Born in Florence, Italy, St. Philip became a lay brother and was then ordained Priest in the Servite Order, and then became General of the Order but repeatedly refused the Papacy. He died in 1285.
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August 23rd ~ Feast of St. PHILIP BENIZI, Confessor
(1233 - 1285)
O God, who in Blessed Philip, Thy Confessor, didst give us a noble example of humility, grant that Thy servants, by following him, may despise earthly prosperity, and ever seek after heavenly things.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. Amen.
Collect, August 23, St. Philip Benizi, Confessor
St. Joseph Daily Missal (1950)
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St. Philip Benizi, pray for us.
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