ll an d
e se m o s a s e e o e a e a,
S Gi v n n i quitt d b y th f th r
. o a e e a e s .
l ib i p . . .
Th pr i s t Vi c on ti j in s th r t ry n d giv e hi
e e s o e o a o a s s
M A R C AN O p
( I , .
a e C t r m a o . a s, ce e zt
”
non es t .
PHILIP S LIFE ’
AD
. .
1 5 79 . S t Charl es d ur i ng his
. vis it to Ro m e at this t im e in ?
s titutes th r r
ee s e m o n s o n S a turdays at the C on fra te rnity
of th e Lo m b a ds , r
w hic h w as to be prea ch d byon e of e
p
1
5 8 0 . St .l p wr it s to th B isho p of F rm o about the
Phi i e e e
no ti ia d 5 p
'
z ,
o . 1 s ,
.
C o n gr g ti n e a o .
6 th Af a h Th Mir acl o f P o l o d M i i
’
1 8
5 3, 1 ra . e e a e ass m .
nd N
2 2 e be S t P h il ip r e o v
ov m fr m S Giro l am o
r . . m es o .
t th V ll ic e ll
o e a a .
1 8
5 4 . C n v r t Ps l l go
o e
(sB A C C I ) eo o . .
1
5 8 6 . Dan g r ou ill n e in J an u ry
e s ss a .
to F r m o e v r l t im e
e al s en ds a c o py o f t he R u l e
s e a s so s
1 8
5 7 .
91t h J u n e T h e S a in t d cl . re d P raepo situ pe pet uus o f e a s r
th C on gr eg tion
e a .
1
5 9 0 . S t P h il ip pp e r s to S t C ather in
. a f Ricc i a . e o .
t r n l ateda s .
1 590 or 9 1 Th S ai n t ob tain s fr om Gr g ry X I V th c h pe l in
. e e o . e a
1 59 2 . Dan ger ou i l l n s s e s .
CHRONOLOGY O F ST PHIL IP S LIFE .
’
xxv
AD
. .
1
593 . 2 3 rd
-
J u ly . He r en oun c e s his offi e c of Pe petuar l
S u p er ior .
1
5 94 . B u
arsArc hd c on f Al x n dr i c
m ,
ea o e a a, om es to R o m e .
I n M y ill n s n d v i it f ou B l e
a , es a
“
s o r s s ed L ad y .
1
595 . Ab ut E s ter c ur s th gout f C l
o a e e o em e n t V II I — . E as te r
D yw a 6 th M rc h as 2 a .
7 th Ap ril . S p eak s
ppr o chin g d th in l tter of his a a ea a e
to P Vitt r io d l l A n c i — thi l tt r i k p t t th
’
. o e sa s e e s e a e
S t bilite s
a r l ic (B n t a
y S
e e p a e . reoe o zz za , (
'
. ( , .
m t A I y On F e t of S S P hil ip n d J
a . h y as . a am es e sa s
d ily
a .
1 2 th M y N ew ttac k — r c iv
a . Vi ticu fr om C a e e es a m ar
d in al Fr d r ic k B rr e an d
e Ov e o om o, rec ers .
2 3 r d 4 th
, n d
2
5 th Pl y H s y ,
M a 2 .
a . e a s as s .
2
5 th M a y F t o f C rp u D. in i e as o s om .
2 6 th rlf y At A H (6 th h ou r
a . f the n ight ) g t 2 . . o o es o
Heaven .
2 7 th AI a
y . r
B u ied b en eath the C ho i r ,
n ea r the High
A l tar— soon a ft e r th c e o ffin w as pl c a ed l l in itt e Ch a p e l
a bo v e fi r
rc h on th E p i t l e id st a e s s e o f C h urc h .
za d Augus t
‘
1 596 . C r d in a l Cus n
a en d an ff r in g to th to b a o s s o e e m .
B n iu
aro nd T ugi cr t ed C r d in l
s a (C A E C E L AT R O )
ar ea a a s . P .
1 5 9 8 . 29 th b I a c h T h/
P o prgi v l v f M
. t o b e s id e e es ea e or as s a
in his r oo (B A C CI ) m . .
1
599 . C hurc h c on s cr t d b y C r din l f Fl r en c ( f t rw r d e a e a a o o e a e a s
L XL)
eo
(B A C C I
) . .
Offer in g of Mg V i c on ti Bi ho p of C rv i t th r . s ,
s e a, o e
of the S ain t .
(BAC C I ) .
1 60 2 . 2 4 h
t an d 2 5 th Ma y . T he S a cr ed Bod y trans l a ted to n ew
c hap e l fi r t Ma s s id by Card in l T ugi (Ba con )
s s a a ar .
Ma y 2
5 th . B l e ed Phil ip is b eatified b y Paul V
ss .
(B AC CI ) .
AC C 1 )
(B .
in c o rr u p t (B A C C I ) . .
w h l e Churc h b y C l en t I X
o em .
to th w ho l c h urc h e
(B A C C I
e
) . .
B n d ic t X III c
e e an d d th f as t to be ob s r v d as
. om m e e e e e ,
f p
o e p t in
r ce R n d ,
i n t r od u c ed th e c us to m
om e, o f a
h l din g P p l Ch p l in th e C hi esa N uo v a on t he
o a a a a e
f as t o f the S in t (BAcc r )
e a . .
P iu IX
s gr n t . S p e c i l M aass f or In sF es ta
a del a
J I ac l o o n Ma r c h 6 th a t the Pa l o Mass i o
'
zr o 1 az z m .
(C AP E C E LA TRO .
)
P R E F AC E
OF
T HE VE N E T IAN E DIT OR O F T H E L I FE
O F ST P H I L IP NE RI 1 .
GEN E R EADE
TL Bei n g a n xious t o reproduce t h e
R, —
1
La Vit a di S . F il ippo N eri s crit ta d a
,
P PI E
. TRO A M A
GI C O O B C C I ,
ill r
us t a t a e d a ccr c i es uta da un P r et e de ll a r V
C o n g eg a z io n e d i en e z 1 a .
xx
xxviii PREFACE OF THE VENETIAN EDITO R
.
,
Agostin o Barbosa in 1 6 2 1 .
.
,
P hilippi N er ii c um B u l la j
e aa Ca non iz a tion is ,
n o tis d id a c
t ic is ,
s el ec l is b
o serva t on Giuseppe i ibus illus tra ta . Don
Ramirez O f Val en cia with imme n se labour compo se d
h is e pi to me e n tirely with word s draw n from the Holy
Scrip t ur es e n ti tli ng it : Via lac tea sea Vita ca nd t dis
'
, ,
s tm a S P hil ippi N er ti
. Do n G iovan n i Maran go n i en .
SJ
. a co n tin uator of th e B o llan di s t s in his i n tro
.
, ,
cen su i,p os t
j
e us m odi S er iptoris ta m a ccura ti la borem ,
gu od ille n on devotio n to
cura rer it a d n ota re ? Th e
th e Sai n t becomin g more an d more i n te n s e in
, ,
on F .
, , , ,
an d ,
i n de ed n o t alway s happily his work n o t o nly
, ,
z o n io s work b ei n g t h e mo s t r ec en t s h ould be th e be s t
’
, , ,
th e qualitie s required in h i s t o ry ar e w a n ti n g t h a t is t o ,
h
t e Life O f t h e Sai n t u n d e r t h e form o f a n n a l s w o uld
xxxiv PREFACE OF THE VENETIAN E DITOR
s en s e
. F Ma s t er Giacomo Ricci of the Order Of
.
,
a s p o ss ible b u t I mu s t o w n t h a t w h oever ex am i n es it
,
in B a c c i s Life in us e at t h at ep o c h a n d w h ic h t o me
’
n ecessary correctio n s a s c an
,
be a s certain ed in some
aut he n tic copie s but with regard to s tyle all he asked
, ,
CH I E S A N U OVA , E XT E R I O R . to f a c e p a ge 1 0 7
T h isch rc h c ll d S t M r i i V ll ic ll d d d ic t d t
u ,
a e a . a a n a e a, a n e a e o
o ur Bl d L dy es s ed S t Gr g ry w a g v
i b y P p Gr g ry
an . e o ,
as en o e e o
X I I I t S t P h il ip w h h d t h l d c h ch p ll d d w d
. o .
,
o a e O ur u e o n an
t h pr e t c h rc h b il t
es e n T h fir t t wu l id i 5 7 5 b y u . e s s on e as a n 1
Al dr
es s a n d M d ic i Arc hb i h p f F l r c
o e
’
eft w d , s o o o en e, a er ar s
P p L
o e XI th eo rc h it c t w M t t o d C t ll d
.
,
e a e s e re a e a as e o an
L un ghi d f th f c d R g h i t h egaxij i i g h f
'
,
an or e a a e, u es : o n n o us e o
th eC gr g t i on wit h t h O t ry nd Lib r y w r
e a on e ra o a ar e e c on
t r c t d b y B rr N vi w n b giv i t ri r
h
"
s u e i i o f t
om n . o e ca e en o e n e o
f t h Or t ry it w i d b y h fIt l ianG
'
o e a o , as t as se z e e a ov ern m en
a f t r t h i v i f 8 7 d c v er t d i t L w C r t
e e n a s on o 1 0 an on e n o a a ou .
“
S L N FAT H A N M l t f
”
‘
I E C E H E ,
R T
I S S Y G as s a
p g E I . o a ce e 1 48
O cc t f h i tr rd i ry d v ti
n a o un O d f q s ext t ao na e o on a n re ue n ec s a
i
s es P p Gr g ry X I V g v S t P h il ip l
o e e o v t yM i . a e . ea e o sa as s n a
priv t Or t ry Aft r t h A g D i t h rv r p t t t h
a e a o . e e n us e e se e u ou e
c d l l ight d l p d l f t t h S i t l with hi
an es , e a am , an e e a n a on e s
L rdo A t ic j i i g il c w h g t h d r d
. no e en o n n s en e as un on e oo ,
an
it w as ft tw O th r en h r b f r t h rv r w o or ee ou s e o e e se e as re
a d it t d
m O th
e w ll h g t h b ll t h t w
. n e d t a an s e e a as us e a
S t Phil ip
. M d l ’
s cr cifi th t b l g d t hi
ass, a n a so a u x a e on e o m ,
an d whic h i lw y h g b v t h b d f y s a a b r f
s un a o e e e o an m em e o
th Re Or t ry w h h
om a n r c iv d t h L t S cr
a o t o as e e e e as a am en s .
C H I E S A N U OVA I N T E R I O R ,
to f a
p g a ce e 1
59
A b v t h H igh Al t r i t h v r b l p ic t r f S t M ri
o e e a s e en e a e u e o a. a a
d ll V ll ic ll w h ic h w
e a a i th
e l d c h rc h
a d it w b v as n e o u , an as a o e
xl LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
CORRID OR L EA D I N G ST P H 1 L1P R OO M to f ac e page
’
TO . s .
S t Phi i
. lp r c rrid r ric hly d c
’
s oo m is a ppr c h oa ed by a o o e o
r t d wit h b t f t h S i t v r t h d r B t h t h r
a e a us o e a n o e e oo . o e oo m
of S t P hil ip d h i priv t O t y w r
. rigi lly h igh r p
an s a e ra o r e e o na e u
i th h
n h vi g
e v i w cr t h Tib r t S O fri
o us e, a n a e a oss e e o . no o,
b t wh
u th h w en r b il t f t r fi t h y w r v d
e o us e as e u a e a re e ere em o e
t
s on e by t t t h ir pr t p it i
s one d l gro e es e n os on , an so no on e
h v a h e t vi w e sa m e e .
ST P H I L1 P R OOM to f a ce pa ge
’
. s
Th is r o om c h p l d r ic h ly d c
h as b ee n t u n ed r in t o a a e an e o
r t d Th h d
a e . f it r d pic t r w r t t h i
e an som e u rn u e an u e e e no e re n
S t Ph il ip A b v t h l t r i G id R i rigi l
' '
. ti s m e . o e e a a s u o en s o na
p ic t r O t h Ep i t l id f t h l t r cl d i
u e . n e s e s e o e a a , en os e n a
c b i t i t h S i t c f i l hi b d b i g
a ne ,
s e th a n
’
s o n es s o na , s e e n on e
G p l id
os R l ic
e s f M r tyr e d r th
. lt r e s o a s a re un e e a a .
T HE S AC R I S TY
T h S cr i ty c e tr ct d b
a th rc hit t M u lli i
s ons u e y e a ec ar ce s o ne
f th fi
o ti R e th r
n es f i p i t d b y Pi t r d C rt
n o m e, e oo s a n e e o a o o na ,
and b v th a lt r i
o rb l t t f S t Phil ip b yAlg d i
e e a a s a m a e s a ue o . ar .
I th
n S cr i t y e pr rv d a y r l ic f th S i t i
s a re es e e m an e s o e a n , n
c l d i g hi b rr t t t hr gh w hic h
u n s y i cl h v b
e e a, ou m an m ra es a e ee n
w rk d A t gr p h l t t r f S t F r c i d S l i l
o e . n au o a e e o . an s e a es s a so
k p t t h r whil
e g th tr
e e, r i b t if l c h lice a m on e ea s u es s a ea u u a e
c t rye n ena .
CON T E N TS O F LI F E OF ST . PH ILI P
VO L . I
B OO K I
W EN T TO LI VE AT S AN T A MAR I A I N V ALL I C E LL A
C HAP .
1 . r
B i th an d y
b o hoo d Of P hi i lp
II . At s ixt ee n he is s en t to S . Ge r m an o , to l r ea n b u si
n es s u n d e r hi c s o u s in
I II . H e go e s t o R o m e . h is fi r t f rv r
s e ou
IV l p t di p hil
. P hi i s u es o so p hy d t h l g y
an eo o
V H l v hi t di
. e ea es st s u es d giv
an hi lf wh lly es m se o o
p irit u l rc i s a exe s es
V I Of t h ir c l p lp it t i fhi h r t
e m a u o us a a on o s ea
f c h r it y t h t
.
