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Wake Up to Love, and pray the Holy Rosary, pray the LOVE with us LIVE every weekday morning at 4:44 am ET

Wake Up to Love, and pray the Holy Rosary, pray the LOVE with us LIVE every weekday morning at 4:44 am ET

Wake Up to Love, and pray the Holy Rosary, pray the LOVE with us LIVE every weekday morning at 4:44 am ET

Wake Up to Love, and pray the Holy Rosary, pray the LOVE with us LIVE every weekday morning at 4:44 am ET

Wake Up to Love, and pray the Holy Rosary, pray the LOVE with us LIVE every weekday morning at 4:44 am ET

Wake Up to Love, and pray the Holy Rosary, pray the LOVE with us LIVE every weekday morning at 4:44 am ET

Wake Up to Love, and pray the Holy Rosary, pray the LOVE with us LIVE every weekday morning at 4:44 am ET

Charlas y homilías que el P.Santiago Martin FM, fundador de los Franciscanos de María, realiza durante las distintas etapas de la 'Peregrinación a Roma y los Santuarios Eucarísticos', en la que se visitan algunos de los Santuarios Eucarísticos de Italia, finalizando en Roma con el paso por la Puerta Santa en el año del Jubileo. Los videos se encuentran en www.magnificat.tv Otros canales de comunicación de Magnificat TV de los Franciscanos de María: Podcast: bit.ly/AudiosMagnificatTV Youtube: bit.ly/YouTubeMagnificatTV Twitter: twitter.com/MagnificatTV Facebook:www.facebook.com/Magnificattv

Full Text of ReadingsMemorial of Saint Pius of Pietrelcina, Priest Lectionary: 449The Saint of the day is Saint Pio of PietrelcinaSaint Pio of Pietrelcina's Story In one of the largest such ceremonies in history, Pope John Paul II canonized Padre Pio of Pietrelcina on June 16, 2002. It was the 45th canonization ceremony in Pope John Paul's pontificate. More than 300,000 people braved blistering heat as they filled St. Peter's Square and nearby streets. They heard the Holy Father praise the new saint for his prayer and charity. “This is the most concrete synthesis of Padre Pio's teaching,” said the pope. He also stressed Padre Pio's witness to the power of suffering. If accepted with love, the Holy Father stressed, such suffering can lead to “a privileged path of sanctity.” Many people have turned to the Italian Capuchin Franciscan to intercede with God on their behalf; among them was the future Pope John Paul II. In 1962, when he was still an archbishop in Poland, he wrote to Padre Pio and asked him to pray for a Polish woman with throat cancer. Within two weeks, she had been cured of her life-threatening disease. Born Francesco Forgione, Padre Pio grew up in a family of farmers in southern Italy. Twice his father worked in Jamaica, New York, to provide the family income. At the age of 15, Francesco joined the Capuchins and took the name of Pio. He was ordained in 1910 and was drafted during World War I. After he was discovered to have tuberculosis, he was discharged. In 1917, he was assigned to the friary in San Giovanni Rotondo, 75 miles from the city of Bari on the Adriatic. On September 20, 1918, as he was making his thanksgiving after Mass, Padre Pio had a vision of Jesus. When the vision ended, he had the stigmata in his hands, feet, and side. Life became more complicated after that. Medical doctors, Church authorities, and curiosity seekers came to see Padre Pio. In 1924, and again in 1931, the authenticity of the stigmata was questioned; Padre Pio was not permitted to celebrate Mass publicly or to hear confessions. He did not complain of these decisions, which were soon reversed. However, he wrote no letters after 1924. His only other writing, a pamphlet on the agony of Jesus, was done before 1924. Padre Pio rarely left the friary after he received the stigmata, but busloads of people soon began coming to see him. Each morning after a 5 a.m. Mass in a crowded church, he heard confessions until noon. He took a mid-morning break to bless the sick and all who came to see him. Every afternoon he also heard confessions. In time his confessional ministry would take 10 hours a day; penitents had to take a number so that the situation could be handled. Many of them have said that Padre Pio knew details of their lives that they had never mentioned. Padre Pio saw Jesus in all the sick and suffering. At his urging, a fine hospital was built on nearby Mount Gargano. The idea arose in 1940; a committee began to collect money. Ground was broken in 1946. Building the hospital was a technical wonder because of the difficulty of getting water there and of hauling up the building supplies. This “House for the Alleviation of Suffering” has 350 beds. A number of people have reported cures they believe were received through the intercession of Padre Pio. Those who assisted at his Masses came away edified; several curiosity seekers were deeply moved. Like Saint Francis, Padre Pio sometimes had his habit torn or cut by souvenir hunters. One of Padre Pio's sufferings was that unscrupulous people several times circulated prophecies that they claimed originated from him. He never made prophecies about world events and never gave an opinion on matters that he felt belonged to Church authorities to decide. He died on September 23, 1968, and was beatified in 1999. Reflection Referring to that day’s Gospel (Matthew 11:25-30) at Padre Pio's canonization Mass in 2002, Saint John Paul II said: “The Gospel image of ‘yoke' evokes the many trials that the humble Capuchin of San Giovanni Rotondo endured. Today we contemplate in him how sweet is the ‘yoke' of Christ and indeed how light the burdens are whenever someone carries these with faithful love. The life and mission of Padre Pio testify that difficulties and sorrows, if accepted with love, transform themselves into a privileged journey of holiness, which opens the person toward a greater good, known only to the Lord.” Learn more about Padre Pio! Saint of the Day, Copyright Franciscan Media

Neste dia 23 de setembro de 2024, completou-se 46 anos da m0rt3 de Padre Pio e eu fui até a cidade italiana de San Giovanni Rotondo, para conhecer o Santuário onde viveu e morreu o Padre Pio, que durante sua vida travou lutas com o demônio, recebeu os estigmas e é considerado um santo com o corpo incorrupto, ou seja, mesmo sepultado durante 40 anos, não passou pela decomposição.

Hoy nos trasladamos a Italia, a conversar con Fray Carlos María Laborde acerca de san Padre Pio de Pietrelcina, un gran santo de la iglesia con carismas impresionantes.   Fray Carlos es fraile capuchino y vive actualmente en Pietrelcina, un pueblo italiano cercano a Nápoles. Es uruguayo, de Rosario, cerca de Colonia y tiene 69 años. Fue director de la Casa del Postulantado Capuchino en Morcone, maestro de novicios en Morano Calabro, párroco en Pietrelcina y durante muchos años el guardián (superior) en la Fraternidad de Frailes Menores Capuchinos en San Giovanni Rotondo (comunidad en la que el Padre Pio vivió los últimos 50 años de su vida). También recorrió muchos países del mundo como secretario general de la Asociación Internacional de Grupos de Oración del Padre Pio.   Fray Carlos ingresó como fraile en 1980, doce años después de la muerte del Padre Pio, pero tiene la gracia de vivir en los mismos lugares donde vivió y ejerció su ministerio este gran santo. Conoce a muchos frailes y personas que lo conocieron personalmente y nos cuenta de la vida de quien fue canonizado por el Papa Juan Pablo II en 2002.   Francesco Forgione, después llamado Padre Pio, fue un fraile capuchino y sacerdote nacido en Pietrelcina, en 1887. Dios le concedió muchos dones extraordinarios, como visiones, curaciones milagrosas, bilocación, don de lenguas, capacidad de leer las almas, predicciones, entre otras. Recibió las cinco llagas de Cristo, estigmas que se mantuvieron visibles, dolientes, sangrantes y permanentes durante 50 años hasta justo antes de su muerte en 1968. Tenía muy mala salud y sufrió tentaciones por parte del demonio y también persecución por parte de la Iglesia. Sufrió mucho y ofreció su vida para la salvación de las almas. Multitudes y gente de todas partes del mundo acudían a participar de las misas que celebraba y a confesarse con él. Es un gran intercesor desde el Cielo y un santo al que muchísima gente le tiene devoción.   “No tengo plata ni oro, pero te doy lo que tengo”: un espacio donde encontrarnos con el que verdaderamente nos llena, para que nos tome de la mano, nos levante y nos ponga en camino nuevamente. Somos Sol, Colo y Tere, con el apoyo del Pbro. Gastón Lorenzo, Parroquia Católica Nuestra Señora del Pilar, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Entrevistamos a personas que nos comparten su vida y nos ayudan a profundizar nuestra fe.   Contactate con nosotros: ⁠⁠podcastdelpilar@gmail.com⁠⁠ Contactate con: - Grupos de oración del Padre Pio: https://gruppidipreghiera.operapadrepio.it/es/home-es/ - Pagina web Padre Pio: https://www.padrepio.it/ - Convento Santuario de San Pio de Pietrelcina en San Giovanni Rotondo: https://www.conventosantuariopadrepio.it/en.html    Música: - Cortina musical: "Tan pobre y tan rico"· Jóvenes Catedral de San Isidro. Álbum: “Hazte canto”. - Canción final: "Ofrenda por la Salvación de Todos" Letra, música e interpretación: Jésed Ministerio de Música. Álbum: Cinco Heridas de Amor, Padre Pio, 2008   Este podcast está realizado a beneficio de la Fundación Nuestra Señora del Pilar, que acompaña a niños, adolescentes y mujeres en estado de vulnerabilidad en Buenos Aires, Argentina. Te invitamos a colaborar con esta obra. ⁠⁠Hacé click acá para donar⁠⁠, o entrá a la ⁠⁠página de la Fundación⁠⁠ para conocer más acerca de la fundación y otras formas de ayudar. Muchas gracias.

We welcome Fr Tomasz Margol back to Radio Maria to tell us all about a much beloved saint, Padre Pio, as well as invitation to join him on pilgrimage to San Giovanni Rotondo this autumn. Fr Tomasz is Assistant Parish Priest at Our Lady of the Annunciation, Addiscombe, in the Diocese of Southwark. CREDO is a programme that nourishes listeners in their Catholic faith. It airs live on Radio Maria every weekday at 4pm and is rebroadcast at 4am the following morning. Radio Maria is on digital radio (DAB+) in selected regions, the Radio Maria Play app (Europe/England), our website live-player⁠⁠⁠ and via a smart speaker. If you enjoyed this programme, please consider supporting us with a one-off or monthly donation. It is only through the generosity of our listeners that we are able to be a Christian voice by your side. ⁠www.radiomariaengland.uk ⁠

Discover the hidden gem of Puglia, Italy, as our special guest Dominica unravels the secrets of this enchanting region. Ever wondered what makes Puglia a must-visit before it gets crowded? Join us as Dominica paints a vivid picture of Puglia's captivating landscapes, its striking resemblance to Florida, and its rich religious heritage, featuring San Giovanni Rotondo and Monte Sant'Angelo. Plus, get a glimpse into the film "Padre Pio," starring Shia LaBeouf, that brings the miraculous deeds of Padre Pio to life.Imagine luxurious accommodations at a fraction of the cost of five-star hotels—yes, that's Puglia for you! We'll guide you through the charming streets of Bari, renowned for its walkability and bustling seafood markets. Ever tasted olive oil like a sommelier tastes wine? You'll love our deep dive into the region's culinary delights, from its unique durum wheat bread to the sophisticated art of olive oil tasting. And let's not forget the allure of Bari as a cruise ship destination, making Puglia easily accessible for travelers.Head further south to the unique city of Matera, where history and geography converge in a labyrinth of winding streets and multiple levels. We'll share tips on navigating this cinematic city, featured in James Bond films and "The Passion of the Christ," and discuss the practicalities of small cars in its older sections. Whether you're flying into Rome and driving through Puglia or considering a guided tour with local experts, we've got travel logistics covered. Ready to explore Italy's rich regions? Follow our journey and share your travel dreams with us at ZMichelsonTravel.com.

