Posts by Padre Pio Devotions
Ecce Ancilla Domini CD – Ave Verum Corpus
Ecce Ancilla Domini CD – Anima Christi
Part 4 – Realism of Therese
Part 3 – Therese and Self-Acceptance
Part 2 – The Ordinariness of Therese
Part 1 – The Greatness of Therese
100th Anniversary of Padre Pio’s Birth – Part One
Canonization of St. Pio of Pietrelcina, Capuchin Priest – Homily of John Paul II
Sunday, 16 June 2002 1. “For my yoke is easy and my burden light” (Matthew 11:30). Jesus’ words to his disciples, which we just heard, help us to understand the most important message of this solemn celebration. Indeed, in a certain sense, we can consider them as a magnificent summary of the whole life of…
Read MoreAddress of John Paul II – Day Following Canonization of St. Pio of Pietrelcina
Monday, June 17 2002 Dear Brothers and Sisters, It is a great joy for me to meet you again the day after the solemn canonization of the humble Capuchin of San Giovanni Rotondo. Dear pilgrims and devotees, I greet you with affection who have gathered in Rome in such large numbers for this special occasion.…
Read MorePope John Paul II’s Address to Pilgrims: 1999
Dear Brothers and Sisters, It is a great joy for me to meet you again in this square which yesterday witnessed an event which you have waited so long for – the beatification of Padre Pio of Pietrelcina. Today is the day of thanksgiving. The solemn Eucharistic celebration, at which Cardinal Angelo Sodano, my Secretary…
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