Don't worry about taking up my time, because the time best spent is that spent in the sanctification of souls, and I don't know how to thank our heavenly Father when He presents me some souls that I can help in some way. (Padre Pio; Have a good day, 29th September)

Don't worry about taking up my time, because the time best spent is that spent in the sanctification of souls, and I don't know how to thank our heavenly Father when He presents me some souls that I can help in some way. (Padre Pio; Have a good day, 29th September)

Don't worry about taking up my time, because the time best spent is that spent in the sanctification of souls, and I don't know how to thank our heavenly Father when He presents me some souls that I can help in some way. (Padre Pio; Have a good day, 29th September)

Do good everywhere, so that everyone can say: "This is a son of Christ. " Endure tribulation, sickness and pain for love of God and for the conversion of poor sinners. Defend the weak, console those who weep. (Padre Pio; Have a good day, 28th September)

Do good everywhere, so that everyone can say: "This is a son of Christ. " Endure tribulation, sickness and pain for love of God and for the conversion of poor sinners. Defend the weak, console those who weep. (Padre Pio; Have a good day, 28th September)

Do good everywhere, so that everyone can say: "This is a son of Christ. " Endure tribulation, sickness and pain for love of God and for the conversion of poor sinners. Defend the weak, console those who weep. (Padre Pio; Have a good day, 28th September)

Don't try, excessively, to heal your heart, as your efforts would only make it more infirm. Don't make too great an effort to overcome your temptations, as this violence would only make them stronger. Despise them and don't dwell on them too much. (Padre Pio; Letters III, p. 509)

Don't try, excessively, to heal your heart, as your efforts would only make it more infirm. Don't make too great an effort to overcome your temptations, as this violence would only make them stronger. Despise them and don't dwell on them too much. (Padre Pio; Letters III, p. 509)

Don't try, excessively, to heal your heart, as your efforts would only make it more infirm. Don't make too great an effort to overcome your temptations, as this violence would only make them stronger. Despise them and don't dwell on them too much. (Padre Pio; Letters III, p. 509)
The woes of humanity: these are thoughts for everyone. (Padre Pio; Have a good day, 26th September)
May God be pleased to see that these poor creatures truly repent and retum to Him. One must truly be a mother towards all those people and have great care for them, because Jesus tells us that there is more festivity in Heaven for the sinner who repents than for the perseverance of ninety nine just people. These words of the Redeemer are truly comforting to many souls who unfortunately sin, and who then want to repent and return to Jesus. (Padre Pio; Letters III, p. 1095)

There is one thing I absolutely cannot stand and it is this: if I have to rebuke someone, I am always ready; but I cannot bear to see someone else do it. To see someone humiliated or mortified like this is unbearable for me. (Padre Pio; Have a good day, 24th September)

There is one thing I absolutely cannot stand and it is this: if I have to rebuke someone, I am always ready; but I cannot bear to see someone else do it. To see someone humiliated or mortified like this is unbearable for me. (Padre Pio; Have a good day, 24th September)

There is one thing I absolutely cannot stand and it is this: if I have to rebuke someone, I am always ready; but I cannot bear to see someone else do it. To see someone humiliated or mortified like this is unbearable for me. (Padre Pio; Have a good day, 24th September)

Life is nothing but a continual struggle against oneself, and it does not open to beauty without the price of suffering. Always keep Jesus company in Gethsemane and He will know how to comfort you in the hours of anguish that will come. (Padre Pio; Have a good day, 23th September)

Life is nothing but a continual struggle against oneself, and it does not open to beauty without the price of suffering. Always keep Jesus company in Gethsemane and He will know how to comfort you in the hours of anguish that will come. (Padre Pio; Have a good day, 23th September)

