15 Days of Prayer with Sain Philip Neri: The Saint of Joy

The ＂Apostle of Rome,＂ the ＂Reformer of the Church,＂ the ＂Saint of Christian Joy＂--these and many other titles are given to Saint Philip Neri (1515-1595). A priest at the age of thirty-six, he never ceased to bring to Rome and the world the fire of the Holy Spirit that burned in his heart. In 15 Days of Prayer with Philip Neri, you will discover a joyful companion who lived out his baptismal call with spiritual intensity and pastoral charity. Canonized in 1622 along with St. Ignatius of Loyola, St. Francis Xavier and St. Teresa of Avila, he is celebrated on May 26. Too often forgotten by the Church today, the example of this saint is relevant and inspiring for our times.

Father Jean-François Audrain studied in Pontivy, at Saints-Anges and Saint-lvy. He was ordained a priest in 1989. Father Audrain was an instructor for four years at the Pontifical Seminary in Rome, where he trained young people preparing to become priests. In 2023 he helped establish an Oratory of St. Philip Neri at Lorient, France, where he lives and works as an Oratorian priest.