Posts by Padre Pio Devotions
St. Francis Prayer Before a Crucifix
Most high, glorious God, cast Your light into the darkness of my heart. Give me right faith, firm hope, perfect charity and profound humility, with wisdom and perception, O Lord, so that I may do what is truly Your holy will. Amen
Read MorePrayer of Pope John Paul II to St. Pio of Pietrelcina
Pope John Paul II recited this prayer on the occasion of the canonization of Padre Pio, June 16, 2002 Teach us, we pray, humility of heart, so that we may be counted among the little ones of the Gospel to whom the Father promised to reveal the mysteries of His Kingdom. Help us to pray…
Read MorePrayer to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
O Sacred Heart of Jesus, filled with infinite love, broken by my ingratitude, pierced by my sins, yet loving me still; accept the consecration that I make to You of all that I am and all that I have. Take every faculty of my soul and body and draw me, day by day, nearer and…
Read MoreEfficacious Novena To The Sacred Heart Of Jesus
(This novena prayer was recited every day by Padre Pio for all those who asked his prayers) I. O my Jesus, You have said, ‘˜Truly I say to you, ask and it will be given you, seek and you will find, knock and it will be opened to you.’ Behold, I knock, I seek and…
Read MorePrayer for the Intercession of St. Pio of Pietrelcina
Dear God, You generously blessed Your servant, St. Pio of Pietrelcina, with the gifts of the Spirit. You marked his body with the five wounds of Christ Crucified, as a powerful witness to the saving Passion and Death of Your Son. Endowed with the gift of discernment, St. Pio labored endlessly in the confessional for…
Read MoreStay with me, Lord
Prayer of St. Pio of Pietrelcina after Holy Communion Stay with me, Lord, for it is necessary to have You present so that I do not forget You. You know how easily I abandon You. Stay with me, Lord, because I am weak and I need Your strength, that I may not fall so often.…
Read MorePray, Hope and Don’t Worry – Issue 52
Father William Lauriola Download Newsletter Issue 52, July-September 2012 I attended Padre Pio’s Mass shortly after my ordination to the priesthood. It was a great school. It was of more benefit to me than all that I had studied in my years of theology. – Father Luigi Pasani From the editors: We visited Father William…
Read MorePray, Hope and Don’t Worry – Issue 51
Clarice Bruno Download Newsletter Issue 51, April-June 2012 Clarice Bruno, was born in Chicago, Illinois into a devout Italian Catholic family. She attended Catholic schools throughout her youth and graduated from the fine Catholic institution, Rosemont College, in Villanova, Pennsylvania. Clarice, for the most part, took her Catholic faith for granted. She doubted many of…
Read MorePray, Hope and Don’t Worry – Issue 50
Graces through Padre Pio’s Intercession Download Newsletter Issue 50 January-March 2012 Diana Graves was an actress by profession who lived and worked in London, England. She suffered from emphysema and bronchiectasis. Both diseases were progressive and incurable, and as time passed, Diana was spending more and more time in the hospital, being treated for her…
Read MorePray, Hope and Don’t Worry – Issue 49
Padre Pio’s Love for the Angels Download Newsletter Issue 49, October-December 2011 The word angel is derived from the ancient Greek word aggelos which means messenger. The angels are God’s instruments or messengers whom he uses to communicate his will. References to the celestial or non-corporal beings better known as angels, are mentioned more than…
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