Devotion to the Saints: the thought of Padre Pio today September 23th

15. We too regenerated in holy baptism correspond to the grace of our vocation in imitation of our Immaculate Mother, applying ourselves unceasingly in the knowledge of God to always better know him, serve him and love him.

16. My mother, deep in me that love that burned in your heart for him, in me who, covered with miseries, admire in you the mystery of your Immaculate Conception, and that I ardently yearn for you to make my heart pure for it to love my and your God, pure the mind to rise to him and contemplate him, adore and serve him in spirit and truth, pure the body so that it will be his tabernacle less unworthy of possessing it, when he will deign to come in holy communion.

17. I would like to have such a strong voice to invite sinners from all over the world to love Our Lady. But since this is not in my power, I prayed, and I will pray my little angel to perform this office for me.

18. Sweet Heart of Mary,
be the salvation of my soul!

19. After the ascension of Jesus Christ to heaven, Mary continually burned with the most lively desire to reunite with him. Without her divine Son, she seemed to be in the hardest exile.
Those years in which she had to be divided from him were for her the slowest and most painful martyrdom, martyrdom of love that consumed her slowly.

20. Jesus, who reigned in heaven with the most holy humanity that he had taken from the bowels of the Virgin, also wanted his Mother not only with the soul, but also well with the body to meet him and fully share his glory.
And this was quite right and proper. That body which had not even been a slave to the devil and sin for an instant was not to be even in corruption.

21. Try to conform always and in everything to the will of God in every event, and do not be afraid. This conformity is the sure way to reach heaven.

22. Father, teach me a shortcut to get to God.
- The shortcut is the Virgin.

23. Father, when saying the Rosary should I be careful of the Ave or the mystery?
- At the Ave, greet the Madonna in the mystery you contemplate.
Attention must be paid to the Ave, to the greeting you address to the Virgin in the mystery you contemplate. In all the mysteries she was present, to all she participated with love and pain.

24. Always carry it with you (the crown of the Rosary). Say at least five stakes every day.

25. Always carry it in your pocket; in times of need, hold it in your hand, and when you send to wash your dress, forget to remove your wallet, but don't forget the crown!

26. My daughter, always say the Rosary. With humility, with love, with calm.