{"product_id":"st-philip-neri-pray-for-us","title":"St. Philip Neri | Pray for Us","description":"\u003cp\u003eHeavyweight 100% cotton shirt with a relaxed drop-shoulder fit, vintage garment wash, tonal chest embroidery, and a woven SIGNUMX interior neck label.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSt. Philip Neri, the joyful Apostle of Rome whose humor, music and kindness won a whole city back to God, is honored on May 26.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eQuick Facts\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:rgba(255,255,255,0.05); border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.15); border-radius:8px; padding:14px 18px; margin:18px 0; color:#F5F5F5;\"\u003e\u003ctable style=\"width:100%; border-collapse:collapse; color:#F5F5F5; background:transparent;\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 12px 6px 0; vertical-align:top; font-weight:600; white-space:nowrap;\"\u003eFeast Day\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 0;\"\u003eMay 26, Memorial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 12px 6px 0; vertical-align:top; font-weight:600; white-space:nowrap;\"\u003eLife \u0026amp; Canonization\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 0;\"\u003eBorn 1515 in Florence, Italy; founder of the Oratory; died 1595 in Rome\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 12px 6px 0; vertical-align:top; font-weight:600; white-space:nowrap;\"\u003ePatronage\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 0;\"\u003eJoy, humor, Rome, and US Army Special Forces\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 12px 6px 0; vertical-align:top; font-weight:600; white-space:nowrap;\"\u003eSymbols\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:6px 0;\"\u003eA priest's vestments, a lily, a rosary, a flaming heart\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe Life of St. Philip Neri\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhilip left a business career in his youth and came to Rome, where he prayed in the catacombs, studied and befriended everyone he met. On Pentecost in 1544, praying in the catacomb of San Sebastiano, he felt his heart filled with the fire of God's love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a priest he gathered people for prayer, Scripture, music and visits to the sick, and this became the Congregation of the Oratory. His joy and humor made him one of the most loved saints of Rome.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote style=\"background:rgba(255,255,255,0.05); border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.15); border-radius:8px; padding:14px 18px; margin:18px 0; color:#F5F5F5; border-left:3px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.5); font-style:italic;\"\u003e“A joyful heart is more easily made perfect than a downcast one.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style:normal; font-size:0.9rem; opacity:0.8;\"\u003eSt. Philip Neri\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003ch3\u003eShirt Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFabric:\u003c\/strong\u003e Heavyweight 100% cotton\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFit:\u003c\/strong\u003e Relaxed drop-shoulder\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDetails:\u003c\/strong\u003e Chest embroidery, woven SIGNUMX neck label\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCare:\u003c\/strong\u003e Machine wash cold, tumble dry low\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGet to Know St. Philip Neri\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 2px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHe Shaved Half His Beard\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 8px;\"\u003eTo keep from being taken too seriously, Philip sometimes walked around Rome with half his beard shaved off.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 2px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Lesson of the Feathers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 8px;\"\u003ePhilip told a woman who gossiped to scatter the feathers of a chicken and then gather them all back up. It cannot be done, he explained, and the same is true of careless words.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 2px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Oratorio Is Named After His Oratory\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 8px;\"\u003eThe music sung at his Oratory gatherings gave its name to the oratorio, the musical form later made famous by Handel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 2px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Seven Churches Walk\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 8px;\"\u003eHe led cheerful pilgrimages to Rome's seven great churches with music and a picnic along the way, a tradition still kept today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 2px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Heart on Fire\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 8px;\"\u003eOn Pentecost in 1544 he felt the Holy Spirit fill his heart like a ball of fire, and he carried that joy for the rest of his life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 2px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Cheerful Heart\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 8px;\"\u003eHe taught that a joyful spirit makes it easier to grow in holiness than a gloomy one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 2px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePatron of Joy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 8px;\"\u003eHe is honored as the patron of joy and humor, and US Army Special Forces count him as their patron too.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SIGNUMX","offers":[{"title":"Navy Blue \/ S","offer_id":68026304561388,"sku":"261102PODPQ4342#001","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Navy Blue \/ M","offer_id":68026304594156,"sku":"261102PODPQ4342#002","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Navy Blue \/ L","offer_id":68026304626924,"sku":"261102PODPQ4342#003","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Navy Blue \/ XL","offer_id":68026304659692,"sku":"261102PODPQ4342#004","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Navy Blue \/ 2XL","offer_id":68026304692460,"sku":"261102PODPQ4342#005","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"White \/ S","offer_id":68026304397548,"sku":"261102PODPQ4342#006","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"White \/ M","offer_id":68026304430316,"sku":"261102PODPQ4342#007","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"White \/ L","offer_id":68026304463084,"sku":"261102PODPQ4342#008","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"White \/ XL","offer_id":68026304495852,"sku":"261102PODPQ4342#009","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"White \/ 2XL","offer_id":68026304528620,"sku":"261102PODPQ4342#010","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1349\/6300\/files\/st-philip-neri-pray-for-us-navy-blue-front-transparent.png?v=1793575793","url":"https:\/\/www.signumx.store\/products\/st-philip-neri-pray-for-us","provider":"SIGNUMX Catholic Apparel Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}