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Author:  Format: ISBN: H x W: Manufacturer: Date: Pages:	Rev. John A Schug, Cap. Soft Cover 0-8199-0864-9 8"  (20.3 cm) x 5 1/4"  (13.3 cm) Pauline Books & Media 1995 256

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He bore the Stigmata...the real and visible wounds of the crucifixion.  He was reputed to be capable of bilocation:  the ability to be in two places at one time.  His charisms were numerous and sensational, and quickly made Padre Pio the subject of world-wide interest.  Yet in spite of these spectacular abilities, the most remarkable of his miracles must have occurred in the confessional...

Hundreds and thousands of pilgrims awaited their turn at the confessional of Padre Pio.  In many instances, it wasn't uncommon for these people to wait for as long as fifteen and twenty days to have their confessions heard.  Was it because he had a special grace which enabled him to penetrate consciences and stimulate his penitents to rise up and live in God's grace and love?  Whatever the reason, he took sinners to his bosom and showed God's love and tender compassion.  His entire priestly life was dedicated to the task of winning souls for God.

St. Pio of Pietrelcina

Feast Day: Roman Rite Calendar - 09/23 Patron Of: Serenity Also known as     Francesco Forgione; Padre Pio of Pietrelcina Memorial     23 September Profile     Born to a southern Italian farm family, the son of Grazio, a shepherd. At age 15 he entered the novitiate of the Capuchin friars in Morcone, and joined the order at age 19. Suffered several health problems, and at one point his family thought he had tuberculosis. Ordained at age 22 on 10 August 1910.     While praying before a cross, he received the stigmata on 20 September 1918, the first priest ever to be so blessed. As word spread, especially after American soldiers brought home stories of Padre Pio following WWII, the priest himself became a point of pilgrimage for both the pious and the curious. He would hear confessions by the hour, reportedly able to read the consciences of those who held back. Reportedly able to bilocate, levitate, and heal by touch. Founded the House for the Relief of Suffering in 1956, a hospital that serves 60,000 a year. In the 1920's he started a series of prayer groups that continue today with over 400,000 members worldwide.     His canonization miracle involved the cure of Matteo Pio Colella, age 7, the son of a doctor who works in the House for Relief of Suffering, the hospital in San Giovanni Rotondo founded by Padre Pio. On the night of 20 June 2000, Matteo was admitted to the intensive care unit of the hospital with meningitis. By morning doctors had lost hope for him as nine of the boy´s internal organs had ceased to give signs of life. That night, during a prayer vigil attended by Matteo´s mother and some Capuchin friars of Padre Pio´s monastery, the child's condition improved suddenly. When he awoke from the coma, Matteo said that he had seen an elderly man with a white beard and a long, brown habit, who said to him: "Don´t worry, you will soon be cured." The miracle was approved by the Congregation and Pope John Paul II on 20 December 2001. Born     25 May 1887 at Pietrelcina, Benevento, Italy as Francesco Forgione Died     23 September 1968 of natural causes Venerable     18 December 1997 by Pope John Paul II Beatified     2 May 1999 by Pope John Paul II Canonized     16 June 2002 by Pope John Paul II at Rome, Italy All information used with permission of the Patron Saint Index.

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