Thought and prayer of Padre Pio today 18th May

Sweet Heart of Mary,
be the salvation of my soul!

After the ascension of Jesus Christ to heaven, Mary continually burned with the most lively desire to reunite with him. Without her divine Son, she seemed to be in the hardest exile.
Those years in which she had to be divided from him were for her the slowest and most painful martyrdom, martyrdom of love that consumed her slowly.

Prudent Padre Pio of Pietrelcina, who nurtured a great devotion to the Souls of Purgatory for which you offered yourself as an atoning victim, pray to the Lord that he instill in us the feelings of compassion and love that you had for these souls, so that we too are able to reduce their times of exile, making sure to earn for them, with sacrifices and prayers, the holy indulgences they need.

Ŧ O Lord, I beg you to want to pour over me the punishments that are prepared for sinners and purging souls; multiply them above me, as long as you convert and save sinners and free the souls of purgatory soon ŧ. Father Pio