TESTO DELL'ARTICOLO ➜ https://www.bastabugie.it/it/articoli.php?id=7702MUORE VITTORIO EMANUELE DI SAVOIA, ESCLUSO DALLA SUCCESSIONE PER IL SUO MATRIMONIO di Stefano ChiappaloneCon la morte di Vittorio Emanuele di Savoia [...] torna sotto i riflettori il casato che ha cinto la corona d'Italia dal 1861 al 1946, ma - insieme alle non poche controversie che lo hanno coinvolto in vita - anche l'annosa questione di chi sia il “vero” capo di casa Savoia, dopo la morte di Umberto II, l'ultimo re d'Italia deceduto in esilio nel 1983. In sintesi: prosegue il ramo Savoia-Carignano, con Vittorio Emanuele e ora suo figlio Emanuele Filiberto? Oppure, come altri sostengono, sarebbero subentrati i cugini del ramo Savoia-Aosta, con Amedeo (morto nel 2021) e ora suo figlio Aimone? E perché? La questione è apparentemente “di nicchia”, ma tutt'altro che priva di interesse, essendo legata alla storia del nostro Paese e - perché no? - a un ipotetico futuro sovrano, in caso di improbabile ma non impossibile ritorno della monarchia, cui si intreccia anche una profezia attribuita a san Pio da Pietrelcina.Il “nocciolo” della disputa risale al 1970 per via del matrimonio tra Vittorio Emanuele e Marina Ricolfi Doria: non essendo la sposa di famiglia reale, in mancanza di assenso di Umberto II, lo sposo sarebbe stato escluso dalla successione. Assenso necessario secondo le norme di casa Savoia per ogni matrimonio (diseguale o meno), ma se «contratto con persona di condizione e stato inferiore (...), tanto i contraenti, che i discendenti da tale matrimonio, si intenderanno senz'altro decaduti dal possesso dei beni e dei diritti provenienti dalla Corona e dalla ragione di succedere nei medesimi». Salvo «qualche singolare circostanza» che spingesse il sovrano a dare il beneplacito, come stabilito nel 1780 dalle Regie Patenti di Vittorio Amedeo III, re di Sardegna.LA SOLENNE AMMONIZIONENorme che Umberto II, non più re ma pur sempre capo di casa Savoia, ribadiva in una lettera del 25 gennaio 1960 al figlio, all'epoca fidanzato con l'attrice Dominique Claudel, «in modo che tu sappia con esattezza in quale situazione verresti a trovarti», richiamandosi «alla legge della nostra Casa, vigente da ben 29 generazioni e rispettata dai 43 Capi Famiglia, miei predecessori, succedutisi secondo la legge Salica attraverso matrimoni contratti con famiglie di Sovrani. Tale legge, io 44mo Capo Famiglia, non intendo e non ho diritto di mutare, nonostante l'affetto per te». Umberto era netto sulle conseguenze: «la tua decadenza da qualsiasi diritto di successione come Capo della Casa di Savoia e di pretensione al trono d'Italia, perdendo i tuoi titoli e il tuo rango e riducendoti alla situazione di privato cittadino. Perciò tutti i diritti passerebbero immediatamente a mio nipote Amedeo, Duca d'Aosta». Vittorio Emanuele il 25 aprile 1960 riconosceva «la situazione nella quale verrei a trovarmi se decidessi di rinunciare alle mie prerogative e mi sposassi con una donna - qualunque essa fosse - non di sangue reale» e la relativa situazione anche «sotto l'aspetto strettamente dinastico».L'ammonimento si ripeté il 18 luglio 1963, quando l'ex sovrano riprese carta e penna dopo aver letto un'intervista al figlio circa le possibili nozze (poi di fatto avvenute) con Marina Doria, vedendosi costretto a «ripeterti, parola per parola, quanto ebbi a scriverti il 23 [sic] gennaio 1960, in una simile circostanza». «L'intervista non rispecchia il mio pensiero», rispose Vittorio Emanuele il 25 agosto in calce alla lettera paterna. Fatto sta che qualche anno dopo quel matrimonio che “non s'aveva da fare” si fece nel 1970 a Las Vegas, con rito civile, all'insaputa del padre. Quello religioso seguì l'anno dopo a Teheran.LA PROFEZIA DI PADRE PIOA dirimere la questione nel frattempo insorta fra i due rami fu chiamata nel 2001 la Consulta dei Senatori del Regno, fondata nel 1955 da ex senatori attivi durante la monarchia e poi man mano rinnovatasi per le evidenti necessità anagrafiche. Il risultato, in breve, fu che invece di sciogliere il nodo si spaccò in due anche la Consulta. Da allora di Consulte ce ne sono due: una, presieduta dal medico Pier Luigi Duvina, che riconosce la successione di Vittorio Emanuele (e di Emanuele Filiberto), l'altra, presieduta dallo storico Aldo Alessandro Mola, che invece riconosce i Savoia-Aosta (Amedeo e Aimone) quali legittimi successori di Umberto II. Il picco di tensione tra i due rami si raggiunse però nel 2004 alle nozze reali di Felipe VI di Spagna quando lo scontro divenne anche fisico e Marina Doria dovette andare a scusarsi con Amedeo che aveva appena rimediato un pugno dal cugino Vittorio Emanuele.Anche prescindendo dalla querelle matrimoniale relativa a Vittorio Emanuele, un altro elemento avrebbe nel tempo giocato a favore del ramo Savoia-Aosta: la legge salica - che attribuisce il trono solo agli eredi maschi - anch'essa richiamata nella lettera di Umberto II del 1960. Emanuele Filiberto non ha fratelli e ha due figlie femmine che pertanto non sarebbero entrate nella linea di successione se il nonno Vittorio Emanuele all'inizio del 2020 non avesse dichiarato abolita la legge salica, legiferando a tutti gli effetti come capo di Casa Savoia e pertanto considerandosi tale. Decisione che ha suscitato malumori tra i rami del casato, dichiarata da Amedeo «nulla, tanto più perché proveniente da persona esclusa dalla successione dinastica», attraverso un comunicato. [...]Da capofamiglia si presenta Aimone, che invia le condoglianze ai parenti dal sito intitolato Casa Reale di Savoia. E c'è chi vede in Aimone l'uomo della profezia sul crollo della monarchia e sul suo ritorno per mano di un ramo collaterale, attribuita a san Pio da Pietrelcina, che negli anni '30 avrebbe predetto - il condizionale è d'obbligo - alla futura regina Maria José: «Un ramo della pianta seccherà, ma un altro ramo germoglierà portando copiosi frutti». [...]Nota di BastaBugie: in merito alla profezia di padre Pio accennata alla fine dell'articolo ecco cosa si trova scritto su Wikipedia.Secondo una profezia, padre Pio da Pietrelcina avrebbe previsto la fine del Regno d'Italia, l'estinzione del ramo principale dei Savoia discendenti da Umberto I e il successivo ritorno della monarchia in Italia con il ramo collaterale dei Savoia-Aosta. Nella cripta dove riposano i resti mortali del frate, a San Giovanni Rotondo, è presente un grande bassorilievo commissionato nel 1968 da Gian Paolo Quinto e modellato dallo scultore Cesarino Vincenti, intitolato Maestà e Bellezza ti stanno intorno. L'opera raffigura la Sacra Famiglia attorniata da un gruppo di persone raccolte in preghiera, fra le quali spicca un uomo che, nonostante l'opera sia stata realizzata quando Aimone aveva solo un anno, ha il viso di Aimone di Savoia-Aosta da adulto, con sulle spalle il collare dell'Ordine supremo della Santissima Annunziata.

Carmela Morlino era nata nel 1979 in provincia di Foggia ed era cresciuta a San Giovanni Rotondo col padre Matteo, la madre Teresa e la sorella Giulia. Durante gli anni dell'università si era trasferita in Germania per il progetto Erasmus. Amante della cultura tedesca e del nord Europa, aveva deciso di terminare gli studi a Trento, dove si era poi laureata nei tempi in Economia. Subito dopo la laurea Carmela era andata a lavorare all'Italscania, dove ben presto aveva fatto carriera arrivando a gestire un'équipe. Era molto amata e stimata, sia per la sua professionalità che per la sua umanità. A Trento Carmela aveva conosciuto anche il suo futuro marito, Marco Quarta, e insieme avevano preso casa in un maso ristrutturato a Zivignago, una frazione di Pergine Valsugana. Insieme avevano avuto due figli, Claudio nel 2008 ed Eleonora nel 2011. Carmela era riuscita nel sogno di tante donne: coniugare le soddisfazioni professionali e quelle personali. Ma Carmela era anche, insieme a suo figlio Claudio, vittima di violenza psicologica da parte di Marco Quarta. Così, nell'estate del 2014 aveva denunciato il marito per maltrattamenti. Carmela Morlino è stata uccisa il 12 marzo 2015 dal suo ex marito, davanti ai suoi figli, mentre rientravano a casa dopo una lunga giornata. Il padre di Carmela, Matteo, si batte ancora per diffondere la storia di sua figlia e per creare consapevolezza. Claudio ed Eleonora crescono coi nonni. Attenzione: il podcast contiene dettagli di una vicenda criminale che potrebbero turbare le persone più sensibili. TW: femminicidio. Se sei vittima di violenza psicologica, se il tuo compagno ha comportamenti abusanti con te o i tuoi figli, se denigra, umilia, minaccia, deride, rivolgiti a un Centro Anti Violenza. La violenza psicologica è violenza ed è un reato. A Carmela Morlino è intitolato il Centro Anti Violenza di Foggia. FONTI Legge n. 4 del 2018, a tutela degli orfani di crimini domestici Intervista a Matteo Morlino L'ho uccisa io, Luciano Di Gregorio - primamedia editore Si ringrazia l'avvocato Andrea de Bertolini per la collaborazione. BRANI Cold Mind Enigma - Crime Mysterious Detective Music - Loopable - GioeleFazzeri⁠ ⁠A sad piano - Music_For_Videos⁠ ⁠Piano Synth Ambient -Lite Saturation⁠ ⁠Moving Sad Classical Piano - Ashot-Danielyan-Composer⁠ ⁠Dramatic TensionAshot-Danielyan-Composer⁠ ⁠Melancholic Sad PianoMusic_For_Videos⁠ ⁠Slow Sad Epic Piano (Power Of Your Heart)Ashot-Danielyan-Composer Instagram: @ricordailmionome_podcast

Pater Pio gilt als Volksheiliger und wirkte 50 Jahre als Priester in San Giovanni Rotondo. 1918 zeigten sich bei ihm die Wundmale Jesu, die er bis zu seinem Tod am 23. September 1968 trugSchreiben Sie uns Ihre Anliegen und Fragen per E-Mail an: seelsorge@k-tv.orgHier können Sie K-TV unterstützen: https://www.k-tv.org/spenden Weitere wichtige Kanäle von K-TV: Livestream: https://www.k-tv.org/live-stream/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KTVKatholischesFernsehen Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katholisches_fernsehen/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/K.TV.Fernsehen/ Mediathek: https://kathtv.org/Android App: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ktv.app&hl=de iOS App: https://apps.apple.com/de/app/k-tv-katholisches-fernsehen/id1289140993

Listen to the first part of my homily at San Giovanni Rotondo in the church where Saint Padre Pio spent most of his life.

Full Text of ReadingsMemorial of Saint Pius of Pietrelcina, Priest Lectionary: 448The Saint of the day is Saint Pio of PietrelcinaSaint Pio of Pietrelcina's Story In one of the largest such ceremonies in history, Pope John Paul II canonized Padre Pio of Pietrelcina on June 16, 2002. It was the 45th canonization ceremony in Pope John Paul's pontificate. More than 300,000 people braved blistering heat as they filled St. Peter's Square and nearby streets. They heard the Holy Father praise the new saint for his prayer and charity. “This is the most concrete synthesis of Padre Pio's teaching,” said the pope. He also stressed Padre Pio's witness to the power of suffering. If accepted with love, the Holy Father stressed, such suffering can lead to “a privileged path of sanctity.” Many people have turned to the Italian Capuchin Franciscan to intercede with God on their behalf; among them was the future Pope John Paul II. In 1962, when he was still an archbishop in Poland, he wrote to Padre Pio and asked him to pray for a Polish woman with throat cancer. Within two weeks, she had been cured of her life-threatening disease. Born Francesco Forgione, Padre Pio grew up in a family of farmers in southern Italy. Twice his father worked in Jamaica, New York, to provide the family income. At the age of 15, Francesco joined the Capuchins and took the name of Pio. He was ordained in 1910 and was drafted during World War I. After he was discovered to have tuberculosis, he was discharged. In 1917, he was assigned to the friary in San Giovanni Rotondo, 75 miles from the city of Bari on the Adriatic. On September 20, 1918, as he was making his thanksgiving after Mass, Padre Pio had a vision of Jesus. When the vision ended, he had the stigmata in his hands, feet, and side. Life became more complicated after that. Medical doctors, Church authorities, and curiosity seekers came to see Padre Pio. In 1924, and again in 1931, the authenticity of the stigmata was questioned; Padre Pio was not permitted to celebrate Mass publicly or to hear confessions. He did not complain of these decisions, which were soon reversed. However, he wrote no letters after 1924. His only other writing, a pamphlet on the agony of Jesus, was done before 1924. Padre Pio rarely left the friary after he received the stigmata, but busloads of people soon began coming to see him. Each morning after a 5 a.m. Mass in a crowded church, he heard confessions until noon. He took a mid-morning break to bless the sick and all who came to see him. Every afternoon he also heard confessions. In time his confessional ministry would take 10 hours a day; penitents had to take a number so that the situation could be handled. Many of them have said that Padre Pio knew details of their lives that they had never mentioned. Padre Pio saw Jesus in all the sick and suffering. At his urging, a fine hospital was built on nearby Mount Gargano. The idea arose in 1940; a committee began to collect money. Ground was broken in 1946. Building the hospital was a technical wonder because of the difficulty of getting water there and of hauling up the building supplies. This “House for the Alleviation of Suffering” has 350 beds. A number of people have reported cures they believe were received through the intercession of Padre Pio. Those who assisted at his Masses came away edified; several curiosity seekers were deeply moved. Like Saint Francis, Padre Pio sometimes had his habit torn or cut by souvenir hunters. One of Padre Pio's sufferings was that unscrupulous people several times circulated prophecies that they claimed originated from him. He never made prophecies about world events and never gave an opinion on matters that he felt belonged to Church authorities to decide. He died on September 23, 1968, and was beatified in 1999. Reflection Referring to that day’s Gospel (Matthew 11:25-30) at Padre Pio's canonization Mass in 2002, Saint John Paul II said: “The Gospel image of ‘yoke' evokes the many trials that the humble Capuchin of San Giovanni Rotondo endured. Today we contemplate in him how sweet is the ‘yoke' of Christ and indeed how light the burdens are whenever someone carries these with faithful love. The life and mission of Padre Pio testify that difficulties and sorrows, if accepted with love, transform themselves into a privileged journey of holiness, which opens the person toward a greater good, known only to the Lord.” Learn more about Padre Pio! Saint of the Day, Copyright Franciscan Media

This blogcast explores “A Cross to Bear," written and read by Sarah Harrigan. “A Cross to Bear,” by Sarah Harrigan. In this blogcast, Sarah Harrigan describes her devotion to St. Padre Pio, born Francesco Forgione and also known as Saint Pius of Pietrelcina, an Italian Franciscan Capuchin friar, priest and stigmatist who endured immense pain from his stigmata, the wounds crucifixion of Christ, and how that was followed by humiliation from peers and investigation from doctors while he lived at San Giovanni Rotondo. He died on September 23rd, 1968 at the age of 81 and he was canonized by Pope John Paul II and Padre Pio's feast day is September 23rd. Sarah Harrigan:Sarah Harrigan is the Manager of Communications and Special Programs for the Catholic Apostolate Center where she coordinates the promotions and logistics of various groups and visitors coming to our Green Hill facility.  She also assists with the day-to-day operations of Green Hill and other administrative duties and is responsible for the creation and publication of our Center newsletter.  Follow us:The Catholic Apostolate CenterThe Center's podcast websiteInstagramFacebookApple PodcastsSpotifyBlogcasts are produced by the Catholic Apostolate Center. Follow the Center on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube to remain up-to-date on the latest Center resources and podcasts. Listen to Fr. Frank's weekly reflections, episodes of On Mission, and recent blogcasts.

Jun 29, 2023 - Phillip Campbell has written “Wounds of Love” which follows the journey of Saint Pio from days as a farm boy in Pietrelcina to his days as the beloved wonder-working friar of San Giovanni Rotondo. Young readers can witness the moment he received the stigmata, his bouts with the devil, his reading of souls.   Wounds of Love: https://tanbooks.com/products/biographies/wounds-of-love-the-story-of-saint-padre-pio/  Links to download the Veritas app: https://www.veritascatholic.com/listen  Joe & Joe on Twitter: https://twitter.com/withjoeandjoe Joe & Joe on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@THEFRONTLINEWITHJOEJOE

We're live with Bret Thoman, Catholic author talks about his book Following Padre Pio: A Journey of Discovery from Pietrelcina to San Giovanni Rotondo, Fr. Daniel Maria Klimek, Franciscan friar and an Assistant Professor of Theology at Franciscan University of Steubenville talks about his book For the Love of Mary and Tim O'Malley, Director of Education at the McGrath Institute of Church Life at the University of Notre Dame, Academic Director of the Notre Dame Center for Liturgy talks about his book Eucharistic People and Real Presence.

We're live with Bret Thoman talks about his book Following Padre Pio: A Journey of Discovery from Pietrelcina to San Giovanni Rotondo, Dr. Daniel Mahoney, Emeritus Faculty, Assumption College talks about the book Memoirs and Camille Pauley is the President and Cofounder of Healing the Culture talks about  a Lenten initiative to bring pro-life guidance each Monday during Lent.

