Today is the Feast of St. Padre Pio

[Sirach2]

For all of his devotees who may have been unaware of this special day, let us ask his powerful intercession for our pressing concerns. He has assured us prior to his death, that he will be even more active on our behalf in heaven.

St. Padre Pio, pray for us.

 

[littlestsouls2]

What a great Saint!

Here are some of his words:

“Scruples are like tight shoes. You can’t walk in them. Despise them.”

“Mary has recommended the Rosary at Lourdes and Fatima because of its exceptional value for us and our times.”

“In the spiritual life, one must always go on pushing ahead and never go backwards; if not, the same thing happens as to a boat which when it loses headway gets blown backwards with the wind.”

 

[Jeannie52]

I love this! Thank you so much for sharing that today is St.Padre Pio’s Feast Day.

What a great Saint he is!

St. Padre Pio, pray for us!

 

[GLam8833]

I pray to St. Padre Pio that I will be able
to spread the message of “a Church
for the Poor” in Atlantic Canada.

Our Father, who is in heaven,
Your name be held holy,
Your kingdom come,
Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread,
and forgive us our trespasses
as we forgive those who trespass
against us. And lead us not into
temptation, but deliver us from evil.
Amen.

 

[esieffe]

I am just now delving with any serious depth into the lives of some of the Saints. I started with Saint Faustina and her inspirational biography. Since then I have been looking for the right biography of Saint Padre Pio. If any of you would care to make a recommendation, I am all ears!

I am glad I caught this thread!

Saint Padre Pio, please pray for us!

 

[littlestsouls2]

‘Padre Pio: Man of Hope’ is great. I have read a few others, but this was probably my favourite. ‘Padre Pio: The True Story’ by Ruffin is also meant to be very good. Both of these biographies are approx. 300 pages, unlike a few others that are fairly brief.

bookdepository.com/Padre-Pio-Renzo-Allegri/9781569551387

bookdepository.com/Padre-Pio-Lillian-Ruffin/9780879736736

Another excellent book about St. Padre Pio is the following; it is only a relatively small book, but it is very interesting and inspiring:

bookdepository.com/Stories-Padre-Pio-Katharina-Tangari/9780895555366