September 23 – Saint Pio of Pietrelcina
Dear God, Saint Padre Pio of Pietrelcina experienced the stigmata, ecstasies, bi-location, and the gift of prophecy, because he had learned to free his soul from this world through the practices of fasting, prayer vigils, solitude, and other mortifications that subdued the passions of his flesh. I ask him to pray for my spiritual development, that I overcome any worldliness within me. O Lord, help me to live by his five rules of spiritual growth: weekly confession, daily Communion, spiritual reading, meditation, and frequent examination of conscience. Help me to completely abandon myself to You. Padre Pio, pray for me. Amen.
Quotes for Today
Saint Pio of Pietrelcina (1887-1968)
Our Lord sometimes makes you feel the weight of the Cross. This weight seems unbearable but you carry it because in His love and mercy, the Lord helps you and gives you strength.”
Walk cheerfully and with a sincere and open heart as much as you can, and when you cannot always maintain this holy joy, at least do not lose your trust in God.”
The most beautiful Credo is that which comes from your lips in darkness, in sacrifice, in pain, in supreme efforts of an unbending will for good. It is this which like a strong bolt of lightning penetrates the darkness of the soul; it is this which in a flash of the tempest lifts you and leads you to God.”
The prayer above is from Terry Modica’s book Daily Prayers with the Saints.
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