Interviews: Brett Thoman, author, "Following Padre Pio: A Journey of Discovery from Pietrelcina to San Giovanni Rotondo & Anthony Ryan, Ignatius Press, discussing "LOURDES: Healing and Rebirth" by Thierry Hubert, O.P. and Sophie Delay

Interviews: Brett Thoman, author, "Following Padre Pio: A Journey of Discovery from Pietrelcina to San Giovanni Rotondo & Anthony Ryan, Ignatius Press, discussing "LOURDES: Healing and Rebirth" by Thierry Hubert, O.P. and Sophie Delay

Ken talks with Bret Thoman “Following Padre Pio: A Journey of Discovery from Pietrelcina to San Giovanni Rotondo” and Eric Sammons “Holiness for Everyone: The Practical Spirituality of St. Josemaria Escrivá” (Sophia Institute). Bret's book is available at: https://www.amazon.com/Follow…/dp/B0BSD7C5VS/ref=sr_1_3… Eric's book available at: https://www.sophiainstitute.com/…/holiness-for-everyone Contact Bret about his tours at: http://www.stfrancispilgrimages.com/index.html

Hour 3 of The Drew Mariani Show on 2-3-23 Peter Grandich opens up to Drew about his Depression, and tackles what's happening in our economic sectors Angela McClellan tells stories about Padre Pio and San Giovanni Rotondo

Hour 2 of The Drew Mariani Show on 1-27-23 Drew expounds on his upcoming Pilgrimage to Italy and how one stop along the journey will be to Padre Pio's town, San Giovanni Rotondo  

Broken-down buses, long lines, fractious tourists, strikes—and countless encounters with God's immense providence. These are just some of the memorable experiences recounted by Irish tour guide Kieran Troy in his new book, “In the Stars the Glory of His Eyes,” which takes the reader to some of the most evocative Catholic pilgrimage sites: Vatican City, the Holy House of Nazareth in Loreto, the shrine of Padre Pio in San Giovanni Rotondo, the Abbey of Montecassino, and many more. In this episode, Troy speaks with Ignatius Press editor Thomas Jacobi about the book, and about the inspiring, exhausting, and often comical experiences he's had over decades of leading groups of pilgrims to many of Christendom's most beloved places. With wit and charm, Troy gives a first-hand account of Christ at work in all the beautiful messiness of pilgrimage. Find the book, “In the Stars the Glory of His Eyes: Tales of an Irish Tour Guide in Rome,” here: https://bit.ly/3E8aWG5

Udowodniliśmy, że mało popularne wśród turystów południe Włoch jest warte odwiedzenia, nie tylko ze względu na rajskie wybrzeże. W regionie Apulia poznaliśmy miasta: Trani, Otranto, białe miasta takie jak Locorotondo, Ostuni i Cisternino, czy bajkowe Alberobello z niezliczoną ilością trulli. Byliśmy w średniowiecznej twierdzy tajemnic Castel del Monte i w jednym z najpiękniejszych systemów jaskiń na świecie – Grotte di Castellana. Na półwyspie Gargano dotarliśmy do dwóch słynnych ośrodków kultu: sanktuarium św. Ojca Pio w San Giovanni Rotondo i sanktuarium św. Michała Archanioła w Monte Sant'Angelo. W regionie Bazylikata podziwialiśmy wykutą w kamieniu Materę, jedno z najstarszych miast na świecie, które imitowało Jerozolimę w filmie „Pasja” oraz Craco – miasto duchów. Gościem Jerzego Jopa była Danuta Rasała.

Udowodniliśmy, że mało popularne wśród turystów południe Włoch jest warte odwiedzenia, nie tylko ze względu na rajskie wybrzeże. W regionie Apulia poznaliśmy miasta: Trani, Otranto, białe miasta takie jak Locorotondo, Ostuni i Cisternino, czy bajkowe Alberobello z niezliczoną ilością trulli. Byliśmy w średniowiecznej twierdzy tajemnic Castel del Monte i w jednym z najpiękniejszych systemów jaskiń na świecie – Grotte di Castellana. Na półwyspie Gargano dotarliśmy do dwóch słynnych ośrodków kultu: sanktuarium św. Ojca Pio w San Giovanni Rotondo i sanktuarium św. Michała Archanioła w Monte Sant'Angelo. W regionie Bazylikata podziwialiśmy wykutą w kamieniu Materę, jedno z najstarszych miast na świecie, które imitowało Jerozolimę w filmie „Pasja” oraz Craco – miasto duchów. Gościem Jerzego Jopa była Danuta Rasała.

Full Text of ReadingsMemorial of Saint Pius of Pietrelcina, Priest Lectionary: 453All podcast readings are produced by the USCCB and are from the Catholic Lectionary, based on the New American Bible and approved for use in the United States _______________________________________The Saint of the day is Saint Pio of PietrelcinaIn one of the largest such ceremonies in history, Pope John Paul II canonized Padre Pio of Pietrelcina on June 16, 2002. It was the 45th canonization ceremony in Pope John Paul's pontificate. More than 300,000 people braved blistering heat as they filled St. Peter's Square and nearby streets. They heard the Holy Father praise the new saint for his prayer and charity. “This is the most concrete synthesis of Padre Pio's teaching,” said the pope. He also stressed Padre Pio's witness to the power of suffering. If accepted with love, the Holy Father stressed, such suffering can lead to “a privileged path of sanctity.” Many people have turned to the Italian Capuchin Franciscan to intercede with God on their behalf; among them was the future Pope John Paul II. In 1962, when he was still an archbishop in Poland, he wrote to Padre Pio and asked him to pray for a Polish woman with throat cancer. Within two weeks, she had been cured of her life-threatening disease. Born Francesco Forgione, Padre Pio grew up in a family of farmers in southern Italy. Twice his father worked in Jamaica, New York, to provide the family income. At the age of 15, Francesco joined the Capuchins and took the name of Pio. He was ordained in 1910 and was drafted during World War I. After he was discovered to have tuberculosis, he was discharged. In 1917, he was assigned to the friary in San Giovanni Rotondo, 75 miles from the city of Bari on the Adriatic. On September 20, 1918, as he was making his thanksgiving after Mass, Padre Pio had a vision of Jesus. When the vision ended, he had the stigmata in his hands, feet, and side. Life became more complicated after that. Medical doctors, Church authorities, and curiosity seekers came to see Padre Pio. In 1924, and again in 1931, the authenticity of the stigmata was questioned; Padre Pio was not permitted to celebrate Mass publicly or to hear confessions. He did not complain of these decisions, which were soon reversed. However, he wrote no letters after 1924. His only other writing, a pamphlet on the agony of Jesus, was done before 1924. Padre Pio rarely left the friary after he received the stigmata, but busloads of people soon began coming to see him. Each morning after a 5 a.m. Mass in a crowded church, he heard confessions until noon. He took a mid-morning break to bless the sick and all who came to see him. Every afternoon he also heard confessions. In time his confessional ministry would take 10 hours a day; penitents had to take a number so that the situation could be handled. Many of them have said that Padre Pio knew details of their lives that they had never mentioned. Padre Pio saw Jesus in all the sick and suffering. At his urging, a fine hospital was built on nearby Mount Gargano. The idea arose in 1940; a committee began to collect money. Ground was broken in 1946. Building the hospital was a technical wonder because of the difficulty of getting water there and of hauling up the building supplies. This “House for the Alleviation of Suffering” has 350 beds. A number of people have reported cures they believe were received through the intercession of Padre Pio. Those who assisted at his Masses came away edified; several curiosity seekers were deeply moved. Like Saint Francis, Padre Pio sometimes had his habit torn or cut by souvenir hunters. One of Padre Pio's sufferings was that unscrupulous people several times circulated prophecies that they claimed originated from him. He never made prophecies about world events and never gave an opinion on matters that he felt belonged to Church authorities to decide. He died on September 23, 1968, and was beatified in 1999. Reflection Referring to that day's Gospel (Matthew 11:25-30) at Padre Pio's canonization Mass in 2002, Saint John Paul II said: “The Gospel image of ‘yoke' evokes the many trials that the humble Capuchin of San Giovanni Rotondo endured. Today we contemplate in him how sweet is the ‘yoke' of Christ and indeed how light the burdens are whenever someone carries these with faithful love. The life and mission of Padre Pio testify that difficulties and sorrows, if accepted with love, transform themselves into a privileged journey of holiness, which opens the person toward a greater good, known only to the Lord.” Learn more about Padre Pio! Saint of the Day, Copyright Franciscan Media

Nació en Pietrelcina (Benevento), en Italia, en 1887. Ingresó en la Orden de Hermanos Menores Capuchinos en 1903, y fue ordenado presbítero en 1910. El 28 de julio de 1916 llegó a San Giovanni Rotondo, donde, salvo pocas y breves interrupciones, permaneció hasta su muerte. Recibió el don de los estigmas. Durante su vida, desarrolló su ministerio sacerdotal, fundó los «Grupos de oración» y un moderno hospital, al que dio el nombre de «Casa alivio del sufrimiento». Murió el 23 de septiembre de 1968. Juan Pablo II lo beatificó el 2 de mayo de 1999 y lo canonizó el 17 de junio de 2002.

September 23: Saint Pio of Pietrelcina (Padre Pio), Priest1887–1968Memorial; Liturgical Color: WhitePatron Saint of civil defense volunteers and adolescentsA humble friar's love for Christ burns holes in his handsLong-married spouses often develop similar patterns of speech. A boy might learn to walk just like his father, and a girl might favor the same hairstyle as her mom. Teenagers in the same cliques dress alike and cut their hair in a similar fashion. It is natural to adopt the traits of the one you love, to mimic their behavior, dress, speech, and habits, consciously or unconsciously. Lover and beloved converge, master and disciple unite, leader and follower bond. Today's saint did not have a reference group apart from Christ Himself. Jesus Christ inhabited every corner of the mind, soul, and imagination of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina. Pio's life fused with Christ's so totally that Pio's very body bore the marks of his beloved. Not the same haircut, clothes, or gait, but the same nail marks and bloody wounds. Father Pio merged with Christ such that to look upon the friar's hands was to see the crucified palms of the Son of God on Calvary.Padre Pio grew up dirt poor and uneducated in a village near Naples, Italy, in 1887. Neither his parents nor his grandparents could read or write. He was baptized as Francesco and helped on the family's small plot of land as a boy. The family was deeply religious, in the good, medieval way that perdured in rural Southern Europe far longer than it did in Northern lands. Saints, feast days, devotions, processions, fasts, the Mass, angels, saints, the Virgin, and God were the stuff of life. They saturated the atmosphere of Pietrelcina. Little Francesco and his family breathed Catholic air. It entered their bloodstream, circulated in their veins, and oozed out of every corpuscle. When he was about ten years old, Francesco decided to dedicate his life to God as a Franciscan friar. After completing some schooling and being privately tutored, he entered a nearby Franciscan friary at age fifteen. He took the name Pio (Pius) after a saint honored in his hometown. He was ordained a priest in 1910.Padre Pio lived virtually his entire priestly life at a modest Franciscan friary in the rural town of San Giovanni Rotondo. Beginning in 1918, he began to experience the stigmata, or marks of the sufferings of Christ. He bled where Christ bled. Holes perforated his hands. He had sharp pains in his side. He also began to display supernatural gifts: bilocation, prophecy, miracles, and healings. His personal routine of prayer and mortification was also stupefying. He did not want his private passion play to go on tour, but it did. He became famous throughout Italy for being holy. Then he became widely known the world over. By the time of his death in 1968, Padre Pio was a bona fide Catholic superstar.Padre Pio had mystique. That mystique was not rooted in good looks, a chateau on the Côte d'Azur, or in movie stardom, but in how he said Mass. People flocked to witness Padre Pio say long, intense, devotional Masses. In the modern world, sin has mystique. It's cool, retrograde, impulsive, and “edgy.” A life of sin and vice is seen as more authentic than a life of goodness and virtue, because the sinner supposedly does not hide his real self behind a social curtain. Padre Pio hid nothing. He was totally authentic, totally sincere, and totally holy. His life was a rebuke of sin. He did not pretend to “share” others' burdens by joining them in sin. He entered into the real drama of life by embodying Christ. A true Christian is authentic when he separates himself and his friends from sin, when he creates the mystique of Christ around him, and when, like Christ, he draws all men to himself.Saint Pio, your intense love of God was communicated to the faithful in your celebration of Mass, your wise counsel in the confessional, and in your mystical experiences. What was so manifest in you was rare but lies latent in every priest. Help every priest to be an icon of Christ.

