Devotion to Our Lady: the 10 phrases of Padre Pio to pray to Mary

Here are the 10 sentences of Padre Pio to the Madonna

1. When passing in front of an image of the Madonna we must say:
«I greet you, or Maria.
Say hi to Jesus
from me".

2. Listen, Mommy, I love you more than all the creatures of earth and sky ... after Jesus, of course ... but I love you.

3. Beautiful Mommy, dear Mommy, yes you are beautiful. If there was no faith, men would call you goddess. Your eyes are more shining than the sun; you are beautiful Mommy, I glory in it, I love you, deh! help me.

4. May Mary be the star, that you may lighten the path, show you the sure way to go to the heavenly Father; it is which anchor, to which you must more and more closely join in the time of trial.

5. May Mary be the whole reason for your existence and guide yourself to the safe harbor of eternal health. May she be your sweet model and inspirer in the virtue of holy humility.

6. If Jesus manifests himself, thank him; and if you hide, thank him as well: everything is a joke of love.
May the merciful and pious Virgin continue to obtain from you the ineffable goodness of the Lord the strength to sustain up to the end many trials of charity that he gives you. I hope that you will come to expire with Jesus on the Cross; and may in him gently exclaim: "Consummatum est".

7. O Mary, very sweet mother of priests, mediator and dispenser of all graces, from the bottom of my heart I beg you, I beg you and I beg you to thank today, tomorrow, always, Jesus the blessed fruit of your womb.

8. Humanity wants its part. Even Mary, the Mother of Jesus, knew that through his death the redemption of mankind was worked, yet she herself wept and suffered, and how much she suffered.

9. May Mary convert all the pains of life into joy.

10. Do not be so dedicated to Martha's activity as to forget Mary's silence or abandonment. May the Virgin, who conciliates both offices so well, be of sweet model and inspiration.