Posts by Padre Pio Devotions
Part 1 – The Greatness of Therese
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Read More100th Anniversary of Padre Pio’s Birth – Part One
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Read MoreCanonization 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…
Read MoreBeatification of Padre Pio of Pietrelcina – Homily of John Paul II
Sunday, May 2, 1999 “Sing a new song to the Lord!”. The summons of the entrance antiphon captures well the joy of so many of the faithful who have long awaited the beatification of Padre Pio of Pietrelcina. By his life given wholly to prayer and to listening to his brothers and sisters, this humble…
Read MoreA Special Blessing
My mother suffers from Alzheimer’s disease. I had been taking her to an Alzheimer’s day care center but recently I was told that my mother could no longer return. Her dementia was so severe that the administrator recommended that she be placed in a secured Alzheimer’s facility in a nursing home. I looked and looked…
Read MoreA Very Important Day
I recently had a very vivid dream in which I was walking with a man who was carrying a lantern. He was limping slightly as he walked and his posture was somewhat bent. He had a serious demeanor and I noticed that he seemed to be in a hurry. He spoke to me in Italian…
Read MoreMy Father’s Dream
My father, Italo Francia had not been feeling well. When he went to the doctor for tests, it was found that he had a large cancerous tumor. In order to shrink the tumor, he was given radiation and chemotherapy at the Metropolitan Hospital’s Windsor Cancer Center in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. After that, he had surgery.…
Read MoreLord, Send Padre Pio to Help my Parents
In my younger years, when I was on a quest to grow in spiritual understanding, I found a used book, a biography of Padre Pio. After I read the book, I knew that I wanted Padre Pio to be my spiritual father for the rest of my life. Many years later, I read another book…
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