VIDEO: Socci racconta Padre Pio ➜ www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQO6gXwlRxkTESTO DELL'ARTICOLO ➜ www.bastabugie.it/it/articoli.php?id=5333PADRE PIO E IL DONO DELLE STIGMATEIl '68 rifiutava l'autorità di padri e padroni (ma eliminati i padri, in realtà, si moltiplicarono i padroni), allora Dio volle donare all'umanità questo ''padre'' così ricercato dai ''figli'' smarriti (VIDEO: Socci racconta Padre Pio)di Antonio SocciPadre Pio muore, cinquant'anni fa, in quel '68 che volle spazzar via la figura stessa del "padre", cioè l'autorità, la legge, la responsabilità e la tradizione (i sessantottini furono i perfetti servi del capitale che dicevano di voler combattere).Dalla "morte del padre" decretata dal '68 abbiamo ereditato solo macerie e, come orfani, ci siamo trovati con tanti padroni che prima volevano imporre la cosiddetta "dittatura del proletariato" e poi ci hanno rifilato la dittatura del relativismo.Oggi niente più padri, ma sempre tanti padroni, che pretendono di annichilire anche la democrazia e i popoli. Senza padri dilaga un'umanità infantile e smarrita, affogata nel narcisismo che lenisce il bisogno di sentirsi amati.Però "il padre", il santo cappuccino che davvero morì in quell'anno, è sempre più vivo e ha un popolo di figli sempre più grande, proprio per lo spaesamento di questa modernità naufragata e orfana.FERITE E FERITOIEPortando sulla carne le ferite del Figlio, Salvatore del mondo, egli rivelò, con segni e miracoli strepitosi, il potente amore del Padre, l'unico Padre. Rivelò il suo amore folle per gli uomini. Quelle ferite sono le feritoie da cui entrano ancora oggi fiumi di grazie e benedizioni. E' questo che attrasse e attrae a San Giovanni Rotondo le moltitudini.Padre Pio ricevette le stigmate esattamente cento anni fa, in quel 1918 che vide concludersi l'"inutile strage" di tanti figli, mandati a morire assurdamente nella Grande Guerra dai padroni degli stati.Il frate, vedendo in visione il dolore di Cristo per lo sfacelo del mondo, gli chiese cosa lui poteva fare e Gesù gli rispose associandolo alla sua Passione: le stigmate.Perché per il mondo la sofferenza è inutile, anzi è una maledizione, ma dopo il Calvario del Figlio di Dio la sofferenza - abbracciata e offerta con Cristo - diventa la più potente forza di cambiamento della storia.È un paradosso incredibile perché un uomo che soffre, un uomo malato, inchiodato a un letto o a una croce, sembra la persona più impotente. Invece lì sta la regalità, la signoria sull'universo. Quella è la via per conformarsi a Cristo e divinizzarsi.IL CARD. SIRI SPIEGAIl fatto delle stigmate accadde nel 1918, nei mesi in cui si compiva la rivoluzione bolscevica in Russia e iniziava l'epoca dei totalitarismi, delle ideologie e delle pretese prometeiche dell'uomo che - uccidendo Dio - vuole essere padrone del mondo (pretese che continuano tuttora).Il card. Siri seppe cogliere il significato storico del segno delle stigmate: "Con le stigmate che ha portato e con le altre sofferenze fisiche e morali, padre Pio richiama l'attenzione degli uomini sul corpo di Cristo come mezzo di salvezza. (...) È una verità talmente importante che quando gli uomini, lungo il corso della storia, l'hanno dimenticata o hanno cercato di travisarla, Dio è sempre intervenuto con avvenimenti, fatti, miracoli. Nel nostro tempo, la tentazione di dimenticare la realtà del Corpo di Cristo è grandissima. E Dio ci ha inviato quest'uomo col compito di richiamarci alla verità".Le stigmate erano un miracolo in sé, sia perché fu inspiegabile il loro formarsi e il loro scomparire, sia perché era scientificamente inspiegabile il fatto che non si comportassero come tutte le ferite: infatti ogni lesione su un corpo umano o si rimargina o si infetta.Ma nel caso di padre Pio non accadeva né l'una né l'altra cosa. Quelle ferite sono rimaste aperte per cinquant'anni davanti al mondo e sanguinavano in corrispondenza con il sacrificio eucaristico.I santi sono sempre segni che la Provvidenza plasma e pone nel mondo per parlare a ogni epoca storica, per attrarre a Dio gli uomini di quel tempo e salvarli.Nel caso di padre Pio il Cielo ha giocato pesante: ha voluto mostrare all'umanità del Novecento - che s'illude di potere tutto - chi ha il potere vero sulla realtà, sulla natura, sul tempo e sullo spazio. E ha voluto mostrare che quel potere infinito passa dalle ferite di un crocifisso, è il potere dell'Amore crocifisso, il potere di un Padre misericordioso che parla con i fatti.Il card. Siri, che più acutamente di tutti capì il mistero di padre Pio, scrisse: "Nessuno può negare che quest'uomo avesse i piedi e le mani forati e il costato aperto (...) La stessa formazione delle asserite stigmate, lo stesso ritorno vivido del sangue, quelle circostanze in cui più acuta si faceva la esperienza della passione di Gesù Cristo; sono un fatto e i fatti (...) sono lì (...) Le stigmate gli arrivarono che era ancora giovanissimo e (...) se ne andarono del tutto il giorno della morte (...) Quest'uomo rimase inchiodato alla croce. Soffriva sempre per quelle piaghe; in certi momenti il dolore era spasimante, travolgente. Egli sopportò tutto senza un lamento per mezzo secolo".Il cardinale aggiungeva: "Tutti sanno che quest'uomo vedeva il futuro, che fu visto parecchie volte in posti diversi e distantissimi (...) Quanta gente si è vista capitare Padre Pio in casa! (...) Quanta gente andava da lui e si è sentita fare la confessione da padre Pio. Lui diceva i loro peccati e non li aveva mai visti (...) Molte volte persone arrivate da lui ammalate, tornavano a casa sane. Quante volte invocato, anche da lontano, venivano guarite (...) Sono fatti, sono fatti!".Ed ecco la spiegazione di quei "poteri" straordinari e inspiegabili: "Perché questa missione fosse capita (...) Dio gli ha fornito motivi di credibilità e glieli ha forniti larghissimamente (...) Ora la missione di riprodurre, quanto era possibile in un semplice uomo, la passione di Cristo era grande. Gli uomini avrebbero potuto credere che quei segni che Padre Pio portava nelle mani, nei piedi, nel costato, non erano, per se stessi, probanti" e così "Dio ha colmato la sua vita di cose straordinarie".Proprio come i miracoli di Gesù che mostravano la sua divinità e dovevano far capire che il supplizio della croce non era la sua sconfitta, ma la misura del suo amore folle per gli uomini, che vince anche la morte.MESSAGGIO ALLA CHIESATutti i santi sono immagini di Cristo, ma in alcuni la somiglianza è più evidente e travolgente. Fu così per san Francesco d'Assisi ed è così per padre Pio, che è un suo figlio spirituale.Un potente messaggio agli uomini del nostro tempo. Ma anche la Chiesa deve riflettere. Infatti padre Pio era un umile frate che stava in un convento sperduto del meridione, isolato in cima a un monte impervio.Non solo non fece nulla per essere conosciuto, ma voleva essere nascosto al mondo e, in particolare, fece di tutto per nascondere il fatto delle stigmate. Eppure un fiume di persone è stato attirato da Dio fin lassù per essere salvato.Ecco la lezione per la Chiesa: non è svendendo al mondo la verità che si attirano gli uomini. Il progressismo clericale pensa di "catturare" attenzione con furbeschi adattamenti al mondo della dottrina e della morale. Così il sale diventa scipito ed è destinato solo ad essere calpestato.Ciò che attrae gli uomini è solo la Bellezza, l'amore e la potenza del Figlio di Dio. Che si manifesta nei sacramenti, nei santi e nella vita di chi è fedele al Salvatore.

Elvira Lucía Ghisleri fue una hija espiritual del P. Pío. Conoció al famoso santo de San Giovanni Rotondo gracias a que su padre, que era ingeniero, se ofreció al P. Pío para ayudarle a terminar de construir el hospital «Alivio del Sufrimiento», en un momento en que este proyecto se había quedado bloqueado por razones económicas. Gracias a la intercesión del P. Pío, Lucía obtuvo el milagro de la conversión de su hija, días antes de que esta perdiera la vida en un accidente automovilístico. Un día antes de que ocurriera esta tragedia, Lucía había orado con estas palabras: «Señor, lo mejor para mi hija». Lucía reconoció que lo mejor para su hija era que el Señor se la llevara ya, protegiendo así su alma, finalmente en gracia después de muchos avatares. El Señor pidió a Lucía abrazarse a otras muchas cruces, como una grave depresión en la que llegó a perder memoria, además de siete operaciones. Todos estos sufrimientos los aceptó como voluntad de Dios con ayuda de la oración, la fe, la confianza en el amor de Dios y la intercesión del P. Pío, que le dijo en una ocasión: «Los que quieren ir al Cielo tienen que pasar por el sufrimiento».

Maurizio Valtieri"La signora M"Ercole Luigi Morselli nei ricordi della moglie BiancaEdizioni Crocehttps://www.edizionicroce.it/A cento anni dalla morte del drammaturgo Ercole Luigi Morselli (1882-1921) il libro ripercorre alcuni momenti della sua vicenda esistenziale attraverso il racconto, tra realtà storica e finzione letteraria, della moglie Bianca.Bianca Bertucci, vedova Morselli, nel 1925 si trova nel convento di San Giovanni Rotondo, dove ha deciso di ritirarsi insieme alla figlia Giuliana, dopo la morte del marito. Qui rievoca la sua vita insieme a Ercole Luigi, concentrandosi sugli anni 1905 e 1906, periodo in cui si sono conosciuti, innamorati e, infine, sposati.Lei, promettente pianista romana, allieva del maestro Sgambati a Santa Cecilia, condividerà le sorti alterne del suo amato con ostinata abnegazione.Lui, giovane intellettuale pesarese, elegante, avventuroso e pronto a conquistare il mondo, si avvicinerà più volte al successo e altrettante precipiterà nel fallimento artistico.Solo nel 1919, quando il suo Glauco trionfa al Teatro Argentina di Roma, verrà celebrato come nuovo astro nascente della drammaturgia italiana. Non avrà però il tempo di godersi la fama, poiché due anni dopo morirà di tubercolosi.Bianca gli sopravvive a lungo conservando nella propria anima e nel proprio corpo le stigmate di un amore assoluto che la condurrà alle soglie della follia.Maurizio Valtieri è docente presso il Pantheon Institute – Penn State University in Rome.Inizia a scrivere in qualità di autore teatrale. L'opera più significativa rappresentata è Solitudini,Luigi Tenco e Dalida, a Roma presso il Teatro Greco.Nel 2007 pubblica il suo primo romanzo 120 (Teke).Nel 2013 pubblica il romanzo L'albero dei rosari (Diamond).Per i nostri tipi ha già pubblicato nel 2017 la raccolta di racconti Confini di pelle e nel 2019 il romanzo La conversione dell'arcobaleno.IL POSTO DELLE PAROLEascoltare fa pensarehttps://ilpostodelleparole.it/

Radio Maria volunteers Mary Lee and Anne Wilson tell us about their recent Italian adventure - visiting the shrine of Padre Pio at San Giovanni Rotondo!

Avete mai volato su un Cesna? Elena e Roberto, guidati dal pilota Antonio e, in compagnia della presentatrice Valeria Di Maggio, sono decollati dall'Avio Superficie Gargano per voi! Accompagnateli in questo tour tra San Giovanni Rotondo e Manfredonia. Carpite le emozioni che hanno provatoi nostri eroi in volo e ascolktate le storie degli ospiti. Nel finale, grandi acrobazie in presa diretta! Se volete un pò di andrenalina, riproducete questa puntata e volate tra le nuvole con noi!

Toujours sur la route de Carpino, Michele a fait un crochet pour nous emmener voir l'eglise du pelerinage du Padre San Pio.

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ST. PADRE PIO OF PIETRELCINA I PATRON SAINT OF CIVIL DEFENSE WORKER AND ADOLESCENTS FEAST DAY : SEPTEMBER 23 Perhaps you have heard of the word “Stigmata”? They are wounds or bodily marks that correspond to the wounds of the Crucified Jesus, given usually to saints who enjoyed very high union with Jesus Christ. In the history of the Church, there are only five saints who were gifted with the stigmata. Well, today, we will speak of the life of a famous stigmatist - St. Padre Pio of Pietrelcina. Padre Pio, whose real name was Francesco Forgione, was born in Pietrelcina, Italy on September 25, 1887. At age five, he became an altar boy. When he was 15, he entered the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin. To finance his studies, his father worked in the United States. Pio had a fragile health. At 17 he fell ill and suffered from insomnia, fainting spells, migraines, vomiting, and loss of appetite. When he recovered, he was drafted into the army but due to fragile health, he was discharged. He continued his religious formation and was allowed to profess the vows in 1907. On august 10, 1910 he was ordained a priest. The stigmata appeared for the first time in 1910, but it disappeared. Padre Pio was transferred to the Capuchin convent at San Giovanni Rotondo in 1916. In 1918 after celebrating Mass, the wounds reappeared and it stayed permanently until his death. Padre Pio revealed that his wounds made him suffer as if he was dying on the cross. He walked dragging his feet, his hands ached, but he continued to serve the people. Jesus pierced him also on his side. But he tried to bear them with dignity. He asked Jesus to make the wounds invisible because they caused him much humiliation and embarrassment. The wounds were examined medically, but they could not be healed. In effect, Padre Pio was judged and accused of being a fraud, that he was faking the wounds and putting medicine to maintain them. He was also accused of other misconducts. He was banned by his superiors from saying Mass publicly, from hearing Confession, and from preaching. Besides, the devil was also pestering him by beating him bodily. In the mid 1960's Pope Paul VI lifted the bans imposed on Padre Pio and dismissed all accusations against him. People who believed in the sanctity of Padre Pio attested to his spiritual gifts of visions, healing, conversion, prophecy, reading souls, speaking tongues, long fasting, bilocation and levitation. And his wounds exuded a sweet smell. He became popular and many took him as spiritual director and confessor. Because of his desire to help the sick, a small clinic for the poor was opened in 1925 at San Giovanni Rotondo. It was called “Home for the Relief of Suffering.” Big donations started to come and a bigger hospital was built. It was inaugurated on May 5, 1956. Padre Pio was given the task of managing the hospital and since it involved handling money, the Pope dispensed him from the vow of poverty. Padre lived a very busy life making himself available for the people who needed him for spiritual guidance. He spent hours administering the Sacraments and many hours hearing confession. After celebrating Holy Mass on September 23, 1968, Padre Pio died at the age of 81. Miraculously, his wounds disappeared. He was buried in the church of Santa Maria delle Grazie at San Giovanni Rotondo. On June 16, 2002, thirty-four years after his death, he was canonized by St. Pope John Paul II.“St. Padre Pio, help us to learn how to suffer the many trials and difficulties of life.” Am I easily discouraged by difficulties or do I ask God's help to carry on?

Ortrud and Dr. Germain Bianchi have an extraordinary story of being joined together by the famous Italian stigmatist priest, Saint Padre Pio! Ortrud joins me on The Dignity of Women to tell how she came to find her Catholic faith, befriend the saint who would change her life forever, and ultimately how that saint would lead her to her future husband. Ortrud Bianchi Ortrud Bianchi was born in 1945 in Ronsperg, Czech Republic as the youngest of six children. Her family settled in a small town in Germany for a few years until her parents divorced when she was only five years old. Her mother's difficult life as a divorcee convinced her that she would never marry. Although Ortrud grew up without a religious atmosphere at home, she received religious instruction at school and the sacraments of the Catholic Church. When Ortrud was a teenager, her maternal grandmother died unexpectedly and her mother traveled to Austria for the funeral, deciding to remain there permanently. There Ortrud's mother returned with fervor to her Catholic faith after the loss of her mother, and began to fast and pray for the return of her six children to the faith as well. Meanwhile, Ortrud moved in with her oldest sister and brother-in-law in Landshut, Germany to finish her schooling and often visited her mother in Austria on school vacations. She strongly resisted her mother's new mission to convert her however, and even threatened to stop visiting if she kept talking about religion. Although her mother remained silent on the matter, she handed Ortrud a pamphlet with Jesus on the cover as their next visit came to a close. Despite accepting the pamphlet in order to avoid an argument with her mother, Ortrud avoided it until Easter vacation was about to begin. She decided to read one small page of the pamphlet in order to appease her mother at their upcoming visit. She was home alone when she finally opened the pamphlet from the diary of the Polish nun, Saint Faustina Kowalska, randomly. Jesus' words to Sister Faustina hit her like lightning as He explained that His mercy was greater than any human or angelic mind could fathom and invited every soul, no matter how sinful, to draw close to His merciful heart. Ortrud realized in that moment that Jesus loved her more than she could imagine and was convicted that she didn't want to be indifferent to Him anymore. She was overwhelmed by deep emotions of contrition and felt a force that brought her to her knees as she cried out over and over, “Jesus, from now on, I want to be your friend.” The next morning was Sunday and to her sister and brother-in-law's great shock, Ortrud woke up early and went alone to church for confession and Mass, never missing another Sunday Mass again! Meeting Padre Pio  By 1964, Ortrud was living with her mother in Austria. Two years later, the family had planned to meet in Rome for her brother's wedding. When the documents for his wedding disappeared, Ortrud's mother decided to seize the opportunity for the family to use their time together to visit a holy monk named Padre Pio, who had the stigmata and lived near Rome, in San Giovanni Rotondo. At first, Ortrud was excited to see a saint, but their first experience was Padre Pio's 5:00 a.m. Mass, in which people were pushing and shoving so much that her brother-in-law lost his shoe, another person's glasses flew off their face, and people were racing down the middle aisle and jumping over the pews in such a frenzy that it seemed more like a sporting event. When Padre Pio entered the sanctuary, he looked old, weak and sickly. Ortrud felt sorry for him and for the misled people who seemed more devoted to him than to Jesus and Mary. As she watched Padre Pio celebrate Mass, she was disappointed that nothing extraordinary happened, even inside of her. 