V II T h wi . i g f el d t h w rk
nn n o s o u s , an e o s O a a
h d id hi y th e 1n s ou
V I II P hil ip w it h
. th b gi
,
th c fr t r it y f
s om e o e rs , e ns e on a e n O
T r i it d P ll gr i i d C
’
th S ti i
’
e an ss m a n a e e e n e e on
vales c en ti
an d u n de rt a ke s t h c h rg
e f h ri g c
a f i e o ea n on e s s o n s
X . T he b e gin n in g Of th ep irit l c v r t i i hi
s ua on e sa on s n s
r oom
Of s o m e Of his p e n it e n t s w h l dh l y
o l ive o es
r
Of t he g ea t n e s s o f P hi i lp l f t h h ly f it h
’
s z ea or e o a
F o r t he sam e e n d o f o n c v rt i g b l i v r h
e n un e e e s e c om
m a n ds Ce sa r e B a ro n iu t c s p hi ccl i t i
o om os e s e es a s
c al a n n a s l
X IV . Of P hi i lp ’
s s p ir it l ua ex e rci se s at S Gi . r l
o am o de ll a
CONTENTS
C RAP . PAG E
XV . T he F l r r P hilip t u d rt k t h
o e n t in es d es i e o n e a e e
ch rg f t h ir c hu rch f S Gi v nni t R
a e o e o . o a a om e
x rc i
e e ses
X V II . F u d ti
o n f t h Co
a on r
g g t i fo t h O t y i e n e a on o e ra o r n
t h c h urc h f S
e t M ri V l lic ll
o an a a a 1n a e a
X V III . P hil ip l v S G ir l
ea d g
es t liv w it h hi
. o am o , an oe s o e s
di c ipl
s t t h V ll ic l l
es a e a e a
X IX . Of t h i t it u t
e d g v r
ns t f t h C gr g
e an o e n m en o e on e a
t io n
XX . Of t he g r ea t o b edie n e an d c rv
e ere n e c whic h hi s s ub
jeet a p a id t o him
BOO K II
OF HIS V I RT UE S
l p l v d d v ti t w rd G d
I . P hi i
’
s o e an e o on o a s o
I I Of P hil ip d v ti Bl d L dy d t
’
. t u s e o on o o r e ss e a , an o
h ly r l ic o e s
I II Phil ip c
. u ic t d v ti t th
om m wh c nv n a es e o on o o se o o e rse
wit h hi m
I V Of P hil g if t f t r
’
. s o ea s
V Of pr y r. a e
V I Of P hilip c h rit y c c rn i g t h lv t i f ul
’
. s a on e n e sa a on o so s
V II Ph il ip w d rf ul w y f k p i g y ung p pl
’
. s on e a o ee n o eo e
fr v ic om e
V II I Of t h g r t c r whic h P hilip t k f hi p it
. e ea t a e oo o s en en s
wh t h y w r ill en e e e 20 1
r ub lt o es
X P hil ip d l iv
. e ers m an y f ro m m e an l c h ly o a n d sc ru pl es
Of P hi i lp ’
s a m s l
P AGE
H o w fa r r em o v ed Phi ilp w as fr om e v ry
e kin d Of
BOO K III
HIC H T RE AT S OF T H E GI F T S W H I C H G OD
V OU C H S AF E D T O HI M
l p r pt r
P hi i
’
s a d c t i
u es a n e s a s es
Phil ip v i i
’
s s o ns
P hil ip g if t f pr p h cy H pr d ic t t h d ea t h of
’
s o o e — e e s e
.
m an yp r e so n s
Phil ip pr d ic t t h r c v ry f
e s y
e e o e O m an
Ot h r pr d ic t i
e e f P hil ip
on s O
H pr p h i t
e o es esv r l t h t t h y will b
o se e a a e e r
C a d in a l s
L I FE O F S T . PHILI P N ERI
C H APT E R I
B IRT H AND BO Y H OO D OF P H I LIP
P H ILI P was born in the city of F lore n ce in 1 5 1 5 th e , ,
1
of July s ix h our s after n igh t fall on th e ev e o f
, ,
, ,
, ,
,
/
l
t h e I t a ia n r ck
e on in g t his w ld b
ou e 2 A M
. .
THE LIFE OF ST . PH ILIP NE RI
n i n b u t t o a s t o n i s h e v e ry o n e He a l s o we n t o n
p a o s ,
.
p r o fi ci en cy in it H i s mas t er in t h e s e studie s w as a
.
fo r t h o s e t im es .
an d so peaceable t h at h e se emed n o t t o kn o w h o w t o
,
’
Father s of St Mark s at Flore n ce ; an d he n amed in
.
,
.
quickly it is time
, At t h ese word s th e go od fa ther
.
”
th at is n othi n g At la s t th e friar addin g a faul t
.
,
t he h o ly cro s s s ayi n g,
P er h ap s you are a devil from
,
o f th e greate s t c o n fid en ce a n d familiarity h e u s ed t o ,
tu rb an c es an d tr o ubl es o f 1 5 2 7 wh en th e Duke o f ,
-
’
h h h
w at e really s u ffered ; but is ste p mother s sis ter
perceiv ed it an d took pain s to provide everythin g h e
,
l
b u t o n ly in t h e Book of Etern al Life with the Just .
F ro m St . Ph i i lp p
'
s r
ed ig e e v
gi en in B R O CC HI ,
Vite de
’
S a n ti c
B ea t i Fio r en tin i, t o m . i. p 49 2
.
( v l
2 o s .
4 to , F iren z e , it is cl ea r
t ha t B AC C I, supra , p .
4, is in rr
er o . F ran c c
es o, t he f a t he r of t he
Sa in t , d id not m a rry a
ga in . I t w a s his s te p- m o t he r
, B e nede tta Le n z i ,
w ho k pt h
e o use f or him , an d w as s o at ta ch ed t o S t Phi i
. lp .
10 THE LIFE OF ST . PHILIP NERI
in the way of perfectio n he beg an to t h in k within
,
in t h o s e part s .
’
t h o s e w h ic h w ere r e n t at o u r Saviour s deat h It .
c o u s in s ki n d n e s s b ut t h at as to the r es t h e w as m o r e
’
, ,
1
Acc r di o ng to an an ci
en t and u nb rko en r
t ad it io n t h e ho u s e in
lp
h a b it e d b y S t P h i i a t S a n G e m a n o s
. r
e x is t s , a n d a oo m t il l
in it is r
c ll
a ed t h e Ro o m o f S t P h i i T he a lp F th r
e s o f t h e O a t o ies o f R o m e r r
N pl w r p w
. .
and a es e e o n t he o in t o f b uyin g t h e h o u s e h e n t he R e v o l u ~
f 86 b r k l i p 77 f CA C A P E C E L AT R O
’
tion o 1 0 t S o e ou . ee v o . . . o R D I N AL S
L if f S t P hil ip N r i
e o .
(E gl i h T r l ti e n s a ns a on ) ,
2 v l o s . 8 vc , L o n d o n ,
1 88 2 .
CHAPTER III
HE E
GO S T O R OM E : H IS F I RS T F E R V OU R
1 53 3
,
after m at ur e c o n s ideratio n he dep ar ted for ,
In ge n eral h e o n ly a t e o n c e a d ay ; n ay h e s o m etim es ,
s t imulati n g t h e m to m o rt ifi c a t io n of t h e fl esh h o w ,
a mo n th .
“
i n timately from a child sa id I do n o t wo n der at this
, , ,
F t a Pa ol o B er n ardin i o f Lucca a m an of th e gr ea te s t
,
o f Flor en ce ,
u s ed t o call him an d Ce s are J aco m elli
, ,
s elf u
p more t h a n ever to pray er k n owi n g full w ell ,
, ,
hermit fr o m c o mmerce wi th m en
,
Above all things .
, ,
”
on bread an d the r oo ts of herbs For although .
C accia he
, mostly sp en t th e n igh t in the above -n am ed
places .
”
cry out N o more Lord n o m o r e an d th rowing h im
, , , ,
t ruly v
lo e d God n ot h i n g,
was S O r e ally burde n s o m e a s
”
e agerly .
l a tion s wi
,
th w h ic h t h e Lord favour e d H is serva n t ,
i
t on s by m e a n s o f w h ic h th e devil s o ug h t t o div e rt
2 2 TH E LI FE OF ST . PHILIP NERI
’
S ebastian s at t he place cal led Capo di Bove ; he w as
,
P H I L I P h ad be en fo ll o wi n g t hi s man n er o f life a l on g
time ,
a n d w a s twe n y n in e y ears o ld w h en God gave
t -
,
t o his wo n t to the H o ly G h os t fo r W h o m h e h a d s uc h,
’
a ll o wed t h e prayer
,
0m m cor
p a tet
,
N o w .
,
their pro per po s iti o n in all the fifty y ears which Phil ip
lived after t his miracul o u s eve n t It was at the sa m e .
t he l e as t t en de n cy t o melan ch o ly T hi s palpit a ti o n o nl y .
'
o c c as m n w h e n he w as in S Pe ter s kn eelin
’
u on a
g p .
,
, ,
W hy s aid
”
much as ked him the reaso n of it
, .
“
,
” “
a cotta beside s N o no . replied the Pope we
, , ,
y
1
U g o B o n e o m pa gn i, b o n 1 50 7 ,
i r l ct
e e ed Pe pe 1 57 2 ,
f am o us fo r his
rfr e l r
o m o f t he C a e nd a , died 1 5 8 5 .
AMOR E LAN GUEO
love h e broke o ut i n t o th es e v er s es :
,
5 i com
"
Vow ei saper da 1 0
’
ella é f a tta
’
u esta r ete d am m
'
,
che ta n ti ha preso .
a m ore l a n ueo
g a n d la,
n gui s h i n g I n t h i s way t h r o ug h
, ,
cool .
.
,
”
for see I am dyin g of it
, ,
.
d ev o tl o n ,
th at h is body migh t n o t
weaken ed by an d perman e n tly
h is latter year s h e u s ed t o s ay I
,
wh e n I w as youn g th an I h ave
,
CHAPTER VII
T HE W I NN I N G OF SO U LS AND
,
T HE W OR K S OF C HARIT Y
T HAT HE DI D I N H IS Y O UT H
t o t h e a s s i s t a n ce o f h is n eigh bour To th is en d h e.
”
my bro th er s w he n sh all we begin to do go od ? an d
,
th em as to w in them to G od .
’
h e w as greatly aided by P hilip s advice an d assista n ce .
3 1
”
B ell m ean i n g t h at as the bell calls peopl e in to Chur c h
, ,
Society of Je s us .
o r T H E S AN TI S S I MA T R I N I T A
’
T E R N IT Y , DE PE L
C O NVA L E S C EN T I
’
L E GR I N I E DE
W IT H th e
ame purpo s e o f a s si s ti n g h is n eighbours
s ,
w ho liv ed at S
1
Gir olamo d ella Cari t a b ega n th e
.
,
t he ot h e r t h o s e w h o s e tur n it w as to ass i s t an d w he n ,
t h e h o ur w as fi n i s h ed givin g t he m n o tice t h at it w as
,
s ig n al s ayi n g
,
N o w my broth e rs away ; t h e hour is
,
“
, ,
on ,
th ey were obliged to hire a larger house w here ,
S S MA TRINITA DE
’
PELLEGRINI
. .
37
o d o ur of it w as S pr e ad t h r o ug h all C h ri s t en d o m M an y .
a n d a h o u s e w as n o w t a k en an d s et apart o n purp o s e
t h em arrived at s uc h p erfectio n t h at he o ft en we n t
,
o f divi n e t h i n g s ; a n d a n ot h er of th e s ame h ou s e w a s
”
I s h all die w hich proved true In the ev en t
,
.
I N G C O N F ES S IO NS
t h e sa m e y e ar in t h e s a me church of S T o mmaso in
,
.
Bis h op o f Saluz z o .
1
B aro n iu s who a s w e s h all s ee comme n ded his depar t
, , ,
C esa r Ba ro n io (1 5 3 8
e . r
cr Ca d 1 596 Se e L i es o f t h e C o m . . v
p a n io n s o f S t P hi i . e i, lpN r
”
8 vo, L o n d o n , 69 —1 0 9 , a nd t h e Li e o f pp .
f
C esa r e B aro nio by L dy A
a m abe l K rr
e , 8 ve , L o n d o n , 1 8 98 .
C HAPTER X
T HE B E GI NN I N G O F T HE S P IRIT UA L CO NVE RS AT IO N S
IN H IS R OO M
a ll c o n fe ss i o n
, . He w as o n e o f the fir s t aided by the ,
h im s elf “
It is the great es t pl ea s ure to m e mer ely t o
,
”
S it in the co n fe s s io n a l s o t h a t h e n ev er gave up h ear
,
”
fatigu e yourself s o ? h e a n sw er ed It is n o t fatigu e , ,
keep up th e d evotio n o f h is pe n it en ts an d n o t to ,
o u s time t h ey S h ould c o m e to h im
,
in his room an d ,
d e M edici
’
u ee n of F r an c e ; b u t muc h m o r e es timabl e
,
s ola z i o n e an d fo u n d t h er e a S ick m an w h o h a d
,
’
T he s ervan t kn ew n ot h i n g o f his mas ter s c h an ge of
life an d t h in kin g h e w as makin g gam e of him s aid
, , ,
“
O Sign or Giovan n i Ba tti s ta thi s is n o t a t im e to ,
‘
,
A n t o n io Ma ri a, Ca rd i l
na Sa lv i t i a , c r. Ca dr . 1 58 3 , g r ea t -n e ph ew
4 6 TH E LIFE OF ST . PH ILIP NERI
”
earn est an d n o t to m ake game of you
, The servan t .
s elf u
p in t h e mo n a s t ery o f St Ca th erin e of Si en a in .
a s h olily a s S h e h a d liv ed .
3
P o pes Juliu s an d Marc ellu s II a m an of brillian t .
,
4
j ubilee publis h ed by Paul IV Wh en he h ad fi n i sh ed
his c o n fe s s io n P h ilip took him i n t o his r o om an d
, ,
1 F ra n c es c o Ma ria T a r u gi ( 1 5 52 ne ph w e of Po p e l
J u ius III .
,
’
cr .Arc hb i h p f Av ig s o o n o n, 1 59 3 ; C a i d . 1 59 6 . S ee Li v es of t he
C omp i f S t Phil ip N r i
a n on s o . e ,
”
8 vo , L ond on, pp 9—69 . .
P p J li
2
oII I ( 48 7 5
e u us . 1 -1 Gio v ann i M r i C i cc h i d
a a o el Mon t e ,
el c t d P p
e e
55 o e 1 0 .
r P p
3
M rc llo e II ( 5 a e us . 1 0 1 Ma rc ell o Ce rv i n i, e e l ct ed Pe pe
1 555 .
P e pe Pa u IV l .
(1 476 Gia m p i tr
e o C a ra fe , e e l ct ed Pe pe 1 5 55 .
48 THE LIFE or S T . P HILIP NE RI
, ,
a ft erward s m a de gr e at u s e of him in wi nn i n g so ul s .
’
gav e him s elf in to t he Sai n t s han d s u n til t he age of ,
e ig h ty -t h r e e to w h ic h h e lived h e h ad n o ot he r idea ,
c o v er
y t ,
p l e t el
y in t o h is han d s He w a s a very te n der -hearte d
.
as we sh all s ee later .
1
Ma rc ie Al ti ri f e bl R,
of a no e om an am ly t whic h b l
i o e o ng ed E il i
m o,
C a rd in a l Al t i ri f t rw rd P p C l
e , a e a s O e em ent X (1 670
T H E SAINT S HUMBLE R P E NITENTS
’
5 1
t h e court of Rome .
favoured by Go d an d he w a s s ee n o n e day in th e
,
a n d to o fo r t h e p a ri s h prie s t a n d t h e n retur n in g t o o k
g ,
gav e up his s o ul to Go d .
s i n gi n g
,
an d w a s phy s ically se n sible of th e n o isom e
53
pr ayed every day for him for three years co n tin uous ly ,
”
s erva n t s ; For said h e if th e Ap o s tl es aft er
, ,
“
,
wh at am I to s ay w h o h ave d o n e n oth in g ? T hi s is
,
“
a s ked him w hy h e did s o : h e an s wered I am c on ,
”
c o rporally .
o f S Peter s
. T h i s po s t h e obtain ed acc o rdin g to his
’
.
o n t h e fl o o r br o ke n in piec e s
,
Jumpin g up he ran to
.
,
t he lam p a n d lit a c a n dl e b u t fo u n d a ll th e be n ch es
,
a s le e p
.
or T HE GR EAT NES S o r P H I L I P S ’
Z EA L FO R T HE
H OLY F A IT H
P H I L I P h ad thu s created rou n d ab o ut him a goodly
S c h o ol o f s piritual m e n In t h e begin n i n g o f th e c o n
.
s h ed ,
if n e ed s be his blood fo r the l o ve o f C hrist
,
.
Ba tt i s ta M o di o A n t on i o F uc m a n d o thers to th e
, , ,
prior of t h e co n ve n t of SS Vi n ce n t an d An as tas iu s at
.
