Pray, Hope and Don’t Worry – Issue 43

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A Hymn to Padre Pio Download Newsletter Issue 43 We recently heard that a man named Alex Quinn from Northern Ireland had received a very special grace through the intercession of Padre Pio. We were able to contact Alex in Belfast and learn more about his remarkable story. In June of 1998 Alex Quinn’s fifteen-year-old…

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Pray, Hope and Don’t Worry – Issue 42

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Padre Pio: A Remarkable Intercessor Download Newsletter Issue 42(opens in new tab) In Heaven, everything will be spring as far as beauty is concerned, autumn as far as enjoyment is concerned, summer as far as love is concerned. There will be no winter; but here winter is necessary to exercise self-denial and a thousand other…

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Pray, Hope, and Don’t Worry – Issue 41

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Sister Pia of Jesus Crucified Download Newsletter Issue 41(opens in new tab) Let us always keep before our eyes the fact that, here on earth, we are on a battlefield, and that in Paradise we shall receive the crown of victory; that this is a testing-ground, and the prize will be awarded up above; that…

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Pray, Hope and Don’t Worry – Issue 40

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Download Newsletter Issue 40 Charity is the measure by which Our Lord judges all things. – St. Pio of Pietrelcina An Interview with Mario Bruschi In the summer of 1957, Mario Bruschi and his mother Adele, traveled from their home in New York City to the town of Ponte Strambo, in northern Italy, to visit…

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Pray, Hope and Don’t Worry – Issue 39

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  The Testimony of Gene Ricci Download Newsletter Issue 39 Be cheerful and tranquilly rest in the arms of Jesus and mitigate your fears with the greatest confidence in Jesus, as it is from him alone that you should expect many blessings. – St. Pio of Pietrelcina Gene Ricci wrote to us at Padre Pio…

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Pray, Hope and Don’t Worry – Issue 38

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Download Newsletter Issue 38 The Testimony of Umberto (Bert) Longo Bert Longo contacted us a Padre Pio Devotions sharing his memories of Padre Pio with us. We were able to visit him in Cape Cod, MA and continue the conversation. His story follows: Umberto (Bert) Longo was born and raised in San Giovanni Rotondo and…

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Pray, Hope and Don’t Worry – Issue 37

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Download Newsletter Issue 37 Padre Pio – The Matchmaker We visited Ortrud and Dr. Germain Bianchi at their home in Somers, Connecticut and they spoke to us about their memories of Padre Pio. We published their story in our book: Pray, Hope and Don’t Worry: True Stories of Padre Pio Book I by Diane Allen.…

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Pray, Hope and Don’t Worry – Issue 36

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Download Newsletter Issue 36(opens in new tab) I am ready for anything as long as Jesus is happy and will save the souls of my brothers, especially those he has entrusted to my care. – St. Pio of Pietrelcina   The Testimony of David Doherty David Doherty wrote to us at Padre Pio Devotions detailing…

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Pray, Hope and Don’t Worry – Issue 35

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Download Newsletter Issue 35 Father James DeVita, SDB We recently spoke to Fr. James DeVita, SDB of Florida and he shared his story of Padre Pio with us. Father James DeVita, SDB, was born and raised in San Giovanni Rotondo, the town where Padre Pio lived for almost 50 years. Padre Pio’s name was a…

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Pray, Hope and Don’t Worry – Issue 34

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Download Newsletter Issue 34 “Be of good cheer; abandon yourselves to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and let Him take care of everything.” – St. Pio of Pietrelcina A Soldier’s Story of Padre Pio Some time ago, we received a letter from a woman who requested that the prayers of Padre Pio be sent to…

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