Patrizia Cattaneo

PRAYER TO SAINT PIO

God, Thou didst give Saint Pio of Pietrelcina, Capuchin priest, the great privilege of participating in a unique way in the Passion of Thy Son, grant me through his intercession the grace of . ..[name your request] which I ardently desire; and above all grant me the grace of living in conformity with the death of Jesus, to arrive at the glory of the resurrection. be to the Father . . . [three times].

NOVENA TO THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS
That Padre Pio prayed daily

O my Jesus, Thou didst say, "Verily I say to you, ask and you shall receive, seek and you shall find, knock and it shall be opened to you", behold I knock, I seek and I ask for the grace of . . .

Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be to the Father, etc.
Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place all my trust in Thee.

O my Jesus, Thou didst say, "Verily I say to you, whatsoever you shall ask the Father in My Name, He will give it to you", behold in Thy Name I ask the Father for the grace of . . .

Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be to the Father, etc.
Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place all my trust in Thee.

O my Jesus, Thou didst say, "Verily I say to you, Heaven and earth shall pass away but My words shall not pass away", behold encouraged by Thine infallible words, I now ask for the grace of . . .

Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be to the Father, etc.
Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place all my trust in Thee.

Oh Sacred Heart of Jesus, to Whom one thing alone is impossible, namely, not to have compassion on the afflicted, have pity on us miserable sinners and grant us the grace we ask of Thee through the Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary, Thy and our tender mother. Amen.

Say the Hail Holy Queen

V. Pray for us, O holy Mother of God.
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
St. Joseph, foster father of Jesus, pray for us.

LITANY OF SAINT PIO

Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us

Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us.
Our Lady of Grace,
St. Pio of Pietrelcina,
St. Pio, faithful son of Mary,
St. Pio, poor son of St. Francis,
St. Pio, obedient son of the Church,
St. Pio, priest of God,
St. Pio, priest of Christ crucified,
St. Pio, who bore the wounds of Christ,
St. Pio, who called sinners to repentance,
St. Pio, apostle of the confession,
St. Pio, adorer of the Eucharist,
St. Pio, martyr during the Holy Mass,
St. Pio, counselor of the troubled,
St. Pio, healer of the sick,
St. Pio, channel of God’s mercy,
St. Pio, reader of hearts,
St. Pio, victim of divine love,
St. Pio, enemy of Satan,
St. Pio, enemy of sin,
St. Pio, protector of the poor,
St. Pio, relief of the souls in purgatory,
St. Pio, apostle of the Rosary,

Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world. Spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world. Graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world. Have mercy on us.
Pray for us, O blessed St. Pio of Pietrelcina,
that we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

Let us pray
O God, who raised us St. Pio of Pietrelcina as a strong sign of your presence in the middle of a most painful and difficult century, grant that we who seek his intercession and follow his holy example may experience the same profound conversion through his prayers today as did thousands who were graced by his priestly ministry during his time on earth. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.

PADRE PIO AND THE VIRGIN MARY

Padre Pio cherished a tender love for the Virgin Mary. Once he said about the Rosary: "Always hold the weapon of Mary tight in your hand. It will bring you victory over your enemies". It was through the intercession of Our Lady of Fatima that Padre Pio obtained a miracle for himself. He had been ill since May of 1959 and the doctors had discovered a lung tumour, so that his life was in mortal danger. It was not coincidence that it was then, that the pilgrim statue of Our Lady of Fatima was being transported throughout Italy in the Peregrinatio Mariae. On 5th August the statue was brought to San Giovanni Rotondo in a helicopter. Before the image departed, Padre Pio addressed a fervent prayer from his sick-bed to Our Lady and at once he felt a mysterious strength invade his body and he exclaimed: "I'm cured! Our Lady came here because she wanted to cure Padre Pio!".