The thought, history, prayer of Padre Pio today 21 January

Padre Pio's thoughts of the day 20, 21 and 22

20. Only a general knows when and how to use his soldier. Wait up; your turn will come too.

21. Disconnect from the world. Listen to me: one person drowns on the high seas, one drowns in a glass of water. What difference do you find between these two; aren't they equally dead?

22. Always think that God sees everything!

Today's story of Padre Pio

Letter to father Augustine of 18 November 1912

… ”The enemy almost doesn't want to abandon me anymore, he knocks on me constantly. He tries to poison my life with his infernal pitfalls. He is extremely sorry because I am telling you. He is suggesting that I forget to tell you what goes between me and him, and insinuates me rather to tell you about good visits; being, he says, the only ones you can like and build. - ... the archpriest, made aware of the battle of these unclean apostates, regarding what concerns your letters, advised me that at your first letter that I received, I would go and open it by him. So I did in receiving your last one. But open that we had it, we found it all smeared with ink. Was this also a Bluebeard's revenge? I can never believe that you sent it this way, also because my cecaggine is known to you. The letters written in the beginning seem illegible, but behind that we placed the Crucifix on it, a little light shone so much that we could read it, although hardly ... "

Today's prayer to Padre Pio

Virtuous Padre Pio of Pietrelcina, who loved the Heavenly Mother so much to receive daily graces and consolations, intercede for us with the Holy Virgin by placing our sins and cold prayers in His hands, so that as at Cana of Galilee, the Son say yes to the Mother and our name may be written in the Book of Life.

Ŧ Mary be the star, that you will lighten the path, show you the sure way to go to the Heavenly Father; May it be as an anchor, to which you must ever more closely join in the time of trial ŧ. Father Pio