Episode 173 -- Life of St Philip XV.173 -- Assisting Others in Soul and in Body

Could St Philip assist the dying from a distance?

At times. We read tonight about St Philip's awareness that a friend would die. The friend was a doctor. He was barely sick. But St Philip knew that this was what would happen and happen very soon. St Philip promised to assist him. And even though St Philip was far away, he was with him in spirit. But St Philip could also help people by being physically present. He healed the Pope by touching his hand. St Philip knew how to accept what he could not change and what he could.

Last episode we read about St Philip's great zeal for the unity of the Church. During his Mass, St Philip was able to obtain the healing of the Archdeacon of Alexandria who was in Rome to help reconcile his Church with the Holy See. How we should never forget the connection between the Eucharist and the Church. The Eucharist makes the Church. And the Church makes the Eucharist.