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Philip’s concern for the salvation of souls…\u00a0<\/span>When he was a young priest and had gathered around him a certain number of spiritual people, his first desire was to go with them all to proclaim the Gospel to the pagans in India, where the wonderful life of St. Francis Xavier was taking place. However, he wanted to subordinate this idea of \u200b\u200bgoing to India in obedience to the opinion of the holy men with whom he consulted. As for the bad Christians at home, he had such a great desire for their conversion that even in his advanced age he severely mortified himself for them and wept for their sins as if they were his own.\u00a0When he was still a layman, he converted thirty dissolute young people with one speech. By the working of God’s grace, he successfully brought back to the path of holiness an innumerable number of sinners. Many of them exclaimed at the hour of their death: “Blessed is the day when I first appeared to Father Philip to know him!” Others said: “Father Philip draws souls to himself as a magnet draws iron.”\u00a0He concentrated on fulfilling what he considered his special mission, and he devoted himself entirely to the ministry of confession, which occupied him especially and above all. Before sunrise, he usually confessed a considerable number of penitents in his room. He went to church at dawn and never left until noon, except when he celebrated Holy Mass. If no penitents came, he remained near the confessional and read, prayed the breviary or said the rosary. Whether he found himself praying or eating, he always interrupted when penitents arrived.\u00a0He never interrupted the ministry of confession because of illness, unless the doctor forbade him to do so. For the same reason, he kept his room open, so that anyone who passed by could see him. He took special care of boys and young men. He was always concerned to keep them busy, for he knew well that idleness was the origin of all evil. Sometimes he himself kept them busy when he could find no employment for them.\u00a0He allowed them to make as much noise around him as they pleased, only in this way to protect them from temptation. When a friend of his protested against allowing them to annoy him in this way, he replied: \u201cAs long as they do not sin, they may even chop wood on my back.\u201d He had permission from the Dominican fathers to take their novices for recreation. He was fond of inviting them to a festive dinner. He would say: \u201cEat, my sons, and do not feel guilty about it, for I am gaining weight while I look at you.\u201d And then, after the meal was over, he would seat them around him and tell them the secrets of his heart, give them good advice, and encourage them to virtue.\u00a0He had remarkable power to comfort the sick and deliver them from the temptations with which the evil spirit assailed them. To his zeal for the conversion of souls, Philip added the performance of corporal works of mercy. He visited the sick in hospitals, ministered to their needs, made their beds, washed the floor around them, and brought them food.\u00a0Prayer:<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Philip, my holy Patron, who cared so much for the souls of your brothers and sisters, and especially for your own people, when you were here on earth, do not cease to care for them now that you are in heaven. Be with us, who are your children and your clients. And by the great power of God and your intimate view of our needs and dangers, guide us on the path that leads to God and to you. Be our good father. Keep our priests undefiled and protect them from reproach and scandal. Make your children obedient, our youth prudent and pure, the heads of our families wise and kind, the elderly cheerful and zealous, and strengthen us by your powerful intercession in faith, love and all virtues.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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