,
my go o d m a n : j o in me in thi s prayer : If T ho u ‘
,
“
Pray to God fo r t hi s m an for wi t hou t doubt he ,
w as bap tized .
d es ir e to s ee h im a n d Go d s o di s p os in g t he moth er s
,
’
“
i n t o his ear : F a th er P hilip des ir es to b e r em emb ered
”
to you . At t h e s e word s th e i n valid w as full o f jo y ,
H e a n swered : I d o rememb er it a n d I i n te n d to d o ,
h is br o t h er an d u n d er th e Sai n t s c are th ey b o th b e
’
cam e Ch ri s tian s .
t o o n e of th e c h i ef an d w e a lt h ie s t famili es am o n g th em .
Jew s his four youn g n eph ews who s e fat her was dead , ,
t h em t o r ec o m m e n d t h em se lv es t o t h e God o f Abrah am
‘
m o rn in g at m , y ma ss t h ey will sa
,
y y e s ; an d o n e ,
‘
o f t h e m a f t e rward s c o n fe s s ed wh en h e w as exam in ed ,
in th e pr o ce ss t h a t in t he m o r n i n g h e w as co n s trai n ed
,
”
Say yes W he n the morn i n g c ame t hey were more
.
to day
- Thi s morn in g I vis i ted a patie n t at th e Valli
.
“
b ed . Mar t elli a ns wered him : O you m ay be su re
”
Fa th er P hilip h as cured him T he medic al m an re .
”
Sain t I n th e ev en in g the h o ly fat her we n t to visi t
.
”
dea th T w o m o n t hs a fter his recovery he an d h is
.
,
1
S Jud e in S J o h n La teran by Po pe Cleme n t VI II
.
, .
,
l as t Cl eme n te .
1
Po p e C l e m en t V III .
(1 5 3 6 I pp lit
o o Al d o b rand ini, e e l ct ed
Po p e x59 2 .
HE CONV E RTS MANY H E RETICS 63
‘
w a s u s ed to co n v ert h im ; but h e co n t i n u e d o b s ti n at e ,
w a s co n dem n e d to d ea t h an d a s an ob s tin at e h er et ic
, ,
a n d tried to w in h im by ge n tl e w o rd s an d a rgum en ts ,
s i o n w h en
,
o n e m o r n i n g h e w a s t o ld t h at t hey wer e
to t h e gr e a t as t o n i s h m en t o f t h e crowd w ho were
1 2
J o hn C o l o mbi n i a n d t he Ble s s ed Giac opo n e t o read ;
,
’
r
1 F o un d e r o f t h e Ord er o f t h e Ge s ua t i a t S ien a in 1 36 3 .
9
B Gia c o po ne d e T od i d ied
. , I 30 6 . A ut ho r of t he S ta ba t Ma ter a nd
r pr
o t h e s i it ua a n t i es lc cl .
CHAPTER XII I
FO R T HE A ME END OF C O NVE RTI N G UN BE LI EVE RS
S
66
BARO N IUS PUBLISH E S THE ANNALS 67
"
fo r t h e t h in g s wh ic h th e world e s t eem s t h at h e ev en ,
c l arin at gr e at l en gt h t h at th e h o ly fat h er w as t h e au th o r
g
o f th e A n n a l s a n d attributi n g th e w h ole to th e prayer s
,
o f th e S a i n t r a t h er t h a n t o h is o w n lab o u r s T hi s pr efac e .
1
a bl e t o read it an d s ee th e trut h o f what w e h av e s tat ed
,
.
I I A T H AN K S G V N G
TO T HE BLE SS E D P H ILIP N E RI ,
F OUNDE R OF T H E C O N GR E G A T I O N OF T H E OR A T OR Y ,
FO R THE
E CC L E S I A S T I C A L ANNA LS OF C E S A R E B AR ON I U S ,
C AR D I N AL P R I E S T O F T HE H OL Y R OM AN C H U R C H ,
T I T U L A R O F S A I N T S NE R E U S AN D AOH I L L EU S ,
AN D AP OS TOL IC A L L I B R A R I AN .
Up to th i s time i t h as
“
n ot b ee n po s s ible for m e t o
t o uch upo n t h e fir s t origi n an d pr o gr ess of th e E c c l es i
f o un d in t h e App en d ix to Ma n s i s ’
E d iti on of th e
68 THE LIFE OF ST . PH ILIP NER I
i
ast c a l A n n a ls exce pt in s uc h a w ay as to s h ed Oh
,
s c urit
y rath er t h an light upo n t h e s ubj ect T h i s w as .
“
Holy Writ t eac hes us in ma n y place s that the
pr o s perou s fortu n es of children are ge n erally to be
a t tributed t o their fathers ; particularly w h ere it r e lates
o n t h e Mou n t .
“
Burn i n g th en wi th z eal o h m y Fath er (for it is to
,
n a ted by Go d a n d fu ll if I may s o s pe a k of t he
, ,
p ro ,
t h a n t h ou did s t ri s e up t o o fo r th a n d combat in
g
be h alf o f t he p eo ple o f God But th ou dids t n o t s et .
t o tim e I tur n ed a s id e t o s o m et h i n g el s e ; fo r th o u
o f I s ra el in Egyp t th e labour w as i n cr e a s ed a n d n o
,
a n yt h i n g of me ra th er t han th e o n e th in g w hic h
bey on d all el s e thou w ert aimin g at .
“
I t s eemed a s if in t hi s t h o u did s t imitat e E lias ,
th in g s n o t t o b e m ad e muc h o f O ft en c o vering t hy ,
p ,
’
be wi s e le t him become a fo o l
,
Eve n s o t hou w ert
.
a p o s tle s ays ho w bo th to ab o u n d a n d t o su ff er n ee d
, .
s t umble n o t ; t h a t t h u s w he n my la bo ur s a re fi nis h ed ,
”
for evermore Am en . .
a ll to h is pray er s .
B aron iu s h ad a pr o o f of t hi s in a vi s i o n
.
W h en h e .
hell an d j udgme n t
,
W hen h e h ad do n e t hi s for.
followi n g m an n er .
Bo r n I 52 9 , en t e e dr t h rd r f t h H r it
e o e o e e m s of St. Aug us t ine , d ie d
I 56 8 a u th o r of se v r l w rk
e a H i t ry d A
o s on s o an n t iq uit ies .
76 TH E LIFE OF ST . PHILIP NE RI
t in c t ly s a yi n g , "
uiet y o urs elf Baron ius an d d o n o t , ,
is yo u a n d n o t O n o fri o w ho h a s t o write t h e h is to ry
, ,
t h e S a i n t o rd er ed h im t o be gi n afresh an d fo r t he ,
a ffi rm s in s everal plac e s o f h is A n n al s an d as a
ppe ar s ,
s e en,
a n d t h e n umb er o f h is s p iritual c h ildr en c o n
s t a n tl
y i n cr e a s in g t h eir ,
fo rm e r pl a c e of m eeti n g in ,
s pi t e o f its h a vi n g b ee n e n larg ed b e c am e t oo s m a ll to
'
h o ld a l l t h o s e w h o fl o ck e d t o th e e x erci s e s I n t he .
y e ar 1 5 5 8 t h er e fo r e t he S a in t o b t ain ed from t h e
, ,
c hurc h a b o v e t h e n av e o n t he rig h t h an d an d t h er e
, ,
cour s es on fe as t days .
a n d h e w a s t h e fir s t w h o i n tr o duc ed i n t o Rom e th e
daily Word of G od .
re n ewed in our d ay in th e ci ty o f R o m e wh at th e
Apo s tle c omman d ed to b e d on e of old for th e pr o fi t o f
t h e C hurc h in th e m et h o d o f di s cour s i n g of t h e th i n g s
,
curacy en largi n g up o n it an d in si n ua t in g it in to th e
, ,
l a ti o n o f t he audie n c e Aft er t hi s o n e of h is o w n
.
fe w s t e p s a b o v e t he r e s t a n d withou t an y ad orn m en t
,
s ho rt tim e a n d s o t he exercis e fi n is h ed
,
T hings be in g .
, p
a ut h ority it s eemed as
,
if the an cie n t apo s to lic al an d
b eautiful m e t ho d o f Ch ris tia n as s emblie s w as re n ewed .
c at e d
, an d he the n se n t t h em to diffe re n t h o s pi ta l s ,
82 T HE LIFE OF ST . PH ILIP NERI
h e c o uld en t er w h en h e pl ea s ed ; an d be s ide s t h is
c o n fid en ce an d familiarity bot h th e Domin icans an d
,
t h e da n g er s i n t o w h ic h th e gr e ater n umbe r of m en
,
,
.
’
a n d t h ey h a d mu s icia n s w i th t h em t h e w h o l e w a If
y .
an
y time w as left aft er t h i s t h ey talked o n e wit h ,
’
Sebas tian s for w h ich S S t efan o Rot o n d o w a s a fter
,
.
1
garde n of the Mattei on the C el ian to w hic h la s t pl a c e ,
m it t ed t h em to do S O H ere t h ey s a t d o w n in o rd er
.
,
1
T he f ll wi
o o ng in s cripti on is t o b e s ee n in t h e ga d e n r of t he V ill a
Di s
"
o
ui
c rr v
S .
e a c o i s uo i
F I LI P P O N E RI
Di c p li
s e o
D ll
e e C os e d i Dio .
84 THE LIFE OF ST . PH ILIP NERI
’
Sai n t s comp an y fearin g le s t they s hould get wet
, ,
, , ,
wet t h r ough .
RO ME
1
T he C h u h o f S rc . GI O VANN I DE
'
F I OR E N T I N I l
w a s b ui t f or h is
c o un t ry
m en b y L eo X fr . om t h e d es ign s of v
S a n s o in o . T he f a ade by
c
ll
Ga i ei w as a d d ed by C l e m en t X II S ee R E LL I N I , op c it
. A M . . p . 2 75 ,
1
86
C H URCH OF S GIOVANNI DE F IORENTINI .
’
87
l
firs t mad e Bi s h op of C av iglion e an d aft erwards Arc h ,
2
Alessan dro Fe d eli o f Ripa Tran s on a a m an of great , ,
1
Ma d e B is h o p of Ca v ill
a on , in t h e C om t é -V en a is s in , F ra n c e , in
1 59 2 ,
t r an s e f rr ed to Avig 59 7 d i d 6
n on 1 ,
e 1 0 9 .
Bo r
n 1 52 9, t r d th
en e e Or t ry 56 3 e a o 1 , d ied 1 59 6 ; s ee
“
v
Li es of
t he C o m p a n io n s o f S t P h l ip
.
i p 9 , . 10 .
88 THE LIFE OF ST . P H ILI P NERI
’
live tog e ther in c o mmu n ity at S Gio v ann i d e F ioren .
t h e n umb e r F ra n c es c o M a ri a T a ru gi o f wh o m we h av e ,
l
already s p o k en an d A n g el o V el li o f P al es tri n a a m an
, , ,
fiv e .
1
Bo r n 1 5 3 7, r
en t e ed t h e O ra t o ry 56 5 d d i d 6
1 , an e 1 22 ,
v
ha in g w it
nes s ed t h e c a n o n is a t io n o f St . Phil ip th t h M rc h
on e 12 a o f t ha t ea y r .
S ee Li v es o f t he C o m p a n io ns o f S t P hil ip
. p 5 ,
”
. 1 1 .
90 TH E LIFE OF ST . PHILIP NE RI
s om e on e w ho m h e n amed pr o po s in g t he poin ts ,
a n d cal li n g fir s t o n o n e an d th e n o n an o th er fo r
a n s w er s
.
th e great h e a t s o f s u m m e r t o s o m e c hurc h w i t h in t he
,
t he n c o m es t h e s erm o n recited by a b oy an d a ft er ,
o f people .
.
,
it ,
th a t it m ay be s e en with wh at a s pirit of h umili ty
t h os e good pri es ts lived togeth er alth ough th ey wer e ,
p , ,
o ur Co n gregati o n ; an d h e w as s o de e ply i m pr es s ed
1
Bo r
54 5, e n t e
n 1 r ed r t ry 5 78 B i h p f S l
t he O a o 1 , s o o a uz z o 1 60 2 ,
d ie d
L if f B J v lA ia
fl
”
60 b e a t ifi ed 1 89 0 S ee en a nc n ed it ed b y Re v
1 4 , . e o . u ,
.
Fr H Or t ry 8
‘
. C . . B o w d en of t he a o L,
d 89 vo , on o n, 1 1 .
9 2 THE LIFE O F ST PH ILIP N E RI .
a n d vice s or eccl es i a s t ic a l h is to ry or t he l iv es of t he
, ,
a n d bi s h o p s pr el a te s a n d o t h er p er s o n s o f dis t in cti o n
, ,
t h r o ugh th e l ife o f t he gl o ri o u s S t Fr a n ci s an d t ho s e .
a s t o n i s hi n g prude n ce an d s kill in i n ve n t in g an d
pro
I n fact t h ey s ay h e is an oracle n o t o n ly in R o me b u t
, ,
1
Bo r n 1 55 2 , r
e n t e ed t he O r
a to ry 517 8 , d ied 1 6 3 8 . S ee L i v es O f the
L iv lp pp ”
two An c in a in es o f th e C o m
pa n io n s o f S t P hi .
, .
3 and 2 1 3 .
2
F F T o ed o
. . l a nd Po ss e vin o , em in e n t m em be r s of t h e S o iet c y of
J e s us .
C H APTER XVI
P H ILI P ENDU R E S M AN Y E RS E C UT ION S
P B E C AU S E OF
T HE EXE RC IS E S
T HE S E laudabl e e x erci s e s wh ich caused n othing but
,
l o v e an d go o d feelin g in pi o u s m en excited th e e n vy ,
t h es e w as Vi n c en z o Te c c o s i of F ab rian o a p hysician
, , ,
94
PERSECUTIONS UNDE RGON E 95
about ; s o t h a t
he s aid o n ce to Marc ell o F err o S eewh at t h es e m en
,
“
d o to me ; b u t let us pray to Go d fo r t h em .
n n ,
h
from bei g s ofte ed t at t heir ill tre atme n t i n creased
-
s aid,
O my good J es us why do s t T h ou n o t h ear me 7
,
on ce ,
t hey s hould n o t o n th at accou n t d esis t from
t h eir peti t i o n s .
, ,
’
to the ear of th e Pope s Vicar w ho be ing mis led by ill ,
s is in
p g t h e w o rld to coll ect toget h er s uch a multi t ud e
,
an d t h e n we n t away .
a n d wait an d w h e n h e h a d pa s s ed
,
fo llo w him a t a
,
prie s t appear ed am on g s t t h em w h om t h ey h ad n ev er
,
“
h e wh i s pered s ecretly in his ear Th e p ers ecuti o n
,
“
T hi s pers ecuti o n is n o t fo r yo u b u t fo r me ; God
w is he s to make m e humbl e a n d patie n t ; an d be su re
t h a t a s s o o n a s I h av e gain ed from it t he frui t w h ic h
t o b e s p o ke n ag a i ns t t h e pr ela te w h o h ad bee n h is
”
o f h is m o u t h a n d s aid Hold y o ur p eace
, , .
i n n o ce n c e of P hilip a n d s e e in g t ha t it w as G od w ho
,
w i t h a me s s ag e to the effec t th a t he g a ve h im fu l l
l eave to h ave the pilgrimage to the S eve n C hurc h es ,
1
Gio v a n ni P iet r o C ara fia , b o r n 1 47 6 , e e l ct ed Po p
e 1 555 d ied
, 1 5 59.
1 0 2 T H E LIFE OF ST . PH ILIP NE RI
”
w h a t the P o p e s aid abo ut us t his mor ning Ale s .
s a n dr o S ee in g in s o ma n y way s t h at it w a s all kn ow n
,
,
fre ely related the w hole m arv ellin g how Philip could
,
, ,
a t ed e n trea t i e s a n d t h r o ug h t h e i n t e rp o s i t io n O f t h e
p e ,
, , ,
t o o b t ai n t h e c h urc h .
