Collect · May 26, 2012 · Saints: Stories & Symbols, WDTPRS
26 May: St. Philip Neri – inflame us with that same fire
Novus OrdoSaint Philip Neri, Priest — May 26, 2027, May 26, 2028
Deus, qui fideles tibi servos sanctitatis gloria sublimare non desistis, concede propitius, ut illo nos igne Spiritus Sanctus inflammet, quo beati Philippi cor mirabiliter penetravit.Fr. Z’s literal rendering
O God, who by the glory of sanctity do not cease not to raise on high servants faithful to You, propitiously grant, that the Holy Spirit inflame us with that same fire with which He wondrously entered into Saint Philip’s heart.
Did you know that St. Philip Neri is a co-patron of Rome? Sublimo, according to the thorough Lewis & Short Dictionary, is “to lift up on high, to raise, elevate”. Penetro is, in the first place, “to put, place, or set any thing into any thing”. You might use this verb to describe a person putting his foot inside a…