Devotion to the Saints: the thought of Padre Pio today 31 July

Da Paolo Tessione - July 31, 2019

3. I cordially bless God who made me know of truly good souls and I also announced to them that their souls are the vineyard of God; the cistern is faith; the tower is hope; the press is holy charity; the hedge is the law of God that separates them from the sons of the century.

4. The living faith, the blind belief and the complete adhesion to the authority constituted by God above you, this is the light that risked the steps to the people of God in the desert. This is the light that always shines in the high point of every spirit accepted by the Father. This is the light that led the Magi to worship the born Messiah. This is the star prophesied by Balaam. This is the torch that directs the steps of these desolate spirits.
And this light and this star and this torch are also what illuminate your soul, direct your steps so that you do not falter; they fortify your spirit in divine affection and without your soul knowing them, it always advances towards the eternal goal.
You don't see it and you don't understand it, but it's not necessary. You will see nothing but darkness, but they are not those which involve the children of perdition, but are those which surround the eternal Sun. Hold firm and believe that this Sun shines in your soul; and this Sun is precisely that of which the seer of God sang: "And in your light I will see the light".

INVOCATION TO SAN PIO

O Padre Pio, light of God, pray to Jesus and the Virgin Mary for me and for all suffering humanity. Amen.

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PRAYER IN SAN PIO

(by Mons. Angelo Comastri)

Padre Pio, you lived in the century of pride and you were humble. Padre Pio you passed among us in the era of the riches dreamed, played and adored: and you remained poor. Padre Pio, nobody heard the voice beside you: and you spoke with God; near you no one saw the light: and you saw God. Padre Pio, while we were panting, you remained on your knees and you saw the Love of God nailed to a wood, wounded in the hands, feet and heart: forever! Padre Pio, help us cry before the cross, help us believe before the Love, help us feel the Mass as a cry of God, help us to seek forgiveness as an embrace of peace, help us to be Christians with the wounds that shed blood of charity faithful and silent: like the wounds of God! Amen.