Devotion to the Saints: the thought of Padre Pio today 26 October

7. The enemy is very strong, and everything calculated seems that the victory should laugh at the enemy. Alas, who will save me from the hands of an enemy so strong and so powerful, who does not leave me free for an instant, day or night? Is it possible that the Lord will allow my fall? Unfortunately I deserve it, but will it be true that the goodness of the heavenly Father must be overcome by my malice? Never, never, this, my father.

8. I would love to be pierced with a cold knife, rather than to displease someone.

9. Seek solitude, yes, but with your neighbor do not miss charity.

10. I cannot suffer from criticizing and saying evil of the brothers. It's true, sometimes, I enjoy teasing them, but the murmur makes me sick. We have so many flaws to criticize in us, why get lost against the brothers? And we, lacking in charity, will damage the root of the tree of life, with the danger of making it dry.

11. Lack of charity is like hurting God in the pupil of his eye.
What is more delicate than the pupil of the eye?
Lacking charity is like sinning against nature.

12. Charity, wherever it comes from, is always the daughter of the same mother, that is, providence.

13. I am so sorry to see you suffer! To take away someone's sorrow, I wouldn't find it difficult to get a stab in the heart! ... Yes, this would be easier!

14. Where there is no obedience, there is no virtue. Where there is no virtue, there is no good, there is no love and where there is no love there is no God and without God one cannot go to heaven.
These form like a ladder and if a stair step is missing, it falls down.

15. Do everything for the glory of God!

16. Always say the Rosary!
Say after each mystery:
St. Joseph, pray for us!

17. I urge you, for the meekness of Jesus and for the bowels of mercy of Heavenly Father, never to cool off in the way of good. Always run and never want to stop, knowing that in this way standing still is equivalent to returning on your own steps.

18. Charity is the yardstick by which the Lord will judge us all.

19. Remember that the pivot of perfection is charity; whoever lives in charity lives in God, because God is charity, as the Apostle said.

20. I was very sorry to know that you have been ill, but I enjoyed very much in knowing that you are recovering and even more I enjoyed seeing the real piety and Christian charity shown in your infirmity flourish among you.

21. I bless the good God of the holy sentiments who gives you his grace. You do well to never begin any work without first begging for divine help. This will obtain the grace of holy perseverance for you.

22. Before meditation, pray to Jesus, Our Lady and Saint Joseph.

23. Charity is the queen of virtues. Just as pearls are held together by thread, so are virtues from charity. And how, if the thread breaks, the pearls fall; thus, if charity is lost, the virtues are dispersed.

24. I suffer and suffer greatly; but thanks to the good Jesus I still feel a little strength; and what is the creature helped by Jesus not capable of?

25. Fight, daughter, when you are strong, if you want to have the prize of strong souls.