Saint Philip Neri's Food for the Soul 1Q2025

Philip Romolo Neri, sometimes referred to as the Second Apostle of Rome after Saint Peter, was an Italian Catholic priest who founded the Congregation of the Oratory, a society of secular clergy dedicated to pastoral care and charitable work. Neri's spiritual mission emphasized personal holiness and direct service to others, particularly through the education of young people and care for the poor and sick. His work played a significant role in the Counter-Reformation



As prescribed by Saint Neri, I posted one maxim per day starting with the one for September 27, 2024. This page is shall contain Saint Philip Neri's Maxim of the Day for 1Q2025.


January 2024

2. Nulla dies sine linea: Do not let a day pass without doing some good.

Nulla dies sine linea is a Latin phrase meaning "no day without a line". The idea was originated by Pliny the Elder (Natural History, XXXV, 84), where the idea applies to the Greek painter Apelles, who did not go a day without drawing at least one line. The phrase itself is attested for the first time in the Proverbiorum libellus by Polydore Vergil (1470-1555).

1. WELL! when shall we have a mind to begin to do good?