Come on a journey with our Media Production Assistant, Jason Nunez, as we spiritually travel to San Giovanni Rotondo, located in southern Italy. San Giovanni Rotondo was the home of St. Pio of Pietrelcina from July 28, 1916, until his death on September 23, 1968. Mary Jane Fox will join Jason in the first part of our journey, to share her experiences to this sacred destination! The life of St. Pio of Pietrelcina will be the focus in the second half of this week's audio pilgrimage. During this program, our hosts will discuss: What is the journey from the United States to San Giovanni Rotondo like? What kind of an experience can pilgrims expect to have? What does the Shrine of Padre Pio in San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy look like? How can Padre Pio help us on our daily pilgrimage of life? Much more! Click here to see photos and a map view of San Giovanni Rotondo. Jewel for the Journey: “The life and mission of Padre Pio prove that difficulties and sorrows, if accepted out of love, are transformed into a privileged way of holiness, which opens onto the horizons of a greater good, known only to the Lord.” – Pope Saint John Paul II Learn more at PilgrimCenterOfHope.org/Journeys Help us spread hope! PilgrimCenterOfHope.org/Donate

Full Text of ReadingsMemorial of Saint Pius of Pietrelcina, Priest Lectionary: 452All podcast readings are produced by the USCCB and are from the Catholic Lectionary, based on the New American Bible and approved for use in the United States _______________________________________The Saint of the day is Saint Pio of PietrelcinaIn one of the largest such ceremonies in history, Pope John Paul II canonized Padre Pio of Pietrelcina on June 16, 2002. It was the 45th canonization ceremony in Pope John Paul's pontificate. More than 300,000 people braved blistering heat as they filled St. Peter's Square and nearby streets. They heard the Holy Father praise the new saint for his prayer and charity. “This is the most concrete synthesis of Padre Pio's teaching,” said the pope. He also stressed Padre Pio's witness to the power of suffering. If accepted with love, the Holy Father stressed, such suffering can lead to “a privileged path of sanctity.” Many people have turned to the Italian Capuchin Franciscan to intercede with God on their behalf; among them was the future Pope John Paul II. In 1962, when he was still an archbishop in Poland, he wrote to Padre Pio and asked him to pray for a Polish woman with throat cancer. Within two weeks, she had been cured of her life-threatening disease. Born Francesco Forgione, Padre Pio grew up in a family of farmers in southern Italy. Twice his father worked in Jamaica, New York, to provide the family income. At the age of 15, Francesco joined the Capuchins and took the name of Pio. He was ordained in 1910 and was drafted during World War I. After he was discovered to have tuberculosis, he was discharged. In 1917, he was assigned to the friary in San Giovanni Rotondo, 75 miles from the city of Bari on the Adriatic. On September 20, 1918, as he was making his thanksgiving after Mass, Padre Pio had a vision of Jesus. When the vision ended, he had the stigmata in his hands, feet, and side. Life became more complicated after that. Medical doctors, Church authorities, and curiosity seekers came to see Padre Pio. In 1924, and again in 1931, the authenticity of the stigmata was questioned; Padre Pio was not permitted to celebrate Mass publicly or to hear confessions. He did not complain of these decisions, which were soon reversed. However, he wrote no letters after 1924. His only other writing, a pamphlet on the agony of Jesus, was done before 1924. Padre Pio rarely left the friary after he received the stigmata, but busloads of people soon began coming to see him. Each morning after a 5 a.m. Mass in a crowded church, he heard confessions until noon. He took a mid-morning break to bless the sick and all who came to see him. Every afternoon he also heard confessions. In time his confessional ministry would take 10 hours a day; penitents had to take a number so that the situation could be handled. Many of them have said that Padre Pio knew details of their lives that they had never mentioned. Padre Pio saw Jesus in all the sick and suffering. At his urging, a fine hospital was built on nearby Mount Gargano. The idea arose in 1940; a committee began to collect money. Ground was broken in 1946. Building the hospital was a technical wonder because of the difficulty of getting water there and of hauling up the building supplies. This “House for the Alleviation of Suffering” has 350 beds. A number of people have reported cures they believe were received through the intercession of Padre Pio. Those who assisted at his Masses came away edified; several curiosity seekers were deeply moved. Like Saint Francis, Padre Pio sometimes had his habit torn or cut by souvenir hunters. One of Padre Pio's sufferings was that unscrupulous people several times circulated prophecies that they claimed originated from him. He never made prophecies about world events and never gave an opinion on matters that he felt belonged to Church authorities to decide. He died on September 23, 1968, and was beatified in 1999. Reflection Referring to that day's Gospel (Matthew 11:25-30) at Padre Pio's canonization Mass in 2002, Saint John Paul II said: “The Gospel image of ‘yoke' evokes the many trials that the humble Capuchin of San Giovanni Rotondo endured. Today we contemplate in him how sweet is the ‘yoke' of Christ and indeed how light the burdens are whenever someone carries these with faithful love. The life and mission of Padre Pio testify that difficulties and sorrows, if accepted with love, transform themselves into a privileged journey of holiness, which opens the person toward a greater good, known only to the Lord.” Click here for more about Padre Pio! Saint of the Day Copyright Franciscan Media

The Life of Saint Padre PioDescription:First Priest with Stigmata Fragrance of Heaven One of our most popular programs. His life story.We discuss his life at San Giovanni Rotondo, where Saint Padre Pio spent 50 years.Crucifix and choir loft where he received the stigmata; Cell where he died; visit his tomb.Interview with Father Joseph Pio who was with him when he died.Discussion of  Pietrelcina, where he was born; and the field where he fought demons, and the tree where he received the invisible stigmata.Saint Padre Pio's Miracles of the CrossSaint Padre Pio Media CollectionSaint Padre Pio Artwork and other items CollectionJourneys of Faith Bob and Penny Lord's StoreJourneys of Faith Blog Subscribe to our Free Blog Easy PeasyBob and Penny Lord TV Channel Miracles of the Eucharist, Apparitions of Mary, and lives of the Saints videos on demand.Support the show (https://bobandpennylord.store/pages/we-need-your-help)

VIDEO: L'attrice Lea Padovani si confessa da Padre Pio ➜ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VYC9Rx7spwTESTO DELL'ARTICOLO ➜ http://www.bastabugie.it/it/articoli.php?id=6738PADRE PIO E LA CONVERSIONE DELL'ATTRICELea Padovani voleva il miracolo della guarigione del convivente, ma Padre Pio la respinse a malo modo perché non voleva lasciare quell'uomo, ma poi... (VIDEO: Padre Pio e Lea Padovani)di Corrado GnerreVi raccontiamo un grande miracolo che toccò all'attrice Lea Padovani (1920-1991). Molto famosa negli anni del secondo dopoguerra.Questa era innamoratissima di un uomo con cui conviveva. Ma era un uomo sposato. L'attrice si trovava all'estero per motivi cinematografici quando venne a sapere che al suo compagno era stato diagnosticato un gravissimo tumore maligno. Gli avevano dato solo sei mesi di vita. Rientrò disperata. Accompagnò l'uomo da altri medici, perfino all'estero, ma la terribile diagnosi venne confermata.La Padovani era a conoscenza della straordinarietà di Padre Pio da Pietrelcina. Insieme al compagno si recò a San Giovanni Rotondo. Cercarono di farsi ricevere dal frate, ma non vi fu nulla da fare. Successivamente ella ci riuscì. Padre Pio - ovviamente - fu categorico e la respinse a malo modo perché sapeva che i due vivevano nel peccato non essendo sposati, e che desideravano solo una guarigione fisica senza poi preoccuparsi di rispettare la Legge di Dio. Le fece dunque capire la necessità di lasciare quell'uomo.L'attrice rimase molto colpita. Nei giorni successivi sentì una forza interiore che la spinse a formulare una promessa al Signore. Chiese che il suo innamorato potesse guarire, in cambio lo avrebbe definitivamente lasciato. Dopo pochi giorni, l'uomo iniziò a sentirsi meglio. In una visita di controllo i medici, con sorpresa, constatarono la completa e inspiegabile guarigione.L'attrice capì che la sua richiesta era stata esaudita e rimase fedele alla promessa: lasciò quell'uomo di cui era tanto innamorata. Andò poi da Padre Pio. Comprese che dietro quel suo gesto vi erano state le preghiere del santo frate e decise di divenire sua figlia spirituale e quindi di cambiare totalmente vita.Ma l'uomo che aveva beneficiato della guarigione non comprese bene ciò che era avvenuto e si unì con un'altra donna. Insomma, quel grande miracolo era stata l'occasione per la salvezza di Lea Padovani e - speriamo di no - forse per la dannazione di quell'uomo.Cosa sarebbe accaduto se l'attrice invece di incontrare Padre Pio, avesse parlato con un sacerdote di oggi a cui s'impone la pastorale contemporanea sui divorziati risposati?Nota di BastaBugie: nel seguente video (durata: 4 minuti) dal titolo "L'attrice Lea Padovani si confessa da Padre Pio" si può vedere la scenda della conversione dell'attrice, interpretata da Tosca D'Aquino in un recente film sul santo di Pietrelcina.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VYC9Rx7spw

[Comment: Holding Mary's Hand] Friends of the Rosary, Padre Pio lived with the Rosary in his hands. He was always seen fingering his Rosary beads in his monastery in San Giovanni Rotondo, in Italy, where he lived and is now buried. We've collected seven of his key thoughts about the Rosary: • ”It was Our Lady who taught us this prayer, just as it was Jesus who taught us the Our Father.” • ”In times of darkness, holding the Rosary is like holding your Blessed Mother's hand.” • “Pray the Rosary every day.” • ”Abandon yourself in the hands of Mary. She will take care of you.” • “She is present in all the mysteries and she participated in everything with love and pain.” • “Love our Lady and make her loved.“ • “Satan wants to destroy this prayer, but in this, he will never succeed.” [Written by Mikel A | The Rosary Network, New York] [Video Podcast of Today's Rosary] ___ For following the holiness of Padre Pio based on prayer, charity, and patient suffering, always with his Rosary in hand. Padre Pio lived the Franciscan spirit of poverty with detachment from self, from possessions, and from comforts. For being open to the Holy Spirit, amend our lives and pursue holiness, following the fruits of the Luminous Mysteries that we pray today. ___

Padre Pio de Pietrelcina tinha como nome de batizado Francesco Forgione. Ele nasceu no vilarejo de Pietrelcina, próximo à cidade de Benevento, Itália, em 25 de maio de 1887. Era filho de Grazio Forgione e Maria Giuseppa de Nunzio e tinha seis irmãos. Desde criança manifestou interesse pelas coisas de Deus. Não faltava às Missas e orações. Ainda menino mostrava grande admiração por Nossa Senhora e Jesus, tornando-se também amigo do seu Anjo da Guarda. Francesco recorria a ele muitas vezes pedindo ajuda no seu caminho de viver o Evangelho. Não é à toa que, mais tarde, Padre Pio exortava os fiéis a pedirem ajuda ao anjo da guarda. Ele sabia que o que os anjos mais querem é conduzir seus “guardados” para Deus. Por isso, dizia, a intimidade de cada um com seu anjo da guarda é de grande importância. Vida religiosa e ordenação de Padre Pio Aos 15 anos, em 1902, entrou no noviciado da ordem dos Capuchinhos em Morcone. Nessa ocasião adotou o nome de "frei Pio". Quando terminou o noviciado, frei Pio fez os votos simples, em 1904. Em 1907 professou os votos solenes. Fez, então, os estudos clássicos e a filosofia. Depois, foi ordenado sacerdote em 10 de agosto de 1910, no Duomo de Benevento. O sacerdócio de Padre Pio Em 1916, Padre Pio foi para o convento de San Giovanni Rotondo, onde viveu toda a sua vida. Ele tinha grande compaixão pelo sofrimento das pessoas. Por isso, logo percebeu que sua missão sacerdotal era a de acolher em si o sofrimento do povo, como uma espécie de ?catalizador?. A confirmação disso foram os estigmas de Cristo que Padre Pio recebeu em seu próprio corpo e que duraram mais de 50 anos. Parece que, através do padre Pio, Deus queria aliviar o sofrimento do seu povo. E, de fato, todos os que o procuravam saiam reconfortados. Maravilhas no sacramento da confissão Padre Pio de Pietrelcina entregou-se inteiramente ao Ministério da Confissão. Ele sabia que esta é uma das maneiras mais eficientes e ?maravilhosas? que Jesus Cristo deixou para aliviar os sofrimentos do coração e libertar das garras do Demônio. Por isso, Padre Pio passava até 14 horas por dia no confessionário. Em muitos casos, quando o fiel não tinha coragem de confessar um pecado grave, Padre Pio o revelava por inspiração divina. Isso ajudava muito dos fiéis se libertarem de seus males. Aliás, por isso, Padre Pio sofreu ataques terríveis do maligno: foi torturado, tentado e testado muitas vezes, mas não esmoreceu. Oração e ação Padre Pio queria aliviar não somente o sofrimento espiritual das pessoas, mas também o sofrimento físico. Por isso, teve a inspiração de construir um grande hospital, que ele deu o nome de "Casa Alívio do Sofrimento". Esta obra maravilhosa tornou-se referência em toda a Europa. A espiritualidade que se espalha Atendendo a um pedido do Papa, Padre Pio criou os ?Grupos de Oração?, com o objetivo de aliviar os horrores causados pela Segunda Guerra Mundial no coração das pessoas. Esses grupos se tornaram células catalizadoras do amor e da paz de Deus num mundo cheio de sofrimento. Falecimento Quando os grupos de oração celebraram 50 anos, reuniu-se uma grande multidão em San Giovanni Rotondo, para uma Missa comemorativa. Esta foi a última Missa e a última vez que os filhos espirituais do Padre Pio o viram. Na madrugada de 23 de setembro de 1968, na sua cela conventual, Padre Pio entregou seu espírito. Faleceu com fama de santidade e deixou uma multidão de pessoas que se tornaram seus devotos e filhos espirituais nos incontáveis e grandes grupos de oração que se multiplicaram por todo o mundo. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/cassiordl/message

