Devotion to the Saints: the thought of Padre Pio today August 24th

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.

27. Science, my son, however great, is always a poor thing; it is less than nothing compared to the formidable mystery of divinity.
Other ways you have to keep. Clean your heart of all earthly passion, humble yourself in the dust and pray! Thus you will surely find God, who will give you serenity and peace in this life and eternal bliss in that other.

28. Have you seen a fully ripened wheat field? You will be able to observe that some ears are tall and luxuriant; others, however, are folded on the ground. Try to take the high, the most vain, you will see that these are empty; if, on the other hand, you take the lowest, the most humble, these are full of beans. From this you can deduce that vanity is empty.

29. Oh God! make yourself felt more and more to my poor heart and complete in me the work you started. I internally hear a voice that assiduously tells me: Sanctify and sanctify. Well, my dearest, I want it, but I don't know where to start. Help me too; I know that Jesus loves you so much, and you deserve it. So speak to him for me, that he may give me the grace of being a less unworthy son of St. Francis, who can be an example to my brothers so that the fervor continues and grows ever more in me to make me a perfect cappuccino.