Capuchins gather together each year on Sept. 20 to commemorate the day that Padre Pio received the visible stigmata, September 20, 1918. On August 10, 1910, Padre Pio was ordained to the priesthood in the Cathedral of Benevento, in Benevento, Italy. He wrote the following sentiment on his ordination card -- "Jesus, my breath and my life, today trembling, I elevate You in a mystery of love. With you let me be for the world - the way, the truth, and the life, and for You, a holy priest, a perfect victim." Pope John Paul II greets some of the patients at Padre Pio's hospital, The Home for the Relief of Suffering. Lots of smiling faces in the Padre Pio Childrens' Home in Arunodaya, Vannampatti, Dindigul, South India. They are all very devoted to their spiritual father, Padre Pio.