Full Text of ReadingsMemorial of Saint Pius of Pietrelcina, Priest Lectionary: 451All podcast readings are produced by the USCCB and are from the Catholic Lectionary, based on the New American Bible and approved for use in the United States _______________________________________The Saint of the day is St. Pio of PietrelcinaOn Sept. 23, the Catholic Church remembers the Italian Franciscan priest St. Pio of Petrelcina, better known as Padre Pio and known for his suffering, humility and miracles.The man later known by these names was originally named Francesco Forgione, born to his parents Grazio and Maria in 1887. His parents had seven children, two of whom died in infancy. They taught the five surviving children to live their faith through daily Mass, family prayer of the rosary, and regular acts of penance. Francesco had already decided at a young age to dedicate his entire life to God. At age 10, he felt inspired by the example of a young Capuchin Franciscan, and told his parents: I want to be a friar with a beard. Francescos father spent time in America, working to finance his sons education so he could enter the religious life. On Jan. 22, 1903, Francesco donned the Franciscan habit for the first time. He took the new name Pio, a modernized Italian form of Pius, in honor of Pope St. Pius V. He made his solemn vows four years later, and received priestly ordination in the summer of 1910. Shortly after, he first received the Stigmata Christs wounds, present in his own flesh.Along with these mystical but real wounds, Padre Pio also suffered health problems that forced him to live apart from his Franciscan community for the first six years of his priesthood. By 1916 he managed to re-enter community life at the Friary of San Giovanni Rotondo, where he lived until his death. He handled many duties as a spiritual director and teacher, covering for brothers drafted into World War I.During 1917 and 1918, Padre Pio himself briefly served in a medical unit of the Italian army. He later offered himself as a spiritual victim for an end to the war, accepting suffering as a form of prayer for peace. Once again, he received the wounds of Christ on his body. They would remain with him for 50 years, through a succession of global conflicts. Against his own wishes, the friars reputation for holiness, and attending miracles, began to attract huge crowds. Some Church officials, however, denounced the priest and had him banned from public ministry in 1931. Pope Pius XI ended the ban two years later, and his successor Pius XII encouraged pilgrimages to Padre Pios friary.Known for patient suffering, fervent prayer, and compassionate spiritual guidance, Padre Pio also lent his efforts to the establishment of a major hospital, the Home to Relieve Suffering. Padre Pio died in 1968, and was declared a saint in 2002. Three years after his death, Pope Paul VI marveled at his simple and holy life in an address to the Capuchin Order.A worldwide following gathered around him ... because he said Mass humbly, heard confessions from dawn to dusk and was it is not easy to say it one who bore the wounds of our Lord, Pope Paul explained. He was a man of prayer and suffering. Saint of the Day Copyright CNA, Catholic News Agency

First Priest with Stigmata Fragrance of Heaven One of our most popular programs. His life story.We discuss his life at San Giovanni Rotondo, where Saint Padre Pio spent 50 years.Crucifix and choir loft where he received the stigmata; Cell where he died; visit his tomb.Interview with Father Joseph Pio who was with him when he died.Discussion of Pietrelcina, where he was born; and the field where he fought demons, and the tree where he received the invisible stigmata.Saint Padre Pio's Miracles of the CrossSupport the show (https://bobandpennylord.store/pages/contact-us)

"Quello dell'architetto è un mestiere d'avventura, un mestiere di frontiera in bilico tra arte e scienza. Al confine tra invenzione e memoria, sospeso tra il coraggio della modernità e la prudenza della tradizione. L'architetto fa il mestiere più bello del mondo perché su un piccolo pianeta dove tutto è già stato scoperto, progettare è ancora una delle più grandi avventure possibili”. Renzo Piano

Una puntata che parte dalla provincia di Foggia, dal Santuario dedicato a San Pio da Pietralcina, per raccontare la vera storia, che forse non tutti conoscono, di Padre Pio.Con: Gian Mario Bachetti, Matteo Franza e Daniele De BernardinRegistrato e prodotto da Giovanni De Sanctis presso Sonus Factory (Via Costantino Corvisieri, Roma)

"Le lettere di Paolo"tradotto e commentate da tre biblisteEmanuela Buccioni, Rosalba Manes, Rosanna VirgiliAncora Librihttps://www.ancoralibri.it/Conversazione con Rosanna VirgiliNel marzo 2015 Àncora pubblicò un volume con la traduzione e il commento dei Vangeli, realizzato secondo i criteri più aggiornati della scienza esegetica. Punti di forza del libro erano la completezza e la vastità dell'opera; la novità assoluta di una traduzione/commento integrale affidate a bibliste italiane; il linguaggio non specialistico e ricco di sensibilità femminile. Questo volume rappresenta la continuazione di quel progetto, con la traduzione e il commento dell'epistolario paolino - a opera di Rosanna Virgili, Rosalba Manes ed Emanuela Buccioni - cui seguirà un volume dedicato agli altri scritti del Nuovo Testamento.Emanuela Buccioni. Consacrata dell'Ordo Virginum dal 2003, fa l'insegnante nella scuola secondaria statale. Laureata in ingegneria dei materiali, si interessa da sempre di energie rinnovabili, giustizia sociale e sviluppo sostenibile, impegnandosi in questi ambiti sul proprio territorio.Ha conseguito la licenza e il dottorato in teologia biblica presso la Pont. Univ. San Tommaso d'Aquino di Roma e svolge da anni un servizio di apostolato biblico in vari ambiti.Nell'Ordo Virginum ha fatto parte del “gruppo per il collegamento” dal 2006 al 2010.Nella Chiesa diocesana di Terni Narni Amelia si è occupata di catechesi, ecumenismo, formazione teologica, ministero straordinario dell'eucarestia; dal 2006 al 2012 ha svolto il servizio di segretaria del Consiglio Pastorale Diocesano. Attualmente è membro della Commissione Regionale Umbra per l'Educazione, la Scuola e l'Università.Rosalba ManesNata a San Giovanni Rotondo l'8 Agosto 1977, è una consacrata nell'Ordo Virginum della diocesi di San Severo (Foggia) dal 2001. Ha la licenza in Sacra Scrittura al Biblico e il dottorato in teologia Biblica presso la Pontificia Università Gregoriana. Attualmente insegna Sacra Scrittura alla Università Gregoriana e in altri Istituti di Roma e fuori Roma. Ha pubblicato ormai una decina di libri. Ha realizzato anche dei CD musicali, per coniugare musica e Parola di Dio. È anche molto attiva con conferenze e articoli sempre su temi biblici.Rosanna Virgili, nota biblista di origini marchigiane ma romana d'adozione. Sposata, due figli, Virgili è laureata in Lettere e Filosofia e licenziata in Scienze bibliche al Pontificio Istituto Biblico di Roma. È docente di Esegesi presso l'Istituto Teologico Marchigiano. Autrice di vari volumi tra cui «I Vangeli», traduzione e commento al femminile dei quattro Vangeli in collaborazione con altre tre colleghe bibliste, tiene conferenze in tutta Italia e collabora a vari giornali e riviste.IL POSTO DELLE PAROLEascoltare fa pensarehttps://ilpostodelleparole.it/

Radio Francigena fornisce una voce e un servizio a tutte le realtà culturali, associative, storico-turistiche, di movimento – italiane ed estere – che puntano sul patrimonio culturale, allargato alla qualità della vita e del buon vivere. Slow food, cammino lento, cultura, creatività, prodotti a chilometro zero, riscoperta della parola, della fantasia e dei valori fondamentali della vita. In più: ottima musica e conduttori di talento.

Radio Francigena fornisce una voce e un servizio a tutte le realtà culturali, associative, storico-turistiche, di movimento – italiane ed estere – che puntano sul patrimonio culturale, allargato alla qualità della vita e del buon vivere. Slow food, cammino lento, cultura, creatività, prodotti a chilometro zero, riscoperta della parola, della fantasia e dei valori fondamentali della vita. In più: ottima musica e conduttori di talento.

Radio Francigena fornisce una voce e un servizio a tutte le realtà culturali, associative, storico-turistiche, di movimento – italiane ed estere – che puntano sul patrimonio culturale, allargato alla qualità della vita e del buon vivere. Slow food, cammino lento, cultura, creatività, prodotti a chilometro zero, riscoperta della parola, della fantasia e dei valori fondamentali della vita. In più: ottima musica e conduttori di talento.

Radio Francigena fornisce una voce e un servizio a tutte le realtà culturali, associative, storico-turistiche, di movimento – italiane ed estere – che puntano sul patrimonio culturale, allargato alla qualità della vita e del buon vivere. Slow food, cammino lento, cultura, creatività, prodotti a chilometro zero, riscoperta della parola, della fantasia e dei valori fondamentali della vita. In più: ottima musica e conduttori di talento.

While Padre Pio was not American, as Tom and Noëlle Crowe tell us, he did have some interesting interactions with US servicemen during and after WWII, including reports of a flying friar waving off bombers over San Giovanni Rotondo and rescuing a US pilot over the Pacific whose parachute didn't open. The post Padre Pio and US Servicemen appeared first on SQPN.com.

Sono le 14:30. Bentrovati in RKO news, il quotidiano spazio di informazione con due edizioni giornaliere, la prima di mezz'ora da Bari alle 14:30 con me, Paola Pagone e la successiva alle 17:00 della durata di un'ora con Marco Chiffi da Nardò. Ci ascoltiamo insieme il GR nazionale di Popolare Network di oggi delle 12:30 e ci ritroviamo subito dopo per il consueto aggiornamento della situazione in Puglia #popolarenetwork @radio popolareBen tornati in RKO News. Apro oggi con le notizie dell'agenzia Ansa Mentre si attende il previsto picco di contagi in Italia per questa settimana, la Cina ha inviato dal Fujian il terzo team di medici ed esperti in Italia. L'aereo, che trasporta otto tonnellate di forniture mediche donate dalla provincia sud orientale cinese consta di 30 ventilatori polmonari, 20 set di monitor sanitari, 3.000 tute protettive, 300.000 mascherine (più altre 20.000 del tipo N95) e 3.000 schermi facciali. Il carico è partito alle 11:10 ora locale (le 4:10 in Italia) dal Fuzhou Changle International Airport ed è atteso a Milano alle 16:45 italiane, hanno riferito i media cinesi.CRONACA PUGLIALa situazione degli ospedaliIl sostegno della Cina all'Italia ed alla PugliaLa città cinese di Canton, gemellata con Bari, ha inviato al capoluogo barese 100 mila mascherine e 200 termometri. Non solo. La Cina ha donato 200 mila mascherine alla Puglia. 100 mila mascherine chirurgiche sono state regalate dal governatore della provincia del Guandgong Ma Xingrui; altre 100 mila sono arrivate dal distretto di Futian.Disposto il dissequestro dei beni dell'editore Ciancio, inclusi i quotidiani Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno e La SiciliaLa Corte d'appello di Catania ha disposto il dissequestro di tutti i beni di Mario Ciancio Sanfilippo, disposto dalla sezione “Misure di prevenzione” del Tribunale. Tra i beni dissequestrati anche le società che controllano i quotidiani La Sicilia e Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno e le emittenti televisive Antenna Sicilia e Telecolor. Secondo la Corte d'appello di Catania il decreto impugnato "va conseguentemente annullato" perché, scrivono i giudici nelle 113 pagine della sentenza motivata, "non può ritenersi provata l'esistenza di alcun attivo e consapevole contributo arrecato da Ciancio Sanfilippo in favore di Cosa nostra catanese". Inoltre "non può ritenersi provata alcuna forma di pericolosità sociale" né "è risultata accertata e provata alcuna sproporzione tra i redditi di provenienza legittima” della famiglia Ciancio e la liquidità.La situazione delle carceriCarceri: al via i colloqui via Skype"Dopo una iniziale diffidenza ora sono contenti di collegarsi via Skype con le famiglie, perché è come se tornassero a casa per qualche ora". Sono le parole della direttrice del carcere di Bari, Valeria Pirè, che nei giorni scorsi, nell'ambito delle misure di contenimento del rischio contagio da coronavirus e la conseguente sospensione delle visite in carcere dei familiari, ha disposto l'autorizzazione ai colloqui via Skype."Adesso abbiamo centinaia di richieste" racconta la direttrice, assicurando che nei prossimi giorni accrescerà il numero di colloqui, attualmente limitati ad una volta a settimana per ciascun detenuto. Oggi nel carcere di Bari ci sono 420 detenuti (a fronte di una capienza di 299 posti).7 operai tornati in Puglia da Bergamo in furgone e poi a piedi sono stati sorpresi dalle telecamere di sorveglianza. Denunciati.Sette operai di Molfetta e Terlizzi residenti a Brescia sono tornati a casa in Puglia, in violazione del decreto del Governo che vieta gli spostamenti tra città, lasciando il mezzo al casello autostradale e poi dirigendosi in città a piedi. Ad immortalare la marcia dei primi due sono state le telecamere comunali, costantemente monitorate dalla Polizia locale. E' scattata quindi la segnalazione ai carabinieri che hanno identificato anche gli altri cinque e per tutti è scattata la denuncia. I sette, a bordo di un furgoncino a noleggio, sono partiti da Brescia dopo che le loro aziende hanno chiuso per le norme di contenimento del coronavirus. Hanno attraversato l'Italia lasciando il mezzo nelle vicinanze del casello autostradale di Molfetta sull'A14. Poi, hanno tentato il rientro a casa a piedi. Alcune delle 160 telecamere comunali li hanno ripresi mentre, con borsoni e trolley e mascherine sul volto, percorrevano i pochi chilometri dal casello alla città lungo la provinciale Molfetta-Terlizzi. Sono stati denunciati.Bloccato l'accesso al comune di Monteleone di Puglia nel foggiano con balle di fienoBalle di fieno per bloccare gli accessi al paese. È l' iniziativa del sindaco di Monteleone di Puglia, Giovanni Campese, che ieri sera ha fatto disporre rotoballe per sbarrare gli ingressi nel comune più alto della Puglia, dove attualmente non si registrano casi di contagio da Covid 19 e ci sono cinque cittadini che, tornati dalle zone rosse, si sono messi in auto isolamento.Restiamo nel foggianoNuova barella ad alto biocontenimento alla Casa Sollievo della SofferenzaUn'ambulanza con barella ad alto biocontenimento è stata consegnata dalla Croce Rossa Italiana alla Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, ospedale della CEI di San Giovanni Rotondo, nel Foggiano, diventato ospedale Covid. Il mezzo ha una tecnologia di ultima generazione, ma può anche essere usato come una normale ambulanza.Coronavirus: i dati della PugliaEcco i dati del bollettino di ieri:Sette decessi di pazienti affetti da coronavirus si sono registrati ieri in Puglia, 3 in provincia di Bari, 3 nel Foggiano e 1 in provincia di Lecce. Lo comunica il presidente della Regione Puglia, Michele Emiliano.Salgono così a 44 i decessi in Puglia.Oggi sono stati effettuati 584 test e sono risultati positivi 99 casi, così suddivisi: 36 nella provincia di Bari; 3 nella Bat; 1 nel Brindisino, 29 nel Foggiano, 5 nel Tarantino, 13 ancora da attribuire.Dall'inizio dell'emergenza sono stati effettuati 7.345 test, il totale dei casi positivi Covid in Puglia è di 1.005, di cui 304 nel Barese, il territorio più colpito.I dati sono quelli della conferenza stampa di ieri alle ore 18:00.AMBIENTESalvato un esemplare di Upupa nella riserva naturale di Torre GuacetoAnche in tempi di Coronavirus continua la battaglia ambientale alla riserva naturale di Torre Guaceto: il Centro fauna selvatica ha preso in consegna un'upupa dalla polizia locale di Mesagne, che l'aveva recuperata ferita. E' un esemplare adulto con un'ala rotta.L'upupa è un migratore che sverna spesso nelle oasi sahariane e torna in Puglia in primavera per nidificare nei tronchi cavi o nei ruderi abbandonati. Terminata la riproduzione, riprende il viaggio per l'Africa. La maggior parte degli avvistamenti in Italia sono lungo le coste, anche tra Calabria e Sicilia. TECNOLOGIAReteINDACO la grande biblioteca digitale: Risorse digitali per tutti senza autenticazioneLa "Teca del Mediterraneo", Biblioteca del Consiglio Regionale della Puglia, attraverso ReteINDACO, la grande biblioteca digitale, offre agli utenti iscritti alla biblioteca, diverse risorse digitali: ebook, musica, video, dizionari, film, corsi di lingue, audiolibri, e.learning, videogiochi, banche dati e molto altro ancora.Considerate le vigenti disposizioni nazionali è consentito a tutti gli utenti di accedere indistintamente all'enorme patrimonio open access di ReteINDACO, senza spostarsi da casa. A partire da oggi tutti, utenti e non della Teca del Mediterraneo, potranno accedere alle risorse gratuite di ReteINDACO sulla piattaforma bibliotecaria SebinaYOU e alle risorse gratuite dello Store, senza necessità di autenticazione.Si accede dal sito della biblioteca htpp//biblioteca.consiglio.puglia.it, mediante il Catalogo, oppure direttamente dal link http://teca.consiglio.puglia.it/SebinaOpac/.doMETEOMETEO: Basilicata, è arrivata la neve e ne cadrà tanta nelle prossime oreL'aria gelida dopo aver prodotto nevicate fino alle coste della Puglia si è spostata più a Nord. Questo ha favorito l'arrivo di una perturbazione che porterà piogge abbondanti sulla Puglia con accumuli che potrebbero superare anche i 60-70 mm. Nevicate attese nelle prossime ore, sulla nostra regione, oltre i 600 metri e quindi sul Sub-Appennino Dauno e Gargano, poi entro sera passaggio a pioggia per arrivo di aria più mite.Per questa edizione è tutto. Vi invito a rimanere collegati dal nostro sito rkonair.com, da Spreaker all'indirizzo www.spreaker.com/rkonair ed a seguire i nostri canali social. La prossima edizione da Nardò a cura di Marco Chiffi va in onda alle 18:00. La linea va ora ad AvanPOP. A seguire un'edizione speciale di Scene, poi Dance On Air alle 19, e Babylon Beat Oriental Vibes con Nabile Bey alle 20.Vi ringrazio per l'attenzione e vi auguro un buon pomeriggio.

