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Portrait of St. Padre Pio of Pietrelcina

St. Padre Pio of Pietrelcina

A Capuchin friar from a poor Italian farming village who bore the bleeding wounds of Christ for fifty years and heard confessions from dawn to dusk. Hidden behind fingerless gloves, he told the anxious crowds who found him only: pray, hope, and don't worry.

Feast: September 23 1887–1968 (81 years) Capuchin Friar Stigmatist Mystic
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Quotes & Sayings of St. Padre Pio of Pietrelcina

  • “Pray, hope, and don't worry. Worry is useless. God is merciful and will hear your prayer.”
  • “Prayer is the best weapon we possess, the key that opens the heart of God.”
  • “It is easier for the earth to exist without the sun than without the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass.”
  • “If the devil makes noise it is a sign that he is still outside and not yet within.”
  • “Jesus himself wants my sufferings; he needs them for souls.”
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