Devotion to the Saints: the thought of Padre Pio today September 25th

11. Love Jesus, love him very much, but for this he loves sacrifice more. Love wants to be bitter.

12. Today the Church presents us with the feast of the Most Holy Name of Mary to remind us that we must always pronounce it in every moment of our life, especially in the hour of agony, so that it opens the gates of Heaven for us.

13. The human spirit without the flame of divine love is led to reach the line of beasts, while on the contrary charity, the love of God raises it so high that it reaches the throne of God. Give thanks to the liberality of such a good Father and pray to him that he will increase more and more the holy charity in your heart.

14. You will never complain about the offenses, wherever they are done to you, remembering that Jesus was saturated with oppression by the malice of the men whom he himself had benefited.
You will all apologize to Christian charity, keeping in front of your eyes the example of the divine Master who even excused his crucifixors before his Father.

15. We pray: those who pray a lot save themselves, those who pray little are damned. We love the Madonna. Let's make her love and recite the holy Rosary that she taught us.

16. Always think of Heavenly Mother.

17. Jesus and your soul agree to cultivate the vineyard. It is up to you to remove and transport stones, to tear thorns. To Jesus the task of sowing, planting, cultivating, watering. But even in your work there is the work of Jesus. Without him you can do nothing.

18. To avoid the Pharisaic scandal, we are not required to abstain from good.

19. Remember: the wrongdoer who is ashamed to do evil is closer to God than the honest man who blushes to do good.

20. Time spent on the glory of God and the health of the soul is never badly spent.

21. Arise therefore, O Lord, and confirm in your grace those you have entrusted to me and do not allow anyone to lose themselves by deserting the fold. Oh God! Oh God! do not allow your inheritance to go to waste.

22. Praying well is not a waste of time!

23. I belong to everyone. Everyone can say: "Padre Pio is mine." I love my brothers in exile so much. I love my spiritual children like my soul and even more. I regenerated them to Jesus in pain and love. I can forget myself, but not my spiritual children, indeed I assure you that when the Lord calls me, I will say to him: «Lord, I remain at the door of Heaven; I enter you when I have seen the last of my children enter ».
We always pray in the morning and in the evening.

24. One looks for God in books, is found in prayer.

25. Love the Ave Maria and the Rosary.

26. It pleased God that these poor creatures should repent and truly return to him!
For these people we must all be mother's bowels and for these we must have utmost care, since Jesus makes us know that in heaven there is more celebration for a repentant sinner than for the perseverance of ninety-nine righteous.
This sentence of the Redeemer is truly comforting for so many souls who unfortunately sinned and then want to repent and return to Jesus.

27. Do good everywhere, so that anyone can say:
"This is a son of Christ."
Bear tribulations, infirmities, sorrows for the love of God and for the conversion of poor sinners. Defend the weak, console those who weep.

28. Don't worry about stealing my time, since the best time is spent on sanctifying the soul of others, and I have no way of thanking Heavenly Father's mercy when he presents me with souls that I can help in some way .