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OTHER BOOKS BY DIANE ALLEN

Pray, Hope, and Dont Worry

True Stories of Padre Pio - Book II

Daily Reflection

They Walked with God:

St. Bernadette Soubirous, St. John Vianney, St. Damien of Molokai,

St. Andr Bessette, Bl. Solanus Casey

Copyright 2012, Diane Allen

Published by Padre Pio Press

Second Edition

No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage, and retrieval system without written permission from both the copyright owner and the publisher of this book.

ISBN 10: 0983710511

ISBN 13: 978-0-9837105-1-6

Printed in the United States of America

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

DEDICATION

This book is dedicated to Ray Ewen, of Glendale, New York, a true apostle of Padre Pio, whose faith in God and service to the Church has been a great inspiration to me. I cherish his friendship, and am profoundly grateful to him for introducing me to so many people who knew Padre Pio.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PREFACE

Padre Pio said, After my death I will do more. My real mission will begin after my death. Padre Pios spirit continues this promise which is confirmed by the testimonies of countless people who have received graces through his intercession.

The Prayer Groups which Padre Pio founded have produced great fruits of faith and devotion in many parts of the world. They have pledged to be reservoirs of love at the service of the Churchs suffering body.

Pope Benedict XVI met with members of the Prayer Groups in Rome in 2006, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the hospital which Padre Pio founded, the Home for the Relief of Suffering. On that day, 30,000 people gathered to listen to the Holy Fathers inspiring words. He said, Spurred on and sustained by the example of Padre Pio and by his intercession, do your best to emulate him in order to help all to live a profound spiritual experience, centered on contemplation of the Crucified Christ, revealer and mediator of the merciful love of the Heavenly Father.

Pray, hope, and dont worry was Padre Pios constant advice to those who sought his help. His spiritual counsel was always simple, yet filled with divine wisdom. It seems that the great number of Padre Pios spiritual children throughout the world is not diminishing, but steadily increasing. In our suffering and troubled world, Padre Pios words still resound, bringing hope and healing.

Padre Pio is continuing his mission, his mission of love and service. I hope and pray that the stories in this book will touch your heart and connect you to Heaven.

Father Louis Solcia C.R.S.P.

Spiritual Director of the Padre Pio Prayer Group

Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Church

San Diego, California

INTRODUCTION

One day I happened to glance on my desk at a stack of the Padre Pio publications that I write, Pray, Hope, and Dont Worry. It suddenly occurred to me that I had written enough issues to collect into book form. And that is exactly what I have done in this volume.

Most of the stories in this book are taken from personal interviews that my husband, Deacon Ron and I have conducted with people who had met Padre Pio personally. I never expected that we would have the opportunity to speak to so many people who knew Padre Pio but when the word got around that we were interested in recording such testimonies, many people stepped forward and were very happy to share their experiences with us. What a blessing it has been to put their stories in writing. We have traveled to many different parts of the United States for the interviews.

Other chapters in the book focus on various aspects of Padre Pios life and spirituality that have always been of great interest to me. Still other chapters concern Padre Pios friends from the early days. Although I did not have the privilege of meeting them, their stories are timeless and rich with inspiration. I have also included some of the correspondence that I have received through the years, sent to me by Padre Pios spiritual children from near and far.

Meditating on St. Pios life, his work, and his insight into the deep spiritual realities of life has been of inestimable help to me on my faith journey. Pope Paul VI once said, The world does not need teachers and preachers. It needs witnesses. Padre Pio was one of those witnesses.

Padre Pio has often been called, The greatest mystic of the twentieth century. I believe that is a true statement. Through conversations with so many people who met Padre Pio, I feel I have been given a glimpse into a soul who was endowed with remarkable mystical gifts and privileges and blessed by God in an extraordinary way. In this book, I want to share that glimpse with you.

Diane Allen

When Jesus wants to make me happy, he fills my heart with that spirit which is all fire, and talks to me about his delights; but when he wants to be consoled, he tells me about his pains, and invites me in a manner that is both a request and a command, to offer my body to alleviate his suffering.

St. Pio of Pietrelcina

CHAPTER 1

PADRE PIOS WAY OF THE CROSS

Padre Pios life may be aptly described as a Way of the Cross. He lived the mystery of the Cross. Our Christian faith teaches us that suffering which is accepted and offered to God for the reparation of sin and for the salvation of souls, has an immense value. Even as a youth, Padre Pio understood the transcendent value of suffering. He once said, If humanity could realize the value of suffering, they would ask for nothing else.

On one occasion Padre Pio said to his spiritual director, Father Benedetto Nardella, My sufferings are more precious to me than gold. His sufferings were precious to him because he was able to see them in the light of Gods will. He saw everything in the light of Gods will.

The Lord permitted Francesco Forgione (Padre Pio) from his earliest years to suffer crosses, one after another. He was born in Pietrelcina, one of the poorest regions of southern Italy, on May 25, 1887. His parents, Grazio and Giuseppa Forgione, shared a life of poverty and hard manual labor on their tiny landholding. Three of Padre Pios siblings died as infants. The Forgiones had to accept the long absence of Grazio as he traveled to America twice to live and work in order to support his family and to earn the needed money for Padre Pios seminary education.

Throughout his life, Padre Pio suffered from a number of prolonged and debilitating illnesses. He was afflicted with severe headaches, dizziness, asthma, intestinal trouble, chest pains, pulmonary infections, back pain, bronchitis, respiratory illnesses, fevers, and more. When Padre Pio was asked on one occasion how long he had been suffering, he replied that he had been suffering from the time he was in his mothers womb.

The painful illnesses which weakened Padre Pios body were nothing compared to the pain that he experienced in bearing the wounds of the stigmata in his hands, feet, and side. He also experienced the pain of Christs Passion in the scourging, the crown of thorns, and the shoulder wound. Padre Pio wrote, The Heavenly Father has not ceased to allow me to share in the sufferings of his only begotten Son, even physically. These pains are so acute as to be absolutely indescribable and inconceivable. (

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