Novena to St. Philip Neri

Day 6

10 min

Sign of the Cross

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

In nómine Patris, et Fílii, et Spíritus Sancti. Amen.

Novena to St. Philip Neri

Opening prayer:

O glad St. Philip Neri, my glorious patron, who didst set Rome on fire with the joy of the Gospel, look kindly upon me as I begin this novena. Thy heart was wide with love and light with holy mirth; win for me a cheerful and humble heart like thine own, that I may serve God with gladness all the days of my life. Amen.

Read the meditation and offer the intention of the day.

Day 6: Cor ad cor loquitur

Philip had a most pleasant manner with others, great sweetness in conversation, and was full of compassion and consideration. His chosen motto, 'heart speaks to heart,' shaped his whole way of guiding souls: he drew men to virtue by friendship and tenderness, almost without their noticing, by loving them first. Even before ordination he would meet people in shops and banks and end with his gentle question, 'Well, brothers, when shall we begin to do good?' Grace, he knew, passes most freely through affection.

O St. Philip, who didst draw souls to God by speaking heart to heart, give me thy warmth and patient tenderness toward all entrusted to me. Let me lead them to Christ never by force or harshness, but by friendship, gentleness, and the quiet witness of a loving life. Amen.

Today's intention:

For the gift of leading others to God by gentleness and friendship.

Pray one Our Father, one Hail Mary, and one Glory Be.

Our Father

Our Father, who art in heaven,

hallowed be thy name.

Thy kingdom come.

Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread,

and forgive us our trespasses,

as we forgive those who trespass against us.

And lead us not into temptation,

but deliver us from evil.

Amen.

Pater noster, qui es in cælis,

sanctificétur nomen tuum.

Advéniat regnum tuum.

Fiat volúntas tua, sicut in cælo et in terra.

Panem nostrum quotidiánum da nobis hódie,

et dimítte nobis débita nostra,

sicut et nos dimíttimus debitóribus nostris.

Et ne nos indúcas in tentatiónem,

sed líbera nos a malo.

Amen.

Hail Mary

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.

Blessed art thou amongst women,

and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.

Holy Mary, Mother of God,

pray for us sinners,

now and at the hour of our death.

Amen.

Ave María, grátia plena, Dóminus tecum.

Benedícta tu in muliéribus,

et benedíctus fructus ventris tui, Iesus.

Sancta María, Mater Dei,

ora pro nobis peccatóribus,

nunc et in hora mortis nostræ.

Amen.

Glory Be

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be,

world without end.

Amen.

Glória Patri, et Fílio, et Spirítui Sancto.

Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper,

et in sǽcula sæculórum.

Amen.

Closing prayer:

O St. Philip, whose heart the Holy Spirit enlarged and set aflame, present my petitions to the Lord thou didst love so dearly. Teach me to delight in God, to think little of myself, and to lead others to Him by kindness rather than by harshness, until heart speaks to heart with thee in the joy of heaven. Amen.

Sign of the Cross

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

In nómine Patris, et Fílii, et Spíritus Sancti. Amen.