ST. PADRE PIO

O Glorious Saint Pio, bearing the wounds of Christ you generously accepted your sufferings, and laboured faithfully for the good of all souls. Help me to embrace that same attitude of acceptance in my life.

With confidence, I ask for your intercession to obtain the grace of my prayer request, which I ardently desire.[ Make your request here.] If it is not, however, God's will that this should come to pass, then help me to find serenity and joy in God's choices for me.

Amen.

"Pray, pray to the Lord with me, because the whole world needs prayer. And every day, when your heart especially feels the loneliness of life, pray. Pray to the Lord, because even God needs our prayers." - St. Pio

Prayer 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 laboured endlessly in the confessional for the salvation of souls. With reverence and intense devotion in the celebration of Mass, he invited countless men and women to a greater union with Jesus Christ in the Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist.

Through the intercession of St. Pio of Pietrelcina, I confidently beseech You to grant me the grace of (here state your petition). Amen.

Glory be to the Father... (three times).

Padre Pio was full of the wisdom of God. Inside the confessional and out, he gave much spiritual advice to his penitents and spiritual children. Some of his counsels were:

"In all that you do, always be humble, guarding jealously the purity of your heart and the purity of your body; these are the two wings which shall raise us to God and make us almost Divine."

"Try to serve the Lord with all your heart and with all your will. He will always bless you more than you deserve."

"Pray and hope; do not get upset. Anxiety serves no purpose. God is merciful and will hear your prayer."

"Accept every pain and inconvenience that comes from Heaven. Thus you will attain perfection and sanctification."

"Bear in mind that the more pleasing a soul is to God, the more it must be tried. Therefore, courage, and go forward, always."

"Always keep close to Our Heavenly Mother, because She is the sea that must be crossed, in order to reach the shores of eternal splendour, in the Kingdom of Dawn."

"Charity is the Queen of virtues. Charity holds the virtues together like a string of pearls. Just as the pearls fall when the string is broken, so too, are the virtues lost when Charity is lacking."

"Be careful never to become discouraged when you are spiritually ill. If God permits you to be weak and fall, it is not for the purpose of abandoning you, but rather, to make you humble, and more careful in the future."

"Be calm in regards to your spirit, and always confide completely in Jesus. Make an effort to always conform to the Divine will in everything, in pleasure, and in adversity. Don’t worry about tomorrow!"

"Make Christian use of your money and savings, then so much misery will disappear; so many aching bodies and afflicted beings, will find help and comfort."

Saint Padre Pio, pray for us!