Life is nothing but a continual struggle against oneself, and it does not open to beauty without the price of suffering.  Always keep Jesus company in Gethsemane and He will know how to comfort you in the hours of anguish that will come. (Padre Pio; Have a good day, 23th September)
I belong entirely to everyone. Everyone can say: "Padre Pio is mine. " I deeply love my brothers in exile. I love my spiritual children as much as my own soul and even more. I have regenerated them to Jesus through suffering and love. I can forget myself but not my spiritual children, indeed I can assure you that when the Lord calls me I will say to Him: "Lord, I will remain at the gates of Paradise; I will go in when I have seen the last of my children enter. " I suffer so much because I cannot win all my brothers for God. At times I am on the point of dying of heartache on seeing so many suffering souls without being able to relieve them and so many brothers allied to Satan. (Padre Pio; Have a good day, 22th September)
Arise once more, oh Lord, and confirm in your grace, those whom you confided to me, and don't permit any of them to be lost, deserting the nest. (Padre Pio; Letters III, p. 1017-1018)
All of us are not called by God to save souls and propagate his glory by the noble apostolate of preaching. . . but one can promote God's glory and work for the salvation of souls by means of a truly Christian life, by praying without ceasing that "his Kingdom come. . . " that "we may not be led into temptation" and that "He deliver us from evil. " This is what you ought to do offering yourself continually to the Lord for this purpose. (Padre Pio; Letters II, p. 77)
I wholeheartedly bless the work of catechizing children, who are the little flowers of Jesus. I also bless the work of supporting missionaries. (Padre Pio; Letters III, p. 460)
Time spent for the glory of God and the health of the soul is never wasted. (Padre Pio; Have a good day, 18th September)
Remember: the sinner who is ashamed of his bad deeds is closer to God than the just man who is ashamed of acting well. (Padre Pio; Have a good day, 17th September)
We must not stop doing good even if it scandalizes the Pharisees. (Padre Pio; Have a good day, 16th September)

Jesus and your soul must cultivate the vine in agreement. Your task is to remove the stones, pull away the thorns. Jesus is to sow, plant, cultivate and water. But even in your work there is the work of Jesus. Without Him, you can do nothing. (Padre Pio; Have a good day, 15th September)

Jesus and your soul must cultivate the vine in agreement. Your task is to remove the stones, pull away the thorns. Jesus is to sow, plant, cultivate and water. But even in your work there is the work of Jesus. Without Him, you can do nothing. (Padre Pio; Have a good day, 15th September)

Jesus and your soul must cultivate the vine in agreement. Your task is to remove the stones, pull away the thorns. Jesus is to sow, plant, cultivate and water. But even in your work there is the work of Jesus. Without Him, you can do nothing. (Padre Pio; Have a good day, 15th September)

You will never complain about offences, no matter where they come from, remembering that Jesus was saturated with ignominy from the malice of men He Himself had aided. You will excuse everyone with Christian charity, keeping before your eyes the example of the divine Master who excused even his crucifiers before the Father. (Padre Pio; Have a good day, 14th September)

You will never complain about offences, no matter where they come from, remembering that Jesus was saturated with ignominy from the malice of men He Himself had aided. You will excuse everyone with Christian charity, keeping before your eyes the example of the divine Master who excused even his cru

You will never complain about offences, no matter where they come from, remembering that Jesus was saturated with ignominy from the malice of men He Himself had aided.  You will excuse everyone with Christian charity, keeping before your eyes the example of the divine Master who excused even his crucifiers before the Father. (Padre Pio; Have a good day, 14th September)
Courage. Suffice it for us to know that Jesus loves us greatly. (Padre Pio; Letters IV, p. 1005)
Love Jesus, love Him a lot, but for this you must love sacrifice more. Love should be bitter. (Padre Pio; Have a good day, 11th September)
Be cheerful. Jesus will take care of everything. Let us pay no attention to people who do not know what they are saying. Let us trust in Jesus and our heavenly Mother, and everything will work out well. (Padre Pio; Letters IV, p. 1005)
God loves us, and this is shown by the fact that He tolerates us when we offend Him. (Padre Pio; Have a good day, 9th September)
This heart of mine is Yours. . . my Jesus, so take this heart of mine, fill it with Your love and then order me to do whatever You wish. (Padre Pio; Have a good day, 8th September)
A single act of love of God, made during a period of aridity is worth more than a hundred made with affection and consolation. (Padre Pio; Have a good day, 7th September)
The more bitterness you have, the more love you will receive. (Padre Pio; Have a good day, 6th September)

If God does not offer you sweetness, then you must still be content, patiently eating your bread, even if it is dry, doing your duty without any compensation, for the present. By doing this our love for God is selfless, and one loves and serves God in this way at one's own expense, a behaviour that pertains to perfect souls. (Padre Pio; Letters III, p. 288)

If God does not offer you sweetness, then you must still be content, patiently eating your bread, even if it is dry, doing your duty without any compensation, for the present. By doing this our love for God is selfless, and one loves and serves God in this way at one's own expense, a behaviour that

If God does not offer you sweetness, then you must still be content, patiently eating your bread, even if it is dry, doing your duty without any compensation, for the present. By doing this our love for God is selfless, and one loves and serves God in this way at one's own expense, a behaviour that pertains to perfect souls. (Padre Pio; Letters III, p. 288)