San Giovanni Rotondo
May 20, 1956
Today Padre Pio was particularly fatherly with me. When I told him that in some personal business I had been mistaken in some matters and would probably have to suffer some losses, Padre Pio asked me why I did not ask for advice in my last Confession to him. I answered that I did not want to bother him. Instantly, Padre Pio replied, "But you should have the courage to bother me!"
That statement, delivered with such frankness, delighted me: it was Padre Pio in a nuthsell!
Prayer for the Intercession of St. Pio of Pietrelcina
Dear God, You generously blessed Your servant,St. Pio of Pietrelcina,
with the gifts of the Spirit.
You marked his body with the five wounds
of Christ Crucified, as a powerful witness
to the saving Passion and Death of Your Son.
Endowed with the gift of discernment,
St. Pio labored endlessly in the confessional
for the salvation of souls.
With reverence and intense devotion
in the celebration of Mass,
he invited countless men and women
to a greater union with Jesus Christ
in the Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist.
Through the intercession of St. Pio of Pietrelcina,
I confidently beseech You to grant me
the grace of (here state your petition).
Glory be to the Father… (three times). Amen.
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