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Neri
House Patron: St. Philip Neri
House Color: Black
Feast Day: May 26
Coat of Arms: A heart on a black field. St. Philip Neri is said to have had a heart twice the normal size when he died, swelling as it was with holy charity. It is his heart that is depicted on our Arms, on a field of black.
Motto: Prayer, Wisdom, Service
House Color: Black
Feast Day: May 26
Coat of Arms: A heart on a black field. St. Philip Neri is said to have had a heart twice the normal size when he died, swelling as it was with holy charity. It is his heart that is depicted on our Arms, on a field of black.
Motto: Prayer, Wisdom, Service
Slogan: Love to Be Unknown
Events sponsored by Neri House:
Winter Dance
About Our Patron:
Born 1515 in Florence, sent to Naples to work for his uncle, he soon after experienced a religious conversion and moved to Rome. Philip began to study and to tutor among the Florentines in Rome and was considered a good scholar. He left his studies, however, to minister in the streets of Rome.
After the turmoil and upheaval of decades of war and political intrigue, the people of Rome were becoming disillusioned with the Church and government. St. Philip made it his mission to restore the faith and ardor of the Roman laity, to re-evangelize the city. To this end, he helped to found a confraternity for the aid of sick and poor, and would spend countless hours working among these, and praying for them. He ministered with a sense of humor and wit.
Philip would also often retreat to the solitude of the catacombs in order to pray. Once, while praying, there appeared to him what seemed to be a globe of fire; it entered his mouth and afterwards he felt as if his heart had grown. When he came to himself, he discovered a swelling over his heart, though it never gave him pain.
Philip was later ordained a priest, and founded the Congregation of the Oratory, a community of priests who gather together for prayer, discussion, and service to the poor. St. Philip died in 1595 and was canonized in 1622. He is the patron of the city of Rome, many other cities, and provinces, and of the US Special Forces. His feast day is May 25.
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Events sponsored by Neri House:
Winter Dance
About Our Patron:
Born 1515 in Florence, sent to Naples to work for his uncle, he soon after experienced a religious conversion and moved to Rome. Philip began to study and to tutor among the Florentines in Rome and was considered a good scholar. He left his studies, however, to minister in the streets of Rome.
After the turmoil and upheaval of decades of war and political intrigue, the people of Rome were becoming disillusioned with the Church and government. St. Philip made it his mission to restore the faith and ardor of the Roman laity, to re-evangelize the city. To this end, he helped to found a confraternity for the aid of sick and poor, and would spend countless hours working among these, and praying for them. He ministered with a sense of humor and wit.
Philip would also often retreat to the solitude of the catacombs in order to pray. Once, while praying, there appeared to him what seemed to be a globe of fire; it entered his mouth and afterwards he felt as if his heart had grown. When he came to himself, he discovered a swelling over his heart, though it never gave him pain.
Philip was later ordained a priest, and founded the Congregation of the Oratory, a community of priests who gather together for prayer, discussion, and service to the poor. St. Philip died in 1595 and was canonized in 1622. He is the patron of the city of Rome, many other cities, and provinces, and of the US Special Forces. His feast day is May 25.
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