N o s o o n er h ad h e Obtai n ed it t ha n he erected in it ,
s a me P o p e da t e d July 1 5 t h
, 1 5 7 5 a Co n gregatio n o f , ,
As th e
buildin g we n t on O pposi tio n did n o t fail to
,
t h e w o rk died wi th in t w o y e ar s Th e buildin g w a s .
fi n i s h ed in 1 5 7 7 a n d o n th e 3 rd o f F ebruary w hic h ,
Cardin al .
o f S h o wi n g t h at P h ilip s j udgm en t o n t h e ma t t er w a s
’
s a id
,
Did I n o t tell you t h at th i s m o n as tery w a s n o t
“
to be bough t ?
”
an d t h en h e added G ive me t h at ,
“
t h em to th e Co n gregati o n .
”
“
Go d will help me N or w as h is relian ce vain ; for .
“
buildi n g fa r to o large ; b u t he a n s w ered I c an a ss ure ,
o u t h at my c o n fid en c e in God is s uc h t h at I could
y
fi n d it in my hear t to pull d o w n thi s buildin g an d ,
1
Borromeo T h e n Gregory XIII give eight t hou s an d ;
. .
2
Cardin al Ce s i bequeathed a n o th er eight t h ou s an d ;
A ngel o h is broth er bi s hop o f T o di s pe n t more than , ,
1
S t C ha
. rl es Bo rr o m eo , Arc hb i h p s o of Mil a n a n d neph w e of P ius IV .
bo r n 1 5 3 8 , d ied 1 58 4 . S ee G U S AN
I S O, Li f e of St . C h rl
a es Bo rr om eo
E l
( gih n s 2 v l 8
o s .
,
vo, L o n d on , 1 88 4 .
2
Pierd o n a t o , C a rd i l C na es i, of an i ll us t ri o us Ro m an f am i ly , bo r n
1 5 2 1 ,
d ied 1 58 6, b u ri d i t h
e n e C h ies a N v uo a .
C H APTER XVIII
P H IL IP L EAVE S S . G I RO L A MO AND
, GO S E TO LI VE W IT H
HI S D IS C I PL ES AT T HE VA LL IC E LL A
T H OU G H P h ilip h ad n o w bro ug h t t he fo un datio n of
t h e C o n greg a t io n t o a s ucc es s ful i ss ue a n d t h ough h e ,
’
Po n tiff s ubmitted in s tan tly an d on St Cecilia s day
, , .
,
1 58 3 ,
left S Girolamo an d we n t to th e Vallicella
. .
“
Fath er fry u s som e good pan cake s ; s o t h at th e
,
T H E C O N GR E G A T I O N
1
apo s tolic brief of February 2 4 1 6 1 2 by Pope Paul V , ,
1
C am i ll o B orghes e, b . 1 55 2 , l ct
e e ed Po p e 1 60 5 , d . 1 62 1 .
THE SERM ONS TO BE SIMPL E 1 1 7
, ,
”
w i s h for you he re but in my room ;
,
me an in g t h at ,
1 2 0 THE LIFE OF ST . PHILIP NERI
v io u s l
y gra n ted a n o t h er o n M a rc h 3 1 6 1 2 in whic h , , ,
o t h er co n s t itu t io n s ; a n d o rd er ed t h em t o receive
an
y
a n d o b ey t h o s e already m en t io n ed in t h eir m ann er of ,
i nstitute in R o m e .
1 Al es san d or L ud o vis i, b . 1 5 54 , cr . r
C a d ina l 6 5 l ct d P p 6
1 1 , e e e o e 1 2 1.
d .
3 G
1 62e g o . r ry XV c l r
e e b a te d o n . 12 t h M rc h 6a th c i ti 1 22 e a n o n sa on
of S t . lp y l
P hi i , S t I g na t ius L o o a , . St F . c i X vi r S t I id r
ra n s a e , . s o e
A rc l
g i o a , a n d S t T r
e es a o f J es us
. .
“ ”
B E CAU SE I COMMAND LITTLE 1 2 1
"u is d et a t om n is
p r ophetet used to declar an d
e he
t h at he de s ired n oth in g but the h o n our of God ,
give it up to hear co n fe ss io n s or n o t ; a n d th u s in
,
“
B ecau s e I comman d little He n ce h e u s ed n ot to
.
“
in th e s h ape of a n ex h ortatio n t h an of a comman d ; I
” “
s h ould like you to do t h i s h e would s ay but if it
, ,
”
s eem s h ard I will do it fo r you I s h ould like to .
”
impos e t h i s c h arge upo n you w h at do yo u s ay to it
,
?
s uper 8 6 .
”
comman d C es are Cardin al Baro nius
, .
what yo u will .
C H APTER XX
OF THE GR EAT OB ED I EN C E AND R EVE R EN C E WH I C H
HI S S U BJ E CT S P A I D T O H I M
s a id ,
W hic h of you would be s o prompt in t h i s vi rtu e
t h at h e would t hr o w him s elf in to that i s h po n d if I
f -
,
, ,
”
do ; th ere is n o t h in g more n eeded .
o n t h e road o r at Ar s o li ; in de ed o n e o f t h em when , ,
t h e j o urn ey as if h e h ad be en w ell .
“
h ome on foot sayin g Obedie n ce to our father saved
, ,
”
me . Whe n he return ed to the Sain t Philip told ,
OBEDIENCE BLESSED 1 2 9
it an d t h an k G od for it ; a n d t h i s he repeated at
,
as s ailed by them .
said to him “
GO an d trust in G od : but b eware of
, ,
”
t h in g will turn out h appily an d as you would wis h .
V OL . 1 . 1
1 3 0 THE LIFE OF ST . PHI LIP NERI
a ri s i n g in h is mi n d h e as ked pe rmi ss io n to do so
, .
“
W ell I com m a n d you to take the dis ciplin e o n ce a
,
day .
1 3 2 THE LIFE OF ST . PH ILIP NERI
”
out directly He obeyed an d shortly aft er the ban k
.
,
di ed s udd en ly an d th ey w er e at o n c e m aster s an d
,
h eir s o f all .
m un ic a t e at a n h our
y .
”
you agreed wit h all th ey said The Sain t an s wer ed
.
,
m e n ee s fasts an d discipli n es
,
.
CHAPTER I
P H IL I P S
’
LO VE AND DEV OT IO N TO WA R D S G OD
“
break out in to th e word s of the apostle I d esire , ,
“ ”
to be d issolved a n d to be w ith Christ He n ce Fat h er.
a n e c s ta s y ; a n d at ot h er times wh en he w a s prayin g ,
“ ”
for an y ot h er s uffici en t re aso n : For said he the
“
, ,
”
s o latio n o u t of C hri s t will n ever fin d them ;
,
a n d he
”
but a fo o l ,
It is true that he forbade several to say
mas s every day as I have me n tio n ed a lready ; but h e
,
m u nic at e s o ofte n .
V OL . I . K
1 4 6 THE LIFE OF S T . PHILIP NERI
th ey s aw h im thus abstrac ted far from taking s can dal ,
a n d revere n c e .
sa
y to t h e s erv er Tur “
n tho s e dog s out se n d those
, ,
”
beggars away to e n deavour to ge t rid of the trem
,
l
Greg o ry X IV t o c el ebr a te in a little chape l cl o se to
.
a t h is m a s s w en t o u t a n d t h e s e rv er ligh t ed a littl e
,
”
ma s s .I n about t w o hours or so m e tim es m o re h e
r eturn ed a n d kn ock ed at t he door ; if the Sain t
a n s w er ed he en t ered lighted th e altar ca n dl es again , ,
t oo k th e r
n am e o f G ego ry
X IV d . 1 5 9 1 .
“
S I LE N C E ; T HE AT H
F E R Is S A N M
YI G AS S .
1 50 THE LIFE OF ST . PH ILIP NERI
’
Nero s bri n gi n g with him t he arc hdeaco n for w h o m ,
n o t see fit to m a hei
f
f
r u es t He co n te n ted her by
t
'
p
e
z q ,
f
HIS D E SIRE OF MARTYRDOM 1 5 1
”
you ; m ean i n g m ay you burn wit h th e s am e fire o f
,
divi n e l o v e a s S a in t A n to n y To o t h er s h e s aid .
,
”
May you b e murd er ed —m ea n in for t h e fait h by
,
o
'
, ,
of the P o p e .
h oly Nam e of Je s u s t h at in pr o n o u n ci n g it a s h e re
, ,
p e a t edl
y did h e,
felt a n u n s p e akabl e s w eet n es s H e .
r each th e en d .
CHAPTER I I
or P H IL I P S DEV OT I O N T o OU R B L ES S ED
’
L AD Y , AN D
T o H OL Y R E L I C S
l o v e a n d h is c o n s o lat i o n a n d e xal ti n g he r as t he
,
t o ward s h e r w a s s o te n d e r t ha t he use d to s pe ak of
,
a n n oyan c e .
b e p a i n t ed o n ea c h o f t he m a n d t h at th e Mad o n n a
,
n a rdi n e o f Si en a he w as s o t o s pe ak e n amoured
, , ,
o f h er .
w h o s aw it cried out ,
h er migh t n o t b e removed fr o m h is m o th er ; an d
befo re h e di ed S h e favoured h im wit h t h a t w o n d erful
apparitio n of w h ic h we s hall S peak fully in its plac e
, ,
a n d the a p o s tl es St P h ilip a n d St
. Jame s on who s e .
,
o f time by t h e n egl e ct of th o s e i n to w h o s e h an d s t h ey
1 56 TH E LIFE O F ST . PH ILIP NERI
as a d e ad m an an d he h ad alr ea dy receiv ed t he
,
w h en h e a w o k e in t he m o r n i ng h e h ad n o feelin g
o f ill n e s s b u t in a s h ort tim e l e ft t he h ouse perfectly
,
w ell .
3
of S Lo ren zo in Pan is pe rn a C a rdi n al Aldobran d in o
.
, ,
°
Go n z ag a o f San t a Maria d el P o po l o Card in al di ,
7
C a m e ri n o o f Sai n t s P e t er an d M a rc elli n u s Cardin al ,
8
Fr ed erick B o rrom eo afterward s Arc hbis h op of Milan , ,
9
C a rdi n al Cu s an o o f S Ad ria n o an d Cardin al P e poli .
,
10
o f Sai n t s C os m as a n d Damia n Whe n the holy bi e r .
1
A L N S O GES UALD O C rd i l 56 d 6 3
FO , c r. a na 1 1 , . 1 0 .
1
GA L PA O O
B R IE E C rd i l 56 5 d
LE
59 7 TT , er . a na 1 , . 1 .
3
D O M N I C O P N LL O b 5 59
E C rd i l 5 8 5 d
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. 1 , cr . a na 1 , . 1 1 1 .
1
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I O B I 1 e e e o e 1 2
, .
, , . 1 0 5,
a b so lv d H ry I V K i g f F c
e en .
,
n o ra n e .
5
GI LAMO D LL A R V R E b 5 8
RO E C rd i l 5 8 6 d 59 O E , . 1 2 , c r. a na 1 , . 1 2 .
0
S C P N GO N AGA b
I IO E 54 3 C rd i l 5 8 7 d
Z
59 3 , . 1 , or . a na 1 . . 1 .
7 MA RI A N O PI RB N D T I b 5 3 8 E C d in l 5 89 d 6
E E ET , . 1 , c r. ar a 1 , . 1 1 1 .
8 F R D C O B ORR M O b 564
E E RI C r di l 5 8 7 Arc hb i h p
O E , . 1 , cr . a na 1 , s o of
Mil an d ,
. 1 63 1 .
9 A G OS T N I O CU S AN O ,
b . 1 54 2 , cr . C ard ina l
588 d 1 598
1 , . .
1°
GU I DO PE P OL I , b . 1 560 , cr . C a din ar l 1 5 8 9 d 1 5 99 , . .
N AV E OF C H I E S A N U O VA .
CHA PTER II I
P H ILI P C O MM UN IC A T E S DEV OT IO N T O T H OS E
W HO C O NVE RS E W IT H H I M
Ir
'
w as on e of P hilip s admira bl e gift s that he n o t
’
o n ly h ad d e voti o n a n d t h e l o v e o f Go d him s e l f b u t ,
t o h im ,
w er e fill e d li t t l e by li t tle wit h holy fervo ur ;
t h o s e w h o w e n t s eld o m bec ame s e n s ibly more luk e
,
'
, ,
1 60
’
EFFECT OF THE SAINT S MASS 1 61
“ ”
t h at Co s tan za s aid t o E ug en ia Do you fe el t h i s ? ,
”
a n d s h e a n s w er ed Yes i n d eed I do feel it
,
“
W hen , .
tatin g on wh at h e pl ea s ed t h at h e w as quit e a s to n i sh ed
,
”
pray for you an d yo u sh all feel it ; an d in fact th e
,
a s a gift of th e Sai n t .
L
1 62 TH E LIFE OF ST . PHILIP NERI
“
Sai n t he would s ay Thi s is the milk whic h our
, ,
”
L o rd giv es to tho s e w ho b egin to s erv e Him .
o f N a pl e s w h o w h il s t a t R o m e kept up a fa miliar a n d
,
c o n t i n u a l in t erc o ur s e wi t h t he ho ly fa t h er He s ay s .
,
t hi s h a p e n e d ev e ry t im e I w en t in ; ye t I t ook a
p
d elig h t in g o i n g i n to t he pres e n c e o f t hi s ho ly o ld
m a n a n d k n e e lin g b e fo re h im ; a n d wh e n h e l a id h is
c a r s I fel t m a n y g oo d d e s ires ki n dl e d in my mi n d in
, ,
t h at w h e n an y o n e s pok e in h is pr e se n ce of thin gs
’
in t h e Sai n t s room where he ofte n we n t out o f
,
1 64
THE SECRETS OF H E ARTS 1 65
w h o embraced h im a n d co n s oled h im
,
wit h his u s u al
sw eet n e s s an d c h arity But t h e te n d e r heart o f P hilip
.
“
to m e . T hen he add ed You h av e c h an g ed y o ur
,
l o o k n ow an d h av e got a g oo d cou n t en an c e an ex
, ,
o n s piritu al m att er s ,
he w o uld i n s e rt so m e exam ple ,
h e w a s n o t accu s to m ed t o do He o n c e w en t to
.
Bo z i o t o mak e a n e x t e m po r e di s c o urs e s o t h at t h ey ,
m ig h t n o t a l t o g e t h e r l o s e t h e fruit o f t h e word of
Go d . W h en T o m m a s o h ad fin i s hed t h e S a in t wis he d ,
t o a d d a fe w w o rd s in c o n firm a t i o n o f w h a t he h a d
c o n tin u e h is r e m ark s it w as
,
a b s olut ely n e c ess ary for
,
may “
”
or mother ? An oth er tim e An gelo da B agn area
, ,
t h e Pa s si o n h e w a s s e en t o turn as pale as as h es an d
, ,
a n d s p e ec h l es s H e w en t o n e mor n in g to din e wi t h
.
t h e Cardi n al of V e rcelli in t h e r e fe c t o ry of Sa n t a
Pr a s s ed e an d w h e n t he repa s t w a s ov e r an d t h ey had
, ,
t he fo rm o f a c o n fe r en c e At the en d w he n in sum
.
,
u s h e w a s s o o v e rc o m e wit h t e ar s an d s ig hs t h at he
,
he n eed n o t go o n .
“
a n d tr e mblin g all over s aid alo u d : ,
T hou my C h ris t , ,
m an y ge n tl em en w ho s ta n d aroun d m e ; an d re peat
in g t h is the tears s tre amed from h is ey
,
e s an d h e ,
to do so . On e morn i n g in H oly We ek wh e n h e w as ,
, ,
he u ed good -h u m o u red l
to say rather th an
as s
y ,
d ia tely t he p a i n c e a s ed .