Lanciano is a small, medieval town , nestled in from the coast of the Adriatic Sea in Italy, halfway between San Giovanni Rotondo and Loreto. Everything about Lanciano smacks of the Eucharistic Miracle. Even the name of the town was changed from Anxanum (in ancient times), to Lanciano, meaning “THE LANCE”. Tradition has it that the centurion, named Longinus, who thrust the Lance into the side of Jesus, striking Him in the Tip of His Heart from which He shed blood and water, (in the Gospel account of the Crucifixion (Mk 15:29)) was from this town. After seeing the events which followed the piercing of Jesus’ heart, the darkening of the sun, and the earthquake, he believed thatChrist was the Savior. A more physical sign, however, was that Longinus had had poor eyesight, and after having touched his eyes with the water and blood from the side of Jesus, his eyesight was restored. What a perfect parallel the actions of the Centurion were to the Eucharistic Miracle. He touched the Heart of Jesus, was healed, and converted. He gave up the Army, went to Cappadocia, and was martyred for the faith. He is known now as Saint Longinus. His feast day is celebrated on March 15.It was in the year 700 that the Miracle of the Eucharist occurred.Miracle of the Eucharist of Lanciano bookMiracles of the Eucharist bookMiracles of the Eucharist dvdMiracle of the Eucharist of Lanciano ebookMiracle of the Eucharist of Lanciano audiobookRelated Miracles of the EucharistPilgrimage to ItalySupport the show (https://www.journeysoffaith.com/donate)

“Il tuo volto Signore io cerco". La ricerca di Dio in noi e nella fraternità. L’azione di Dio in noi e nelle relazioni fraterne. Esercizi spirituali tenuti da don Luigi Maria Epicoco a San Giovanni Rotondo dall' 8 al 13 luglio 2019, presso le Suore Apostole di Gesù Crocifisso.

“Il tuo volto Signore io cerco". La ricerca di Dio in noi e nella fraternità. L’azione di Dio in noi e nelle relazioni fraterne. Esercizi spirituali tenuti da don Luigi Maria Epicoco a San Giovanni Rotondo dall' 8 al 13 luglio 2019, presso le Suore Apostole di Gesù Crocifisso.

“Il tuo volto Signore io cerco". La ricerca di Dio in noi e nella fraternità. L’azione di Dio in noi e nelle relazioni fraterne. Esercizi spirituali tenuti da don Luigi Maria Epicoco a San Giovanni Rotondo dall' 8 al 13 luglio 2019, presso le Suore Apostole di Gesù Crocifisso.

“Il tuo volto Signore io cerco". La ricerca di Dio in noi e nella fraternità. L’azione di Dio in noi e nelle relazioni fraterne. Esercizi spirituali tenuti da don Luigi Maria Epicoco a San Giovanni Rotondo dall' 8 al 13 luglio 2019, presso le Suore Apostole di Gesù Crocifisso.

“Il tuo volto Signore io cerco". La ricerca di Dio in noi e nella fraternità. L’azione di Dio in noi e nelle relazioni fraterne. Esercizi spirituali tenuti da don Luigi Maria Epicoco a San Giovanni Rotondo dall' 8 al 13 luglio 2019, presso le Suore Apostole di Gesù Crocifisso.

“Il tuo volto Signore io cerco". La ricerca di Dio in noi e nella fraternità. L’azione di Dio in noi e nelle relazioni fraterne. Esercizi spirituali tenuti da don Luigi Maria Epicoco a San Giovanni Rotondo dall' 8 al 13 luglio 2019, presso le Suore Apostole di Gesù Crocifisso.

“Il  tuo volto Signore io cerco". La ricerca di Dio in noi e nella fraternità. Esercizi spirituali tenuti da don Luigi Maria Epicoco a San Giovanni Rotondo dall' 8 al 13 luglio 2019, presso le Suore Apostole di Gesù Crocifisso.

“Il tuo volto Signore io cerco. La ricerca di Dio in noi e nella fraternità”. Esercizi spirituali tenuti da don Luigi Maria Epicoco a San Giovanni Rotondo dall' 8 al 13 luglio 2019, presso le Suore Apostole di Gesù Crocifisso.

The Giro d’Italia headed to San Giovanni Rotondo, one of Italy’s most important religious centres, and stage six of the race gave the host nation its first stage victory and pink jersey of 2019. Lionel Birnie and Daniel Friebe recap another long day in the saddle for the bunch, and welcome the sight of some sunshine after yesterday’s cold rain. Gianni Savio’s star rider Fausto Masnada won the stage, beating Valerio Conte at the finish, although Conti had the significant consolation of taking the race lead from Primoz Roglic. We speculate on how long Conti might keep the jersey now, plus wrap up all the day’s talking points. The Cycling Podcast is supported by Rapha and Science in Sport.

Onderweg naar de finishplaats van San Giovanni Rotondo bespreken Sander Kleikers, Bobbie Traksel, Jeroen Los en Jeanine Laudy na een kletsnatte dag het afstappen van Tom, de overwinning van Ackermann en de etappe van morgen. En dat allemaal zonder sokken. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Die sechste Etappe des Giro 2019 hatte mit 238 Kilometern Länge von Cassino nach San Giovanni Rotondo den zweitlängsten Tag der Rundfahrt zu bieten. Und für die Italiener endlich Grund zum Jubeln.  Fausto Masnada sicherte sich als Ausreißer den Tagessieg, fünf Sekunden vor Valerio Conti. Conti durfte sich aber am Ende des Tages das Rosa Trikot überstreifen. Das hatte der bisher führende Primoz Roglic mehr oder weniger kampflos abgegeben. Bei einem Massensturz hatte sich Roglic Hautabschürfungen am Gesäß zugezogen und ließ seine Mannschaft ein eher gemächliches Tempo anschlagen, um nicht zu viel Kraft zu investieren. Denn am Sonntag im Zeitfahren, da will Roglic wieder zuschlagen und das Rosa Trikot zurückholen. Er ist nach wie vor der Bestplatzierte der Favoriten. Und wie erlebte Roglics Teamkollege Paul Martens den Tag, den Sturz seines Chefs und die Ausreißversuche? Das verrät er uns im exklusiven Audio-Tagebuch für radsport-news.com.

Die sechste Etappe des Giro 2019 hatte mit 238 Kilometern Länge von Cassino nach San Giovanni Rotondo den zweitlängsten Tag der Rundfahrt zu bieten. Und für die Italiener endlich Grund zum Jubeln.  Fausto Masnada sicherte sich als Ausreißer den Tagessieg, fünf Sekunden vor Valerio Conti. Conti durfte sich aber am Ende des Tages das Rosa Trikot überstreifen. Das hatte der bisher führende Primoz Roglic mehr oder weniger kampflos abgegeben. Bei einem Massensturz hatte sich Roglic Hautabschürfungen am Gesäß zugezogen und ließ seine Mannschaft ein eher gemächliches Tempo anschlagen, um nicht zu viel Kraft zu investieren. Denn am Sonntag im Zeitfahren, da will Roglic wieder zuschlagen und das Rosa Trikot zurückholen. Er ist nach wie vor der Bestplatzierte der Favoriten. Und wie erlebte Roglics Teamkollege Paul Martens den Tag, den Sturz seines Chefs und die Ausreißversuche? Das verrät er uns im exklusiven Audio-Tagebuch für radsport-news.com....

The rain fell on the Giro d’Italia peloton more or less the whole way from Frascati to Terracina, meaning a sketchy sprint finish at the end of stage five. Join Lionel Birnie and Daniel Friebe as they attempt to dry out in Terracina as they recap a very wet day and a second stage win for Giro d’Italia debutant Pascal Ackermann of the Bora-Hansgrohe team. We discuss Tom Dumoulin’s departure from the Giro with Dutch journalist Hans Ruggenberg after the 2017 champion and 2018 runner-up withdrew a few kilometres into the stage following his crash yesterday. We speculate on whether Primoz Roglic’s Jumbo-Visma team may be happy to let the pink jersey go out on loan during tomorrow’s hilly stage to San Giovanni Rotondo and there’s reaction to the doping scandal that forced Bahrain-Merida’s Kristjian Koren out of the race, including an interview with the team’s coach Paolo Slongo. The Cycling Podcast is supported by Rapha and Science in Sport.

Puuuh, det nærmest stinker i studiet i dag - stinker af udbrud. Hvem får lov at stikke afsted? Hvem gør ikke? Og hvem kan reelt gøre det færdigt, hvis de får lov? Få svaret lige her i vores 6. etapeoptakt til årets Giro.

Padre Pio est le nom d'un capucin et prêtre italien né Francesco Forgione, le 25 mai 1887 à Pietrelcina (province de Bénévent, en Campanie, Italie), mort le 23 septembre 1968 à San Giovanni Rotondo (province de Foggia dans les Pouilles en Italie). Il avait pris le nom de Pie (en italien Pio), en hommage au pape Pie V, quand il rejoignit l'ordre des frères mineurs capucins. Il fut connu pour être le premier prêtre et l'un des rares hommes à qui la tradition attribue des stigmates, bien que l'origine miraculeuse de ces plaies soit sujette à polémique. Il a été canonisé par l'Église catholique romaine le 16 juin 2002 sous le nom de saint Pie de Pietrelcina. Lu par : Edition Rassemblement à Son Image

Ospite in studio Stefania Pezzopane. Al telefono Costanzo Cascavilla, sindaco di San Giovanni Rotondo e Erri De Luca!

Il viaggio apostolico del Papa a Pietrelcina e San Giovanni Rotondo

I bambini ricoverati ogni anno nel nostro Paese in ospedale sono circa 1 milione 250mila. Dottor Sorriso onlus oggi entra in 30 reparti pediatrici, da Torino fino a San Giovanni Rotondo, e tre centri di riabilitazione in Lombardia, con circa 30 clown dottori – assunti e formati proprio per questo lavoro – entrando in relazione con circa 30mila minori ogni anno. Il racconto della direttrice, Cristina Bianchi. A cura di Marta Zanella, in onda a settembre 2017

I bambini ricoverati ogni anno nel nostro Paese in ospedale sono circa 1 milione 250mila. Dottor Sorriso onlus oggi entra in 30 reparti pediatrici, da Torino fino a San Giovanni Rotondo, e tre centri di riabilitazione in Lombardia, con circa 30 clown dottori – assunti e formati proprio per questo lavoro – entrando in relazione con circa 30mila minori ogni anno. Il racconto della direttrice, Cristina Bianchi. A cura di Marta Zanella, in onda a settembre 2017

I bambini ricoverati ogni anno nel nostro Paese in ospedale sono circa 1 milione 250mila. Dottor Sorriso onlus oggi entra in 30 reparti pediatrici, da Torino fino a San Giovanni Rotondo, e tre centri di riabilitazione in Lombardia, con circa 30 clown dottori – assunti e formati proprio per questo lavoro – entrando in relazione con circa 30mila minori ogni anno. Il racconto della direttrice, Cristina Bianchi. A cura di Marta Zanella, in onda a settembre 2017

Assisi vs San Giovanni Rotondo

May 10, 2015 – Petition To Our Lady Of Graces. (who is venerated in the Church of the Cappuchin friars at San Giovanni Rotondo, sanctuary of St Padre Pio.

