The Secular Oratory of St. Philip Neri in Philadelphia

10/05/2023

A couple of photos from our recent Saturday Morning of Recollection on the theme of the Corporal Works of Mercy. We were joined by three missionaries from Christ In the City. There was quite a spread before these photos were taken...

Lookout for another Saturday Morning of Recollection in the Spring!

04/29/2022

02/08/2022

Greetings everyone!
We'll be meeting tonight, Tuesday, February 8th at 7:30 in the church.

- We will be reading and discussing the readings for this upcoming Sunday. Secular Oratory will be led this evening by Bill Gares. (Find the readings here: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/021322.cfm)

-We will conclude Oratory with our usual prayers and then sing the Ave Regina Caelorum (the Marian antiphon traditionally sung from Candlemas until the end of Lent, which you can find here: https://youtu.be/OAi6T7tQruE)

- Finally, we'll socialize in the refectory in the parish house with some light refreshments.

Hope to see you all there!

02/01/2022

Greetings everyone!

We'll be meeting tomorrow night, Tuesday, February 1st at 7:30 in the church once more.

- We will be reading and discussing the readings for this upcoming Sunday. Oratory will be led by Fr. Georges. (Find the readings here: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/020622.cfm)

-We will conclude Oratory with our usual prayers and then, for the last time this year, sing the Alma Redemptoris Mater (the Marian antiphon traditionally sung from Advent until Candlemas), which you can find here: https://youtu.be/iq5CKlOyeMk)

- Finally, we'll head into the refectory in the parish house to hear a talk by Br. Joshua (not Br. Joseph—the printed schedule was wrong) on "Jesus and the Twelve Apostles" and enjoy some light refreshments provided by Danielle.

Hope to see you all there!

01/25/2022

Greetings everyone!

We'll be meeting tonight, Tuesday, January 25th at 7:30 in the church.

- We will be reading and discussing the readings for this upcoming Sunday. Secular Oratory will be led this evening by Jack Dziegrenuk. (Find the readings here: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/013022.cfm)

-We will conclude Oratory with our usual prayers and then sing the Alma Redemptoris Mater (the Marian antiphon traditionally sung from Advent until Candlemas, which you can find here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iq5CKlOyeMk).

- Finally, we'll socialize in the refectory in the parish house with some light refreshments. Tonight there will be two treats for your enjoyment at our social...and that is all I'll say.

Hope to see you all there!

01/18/2022

Greetings everyone!

We'll be meeting tonight, Tuesday, January 18th at 7:30 in the church.

- We will be reading and discussing the readings for this upcoming Sunday. Secular Oratory will be led this evening by Br. Joseph. (Find the readings here: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/012322.cfm)

-We will conclude Oratory with our usual prayers and then sing the Alma Redemptoris Mater (the Marian antiphon traditionally sung from Advent until Candlemas, which you can find here: https://youtu.be/iq5CKlOyeMk)

- Finally, we'll socialize in the refectory in the parish house with some light refreshments. Tonight there will be two treats for your enjoyment at our social...and that is all I'll say.

Hope to see you all there!

01/11/2022

Greetings everyone!

We'll be meeting tonight, Tuesday, January 11th at 7:30 in the church.

- We will be reading and discussing the readings for this upcoming Sunday. Oratory this evening will be led by Fr. Paul. (Find the readings here: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/011622.cfm)

-We will conclude Oratory with our usual prayers and then sing the Alma Redemptoris Mater (the Marian antiphon traditionally sung from Advent until Candlemas, which you can find here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iq5CKlOyeMk).

- Finally, we'll head into the refectory in the parish house to hear a talk by Br. Joseph on "The Relevance of St. Philip Neri" and enjoy some light refreshments.

Hope to see you all there!

01/04/2022

Greetings everyone!

This evening, TUESDAY, Jan. 4th, we will be having Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, the Holy Rosary, and Benediction in the church beginning at 7:30.

Following this, we will proceed to the parish house for a social and some light refreshments.

Hope to see you all there!

12/14/2021

Greetings everyone!

We'll be meeting tonight, Tuesday, December 14th at 7:30 in the church.

- We will be reading and discussing the readings for the fourth Sunday of Advent. Secular Oratory will be led this evening by Mickey Kelly. (Find the readings here: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/121921.cfm)

-We will conclude Oratory with our usual prayers and then sing the Alma Redemptoris Mater (the Marian antiphon traditionally sung from Advent until Candlemas, which you can find here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iq5CKlOyeM)

- Finally, we'll socialize in the refectory in the parish house with some light refreshments.

Hope to see you all there!

12/07/2021

Greetings everyone!

We'll be meeting tonight, Tuesday, December 7th at 7:30 in the church.

- We will be reading and discussing the readings for the third Sunday of Advent. Secular Oratory will be led this evening by Fr. Georges. (Find the readings here: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/121221.cfm)

-We will conclude Oratory with our usual prayers and then sing the Alma Redemptoris Mater (the Marian antiphon traditionally sung from Advent until Candlemas), which you can find here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iq5CKlOyeMk.)

- Finally, we'll socialize in the refectory in the parish house with some light refreshments where we will hear a talk prepared by our own Slater Richardson on the subject of Courage.

Hope to see you all there!

11/30/2021

Greetings everyone!

We'll be meeting tonight, Tuesday, November 30th at 7:30 in the church.

- We will be reading and discussing the readings for the second Sunday of Advent. Secular Oratory will be led this evening by Br. Joshua. (Find the readings here: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/120521.cfm)

-We will conclude Oratory with our usual prayers and then sing the Alma Redemptoris Mater (the Marian antiphon traditionally sung from Advent until Candlemas, which you can find here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iq5CKlOyeMk)

- Finally, we'll socialize in the refectory in the parish house with some light refreshments.

Hope to see you all there!

11/23/2021

Greetings everyone!

We'll be meeting tonight, Tuesday, November 9th at 7:30 in the church.

- We will be reading and discussing the readings for the first Sunday of Advent. Secular Oratory will be led this evening by Br. Joseph. (Find the readings here: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/112821.cfm)

-We will conclude Oratory with our usual prayers and then sing the Salve Regina (the antiphon sung from Pentecost until Advent, which you can find here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAmydVsNMqM)

- Finally, we'll socialize in the refectory in the parish house with some light refreshments.

Hope to see you all there!