The thought, history, prayer of Padre Pio today 20 January

The thoughts of Padre Pio on 19, 20 and 21 January

19. Give praise only to God and not to men, honor the Creator and not the creature.
During your existence, know how to support bitterness in order to participate in the sufferings of Christ.

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?

Padre Pio loved this prayer

Remember, dearest Virgin Mary, that it has never been understood in the world that anyone, turning to your protection, begging for your help and asking for your patronage, has been abandoned. Animated by such a confidence, I appeal to you, Virgin Mother of the Virgins, to you I come and with tears in my eyes, guilty of a thousand sins, I bow down at your feet to ask for mercy. Do not, O mother of the Word, despise my voices, but benignly listen to me and hear me. - So be it

The story of Padre Pio's day

In the garden of the convent there were cypresses, fruit trees and some solitary pine trees. In the shade of them, in the summer, Padre Pio, in the evening hours, used to stop with friends and a few visitors, for a little refreshment. One day, while the Father was conversing with a group of people, many birds, who stood on the highest branches of the trees, suddenly began to fidget, to emit peeps, warps, whistles and trills. Battlements, sparrows, goldfinches and other varieties of birds raised a singing symphony. That song, however, soon annoyed Padre Pio, who raised his eyes to heaven and brought his index finger to his lips, intimated the silence with a determined: "Enough is enough!" The birds, crickets and cicadas immediately made absolute silence. Those present were all deeply amazed. Padre Pio, like San Francesco, had spoken to birds.