”
li t t l e t hi n g a n d t h at d o es n o t m ak e t h em sain t s
an
y , .
t o h im s elf in o rd e r to lo o k like ot he r m en ; an d in
c ha mb e r o f h is H o li n es s a n d go t cl o s e u p to his se a t
,
wi t ho u t k n o wi n g he w a s t he r e or s o muc h as taki n g ,
”
o ff my b e r e t t a .
”
let me sleep an d agai n t h at he w ho could n o t pray
, ,
”
spirit of prayer .
FIXED H OURS FOR PRAYER
s uc h w a s th e co n fid en c e in G od w h ic h h e t h u s gai n ed ,
”
t h in g in th at way an d s o it w o uld turn out in th e
,
eve n t.
W h e n he w a s at S Girolamo h e h a d a platfo rm r a i s ed
.
u s ed to s ay t h at h e fo u n d n o di s tracti on from th e
i n t erruptio n b ut on th e co n trary felt h im s elf more
,
1 74 THE LIFE OF ST . PHILIP NERI
goi n g t o s l e e p he pl a c ed at t he h e a d of h is bed a
watc h o n t he fa c e o f w hic h he c o uld t ell wh at o cl oc k
,
’
re a dy fo r h im t o b egi n prayin g as s o o n a s h e aw o k e ;
a n d h e did n o t u s ually s l ee p m o r e t h a n fo ur or at t he ,
m o s t fiv e ho ur s .
I s l e p t v e ry li t t l e l a s t n ig h t —w h a t d o o u mean
sa
y y ,
is n o t t he t i m e to s l e e p fo r P a ra di s e is n o t fo r slug
,
”
g a rd s o r s o m e t h in g o f t he kin d W h en he w as hi n dered
,
.
”
a n d I h a d t o mak e it up durin g t h e n ig h t ; a n d if
h e kept h im s elf aw a k e by kn o t t i n g an d u n kn o t t i n g a
cord At s om e s ea s o n s of th e y ear as at t he m o re
.
,
L A TIN EJ A C U L ATI ON S
Cor mu n dum crea in me Deus et s pirit um rectum ,
Domin e n e te ab s c on d as mih i
, .
J e s u s is mi h i J es us
, .
h u m il iab it ur .
Ne n os in d u c as in t en t a tio n em .
Thy mo s t h oly Pa ss i o n s s ak e )
’
"
.
EJ A C U L AT IO N S IN T HE VE R NA C UL AR
I kn ow T hee n o t yet my J es us becau s e I d o n o t
, ,
s ee k T h ee .
My J es us w h at c an I d o to pl ea s e The e ?
,
fa i n lov e T hee n o w .
I s h a ll n ev e r l o ve T he e if Thou do s t n o t help m e ,
m
y J esus .
ho w .
I s e ek T hee an d d o n o t fin d T h ee m y J es u s , .
k n o w mys elf .
t h e h i n dr a n c e s w h ic h k e ep me from T hee .
sa
y or do .
m e m b e r T h ee .
H e u s ed a s l o to teach h is c h ildre n to sa
y Deus in
,
ad utor ium
j m eu m inten de : Dom in e ad a d uva nd u m
j
fes tina or a n,y other of the above ej aculatio n s sixty ,
Be hu m bl e
“
t o teac h him ho w t o pray he repli ed , ,
He u s ed al s o to s ay t ha t n o o n e could arriv e at t h e
c o n templ a t iv e life w ho ha d n o t firs t dilig en tly exer
,
s t o ppi n g a w h il e w h en ev e r t h ey fo u n d th e m s elv es
m o v ed t o c o mpu n c ti o n o r d ev o t i o n He s aid th at .
m e di t a t e on t h e P as s i o n w e oug h t n o t t o go o n
,
w h en w e go t o c o mm u n i o n we o ug h t to fo ll o w t he
,
petitio n .
even S t Peter an d St
. Paul in san ctity an d lov e ; for
.
NECESSITY OF PRAY E R 1 8 1
h e h as do n e an yg oo d or be co n t en t ed wit h th e degr ee
,
of p erfection to w h ic h h e m ay h av e arriv ed h o w ev e r ,
h ig h it b e b ecau s e C h ri s t h a s giv en u s t he fo rm o f
,
o u r perfectio n in putti n g b e fo r e u s t h a t o f t he E t e r n al
is p erfe ct .
fro m on e S ai n t to an o t h e r to as k S piritu a l al m s o f
,
m editat e on th e F o ur L as t T hin g s an d h e u s ed to s ay ,
t h at h e w h o do es n o t go dow n i n t o h ell w h en h e is
aliv e run s a gre at ris k o f goin g t h er e w h en h e is
,
t h e e v en i n g pr ay e r a n d di s cipli n e a t th e Oratory ; he
o f ot he rs ; a n d w h en a n o n e as k ed h is pr a y er s h
y e ,
n o t o n ly u s ed to pr a y fo r h im h i m s elf b u t go t o t h er s ,
t o do th e s am e To expr es s t he n ec es s i ty o f pray er he
.
,
1 82 THE LIFE OF ST . PHI LIP NERI
h is pray e r in t he morn i n g o r n o t .
By t he he lp o f t he s e an d o th e r in s tructio n s his ,
mo n as t erie s .
1 84 THE LIFE OF ST . PHILIP NERI
A p en it en t w en t t o co n fess to him w ho w as so ,
fa ll an d n ev er t o w a it fo r a s e c o n d mi s fortun e The
, .
t i o n s imply r en e wi n g t h e s am e pe n a n ce a n d by t h i s
, ,
o n e m e a n s g a v e h im s uc h r e a l a s s i s ta n ce th a t in a ,
s in ,
b u t fr o m m a n y o t h er s b es id e s an d in a S h or t ,
h i m s elf d e cl a r e d h e h a d b ec o m e a n an gel .
w i t h s ig n s of great d ev o ti o n .
”
me fat her ; I h ave br o ugh t n o m o n ey with m e
,
.
an d commu n io n at l e a s t o n ce a we ek .
I n th e y e a r I 5 6 2 a y o ut h n am ed Gi o van ni T o mm as o
,
o f th e e x erci s es t h a n wi th a n y s eri o u s i n t en ti o n o f
,
”
apply s o m e remedy Hav e a littl e p a ti en c e h e
.
“
,
a n s w er ed a n d do n o t b e afraid
, Gi o v an n i T o m m a s o .
’
t o be s aid to h im Th e g o od fat h er s p a ti en c e w a s
.
by th e w o rd o f Go d an d P hilip s i n c es s an t pr ay er s ’
.
, ,
h o ly fa t h er s c o u n s el h e en ter ed i n t o t h e o rd er o f St
’
.
a t S Gir o lamo
. W h e n h e e n t er ed dr es s ed in a wh im
.
,
ey es co n ti n ually up o n h im ; e v ery l o o k s ee m ed to go
h im t h e n H e tr e a t ed h im in t h i s way ev e ry t ime he
.
”
I c an n o t he a r yo u ; c o m e ag a in But the more th e .
w as c o m e h e he a rd his c o n fe s s io n to his gr e at jo y
, ,
”
Pom pe o Do n o t c o n fes s t hi s fellow
,
“
Pi et ro th en
w en t back to t he Sain t who s aid I do n o t kn o w , ,
“
t o t h e y o u n g m an t h e s e cr e t s o f his h e art an d m an i ,
”
r es i s t t h e H o ly Gh o s t ; Go d w i s hes to s ave yo u .
o n ly t o o k c a r e by pr a y e r a n d o t h e r m e a n s t o e xci t e
h im m o r e a n d m o r e t o c o mpu n cti o n At l en gt h a ft e r
.
,
By t h i s m e t h o d h e br o ug h t back an al m o s t in fi n i t e
n umb e r o f s i n n e r s t o t he pat hs o f h o li n es s Th e y .
e xclaimed Bl es s ed b e t he d ay a n d hour in wh ic h I
“
”
,
t h e gr e at c o n v e r s io n s he effected s aid F a t h e r P h i li p
, ,
draw s s o ul s as t he load s to n e dr aw s ir o n a n d n o s o o n e r ,
do es an y o n e go to co n fess i o n to him t h an h e se em s ,
”
to b e co n s trai n ed to go ag a in .On th e oth e r han d ,
draw t h em to th e lov e of G od .
t h em to t h e m s elv es ; t h ey will s o on d o a ll or m o r e
”
t h an all you wi s h T h u s a l ady on e day as k ed him
.
,
o n th e n e ck ,
s aid ,
I s ho uld car es s yo u a go o d
“
h an d s . T he lady l e ft o ff h er h igh s h o es an d th e ,
t h at h e w as at th e s ervic e of ev ery o n e w h o c a m e ;
a n d w h e n an o n e w o uld h av e r e tired throug h r es pect
y ,
h e took him by t h e h an d an d dr ew h im in H e re .
s uc h a way t h at t h er e w as n ot h i n g t h ey would n o t
”
accou n t allow any o n e to s ay Philip is re s tin g or ,
“
, ,
“ ”
h e doe s n o t wi s h to be d is t urb ed On e day An to nio .
”
t h at I wi s h to h a v e n o tim e or hour for my o w n ?
He
”
him ,
Fath er d o n o t make your s elf s o commo n
“
,
.
w h o c h o s e to come to him
. though by these me an s he
,
“
ALL THINGS TO ALL MEN ”
1 9 1
be s o lo n g as it w as in th e s ervic e o f s o ul s H e t h o ugh t
, .
n o t h i n g o f rai n or wi n d h e a t o r cold o r ri s k s o f an
,
y ,
H e w as o n c e i n form ed t h at a yo ut h at court w a s in
gr eat dan g er o f bei n g as s ass i n at ed b ecau s e o f a lady o f
h igh ran k in R o m e an d t h at alt h o ugh s ev e ral pr elat es
,
fo r him ,
a n d wit h h is u s ual d e xt e ri t y a n d pati en c e ,
I n fin e h e w a s all t h i n g s to all m en
,
He s uit ed .
h e h ad b ee n l o n g exp ecti n g t h em Wh e n he w as .
w er e no t w a n t i n g m en w ho c en s ur ed an d s everely
r e pr o v ed h im a n d t h a t n o t o n ly a m o n g th e worldly
, ,
fe s s io n al s o u n lik e h is o w n pr a c t ic e
,
But alt ho ugh h e .
t h e S piritual life t h a n th e p en it e n t s of ot h e rs .
He w as o n c e s en t fo r by t h e compan y o f th e Miseri
cordia to atte n d a crimin a l w h o w as goin g to be exe
o uted ,
and w h o ob s ti n at ely r es isted all att e mpt s to
co n vert him t h ough m an y members of the com pan y
, ,
CHAPT E R VI I
P H I L I P S W O NDE R FU L w a r or KEE PIN G Y O UNG
P E O P L E F RO M v 1 c 1;
PH I L I P k n ew v e ry w e ll t h a t m e n m o s tly c a rry to t he
gr a v e t he s i n ful ha bit s fo rm ed in yo ut h He n c e .
a l t h o ug h h e w as a n xi o u s t o turn a ll ki n d s o f peopl e
c o n v e rs i o n a n d pe rs evera n c e o f yo un g m en s edulous ly ,
a n d i n s i n ua t i n g i n t o t h e ir h e art s t h e de s ir e o f virtu e .
Ev e n w he n h e h ad r e ac h ed a n adva n c ed age an d ,
t he h o ly m a n w as s till t o be s ee n g o i n g abo ut t he
s tr e e t s o f R o me wi t h a trai n o f y o u n g m e n c o n ve rs in g ,
and w in t h e ir s o uls . He v e ry o ft en t o o k t h em
to s om e O pen gro u n d an d t he r e s et t hem play
,
1 94
HE WINS MEN TO VIRTUE 1 95
Oft en to h im ,
a n d to take care t h at t h ey did n o t
a s s ociate wit h ot h e r s w h o mig h t tur n t h e m a s id e fr o m
t h e good pat h .
Wh en ev er an y o f t h e m l eft o ff c o mi n g to c o n fes s i o n
or a s s i s tin g at th e Orat o ry th e s am e a ffe cti on at e
,
c h arity m o v ed h im to s en d fo r t h em o n s o m e ingeni
o u s pr et ext ; a n d if th ey h a d u n fo rtu n at ely s w erved
e v en e mpl o yi n g s om e o f his pe o pl e t o s e e k t h e m o u t
”
w a tc h yo u W hen di nn e r w as o ver h e m ade t h em
.
s it d o w n o n t h e gr o u n d in a rin g r o u n d h im a n d ,
t h e ir h e a rt s an d e x h o rti n g t h e m t o t h e practice of
,
o n e o f H is gr e at e s t b en efit s in h a vi n g call ed t h em t o
“ ” “
r e ligi o n ; an d t hi s h e add ed t hi s I s ay with all
, ,
h e a r t s bur n w it h fe rv o ur a n d wit h t h e d es ir e to
pr o fit by t h eir voc a ti o n a nd u s ed to r eturn happy ,
a n d lig h t h e ar t ed t o t h e ir co n v e n t
-
.
t hi n g i n d es cribabl e He l et t he m m ak e w h at n o i s e
.
t h ey pl e as ed ev en cl o s e to his room an d w h en s om e
, ,
an d t h e y o uth s t o ld P h ilip o f it h e a n sw er ed
“
Le t , ,
t h at t h ey might n o t h av e an y o ccasio n to go e ls e
where .
“
P hili p an swered So lo n g as they do n o t s in th ey
,
1 9 8 THE LIFE OF S T . PHILI P N E RI
an d g es tur es t he youn g r e ligiou s r e main ed as me rry
,
S a in t n o t co n t en t ed wit h a ll t hi s b ad e the yo un g
, ,
“
Your R ev e r en c e is m as t er ; I c an go v e ry wil l in gly
w ith o ut my cl o ak n o t o n ly b e c a u s e I am n o t w o rthy
,
t o w e a r it b u t b e cau s e I a m n o t c o ld ; an d ab o ve all
, ,
”
b e c a u s e I h av e h ad a v e ry g o o d m eal t h is m o rn in g .
t h e r o o m b u t w h e n th e y h ad go t t o t h e botto m o f
,
s o o n as e v e r h e s a w t h e yo u n g e r o n e h e ran t o him , ,
”
virtue .
H e w as an xi o u s al so to s ee th e yo u n g m e n w h o
w er e ab o ut h im a lways o ccupi ed S o m e tim es h e
.
a n ot h e r . S o metim es h e w o uld s et t h em to t h r ea d
a r o s ary o r plait
,
garlan d s o f fl o w er s or r ead s o m e ,
and an o th e r t o a n o t h e r s imply t o k e e p t h e m fr o m
,
fo un d him u n em pl o y ed .
H e wi sh ed y o u n g p eo pl e t o go t o c o n fes s i o n v e ry
fr equ en tly but n o t t o co m mu n ic a t e s o o ft en N o t
,
.
I m fre u c n t l h m a d e t h e m pr e p a r e fo r c o mmu n i o n
q y e
t h e morn i n g w h en t h ey w er e g o i n g t o c o mmu n i o n h e ,
fo r a cti n g t h u s w a s t h at o n c o mmu n i o n d a ys t h e
d evil g en er ally m ak es gr ea t er an d mor e vio l en t
as s a ult s t h an at o t her tim es ; a n d O ft en y o un g m en
d o n o t r es i s t t h em a n d so c o m e at l as t t o d o a gr e a t
,
i nj ury t o t h e h o ly Sacr a m en t H e w as a n xi o u s
.
as k ed h is l eav e t o go t o commu n i o n h e u s ed t o ,
a n s w er ,
N O no , S itien tes sitieh tes ven ite a d a ga as
, , ,
“
T hir s tin g th ir s ti n g c o m e ye t o th e w at ers
, Fo r .
