The Pharr Oratory of Saint Philip Neri School System

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The Mission of the Oratory Schools is to promote the formation of Christian character, Catholic lay leadership, Christian fellowship, and community service by integrating the gospel message with a liberal arts educational program in the spirit of the joy exemplified by its founder, Saint Philip Neri.
About Our Patron Saint
St. Philip Neri was one of the noble line of Saints raised up by God in the sixteenth century to console and bless His Church. After a childhood of angelic beauty the Holy Spirit drew him away from Florence, the place of his birth, showed him the world, that he might freely renounce it, led him to Rome, modeled him in mind and heart and will, and then, as by a second Pentecost, came down in visible form and filled his soul with light and peace and joy. He would have gone to India, but God reserved him for Rome. There he went on simply from day to day, drawing souls to Jesus, exercising them in mortification and charity, and binding them together by cheerful devotions; thus, unconsciously to himself, under the hands of Mary, as he said, the Oratory grew up, and all Rome was pervaded and transformed by its spirit. His life was a continuous miracle, his habitual state of ecstasy. He read the hearts of men, foretold their future, knew their eternal destiny. His touch gave health of body; his very look calmed souls in trouble and drove away temptations. He was genial, and irresistibly winning; neither insult nor wrong could dim the brightness of his joy.
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The Oratory Academy
The Oratory Academy is a private Catholic elementary and junior high school based on the thinking and spirituality of St. Philip Neri, the prophet of joy. The Academy’s mission is twofold: to create a learning environment that exemplifies the best in dual language education and to nurture a bi-cultural heritage for pre-kindergarten through eighth grade students to better prepare students for life in a global economy.
The Oratory Athenaeum for University Preparation
In answer to those many parents who want their children to continue the unique Catholic education provided by the Academy, the Oratorian family created the Oratory Athenaeum for University Preparation a high school that includes grades nine through twelve. The Athenaeum was a temple of Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom, where poets read their work. The Romans took the word and while preserving the depth of its religious sense, gave it a new meaning: a place where students could find the best of the arts and sciences. Because Catholics believe that God is the sole source of all truth and beauty, the word “athenaeum” appropriately reflects the educational tone that the Oratory strives for in the growth and development of the adolescent mind. See the Senior Class of 2007.
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Newman Institute of the Oratory
El Instituto Newman del Oratorio de San Felipe Neri fue fundado en la ciudad de Reynosa, Tamaulipas en 1999, siguiendo los principios del Sistema Educativo del Oratorio, fundado en Pharr, Texas hace 23 años. Nuestro campus en México, lleva el nombre de un sobresaliente Cardenal Oratoriano, John Henry Newman, quien, nacido en Londres en 1801, dedicó su vida a investigar y a elaborar tratados acerca del verdadero papel de la Iglesia Católica, siendo partcipe del Movimiento de Oxford. El Papa León III lo hizo Cardenal y actualmente El Santo Padre Juan Pablo II ha dado un gran impulso a la causa de su beatificación al reconocer sus virtudes heróicas.
Remaining Joyous in Our Work with a Prayer to Saint Philip Neri
O Holy Saint Philip Neri, Patron Saint of Joy, you who trust scriptures’ promise that the Lord is always at hand, and that we need not have anxiety about anything. In your compassion, heal our worries and sorrows and lift the burdens from our hearts. We come to you as one whose heart swells with abundant love for God and all creation. Hear us, we pray, especially in this need (make your request here). Keep us safe through your loving intercession, and may the joy of the Holy Spirit which filled your heart, Saint Philip, transform our lives and bring us peace. Amen.