Ukuzinikela kuPadre Pio: i-friar iphulukisa ingane eSan Giovanni Rotondo
UMaria ungunina womntwana osanda kuzalwa ogulayo, ofundayo, kulandela ukuhlolwa kwezokwelapha ukuthi lesi sidalwa esincane sinesifo esiyinkimbinkimbi kakhulu. Lapho manje lonke ithemba lokumsindisa selilahlekile ngokuphelele, uMaria unquma ukuhamba ngesitimela eSan Giovanni Rotondo. Uhlala ezweni elingasemaphethelweni ePuglia kepha uzwe okuningi ngale Friar ephethe amanxeba ekhipha igazi ayisihlanu, alingana nalawoJesu asesiphambanweni, futhi owenza izimangaliso ezinkulu, aphulukise abagulayo futhi abuyisele abanethemba. Uhamba ngokushesha kepha phakathi nohambo olude, ingane iyafa. Uyisonga ngezingubo zakhe uqobo, uma eseyibuke ubusuku bonke esitimeleni, uyibuyisela emgqeni wakhe futhi avale isivalo. Kufika usuku olulandelayo eSan Giovanni Rotondo. Uphelelwe yithemba, ulahlekelwe uthando alukhathalela kakhulu emhlabeni kepha akakaze alahle ukholo. Ngalobo busuku ubekhona phambi kwenhlaka yeGargano; usemgqeni wokuvuma futhi ezandleni uphethe ipotimende eliqukethe isidumbu esincane sengane yakhe, osekuphele amahora angaphezu kwamashumi amabili nane efile. Ufika phambi kwePadre Pio. Uguqile ukuthandazela lapho lona wesifazane eguqa izinyembezi eziphelelwa yithemba, futhi ecela usizo, umbheka kakhulu. Umama uvula ipotimende bese emkhombisa umzimba omncane. Ukhozi olumpofu luthinteke kakhulu futhi naye uphathwa kabuhlungu ngobuhlungu balo mama ongashintshi. Uthatha ingane bese ebeka isandla sakhe esixegayo ekhanda, bese ephendukela ezulwini futhi athandaze. Akuthathi ngaphezu komzuzwana ukuthi isidalwa esimpofu siphinde siphile: isenzo sokuhlwitha sisusa imilenze yaso kuqala bese izingalo zakhe ezincane, zibonakala zivuka ebuthongweni obude. Ephendukela kunina, athi kuye: “Mama, ukhalelani, awuboni yini ukuthi indodana yakho ilele? Ukukhala kowesifazane nesixuku esizungeze isonto elincane kuqhume kube yinto eyejwayelekile. Ukusuka emlonyeni kuya emlonyeni isimangaliso siyamenyezwa. KungoMeyi 1925 lapho izindaba zalesi sikhulu esithobekile siphilisa abakhubazekile futhi sivuse abafileyo, zigobhoza ngokushesha ezintanjeni zethelevishini emhlabeni wonke.