2 0 0 THE LIFE OF ST . PHILIP NERI
e x t en ded
,
or r e citi n g s om e of the chaplet s he had
t a ug h t t h em or s om e thi n g of a S imilar n atur e
,
.
t o t h e C o r s o or t o dan g er o u s c o m edi e s
. It w as for
t h e s a m e purpo s e t h at h e i n tr o duc ed t h e pilgrimag e
t o t h e S ev en C hurc h es an d t h e s piritual co n fe r en c es
,
in o p en pl a c es as at Mo n t e c av a l l o or S O n o frio o r
, , .
,
in a n y o t he r s po t w h ic h h e foun d co n v en i e n t.
o n ly p en ite n t he h a d to guide .
2 0 2 THE LIFE O F ST . PHI LIP NERI
in t h is w ay for t w o ho urs s ucc ess ively with o u t ,
r e c eivi n g a n y co n s olat io n wh en t ho s e w ho w er e ,
t h a t h e h ad n o fa it h in h im t h at h e w as l o s t a n d , ,
fo r t h e h o ly fath e r P hilip c am e an d as so o n as he
.
,
s e t fo o t o n t h e t h r es h old o f t he r oo m s aid in a l o ud ,
, , ,
a n d b eg a n t o c r
y o ut F a t h e r P h ilip is d rivi n g t h e
,
“
Viv a
Cri s t o " Viv a F ilip po w ho has s av ed me fro m h ell "
Viv a l Or a to ri o " T hen in an o u t burs t o f joy he
,
“ "
H e t h e n r a is ed his h an d s an d eye s t o h e av en a n d ,
”
s aid ,Lo o k a t t h e an ge ls look at the arc h an ge ls an d
“
, ,
v ery n am es of w h ic h h e n ev e r kn ow b e fo r e for he w as ,
, ,
ud ic a m e Deus
”
j Tu d iscer ne ca usa m m eu m
, Whils t h e .
DEATH O F HIS DIR E CTOR ,
repeated t h es e w o rd s h e s a t up in b ed mad e th e s ig n ,
of t he cr o ss an d t h r ew h im s e lf fir s t o n o n e sid e an d
,
“
t o m ed to call him ; a n d t h e n add ed I b eg o f yo u t o ,
t o s ay a P a ter an d A ve fo r t h e s ick m a n He h a d .
s c a rc e ly kn elt d o w n b e fo r e P e r s i a n o b eg a n t o cry o u t
T h an k God "
,
t h e dog is g o i n g t h e d o g is ru n n i n g
“
,
a w a y ; s ee h e h a s r eac h ed th e d o o r
,
P h ilip t h en go t .
up an d S prin kl ed t h e s ick m an an d th e wh o l e r o o m
,
we ek s wit h a d an ger o u s il ln es s ; n o tr ea tm en t s ee m ed
to do h im t h e l ea s t good an d h e w as drawi n g t o ward s ,
an d a b h orr en c e o f d e at h Th e h o ly fat h er w h o .
,
1
Gio v a n n i, r
C a d in a R i l cci ,
a n ati e of v Mon t ep ulc ia n o and c o un t ry
m a n oi T a rugi, cr . Ca rd i l 5 5
na I 1 ,
d . 1 5 74 .
2 0 4 THE LIFE O F ST . PHILIP NERI
s pirit s ,
becau s e it s eems to m e that it is n o t God s ’
He th en begged
”
Will t h at I s ho uld die t hi s time .
ma s s fo r o u in t h e c h ap e l wh e r e t h e holy apo s tl e
sa
y y
w a s crucifi ed Ga b riel le full of his desir e to r e cover
.
, ,
“
r e p e a t ed s ev e r a l ti m e s Pray to God fo r m e to gran t
, ,
, ,
wa n t yo u t o m a k e m e a pr es en t o f your will an d I ,
an s w er : I h av e n o l o n g e r a n y will o f my o wn I h av e
‘
,
giv en it a w ay t o C hri s t ’
G a bri ello agreed an d P h ilip
.
,
t o ld t h e by s t a n d e r s to pr ay fo r him w hi lst h e w en t to ,
“
an d again T h i s life h as becom e odiou s to m e ; I
,
”
h is h eart c a n n o t d ie a b ad d e a t h But imm ediately .
“
o ut,
H elp m e I en tr ea t yo u my br o t h ers h e lp m e
, , ,
wi t h yo ur pr ay e rs ; fo r w ha t I h av e j us t s aid w as a
”
t e m p t a ti o n o f t h e d e vil He had s c a rc ely d is cov e r ed
.
d es ir ed to u tt e r es pecially a t t he m o m en t o f deat h
, ,
”
c an n o t n am e It T hey as ked w ha t it w as t h at he
.
”
o f J es u s w h ic h t h e d evil will n o t l et you pr o n oun c e ?
’
turni n g to Gi ac o m o Marmita the Cardi n al s s ecr etary
Alas "
, ,
”
Name of J es u s ? an d alt h ough h e pro n o un c ed it
s everal time s h e s t ill fan cied t h at h e could n o t d o s o
, .
t h e w ay h e wi s h ed w h il s t t h e S ai n t h elp ed him by ,
e crucifix an d a s it w er e putti n g t h e
'
s h o w in h im t h
g ,
”
likewi s e I fa n cy t h a t I a m n o t g o i n g t o d ie P hilip .
, ,
a h o ly bold n es s a n d m o ck ed a n d triump h ed o v e r h is
,
w as driv en t o h is fi n al r es o urc e of de s p a ir He ap .
h e cri ed o u t ho w
m an y s i n s " ah m e " mercy O my God "
,
Father d riv e
, ,
t h e d evil s aid
,
H ast th o u p ow er t ho u wicked s pirit
, , ,
t h i s t h a n t h e t e mpta t i o n c e as ed He th en turn ed t o .
“
G abri ell e a n d s aid Be c o mfo rted my s o n an d s ay
, , , ,
‘
D ep a r t fro m m e a ll ye t h a t w o rk i niq uity an d do
, ,
’
s u ffe r e d a n d p a id fo r o u : en t e r the n my i n to
y s on , ,
c on qu e r o r .
“
Gab rielle full of j oy an d h a ppin es s c ried o ut W hat
j oy my broth e rs what joy"
,
,
t h e d o g s a re d e partin g ;
,
”
an d
die . An d
so it was ; for s c arc ely h alf-an -hour a fter
ward s Gab rielle turn ed o n his rig ht s id e w here Philip
'
s tood an d
,
pro n ou n ci n g the Nam e o f Je s us pass ed ,
dr e w n ea r t h e w e akn es s o f t he fle s h as s e rt ed itself
, ,
a n d h e b ega n t o l a m e n t a n d s e e m ed u n abl e t o fin d
an
y c o m fo r t T h e S a i n t w h o w as t h er e s aid t o him
.
, , ,
Deus
’
et v irtue, a d utor in tm hul a tion ibus
nos ter r e ug iu m f j
"
.
”
n im is . P hilip b egan t o pray for him a n d t h en wen t ,
gave up his s o ul to G od .
S ee Li v es o f th e Co m p a n io n s o f S t Phi i
. lp p ,
"
. 1 37 .
F NICCOL O GIGLI
. 2 1 1
Th e Sai n t s aid to h im
“
h e wan t ed . Mak e h a s t e an d ,
l e t m e kn o w h o w Nicc o l o is He h a s te n ed t o t h e .
S ick m an an d fo u n d h im wit h h is h an d s j o in ed an d
lo o ki n g up toward s h eav en r e peatin g wit h gr eat ,
”
h e came he h as go n e h e is co n qu er ed
, , Pi etr o r e .
t ur n ed to t h e Sai n t a n d t o ld him ,
w h at had p as s ed ,
o n wh ic h P h ilip a n s w e r ed in his u s u a l w a
“
y T h a t is ,
“
aff e ctio n an d s aid
,
my fath er w hy h av e I n o t
, ,
kn own yo u l o n g l on g S i n c e ? w hy s o lat e 0 m y
, ,
kn o wledg e of h is s an ctity .
t h r ew t h e m i n t o t h e fire a s s oo n as t h ey arrived He .
s ick m a n s o n ly a n s w e r w a s t o r e p e a t t w ic e
“
’
I a p peal ,
”
t o P hilip a t w hic h w o rd s t h e d evil imm ediately lost
,
c o ur ag e a n d di s a ppe ar ed in c o n fu s i o n
, The holy .
fa t h er a ft e r w a rd s s aid t h a t i f t h e s ick m an h ad
,
r e a s o n ed wi th t h e d evil h e w o ul d m o s t certai n ly
,
h a v e b e en d ec e iv ed by h im ; a n d h e d eclar ed t h a t
t h e s o ul of C a rl o w as g o n e i n t o a place of s afety ,
o n e h o w ev e r tri ed an d afflict ed
,
h ad recourse to him
, ,
w h o w as n o t fr e ed fr o m his t e m p t a t i o n s an d c on
s o l ed in h is tr o ubl e s .
M a rc ell e B en c i a g en tl em an o f Mo n tepulci an o an d
, ,
/
d aily th e n di ed giv i n g g rea tf edific atie n to all w h o
an d
‘
, ,
.
,
’
p erc eivin g t h at a g en tleman s s e rvan t w h o used t o
pas s u n d e r th e win d o w w as in th e h abit o f beh avin g
,
s in a t e h im He p er s ever ed in t h i s i n t en ti o n fo r t h r ee
.
”
,
o f t h e s lig h t es t m o v em en t o f a n g e r toward s h im ; a n d
A yout h w h o h ad n o t l on g be en u n d er P hilip s ’
et h ard e r t h an v r O d fi n di n g ot h r
g e e n e a
y . no e ,
h im wit h gr eat fe rv o ur L oo k at t h i s an d t h i n k h o w
, ,
”
o u are calli n g dow n v en g e a n ce u po n yo u r s elf ? He
y
t h e n o rd er ed him t o kn ee l down an d r e peat after him , ,
r a y e r b u t b eg a n to tr e mbl e al l o v e r an d c o uld n o t
p ,
pro n o u n c e a w o rd He r em ai n ed a l o n g tim e in t h is
.
“
s t a t e b u t a t l as t g e tti n g up e xcl a im ed
,
H e r e I am , ,
ha v e ev e r r e c e iv e d ; y o ur R e v e r e n c e h as o n ly t o t ell
m e w hat o u d e s ir e m e t o d o an d I will comply wit h
y ,
yo ur wi s h ; a n d h e ke p t his w o rd .
W hy what is t hi s ? d o e s he t h i n k t h e r e is n o oth e r
,
”
co n fes s or in Rom e but hims elf ? an d w en t off to c on
fess io n s om ewher e e lse ; but n o s o o n e r had he do n e so
than t h ere came upo n him s uch a d e pr es s i o n of spirit s ,
R o me h e w as o n th e po i n t o f fallin g fro m a r o ck in to
,
n o t ho w T hi s g o o d pri es t al s o declar ed t h at w he n
.
e v e r he w as as s ail ed by a n t e m pta t i o n h e h ad o n ly
y ,
a n d h e w a s im m edi a t e ly fr ee d fr o m it an d r e cov e r e d ,
h is pe a c e o f c o n s ci e n c e .
s is t ib l e t e m pt a t i o n t o idl e n es s d iscl o s ed it to t h e ,
S ain t w ho w as a t t ha t tim e c o n fi n ed to h is b ed He
, .
”
Fran c es c o M aria ho w do yo u fee l n e w ? Fran c es c o
,
”
r e pli ed V e ry w ell fat he r ; I n ev e r fe lt b et t e r
,
“
,
In .
h im .
tio n s .
I
W h en Sixtu s V s ucceed ed t o th e po n tific at e t w o .
,
1
F el ic e Peret t i b F ra n c is c an F r i r r l
C a d in a 1 5 68 , e e t e d lc
"
, . 1 52 1 , a , er .
P e pe 1 5 8 5 , d .
5 1
9 0 . S ee L a Vie d c S ixtc uin t, pa r l e B AR O N D E UB E R H N ,
3 vl o s . 8 v0 ,
Pa is , r 1 8 70 .
2 2 0 THE LIFE OF ST PHI LIP NERI .
o f Gr eg o ry X I II S a tt en d a n t s h a d l o s t m a n y hun dr ed
’
.
,
cr o w n s at pl ay a n d h a d bec o m e ha lf de s perat e in
,
c o n s e qu en c e T he ho ly fat he r m e t h im
. at Cort e
S a v el l a an d a l th o ug h h e did n o t kn o w h im h e t o ok
, ,
imm edi a tely felt his h eart ligh t en ed an d all his dis ,
tr es s g o n e He w as fill ed with s uc h wo n d e r by t h is
.
fe s s an d fi n di n g t he Sain t in t he co n fe s s io n al kn elt
, ,
"
“
th is is a s oul griev o us ly di s tressed an d t he se ,
t he s ig n o f t he cr o s s o n her fore he ad se n t h er a w ay , .
In a n in s ta n t a l l her di s t re s s v an is hed an d s he w as ,
a n d di s qui e t ud e .
w h o w as h a r as s ed by a particular t houg ht fo r s ix
a nd ,
b e in g un abl e t o fr ee he r s e n t her to t he ho ly ,
va n i s hed fr o m he r mi n d T he re w as a n o ther ih .
e x actly a s he wi s h ed .
s ec ure a n d w a s a fraid o f n ot h i n g
,
W e will o n ly ad d .
m en fo rg et t h e fav o ur s t h ey h av e r ec eiv e d fr o m Go d .
1
rl Gi o am o Pa n fi lio , b . 1 54 4 , cr
. r
C a d in a l 1 60 4, d . 1 6 10 —a s p ci l
e a
f v rit
a ou e of S t Phi i
. lp .
CHAPTE R X
P HI L I P DE LI VE RS MAN Y FR O M E LAN C H OLY A ND
M
S C R U PL E S — HI S S I N G U LA R POWE R OF GI V ING
C O N S OL A T I O N
t ho s e t h a t fo ll o w e d t h e c o rp se w as a po ss es s ed pe rs o n .
ecca re
p .
s aid ,
Do n o t b e a fraid ; yo u wil l b e cured with o ut
“
an
y d o ubt At t h
. e s e word s Dome n ico fe lt a sudde n
“
Philip r elieved him by sim ply s ayin g Do n o t de s pair , .
r un wit h him .
affectio n ; an d as h e s aw t h at t he w h ol e pr o ce ed ed
from t he s pirit o f pride t h roug h wh ic h t h e d evil h ad ,
“
s aid to him in t h e pre s en ce o f Fat h er Fu s c h erio Will ,
T he p en ite n t replied “
Y es fat h er m o s t willi n gly for
, , , ,
”
b egi n at o n ce to me n tio n your sin s W h en h e had .
c on fu s io n of th e d evil ; an d n o s oon er h ad h e ki ss ed
t h e grou n d t h an all his s crupl es melted away in a
m o me n t l eavin g him in p erfect fr eed o m an d able t o
, ,
s crupl es agai n .
w a s t h at w h en a s crupul o u s pe r s o n h a d o n c e m ade
,
d
’
‘
W ell w h a t is S an Pellegri n o about n o w ? an d his
,
’
n o t k n o w w he r e I w as g o i n g .
”
P hilip s r o o m is n o t a ro o m but an eart hly Paradi s e
’
, .
t he me a n s in h is po w e r t o a ll eviate t h e t e m poral
di s t res s es o f his n e ig hbour \Vh e n he vi s ited s ic k
.
p eo pl e w ho w e r e po o r he g en erally t o ok t h em a lm s
, ,
s e n t fo r ,
b u t m ad e it h is bu s in es s to fin d out t he
a b o d e s o f t h e po o r an d o ft e n carri e d u n d e r h is cloak
, ,
o r in h is p o ck e t s c o m fo r t s fo r t ho s e wh o m he vi s ited
,
.
d o n e H e v e ry o ft en carried peti t i o ns to t he Po pe
.
