Philip Neri: Episode Three
4/29/202610 min
🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage
🗺️ Philip Neri - Episode Three: The New Socrates
Rome. 1544. Kneeling in the catacombs, Philip feels his heart continuing to expand! He calls out in pain to the Lord, begging for this strange supernatural favor to stop. When he recovers, Philip and his friends go looking for souls in an expected place!
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Philip Neri’s story exemplifies his true humility, charity, and joy. In 1500s Rome, Philip worked as a tutor, while selflessly teaching and providing for the poor. His wit and humor drew countless souls to Christ, showing that real sanctity isn’t stuffy, but cheerful. Philip’s life teaches lessons of cheerfulness, trust in God’s will, and selfless service.
This series contains moments of intensity and danger. Philip Neri’s autopsy is described. Voices are raised in arguments. A thief threatens Philip and a crowd in Rome with violence. Characters mock Philip for his poverty and bizarre way of life. Philip’s intense experience of having his heart expanded by the Holy Spirit is portrayed.
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First 90 secondsPhilip Neri0:00
[gentle music] Rome, 1544. Kneeling in the catacombs, Philip feels his heart continuing to expand. He calls out in pain to the Lord, begging for this strange, supernatural favor to stop. When he recovers, Philip and his friends go looking for souls in an expected place.
Speaker 10:22
[upbeat music] The Saints, Adventures of Faith and Courage, Philip Neri. Episode three, The New Socrates. Listen to all the episodes and discover new shows at thesaintspodcast.com.
Antonio0:41
[gentle music] Philip's heart was inflamed with heat when the Holy Spirit entered his body as a ball of fire. After a while, his heart stopped expanding and he began to recover slowly.
Antonio Gagliono1:01
Antonio, you expect me to believe Neri swallowed a ball of fire and it expanded his heart?
Antonio1:09
Doctor, [laughs] you are the one who called it a miracle. You saw how his heart enlarged.
Antonio Gagliono1:15
I saw it, yes. Do I understand it? No.
Antonio1:20
Philip's heart remained at a higher temperature. His skin was slightly swollen. Managing his body temperature was difficult,