The Daily Philip: Monday July 14

The Daily Philip is a devotion of prayer to the Patron Saint of Joy, St.Philip Neri, led by Fr. Malone, parochial vicar of Christ the Redeemer Parish
in Swift Current.

This devotion has four parts: (1) a dailyprayer for a particular virtue, based on the day of the week, to which Pope Pius IX has attached an indulgence (dated May 17, 1852,); (2) a reading from The Life of St. Philip Neri,Apostle of Rome; (3) a quote from The Maxims and Counsels of St.Philip Neri; and (4) the daily prayer for a good death.

For Monday
Prayer to obtain the virtue of Patience.

St.Philip, my Patron Saint, whose heart was ever so constant in time of trouble,
and whose spirit was so loving under suffering, that, when persecuted by the
jealous, or calumniated by the wicked who thought to discredit thy sanctity, or
when tried by God with many long, painful infirmities, thou didst always bear
thy trials with wonderful tranquillity of heart and mind; pray for me that I
may have a spirit of true courage in every adversity. Alas, how much I
stand in need of patience! I shrink from every little trouble; I sicken
under every light affliction; I fire up at and resent every trifling
contradiction; never willing to learn that the road to paradise lies amidst the
thorns of tribulation. Yet this was the path our Diving Master deigned to tread,
and this too, my Saintly Patron, was thy path also. Obtain for
me, then, this courage, that with good hearty will I may embrace the
crosses which every day I receive from God, and bear them all with the same
endurance and ready will as thou didst when thou wast on earth; that so I may
be made worthy to enjoy the blessed fruit of sufferings with thee in heaven
above. Our Father…, Hail Mary…, Glory Be…

Prayer to be said daily, for a good death.

O glorious Saint Philip, faithful helper of thydying children, be thou my father and protector in the hour of my death. Let
not the devil overcome me; let not temptation oppress me, nor fear overwhelm me
in that hour; but grant through thy intercession that, fortified by faith,
hope, and charity, I may bear all things with patience and perseverance, and
may happily die the death of the just. Amen.