Tuesday 26 May

St Philip Neri, Priest (M)
Acts 20:17-27; Psalm 68; John 17:1-11
Knowing who we are
St Philip Neri had many outstanding attributes, including being famous as a confessor - and he also had a very healthy sense both of his own imperfections and of the fact that God worked through him. As a result, he was free to do whatever God asked of him without worrying about his own reputation. If we, too, pray for the grace of good self-knowledge, then we, in turn, will be free to do whatever God asks of us without being concerned about what others may think of us.