Clairvoyance and Padre Pio: some testimonies of the faithful

A spiritual son of Padre Pio residing in Rome, being in the company of some friends, omitted in shame, to do what he usually did by passing near a Church, that is, a small reverence as a sign of greeting to the sacramented Jesus. Here then suddenly and loudly a voice - the voice of Padre Pio - reached his ear and a word: "Coward!" After going to San Giovanni Rotondo after a few days, he felt so apostrophized by Padre Pio: "Watch out, this time I only scolded you, next time I'll give you a nice scapaccione".

Towards sunset, in the garden of the convent, Padre Pio, who is lovingly conversing with some faithful and spiritual children, realizes that he does not have his handkerchief with him. Here then turn to one of those present and say, "Please, here's the key to my cell, I have to blow my nose, go get my handkerchief." The man goes to the cell, but in addition to his handkerchief, he takes one of Padre Pio's half gloves and puts it in his pocket. He cannot miss the opportunity to get hold of a relic! But on returning to the garden, he delivers the handkerchief and he is told by Padre Pio: "Thanks, but now go back to the cell and put the half glove you put in your pocket in the drawer".

A lady used to, every evening, before going to sleep, kneel before a photograph of Padre Pio and ask him for the blessing. The husband, despite being a good Catholic and faithful to Padre Pio, believing that this gesture was an exaggeration and every time he laughed and made fun of her. One day he spoke to Padre Pio about it: "My wife, every evening she kneels before your photograph and asks you for the blessing". "Yes, I know: and you," replied Padre Pio, "laugh at it."

One day, a man, a practicing Catholic, esteemed and appreciated in ecclesiastical circles, went to confession to Padre Pio. Since he intended to justify his conduct, he began by mentioning a "spiritual crisis". In reality he lived in sin: married, neglecting his wife, he tried to overcome the so-called crisis in the arms of a lover. Unfortunately he did not imagine that he had knelt at the feet of an "abnormal" confessor. Padre Pio, rising suddenly, shouted: “What a spiritual crisis! You are a dirty boy and God is angry with you. Get out!"

A gentleman said: “I had decided to quit smoking and offer this small sacrifice to Padre Pio. Starting from the first day, every evening, with the pack of cigarettes intact in my hand, I stopped in front of his image saying: "Father and one ...". On the second day "Father, there are two ...". After about three months, every evening I had done the same thing, I went to find him. "Father", I said to him as soon as I saw him, "I have not smoked for 81 days, 81 packages ...". And Padre Pio: "I know how you know it, you made me count them every night".