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 THE 12 THINGS THAT WILL HAPPEN TO YOU WHEN YOU HAVE  TRUE DEVOTION TO ST. PADRE PIO OF PIETRELCINA.

St. Pio of Pietrelcina, affectionately known as PADRE PIO was a Capuchin Franciscan and one of the greatest mystics of the 20th century. For 50 years he bore the stigmata (bleeding wound marks) of Christ. He was a man of suffering, a suffering he united to the cross of Jesus crucified.

Even while Padre Pio was alive, venerable Pope Pius XII considered him a saint and encouraged people to visit the holy Franciscan mystic in San Giovanni Rotondo. A devoutly Marian Priest, St. Pio offered fraternal guidance to his brother priests regarding the Blessed Virgin Mary. His Priestly heart was on fire with love for Mary, he knew that THERE IS NO OTHER PATH LEADING TO LIFE EXCEPT THE ONE TROD BY OUR SPIRITUAL MOTHER.

He was BEATIFIED on the 2nd of May, 1999 by St. John Paul II.

HE was CANONIZED on the 16th of  June, 2002 by St. John Paul II.

His feast day is September 23rd.

THE 12 THINGS THAT WILL HAPPEN TO YOU WHEN YOU HAVE  TRUE DEVOTION TO ST. PADRE PIO OF PIETRELCINA. 

1. You will begin to pray the Rosary like never before.

2. You will fall in love with the Blessed Virgin Mary.

3. You will begin to do everything possible to make everyone love the Blessed Virgin Mary.

4. Your soul will begin to yearn for holiness.

5. You will see yourself always frequenting the Sacrament of Penance.

6. You will become eternity conscious.

7. You will become person of deep meditation. 

8. You will value and seriously appreciate the Holy Mass.

9. You will come to understand the true meaning of suffering and its merit to your soul.

10. You will begin to understand the power of silence.

11. Your true devotion to St. Padre Pio of Pietrelcina will activate your undying love for the poor and the sick. 

12. Your true devotion to St. Padre Pio of Pietrelcina will make you ensure that a day will never pass you by without remembering the Holy and suffering souls in purgatory. 

Sources:

1. The 26 Champions of the Rosary.

2. Padre Pio: A personal Portrait. 

Rev. Fr. Alfred Agbonlahor, Spiritual Director, Friends of St. Padre Pio, the Saint for Healing and Miracles.