,
On o n e occasio n A n to n io we n t as u s ual to co n fe ss io n
T HE
’
SAINT S ALMSGIVING 2 33
fo r t h e l o ve of Go d H e r eli ev ed th e n ec es s iti es n o t
.
n o m e an s of pr o vidi n g e it h er foo d or cl o t h i n g Fo r t h e .
a n d t h en fo u n d a n o pportu n i t y o f s e n di n g them to
Flor en c e w he r e by his as s i s tan c e th ey became n u n s
, , ,
.
h e r t o en t er a c o n v en t ; an d t h r e e o t h e r orph ans in
e x t r e m e di s t r e s s h e pr o vid e d wit h marri ag e port io n s ,
givi n g t h e hu s b an d o f o n e o f th em a h un dr ed crow ns
o v e r a n d a bov e t h e d o wry t o put him in the way of
,
m a ki n g a livi n g .
lo n g a tim e .
carryin g s om e br e ad in t he d e a d o f n igh t to o n e w ho
w as a s h am ed to b e a n d w ho w as advan c e d in years
g ,
o u t o f t he w a f a c a rriag e t h at w as c o mi n g al o n g
y o
pi e c es o f m o n ey he ha d a bo u t h im But t he an gel .
,
g ,
.
l
I t was fo r t hi s reas o n t h at Cardin a l Bell a rm in e a ,
1
Ro b erto B e ll a rm ino , b . 1 54 2 , ph w f P p M rc ll
ne e o o e a e us II .
, en t e ed r
t he c y
S o iet of J es us, cr . C a d inar l 598 Arc hb i h p f C p
1 ,
s o o a ua, d . 1 62 1 .
MUTUAL GRATIT U D E 2 37
, ,
t h at s h e h ad Go d for h er F a t h e r in h eav en an d S O o n ,
h er to l e ar n h ow to m editat e on t h e Pa s s i on .
fo r an y ki n d n es s t h at w as d o n e to him Cardi n al .
, ,
it s t o pp ed .
2 4 0 THE LIFE OF ST . PHILIP NERI
he procured their freedom an d in the tim e o f Sixtu s V .
,
h u n g e r P hilip s en t t h e s ix l o av e s t o h im
, an d h ad ,
h ad d o n e s o an d h ad n o t ra th er r e s erved at le as t h alf
,
t h e br ea d fo r h im s e lf ? P hilip a n s wer ed t h at he w as
w ell e n o ug h k n o w n in R o m e an d so mebody was s ure
,
h e w as gr eatly ed ifi ed by it .
n am ed Fiora Rag n i w h o ,
alt h ough very pi o u s felt a
, ,
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2 42 T HE LIFE OF S T . PHILIP NERI
in whom he loved to co n tem plate the Creator A .
“
what
h as t h at po o r little an imal d o n e to you ? Ano t h er
t im e pas s i n g n ear a butc h er s s h O
’
,
p h e s aw a butc h er ,
bird an d t o o k it to him ; as s oo n as he s aw it he w as
m o v ed wi t h pi ty an d s aid Do n o t h u rt it ; o pe n the
, ,
”
wi n d o w an d let it go The yout h o b eyed but a little
.
,
br o ug ht it u p fo r it is s o you n g t h at it will n o t kn ow
,
the last .
’
Ro s a w ho was the Sain t s co n fe s s or in e arlier years
, ,
every s tain .
t h at on e of t he mo s t beautiful w o me n in R o me w h o ,
n e s s o f S in an d of the thi n gs of G od
,
s o winn in ly
g ,
B aro n iu s relates that the Sain t him s elf told him that ,
”
co n s t an t i n terc o ur s e wit h m en .
in his decrepit old age refres hed all those who cam e
,
“
said to h im s elf T hi s n o d o ubt w as the cau s e fr o m
,
berti Be n eficiary of St P et er s wh il s t h e w as co n fe ss in g
,
.
’
gr e atly a s to n i sh ed h im .
h ow foul is t h is
ste n ch "or My s on "
,
,
I kn ow your sin s already by
t h eir ill odour He n c e some w ho felljin to t his s in
.
, ,
, ,
’
carried P h ilip s gift about wi t h him an d fo l lowed ,
’
dull ass of a Philip The woman obeyed thi s s tran ge
.
2 5 2 THE LIFE OF ST . PHILIP NERI
co n vi n c ed o f t he im po rt an c e of t he matter that he ,
s o l on g t o u s e h is o wn expre s s i o n as t h ey h ad th e
, ,
“
him the followin g an s wer : Do n ot be scrupulous
about what h appe n s to you be sure t h at like thin gs ,
in g to hear o n e clas s of s in s t h an an ot h er ; do n ot be
PRI E STS AND P E NIT E NTS 2 53
”
caution .
n ecessary to mortify t h e fle s h .
d o a n y t h i n g an d co n v e rt t he world an d t h e n they
, ,
o w n c o n fe s s o r o a n d co n fe s s s omew h e r e el s e W h e n
g , .
”
i n to s in an d t hen g o in g to Arac oeli t o co n fess ? an d
,
m u nd um crea in m e, Deus ,
ct spiritum rectum innova in
CHAPTER XIV
OF
’
e ve n in g
,
he u s ually c o n te n t ed him s elf wit h a s al ad ,
o r an e
gg
,
or at m os t a coupl e of eggs ; an d h e
2 56
HIS SPARING DI E T 2 57
ot h er s out o f devotio n H e u ed g
s .o o d hu m o u redly
-
w h o w as rat h er corpul en t .
“
was ,
At o t h er time s .
,
VOL . I .
R
2 58 THE LIFE OF ST . PHILIP NERI
t h e u s e o f s uc h a c o mm o n glas s An o t h er o f the s am e
.
”
do n o t like t h at He de s ired t he m e mbers of his
.
sem p er
p lcw u it ,
sordes Poverty has
z e er o n u n qu a m ;
”
always bee n pleasin g to me but n ever dirt , .
s i
ab t e c e an d s elf de n i a l n o t so muc h from the wan t
n n -
,
c o ward s .
s p en t t h e w h o l e of it e it h er up o n t h e C hurc h or upo n
’
fully an d a mply r en o u n c ed all claim s on his father s
pr o p e r ty in fav o ur o f his t w o s i s t er s Caterin a an d
, ,
plain sayi n g
, Ah " ,
“
father why have you bee n so ,
e it he r y o ur i n h e rita n c e o r y o ur mo n ey ; an d t o S h o w
I a m n o w g o in g t o St Pe t er s to be g of God most
’
”
u po n m e . Sayin g t h is he laid his h an d s o n t he
h an d s o f t he s ick m an an d we n t away almost weepin g
, .
p e rfectly r es t o r ed t o health .
”
oldest an d s h abbi es t th i n gs It was th e s ame de s ire .
makin g kn ow n t h at it w as by h is d es ir e t o i n duce ,
a n d s o me egg s an d t h e ot h er a roll o f br e ad
, ; w h il s t
Cardin al Mo n talto o u t o f r ev er en ce for t he Sain t
1
, ,
a n d t h e Sai n t said
“
Fran c es co I am pr e parin g mys elf
, ,
to an y s in gl e t hi n g in th e world .
1
Al e s sa n d r o Pe r e tt i D am a s c en i, n e ph w e of S ix tu s V .
, a nd k w no n as
r
C a d in a lM o n ta lt o, b . 1 57 1 , d . 1 62 3 , f am o us f or t h e im m en s e s um s be
r
d is t ib ut ed in . ch rity
a .
2
F r Fra n c es c o B o z io , b
.
’
r th r o e of Fr . To m m aso. S ee “
Li v es o f t he
Com p a n io n s o f St . P hil ip p 5 ,
”
. 12 .
2 66 THE LIFE OF ST . PH ILIP NERI
” ’
to yourse lf The m an blushed at Philip s word s
.
,
l
The Sa in t o n e day as ked Egidio C al v elli a brother ,
wi t h gr e at ea rn es t n ess in th e ho pe of ri s in g at cou rt .
, then
you will look for n othin g more Fran ce s co t h ough t .
1
E gid i o Ca lv ll i
e . S ee Li v es o f t h e Co m p a n io n s o f S t Phi i
. lp p,
”
.
32 5 .
2 68 THE LIFE OF ST . PH ILIP NERI
”
leav e purs es al o n e To his pe n i te n t s he freque n tly
.
’
quoted St Paul s word s : I s eek n o t the thin gs that
.
“
He warn ed n o t o n ly t h o s e who
”
are y o urs b u t yo u
, .
a n d h oly t h e i n te n t io n m a
y really be H e u sed to sa
y .
o od Sir n o "
”
sa
y ,
“
My g give alms ,
W h en he wis h ed .
”
be s piritual or Let t he youn g m an loo k to his fle s h
, ,
“
”
those of t he fl esh an d covetou s n ess He co n side red .
”
n ot de s pair of co n v ertin g th e world wit h t h em .
”
fail n ot in S pi ri tuality
.
CHAPTER XVI
H OW F AR R E MO VED H ILI P W AS FROM EVE RY K I ND
P
O F A MB IT I O N
w a s l o o k ed u po n in Rom e as a Sain t n o t o n ly by t he ,
an d s elf c o n t e m p t
- . He very s e ldom we n t to vi s it the
P o p e s o r Cardi n al s or oth er prin ce s an d the n o nl y to
, , ,
c u sed h im se lf o n t h e gr o u n d t h at h e did n o t kn ow
Mo s t ho ly Fa th er "
.
w h o am I to have Cardin al
s ,
c o mi n g to vi s it me an d es p ecially t he C a rd in al of
,
”
be abl e to avoid the Cardi n alate .
1
Be r rd i
na no Co r o na — s ee
“
Li v es of t he C o m p a n io ns o f S t Phi i lp ”
p
.
,
.
31 1 .
V OL . I .
2 74 THE LIFE OF ST ‘
. PHILIP NERI
“
b e r etta an d looki n g u p to heave n exclaimed Par ad ise , ,
“
wit h t he P o pe s Philip s aid to them
,
My c hildre n , ,
great n es s .
”
o m n ia va n itas
.
—ther e is n o thin g good in this world
,
an
y o th er city in the world H is detachme n t from
.
“
would say The Wou n d in C hrist s s id e is larg e b u t
,
’
2 77
2 78 TH E LIFE OF ST . PH ILIP NERI
“
s aid o n the co n trary Lord if I recover so far as I
, , ,
"
t hi s idea that w he n he s aw you n g perso n s an d thought
,
“
,
who
”
hav e time to d o good w h ilst I have n ever do n e any
.
, .
”
to do He felt th is with such sin cerity that he ofte n
said I am past hope "an d o n e day meet ing two
.
“
, ,
, , ,
.
,
”
“
I have n o hope of myself but I trust in GOd ,
.
2 80 THE LIFE OF ST . PHI LIP NERI
”
you are n o t what the world takes you for he an swered , ,
“
accou n t for the tremblin g ; to whic h he replied It ,
”
was t he prayer of that o ld wom an which cau sed it .
“
he said to th em You are so n s of a great fat her ;
,
, ,
h o w man y ign o
“
,
”
,
He did n o t
“ ”
sayin g Get up get out of my way
, , .
’
Fat h er He had a particular di s like to bein g c all ed
.
”
His power mig h t s hi n e fo rth all the more I n deed .
,
to m ake u s e o f him .
s peak o f t h em .
“
Ce s ar e I as s ure you it is a gr eat s ubj ect of regret to
,
”
a n d n o t t h roug h my merits At oth er time s whe n
.
”
kn ow n othi n g about workin g m iracle s .
n n -
com pletely u tai ted by self esteem t h at those who ,
“ ”
BE HUMBLE BE LOWLY , 2 85
r epeat in a s ort of c h an t “
H umility an d Detac h ,
“
s ayi n g to his di s ciples Love o n e an oth er s o P hilip , ,
“
was ever r epeatin g his favourit e l es s o n B e h umble , ,
”
be lowly an d laid th e greatest s tr es s upo n it Fran
,
.
pilas ter wit h his h an d thus drawin g the w h ole atte n tio n ,
, ,
“
T h r o w yo ur s elve s i n to God s h an d s an d be sure ’
”
s ayin g S ecr etu m m eum m ihi secretum m eu m m ihi
, , .
”
s in ,
it is an almost in fall ible sign that he will fal l ,
,
2 88 THE LIFE OF ST . PHILIP NERI
”
n othi n g ,
h e s aid “
more dan gerous for beginn ers in
,
”
guide an d co n vert ot her s He would have them l ook
.
”
in havin g it as a slave Lastly he used to say that
.
,
2 89
are
w o rld to de s pise n o on e
, ,
b ei n g d es pi s ed by oth ers
n u ll um ,
spern er e se ipsu m ,
V OL . I .
CHAPTER XVIII
H IL I P S MOR T I F IC A T IO N H I MS EL F
’
or P or
’
an d folli es Bu t tho s e w ho reflec ted o n the Sain t s
.
—
prelates n ot o n ly in out o f th e way s pots where t here
- -
, ,
t h e n said to som e o n e pr e s e n t
“
Wh at do you t hin k o f
,
perfectly mo rtified .
a ll w ho s aw him .
1
Alf o ns o Ges ua d o , l cr . r
C a d in a l 1 56 1 , d . 1 60 3, D ean of the Sa cr ed
Co ll eg e .
MORTI F ICATION OF SELF 2 93
trimmin g m e w ell .
s am e tim e t h o s e w h o w e r e wit h h im .
At h o m e th es e act s w e re i nn um erable ; in d e ed it
mig h t t ruly b e s a id t h at his w h ole life w as on e c o n
t in u a l m o rt ific a t io n ; but in o rd e r n o t to weary t he
head in public .
.
,
“ ”
a way s ayi n g
,
We have do n e all that was wan t ed
, .
an d n ow t o a n o t h er in the h o p e o f establishin g a
,
, ,
“
G all on io an d said to him There n ow a pretty an swer
you gave me "G od fo rgive you "
, , ,
w h at c an h ave bee n
ru n n in g in your he ad t h at you should say s uch a t h in g
,
as t h at
MEN DETECT HIS SANCTITY 2 97
him .
to ru n wi t h h im an d would actually s et o ff ru n n i n g ;
,
“
come in They a n s wered Becaus e we do n o t kn ow
.
, ,
s illy fell o w I am am I n o t ?
,
The ac t s o f t his kin d
w hic h P hilip did were inn um er a bl e ; but for all tha t ,
t o s ay m as s wi th t h e c h alice s of ot h er prie s ts ; he
A n to n i o Lucci as k ed h im w hy he h ad do ne s o an d ,
h e a n s wered ,
B ec au s e I am n e w m aster of myself ;
“
“
l eave s aid to th e Cardi n al Mo n sig n ore I wi s h you
, , ,
him ,
s ayi n g T h i s is j u s t wh at I wan t ed ; an d a s
,
“
of Rome .
him ,
s h aved th e w h ole o f his h ead w hich he bore ,
“
leave to wear a h air s hir t ; th e S ain t s aid By al l
'
‘
Ber to of th e h air sh irt .
’
t h e d og t oo k s uc h a fa n cy to him t h at it would n ot
l eav e his r o om s al tho ugh t he Sain t s e n t it back to
,
”
but he mu s t n eed s take from me eve n my an imals .
in th e C o n gr egatio n kn e w t o w h at a purity o f li fe h e
at t ain ed t hrough these an d other m ortific ations ; he
b ecam e a s pure an d s imple as a c hild an d o n this ,
, ,
h as o n ly go t o n e s ermo n
T hat w hic h P hilip d esired to mortify above all
”
th i n gs w as rea son ing e s pecially whe n there was s ome
,
The Pope to whom the good fat her h ad pres e n ted his
,
1
S ee “
Li v es o f t he C o m p a n io n s o f S t P hi i
. lp p ,
”
. 1 73 , 8 v o, L o n d o n .
