![]() ![]() The following 5 point rule was taken from the article, Saint Padre Pio, by Rev. Love God with all your soul without reserve, and love your neighbor as yourself, and you will have accomplished half of your meditation.” Meditation aims at the love of God and neighbor. Why do you worry so much because you do not know how to meditate as you would like? Meditation is a means to attaining God, but it is not a goal in itself. Decide upon the length of your meditation, and do not leave your place before finishing, even if you have to be crucified. Prime is the perfect Morning Prayer, Compline the perfect night. If the distractions are numerous, do not be discouraged do the meditation of patience, and you will still profit. Here you have the most critical hours of the Divine Office for the layman in the world. “If you do not succeed in meditating well, do not give up doing your duty. What power spiritual reading has to lead to a change of course, and to make even worldly people enter into the way of perfection.” V. ![]() “The harm that comes to souls from the lack of reading holy books makes me shudder…. It follows that it is indispensable to make a rigorous examination of conscience, brief but lucid, every night.” IV. In the evening, he does the bookkeeping for the day to determine what he should do on the morrow. But every experienced merchant in this world not only keeps track throughout the day of whether he has lost or gained on each sale. To this, Padre Pio replied, “That is true enough. Someone once told Padre Pio that he thought a nightly examination of conscience was pointless because he knew what was sin as it was committed. Padre Pio devotional mass and veneration of St. Let us humble ourselves and receive Him with a heart contrite and full of love.” III. All of us are unworthy, but it is He who invites us. However, to approach the Blessed Sacrament in a state of mortal sin is one thing, and to be unworthy is quite another. “It is quite true, we are not worthy of such a gift. Even a clean and unoccupied room gathers dust return after a week and you will see that it needs dusting again!” II. I do not want souls to stay away from confession more than a week. ![]() Padre Pio believed all Catholics should practice, based on advice he gave to his spiritual children. Pio is remembered as a miracle worker, he was perhaps best known in his day as a spiritual father to countless souls. He gave wise and holy counsel to those dealing with the struggles of living a holy life in the world, and through his advice, he guided many souls to heaven. In many ways, this saint was and is a contradiction to our scientific, rational age, and despite their eagerness to prove him a fraud, skeptics remain consistently unable to explain the many miracles that accompanied St. Pio of Pietrelcina was both a mystic and a performer of many miracles-and he died in 1968, only 46 years ago. He is the author of many books and essays about Padre Pio and has also produced and directed many religious films.When we think of great mystics and wonder-working saints, we often think of those who lived centuries ago. Finally, it is evident that our faith is made concrete where Jesus is not, first and foremost, a doctrine that is taught, but a person who is met and contemplated face to face.Ībout the Author: Stefano Campanella is an Italian journalist and Vaticanist, the director of Padre Pio Television and spokesman for the Press Office of the Italian Province of the Friars Minor Capuchin. This excellent structure reminds us that mercy is made palpable and visible in the aid and support given to those who live in difficult situations. For everyone the contruction of the hospital, "Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza," strongly willed and realized by this humble Capuchin who lived in San Giovanni Rotondo, remains an eloquent witness. It was also translated into other concrete gestures which enabled him, even physically, to experience the love of the Lord. In the evening after night prayers, the students gathered for meditation before the Blessed Sacrament. Padre Pio did not end in the confessional. The Divine Office was recited seven times a day. He dedicated a great deal of his time to hearing confessions, mainly because: "The greatest charity is to snatch souls snared by Satan to win them over to Christ." A huge part of the ministry of Padre Pio, in fact, took place in administering the Sacrament of Reconciliation as an extraordinary confessor, exigent and at times even severe. Pope Francis appointed him as one of the great patrons of the Extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy (2015-2016). Saint Padre Pio embodies Divine Mercy in a truly extraodinary way. ![]() First Printed: 03-15-2017 Only available as an E-book ![]()
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