Padre Pio Saint

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Padre Pio was a gifted spiritual director. He guided many souls. He considered them his spiritual sons and daughters.                                    

   

Padre Pio had five rules for spiritual growth, weekly confession, daily Communion, spiritual reading, meditation, and examination of conscience.^[9]

   

He compared weekly confession to the weekly house-cleaning on Saturday. He recommended the performance of meditation and self-examination twice daily: once in the morning, as preparation to face the day, and once again in the evening, as a preparation for a good night’s sleep with a clear conscience.     

   

His message is summed up in his famous quote; "Pray, Hope and Don’t Worry". He directed Christians to see God in everything.

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Mass of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina, Priest

Collect

Almighty and eternal God,
who, by a singular grace,
allowed the priest Saint Pio
to participate in the cross of your Son,
and by means of his ministry,
renewed the wonders of your mercy;
grant, through his intercession that, 
constantly united to the passion of Christ,
we may happily arrive at the glory of the resurrection.
Through the same our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
God, forever and ever.

Prayer Over the Offerings

As we offer you our gifts,
we pray, O Lord, that we may be rightly prepared
to celebrate the mystery of the Cross
to which Saint Pio held fast with such burning love.
Through Christ our Lord.

Communion Antiphon

Come to me, all you that labour and are burdened,
and I will refresh you, says the Lord (Mt 11:28).

Prayer After Communion

Grant, we beseech you, O Lord,
through the holy gifts which we have received,
that by imitating the apostolic charity and zeal of Saint Pio
we may experience the effect of your charity,
and pour ourselves out for all.
Through Christ our Lord.