3 0 8 THE LIFE OF ST . PH ILIP NERI
The n Philip s aid to him Now you h ave d o n e all I
,
“
’
th an he threw h imself at the Sain t s feet but was ,
P hilip said to h im “
Well s in ce you a sk pardo n I
, ,
h e u s ed to s ay “
A man s s an c tity li es wit hi n th e
’
”
compas s of t hr ee fi n gers an d a s h e s aid t h i s he
,
h e su s pected it as delu s io n .
”
t itle s s uch Piovan o Arlotto Mat teo M aria “
, as , ,
“ ”
B oj ardo JE s o p s Fables an d the like e nj oin in g
’
, , ,
’
hermit s rou n d their n ecks an d make th em go to ,
glory .
CHAPT E R XX
OF
’
P HI LI P s P AT I EN C E
W E n o w come to the virtue whic h th e Sain t s c on
s ider th e touc h st o n e Of all s a n ctity t h at is patie n ce
, ,
.
al s o w as it on e u n br o ke n exerci se of pa ti en ce b ecau s e ,
p .
o rd er t h at h e mig h t ac kn owledge an d do p en a n ce
of Go d .
”
fortn igh t . E very word o f t h is predictio n came true ;
3 1 8 THE LIFE OF ST . PHILIP NERI
w as murd e r ed an d t h e l is t e n er di ed
, .
na
y h e,
we n t v e ry O fte n to that s ame Cardi n al fr om ,
at me eh ?
, On e morn in g as he was comin g o u t
,
A n to n io Gallonio ; n o s oo n er did he s ee h im t h an he
prete n ded to be greatly dis plea s ed with him an d ,
”
“
A n t o n i o give me a ki s s an d h e in si s ted u po n his
, ,
”
can n o t put him out of temper O n c e he was told .
l ea s t emotio n .
“
as t h e s e : My Lord if T h ou w o uld s t call me h er e I
, ,
”
am ;
“
My Love I h av e n o t k n o wn T h ee I h ave n o t
, ,
do n e an y good a n d w h il s t h e s poke t h u s h e u s ed to ,
on,
fo r t h at h eari n g co n fe s s io n s w a s a recr e atio n to
h im ; so great w as his z eal for th e s alvati o n of s o ul s .
Paul an d o f St Fra n ci s
,
. .
“
,
,
3 4
2 TH E LIFE OF ST . PHILIP NERI
’
t here is n o surer or clear er mark of God s love t h an
”
advers ity . W he n a co n fe ss or was o n ce complain in g
to h im t h at he w as u nj ustly per secu ted P h ilip re ,
”
t h e grea t n e s s o f our de s ire t o s u ff er for His love .
s ho uld as k of Go d w h il s t h e e nj o y s t h a t li t t le u n usual
,
even v en ially .
s e n di n g fir s t a trial an d t h en a co n s o l atio n ; h e in
“
to teac h him th i s exerci s e h e s aid No it will n ot , , ,
”
do fo r you n or fo r all
, .
WE LL D OI N G -
they n ever could move him from his dete rmin atio n ;
for as h e s aid to Vitt o ria Go ttifred i s uperiore s s of
, ,
h eave n .
come it .
”
“
make s as t hough He would go further an d th a t we ,
fortitude an d p er s evera n ce ; an d t h e n if w e re s i s t an d
overcome our tribula t io n s an d temptatio n s th e s weet ,
en d o u r L o rd redouble s t h em .
“ ”
in His holy service “
But he said in order to
.
, ,
h in dra n ce .
t o w h ic h h e s aw t h ey h ad t h e greatest repugn a n c e .
“
w h o vi s ited t h e Sain t kis s ed h is h an d an d s aid 0 ,
”
t h em wit h his h oly word s ; an d at t he en d he ad ds ,
”
here .
”
An tio n o do ,
I am sayin g ; an d
”
h e added ,
Dei ka bca m Lucci .
n ever T h e same th in g
h ome a ai n st his g
HE INSISTS ON STABILITY 333
1
A D NAL C A C
C R I PE E L AT R O , op . c it. v ol . . E l
i , 2 9 5 ( n g is h Tra n s l a
ti )
on y t hi c
,
sa s s a us e w a s t h e q u es t io n o f t he c
o n d em n a t ion o f t h e
writi g f S v r l
n s o a o na o a .
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338 THE LIFE O F ST . PHILIP NERI
victory "
, , ,
’
vailed up o n by the prior s r eiterated e n treatie s he s aid , ,
“
Well the bu s in e ss for which we have had this devo
,
”
tio n has e n ded happily an d we have bee n h eard ,
.
ope n in g his eyes looked o n all the fath ers who s tood
aroun d him weepin g ; but whe n o n e of them s aid ,
“ “ ”
Fat h er you have bee n very ill he an swered Nay
, , , ,
"
bury me At mas s h is ecstasies were freque n t as we
'
. ,
T HE E OS TAS I E S
’
SAINT S 34 :
”
oth er .
“
Com e h ere quickly ; come h ere quickly ; on w hic h
all w h o were with the sick m an ran to th e s pot an d ,
1
Pa o l
S f o n d ra t o , n e h ew o f G eg o
o pX I V w ho r ry
ea ted h im cr.
r l
C a d ina in 1 5 90 , d is t in g uis h ed f o r e xt ao d in a o s of r r ry w rk p y
ie t , d ie d
lf fr
1 6 1 8 , a n d e t a l l his o t un e t o h is t it u a C h u h Of S t C e i ia l r rc cl . .
342 T HE LIFE OF S T . PHILIP NER I
“ ”
him , Be of good heart you will n ot die ; a t that
,
’
P e t er s at the tombs of the Apo s tles whe n his whole ,
,
’
3 46
348 T HE LIFE OF S T . PHILIP NERI
”
He called twic e wi th a loud voice Philip Philip ,
“
, ,
”
B aro n iu s s ays t h e Sai n t called it a Hebrew so n g .
tio n e
’
d h appen ed a t the deat hs of Lavin ia de Ru s tici ,
he said “
DO n ot make yourselves unh appy ; your
,
”
fath er is in par adise an d I tell you that I kn ow it
, ,
’
s olem n Re uiem s u n g at S Giova n n i de Fiore n ti ni ;
q .
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how would me n s admiratio n for Ign atius be in
”
creased .
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“
My broth er s h er e is the devil ; kn eel down an d
,
1
Ga b ie r ll o P a l eo t t o , b . 1 5 2 4, c r. C a d in a r l 1 56 5, t he fi rs t A i
r chb s hop
of Bo l o g na , t h e in t im at e fri en d o f S t C ha
“
. rl es a nd o f Po p S ixt us V ,
e .
d ied 1 59 7 in t h e P o n t ific a t e of C l em e n t V I II .
, w ho ha d b een h is u i p pl
in t h e s t ud y of Ca non La w .
V OL . I .
close to San ta M aria degli A n geli whe n h e sa w above ,
”
church to do some evil .
35 6 T HE LIFE OF S T . PHILIP NERI
n gs an d so I s hall no t
“
sa
y
, I do n o t desire t hese thi ,
”
be expo s ed to delu s io n s or to evil visio n s .
3 57
an d said
“
,
He w ho wi sh e s for ec s tasie s an d vi s io n s ,
away .
"
t in u ed a woma n of h oly life w h o had c o n ti n ual
‘
“
experien ce in s uc h matters replied Wome n are , ,
, ,
35 8 THE LIFE OF ST . PHILIP NERI
”
to de s ire them but to despise th em
,
The religiou s .
t h e Sai n t a n s wer e d
“
T hi s is the devil an d n o t the
, ,
”
Virgi n ; if h e r et urn s agai n s pit in h is face The .
fu ll of co n solatio n an d j oy .
ST . PHILIP NERI
“
hym n ,
J esu cor ona Virgin um
,
At las t whe n the .
,
”
believer in dr eams .
h umil ity .
P H ILIP S
’
G IFT OF PR OP HE C Y P R ED I CTS
— HE T HE
DEAT H OF MAN Y P E RS O N S
” ”
es t in c en tu s s im il is illi N 0 on e was foun d like him
, .
”
th e Sai n t an d s aid
“
,
Fat h er here is Me s ser Costan zo
,
.
fortn igh t .
“
T his will l as t but a s hort time ; he pe rs is ts in t e
t urn in g to his O ld labo ur s a n d he will die Soo n ,
.
“
this time he will die without
fail ; his hour is come T ho s e w ho were prese n t
.
“
T hos e w h o were t here s aid We ll Fa ther if we , , ,
”
do certain ly t h at we c an d o
,
The eighth day of .
, ,
“
Fath er S he s aid
,
I fear th at both of th em will
,
“
” ” “
die .
“
No n o replied th e S ain t o n e is e n ough
, , , ,
“ ”
t h at it w as a lo n g time We l l them an swered the .
,
Sain t ,
go an d see her freque n tly for s he will die ,
h e r o ff in eigh t ee n day s .
”
time you will die ; an d on the sixtee n t h of t he same
mo n th Al ess an dr o expired G uglielm o the brother .
,
“
to Giov an Fra n cesco Your bro ther will die but do , ,
“
t hem ; h e vi s ited Fra Fran ce s co first an d s aid This , ,
”
s a id ,
Be of good c h eer you will get well
“
At these
, .
“
I tru s t in you Fath er ; pray for me an d for my
,
”
welfare .Whe n Philip bade him go od bye he said
“
to him a seco n d time Keep up your heart ; you will,
“ ”
re s tored to health called him the Rise n Laza ru s ;
,
“ ”
used to call this cure the miracle of miracles It .
1
Sfo rz a was ill of a pe s tile n tial fever an d dys e n tery ,
-
a n d for twe n ty t w o day s the malady h ad a fflic te d h im
a n o ff er in g of a ca n dle to P h i l ip a n d to beg h im to ,
”
physician Do n o t be a larm ed ; your s on wil l no t die
At last Pietro s aid to him o n e day Father "
.
,
“
we may ,
1
r
C a dinal S f r i hi
o z a. n s rly l if
ea e w as a so ldi r
e a nd f ght i
ou n
Fl r
a n d e s un d er th c l b r
e e e d Al
ate es sa n d o r F r a n es e ; he aft rw rd
e a s
37 2 THE LIFE OF ST . PHILIP NERI
”
in a few days you w ill be free fr om your complain t .
“
S h e said ,
I am dead P hilip r epli ed N 0 , ,
-
her s p eec h an d h ad s carc ely an y pul s e s o t h at S h e
, ,
”
fear for you are n o t goi n g to die a t pre s e n t
,
'
From .
recovered .
374 T HE LIFE OF ST . PHILIP NERI
“
Yo ur wife will certai n ly n ot die ; an d to the am aze
me n t of all w ho h ad wi tn e s s ed her h opeless state she ,
R o me He received a co n tu s io n o n the he ad an d
.
,
w ho w as h er c o nf e s sor an d begged h im
,
with m an y
t ear s to h eal h er c h ild The Sa in t replied Be calm ;
“
.
,
”
will give you s uc h trouble tha t it will be ill for you .
“
ferred ; P hilip an swered T h ere will be n o n eed of a
,
“
blessi n g th e Sai n t s aid
,
go S in ce th e fath er s , ,
”
are of t h at o pi n io n But in the ev en i n g w h e n h e w a s
.
”
will take care of you T hree mo n t h s afterwards .
,
”
s aid
“
GO
aw ay with you "
, , ,
”
girl s an d t h e pr edictio n w as fulfilled
,
.
m o th er s to on e o f th eir c h u rc h e s w h ic h is n ow called
'
s h e replied
“
I c an n ot Fat h er becau s e I am in o flic e
, , , ,
“
or t we n ty -o n e : t h e Sai n t s aid Laug h away laugh , ,
it.
’
W he n he s aw t h a t Maria M addale n a h er s elf was
la ughi n g h e s aid to her You laugh do you ? remem
,
“
, ,
1
Marc o A n t o n io Co l onna c om m an d ed with Don J oh n of A ri t
us t a a
t he f a m o us n a va l vict ry f o o Le p a n to a ga in s t t he T ur k s, 1 57 1 ft r
a e
w rd
a s V ic r y f S icily d
e o o , .
5 84 1 His . wif e, F e l ic e O r s in a P r tt i
e e
D a m as c i w gr t - i c
en ,
as ea n e e o f S ixt u s V .
3 8 0 THE LIFE OF ST . PHILIP NERI
“
said to them This m an is your brother
, He th e n .
”
at Milan Two mo n th s h ad n o t pa s s ed before a
.
O f t h eir o rder .
”
in your tim e .
a ft r th
e e d ea t hf th f od r th C gr g t i e o un e , e on e a on be c am e a r l igi e o us
o r d r with
e l
s o em nv w S C A D N AL CA C o s . ee R I PE E L AT R O , op . c it v o l .
. ii .
,
pp . 1 79 et se qq (E g l i h T r
. n l ti ) s a ns a on .
3 8 2 THE LIFE OF S T . PHILIP NERI
h im by the e a r an d s aid “
You are tempted are you , ,
”
Fat her t h at I am o n th e poi n t of do ing gr e at evil an d
, ,
”
n ig h t you w ill b e freed from the s e tr o uble s an d ,
s aid ,
I give u p to you n o w an d co n sider myse l f to
“
,
.
8
3 4 THE LIF E OF ST . PHILIP NERI
BE C A R D I NA L S OR P O PE S
“
Pietro w ho w as s till a yout h See what I am come
, , ,
h im ,
“
T h ey sign ify t h at after my d eath I s h all h ave
tw o Cardi n al s in my Co n gregati o n ; a n d accordi n gly ,
”
c o n fe s s io n o n e mor n in g s ay s G irolam o to th e bl es s ed , ,
b e a Cardi n al ?
’
I an s wered t h at I n ever th ough t o f
s uc h a t h i n g He rej o i n ed Well yo u will b e a
.
,
‘
,
Cardin al .
’
I laugh ed at him an d said An d pray ,
‘
w h o will mak e me
’
n
o e ? Howev er th e bl es s ed ,
’
a Cardin al .Cardi n al Pan filio received th e ha t from
’
Clem en t VIII man y year s aft er th e S ai n t s deat h
. .
”
predictio n of t he bles s ed F a t her P hilip .
1
F ra n c is , C o un t D i tric h
e s t e in , B is h o p of l
O m ut z , or . r
C a d ina l 1 598 ,
d . 1 63 6 .
39 0 THE LIFE OF ST . PHILIP NERI
had already predicted to oth ers an d w ho was elected ,
“ ”
Philip ,
it will n o t be Moro n e but Bo n c om pagn i , ,
G r egory XIII .
’
Sixtu s The Cardin al w as in P hilip s room ac c ording
.
’
“
to put it o n th e Cardi n al s head sayin g to him Try , ,
HE FORETELLS FUTURE POPES 39 1
him ,
I wi sh your Revere n ce w o uld get me take n i n to
th e service of Cardi n al Al d o b ran din i
”
P h ilip repli ed .
,
“
I w ill do so with out fail ; leave it to me ; for I tell
you h e will n o t die Cardin al ; an d four m on th s after
ward s h e was elect e d Pope Th e very even i n g before .
’
w as t h e Gran d Duke s ambas s ador P hilip mad e ,
“
th ree proph ecie s in th e few followin g words ; Sig n or
Ale ss an dr o you will be Cardin al an d Pop e but yo ur
, ,
”
reign will last o n ly a sh o rt time Fra Girolamo .
END OF V OL . I .