#20 of 25 - THIS HAPPY BOOK REPORT ON PADRE PIO

#20 OF 25 - THIS HAPPY BOOK REPORT ON PADRE PIO

IN PURSUIT OF THE TRUTH - HTTP://WWW.CINOPSBEGONE.BLOGSPOT.COM - SAT. JAN. 19, 2019

PADRE PIO- THE TRUE STORY BY C. BERNARD RUFFIAN

CHAPTER 7 OF 34 - THE DOUBLE EXILE. 94 -

Preface:

Excerpts  from a book by Dianne Allen, "Pray, Hope, and Don't Worry,"  True Stories of Padre Pio, Book 1, Padre Pio Press, P.O. Box 191545, San Diego, CA 92159, 2012 Chapter 4, Padre Pio Prayer Groups, 53-55.

    "On May 5, 1966, Padre Pio met with his prayer groups at his hospital, the Home for the Relief of Suffering. It was the second international meeting of the prayer groups as as the tenth anniversary of the hospital. Padre Pio very seldom spoke in public but did on May 5 and said:

    
"The prayer groups, now scattered throughout the world and affiliated with the Home for the Relief of Suffering, are the advance guard of this city of charity .... Christ himself is present every time the groups gather together for prayer... under the guidance of their pastors and spiritual directors.

    
 "It is prayer that unites all good souls, that renews the conscience, sustains the Home for Relief of Suffering, comforts the suffering, heals the sick, sanctifies the work, inspires the medical assistants, gives moral strength and Christian resignation in human suffering ... Pray a lot, my children, pray always, without ever tiring, because it is exactly to prayer that I entrust this work, which God has willed and will remain and prosper, thanks to the help of divine Providence, and the spiritual and charitable contributions of all souls who pray."

   
 Pope Paul VI gave his official papal approval to the prayer groups in 1968, shortly before Padre Pio's death. It was a great consolation to Padre Pio to know that the prayer groups  had been formally recognized and approved by the Holy Father....

   
 Pope John Paul II addressed a large gathering of pilgrims at St. Peter's Basilica in Rome on May 3, 1999, the day after the beatification of Padre Pio. He praised the prayer groups founded by Padre Pio"

    
"As for the prayer groups, he (Padre Pio) wanted them to be like beacons of light and love in the world... It was his intention to create an army of praying people who would be a "leaven" in the world by the strength of prayer. And today the whole Church is grateful to him for the precious legacy, admires the holiness of her son, and invites everyone to follow his example."

   
 ...Victoria Ventral Victoria had a vision in which she saw Heaven in all of its splendor. In the midst of the beatific scene was a priest. He was dressed in the richest vestments which were adorned with pearls and precious gems. Victoria recognized the priest as Padre Pio... The next morning, Victoria to tell Padre Pio what she had seen in the vision....

Address of the Official Headquarters of Padre Pio Prayer Groups:

    "Padre Po Prayer Groups c/o Home for the Relief of Suffering, 

      71013 San Giovanni Rondo (Loggia), Italy

"Pray, pray to the Lord with me, because the whole world needs prayer. And every day, when your heart especially feels the loneliness of life, pray. Pray to the Lord, because even God needs our prayers."

St. Pio of Pietrelcina

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CHAPTER 7 - THE DOUBLE EXILE , 94

    "Padre Pio called the five depressing years between 1911 and 1916 "my double exile" because he was separated from his religious community as well as from heaven, for which he fervently longed. But it was during those years that Padre Pio gained the reputation for sanctity in Pietrelcino... Padre Pio slept during the summer in the cabin his father had built in the Diana Ramona and during the winter in the "Tower," a one-room structure owned by his parents near the family's home town....

  
 "In addition to his usual disorders, Pio immediately began to suffer from eye problems... To strain his week vision every day , his superior granted him permission to use one of two masses every day: The Mass of Our Lady and the Mass of the Dead. He memorized these two rituals and did not have to worry about reading different proper each day. He was excused from reading the Divine Office and was permitted to pray the rosary each day..."

George H. Kubeck