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CatholicLife
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What is that animal St Philip Neri is carrying?
What is that animal St Philip Neri is carrying?
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Redwood
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Good question!!! I wondered too, so I did some research.
I learned that the animal is a dog which St. Phillip obtained from a Cardinal in Rome. "It is said: He had a dog and he would ask people to take his dog for a walk. But, as they started to walk the dog, he would stop them and say, “What are you doing? I mean carry him.” If you saw anyone in Rome carrying a dog you would know that Philip had asked him to take his dog for a walk. " (peacepilgrim.fotopages.com/?entry=450372)
I admire St. Phillip Neri!!! He makes me happy to think about him and his character.
St. Phillip Neri was a real funny man, an all around funny saint. I would say that, to my knowledge, he is about the funniest of the well-known saints. He brough cheer to nearly everyone. He carried with him rays of sunshine.
He would carry a joke book in his pocket. He would walk around in public with a half-shaven beard. He would wear bizarre clothing.
“St. Philip Neri preferred spiritual mortification to physical mortification. When one man asked Philip if he could wear a hair shirt, Philip gave him permission – if he wore the hair shirt outside his clothes! The man obeyed and found humility in the jokes and name-calling he received.” (Catholic.org)
"Humility was the most important virtue he tried to teach others and to learn himself… When one priest gave a beautiful sermon, Philip ordered him to give the same sermon six times in a row so people would think he only had one sermon. " (Catholic.org)
Learn more about him at: catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=97
“If one had to choose one saint who showed the humorous side of holiness that would Philip Neri.”
(Catholic.org)
I learned that the animal is a dog which St. Phillip obtained from a Cardinal in Rome. "It is said: He had a dog and he would ask people to take his dog for a walk. But, as they started to walk the dog, he would stop them and say, “What are you doing? I mean carry him.” If you saw anyone in Rome carrying a dog you would know that Philip had asked him to take his dog for a walk. " (peacepilgrim.fotopages.com/?entry=450372)
I admire St. Phillip Neri!!! He makes me happy to think about him and his character.
St. Phillip Neri was a real funny man, an all around funny saint. I would say that, to my knowledge, he is about the funniest of the well-known saints. He brough cheer to nearly everyone. He carried with him rays of sunshine.
He would carry a joke book in his pocket. He would walk around in public with a half-shaven beard. He would wear bizarre clothing.
“St. Philip Neri preferred spiritual mortification to physical mortification. When one man asked Philip if he could wear a hair shirt, Philip gave him permission – if he wore the hair shirt outside his clothes! The man obeyed and found humility in the jokes and name-calling he received.” (Catholic.org)
"Humility was the most important virtue he tried to teach others and to learn himself… When one priest gave a beautiful sermon, Philip ordered him to give the same sermon six times in a row so people would think he only had one sermon. " (Catholic.org)
Learn more about him at: catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=97
“If one had to choose one saint who showed the humorous side of holiness that would Philip Neri.”
(Catholic.org)
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corsair
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Looks like a Pomeranian (dog) to me. One of my son’s had a girlfriend that had a Pom and that sure looks like one.
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FrCorey
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yep, looks like a pom with it’s ears down
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daeve
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I think it looks like a fox, but I guess a Pomeranian does look a little like a fox. He’s very cute, whatever he is.
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