Petition To Our Lady Of Graces. (who is venerated in the Church of the Cappuchin friars at San Giovanni Rotondo, sanctuary of St Padre Pio. Please feel free to make any comments at wryoung12@yahoo.com

**Today's host(s):** Scot Landry and Fr. Matt Williams **Today's guest(s):** Fr. Jay Mello, parochial vicar of St. Patrick Parish in Falmouth and columnist for The Anchor newspaper * [St. Patrick Parish, Falmouth](http://www.stpatricksonline.org/) * [The Anchor, official newspaper of the Diocese of Fall River](http://www.anchornews.org/) * [Fr. Jay Mello's column, "Putting Into the Deep"](http://www.anchornews.org/columns/putting_into_deep_mello/) **Today's topics:** Fr. Jay Mello's vocation story; The Rosary and Marian devotion **A summary of today's show:** Fr. Jay Mello discusses with Scot and Fr. Matt the essential nature of Marian devotion for Catholics, the benefits of the Rosary for union with Christ, and pilgrimages to Marian apparition sites. Also the Scavi tour in St. Peter's Basilica and Where in Europe was Fr. Matt? **1st segment:** Scot welcomes back Fr. Matt to the program after his European pilgrimage and vacation. He traveled with his sister and parents and they prayed a lot for WQOM and its listeners. They only saw rain once on the trip and that was on the drive from Rome to Assisi. Scot sent a shout-out to the graduates of the MAster of Arts in Ministry program and George Martell is taking photos and posting them to the Archdiocese of Boston's Flickr site in real-time. Also in breaking news today, the Daughters of St. Paul and the Archdiocese have worked out an agreement to end a lawsuit over the pension funds held by the Archdiocese on behalf of the lay employees of the religious order. Scot said this topic will be discussed in more detail on tomorrow's The Good Catholic Life. * [Joint Statement from the Archdiocese of Boston and the Daughter of St. Paul](http://www.bostoncatholic.org/Utility/News-And-Press/Content.aspx?id=20602) * [Masters of Arts in Ministry at St. John's Seminary](http://www.tineboston.org/mam_index.html) * [Photos from today's MAM graduation](http://www.flickr.com/photos/bostoncatholic/sets/72157626805181396/) We've had several conversations about the Blessed Mother and the Rosary this month because May is dedicated to the Blessed Mother. Fr. Jay Mello, today's guest, has dedicated his columns in The Anchor newspaper this month to the Rosary and we'll discuss the Rosary on today's show. **2nd segment:** Scot and Fr. Matt welcome Fr. Jay to the show. Scot said he and Fr. Jay go way back. Jay was a teenager when Fr. Roger Landry, Scot's brother, was assigned to Fr. Jay's parish. Scot asked him about his vocational journey. Fr. Jay said Bishop Seán of Fall River (now-Cardinal Seán) assigned a series of seminarians to his parish and he was exposed to the idea of a vocation. His family was very involved with the parish and he became involved with the parish community itself. At the end of high school, he was praying on Holy Thursday in Adoration and on Easter Monday morning he met with his pastor to tell him he was ready. That fall he went to Franciscan University of Steubenville for his undergraduate work and then went to the North American College in Rome for his theology. It was in Steubenville that he really learned what it meant to be a Catholic and where he learned what it meant to live in a Christian community; where his faith became real to him. The friends and roommates in Steubenville were some of the best people he knew. Fr. Jay was ordained in 2007. After his ordination he went back to Rome to finish his degree. When he returned he was assigned to St. Julie's parish and then was assigned to Falmouth last year.Serving on Cape Cod is very different. In the summer, the Cape is hopping. There is a summer chapel a mile from the church. On the weekends, they go from 4 weekend Masses to eight. The retired priests from the Archdiocese of Boston living on the Cape give a lot of help. He's been writing the column "Put Out Into the Deep" for a little less than one year. He's inherited the column from Fr. Roger Landry, the current editor of The Anchor. He's dedicated his columns in May to the Rosary. The column itself is about re-awakening those parts of our faith that we have let become too casual, that we won't forget their importance. Many people have rosaries and know what they are, but often they're hanging from their neck or rearview mirror and not being prayed. There's a sentimental attachment to the Rosary or even treating it as a lucky charm. The Rosary provides a great opportunity to contemplate the life of our Lord through the eyes of the Blessed Mother. Fr. Matt said the rosary beads are like an umbilical cord to Mary and through the mysteries of the Rosary we are formed in the womb of Mary to become like her Son, to become like Him. The more you enter into praying the Rosary, the more she's able to help Christ be formed in you. Fr. Jay say we can get too focused on the prayers that we're saying--the Our Fathers and Hail Marys--that we can miss the opportunity to meditate on the mysteries of Christ. In his column, Fr. Jay describes the difference between devotion to Mary and adoration or worship. He said there's often a misconception of our relationship to the Blessed Mother. We worship God alone. The veneration toward our Blessed Mother can equal that. Yet the great role God chose for the Blessed mother is very important for us. Christ establishes a relationship between us and the Blessed Mother at the foot of the Cross. Fr. Matt asked Fr. Jay to share with us what he wrote about Bl. John Paul and his devotion to the Blessed Mother. For him, Mary is not just the first disciple of Christ, she is the most perfect disciple. In his motto, Totus Tuus, in giving ourselves to Mary, she leads us to her son. At the wedding feast at Cana, people who are struggling go to Mary and she doesn't solve the problem, but she sends them to her son. In 2002, the Holy Father gave us the Luminous Mysteries of the Rosary. For centuries we had the Joyful, Sorrowful, and Glorious mysteries. He was courageous in adding these mysteries to focus on different moments of Christ's public life. The Joyful mysteries jump from His childhood to the Sorrowful mysteries of the Passion. The 5 Luminous mysteries allow us to see certain moments of Christ's life that help us to see who Christ really is. Scot said the Rosary was a simple way to pray the 150 Psalms and then morphed into praying the Our Father and Hail Marys. Fr. Matt said St. Dominic would preach the power of the Rosary against evil and to keep people united in Christ. The more you keep faithful to praying the Rosary, it keeps you faithful to Christ. One time when Padre Pio was suffering greatly, he asked a confrere to give him his "weapon", and when asked to explain, he said, "My rosary." John Paul II always had a rosary in his hands. The Rosary keeps us united in the life of Christ so as we live in this world we can live in union with Him. **3rd segment:** Fr. Matt said he was just in Rome last week with his family and they caught the overflow of Bl. John Paul's beatification. What stands out is that you can't look at the man without acknowledging his devotion to Mary. In preparing for the Feast of the Annunciation on March 25, he looked at homily by Pope Benedict in 2009. He wrote that the Gospel tells us that from that hour, St. John took his mother Mary to his own home. But the Greek is far richer and could say, He took her into his inner life and his inner being.  Fr. Jay said Marian devotion is not an extra. It is an essential part of the Church. It is a way to live out our baptismal promises, by allowing Mary to enter the inner being of who we are. Fr. Matt said in the total consecration according to St. Louis de Montfort, we understand virtue by looking to Mary, who loved her Son perfectly. * ["Preparation for Total Consecration" by St. Louis de Montfort](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0910984107/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=pilo0e-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399349&creativeASIN=0910984107) Scot asked Fr. Matt about the role of Mary in our lives in the present day, appearing in numerous apparitions, many of which have been approved by the Church. During this trip, Fr. Matt was able to go to Lourdes. He said it is a place steeped in prayer. Mary asked St. Bernadette for people to pray the Rosary and to adore the Eucharist and every day in Lourdes there is a Eucharistic procession and then a Rosary procession. Fr. Matt said there many people who come with disabilities seeking God's healing either physically or in giving them strength for their journey. It began when the Blessed Mother appeared to St. Bernadette in 1858 in Lourdes, France. *[Office site of the Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes in France](http://www.lourdes-france.org/index.php?goto_centre=ru&contexte=en&id=405) There was a miraculous spring that spouted during the apparition and there have been 65 scientifically confirmed miraculous healings from those waters, but there have been thousands who claim a miraculous cure. In all this, the Blessed Mother encourages her children to pray the Rosary. Scot asked Fr. Jay why people should make pilgrimages to sites of Marian devotion. Fr. Jay said what he sees at these pilgrim sites are people who return to their faith and to the sacraments. He sees people return to Confession by the thousands. Pilgrimages have a longstanding history in the Church. It's not a vacation or sightseeing tour. It's a time to pray and allow  the Lord to workin our lives by visiting places where great saints have lived, worked, and died. **4th segment:** Welcome back. It's time to announce the winner of the weekly **WQOM Benefactor Raffle**. Our prize this week is a copy of Father Leo Patalinghug's cookbook “[Grace Before Meals](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0307717216/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=pilo0e-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399349&creativeASIN=0307717216).” The same Father Leo who defeated Bobby Flay on the Food Network show “Throwdown” helps you make family meals a way of life, showing that mealtime is the perfect setting for discussing the major issues all families face. This week's winner is Eileen Sheehan from Holliston, Massachusetts. Congratulations Eileen! If you would like to be eligible to win in an upcoming week, please visit WQOM.org.3  For a one-time $30 donation, you'll receive the Station of the Cross benefactor card and key tag, making you eligible for WQOM's weekly raffle of books, DVDs, CDs and religious items. We'll be announcing the winner each Wednesday during “The Good Catholic Life” program. **5th segment:** During his time at the North American College in Rome, Fr. Jay was a guide for the Scavi tour. St. Peter's Basilica was built over the tomb of St. Peter, which was actually discovered in 1939 during an excavation under the basilica. The bones of St. Peter were found in his tomb. The Scavi is not just a museum or an historical site. It's the story of St. Peter and that he gave the tour, by tracing the life of St. Peter in Scripture and then afterward when he traveled to Rome to spread the Gospel and eventually give his life. * [The Scavi](http://www.saintpetersbasilica.org/Necropolis/Scavi.htm) Fr. Matt said on this trip he was able to take a Scavi tour on the feast of Our Lady of Fatima on May 13. First, it is astonishing to realize that you are walking on the ground of a 1st century necropolis or cemetery of mausoleums. That necropolis was later filled in and Constantine built the first basilica over it. Fr. Jay said St. Peter was buried on the Vatican hillside and Christians would gather at the tomb to venerate his remains for three centuries. The Constantine basilica put a high altar directly above the tomb and over the next 1,500 years successive altars were placed on the same spot so that when the Pope celebrates Mass on that altar, he is doing so directly over the remains of St. Peter.  * ["The Bones of St. Peter," by John Evangelist Walsh](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0385150393/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=pilo0e-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399349&creativeASIN=0385150393) The best way to get tickets for the tour, go to the North American College's website. But you need to plan 3 to 4 months in advance to get tickets. The tours start about 9 am and occur every 15 minutes, but only 4 or 5 tours a day are in English and only about 15 people per tour. * [North American College's Scavi tour information](http://www.pnac.org/pilgrim-information/scavi-and-vatican-museum-information/) * [Vatican webpage on the Scavi tour](http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/institutions_connected/uffscavi/documents/rc_ic_uffscavi_doc_gen-information_20040112_en.html) * [Virtual tour of the Scavi](http://www.vatican.va/various/basiliche/necropoli/scavi_english.html) **6th segment:** Scot asked Fr. Matt about his trip to Europe with his family. It was an aggressive itinerary that started in Lourdes for a couple of days and praying at the shrine, where they experienced the amazing baths that pilgrims can be immersed in as they pray. Groups from Boston go every year, including a group with the Order of Malta who take people who are ill who go to pray for healing. *[Order of Malta Lourdes pilgrimage](http://www.maltausa.org/lourdes.php) Fr. Matt also traveled to San Giovanni Rotondo where Padre Pio, a Capuchin saint, lived. He lived with the [Stigmata](http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14294b.htm) of Christ. He had a great gift of prayer and of confession, being able to read people's hearts. Fr. Matt was able to celebrate Mass at the same altar where Padre Pio received the Stigmata in 1918. He said the crowds were relatively light. * [Shrine of Padre Pio, San Giovanni Rotondo](http://www.sacred-destinations.com/italy/san-giovanni-rotondo-padre-pio-shrine) He then traveled to [Assisi](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assisi) to visit the Basilicas of St. Francis and St. Clare. While the basilicas were heavily damaged in earthquakes about 10 years ago, you wouldn't know it today. He was able to pray at the tombs of St. Francis and St. Clare and the cross of San Damiano. Scot said Assisi is one of the most beautiful cities and an excellent example of an ancient European village. * [Basilica of St. Francis, Assisi](http://www.assisionline.com/assisi__162.html) He also went to Lanciano, Italy. It is the location of a Eucharistic miracle where a monk was struggling with his belief in the True Presence of the Lord. During the Mass the Host turned into real flesh and real blood. It remains as living flesh today. Scientists have typed the blood as AB. * [Eucharistic Miracle of Lanciano](http://www.therealpresence.org/eucharst/mir/lanciano.html) They also traveled to Venice, which was an opportunity for a little vacation time but also to visit the [Basilica of St. Mark](http://www.basilicasanmarco.it/eng/index.bsm), where the remains of St. Mark are in the high altar. That will conclude today's presentation of The Good Catholic Life. For recordings and photos of today's show and all previous shows, please visit our website: TheGoodCatholicLife.com. You can also download the app for your iPhone or Android device at WQOM.org to listen to the show wherever you may be. We thank our guest, Father Jay Mello. For our co-host, Father Matt Williams, our Production team of Rick Heil, Anna Johnson, Justin Bell, Dom Bettinelli, and George Martell, this is Scot Landry saying thank YOU for listening, God bless you and have a wonderful evening!

In honor of the 40th anniversary of the death of Saint Padre Pio, whose Feast was celebrated September 23rd, Paul walks us through Padre Pio's shrine where his recently disinterred remains are exposed for public veneration. Paul talks to daughter Gina half a world away, visiting Saintly sites in Spain including the reputed Holy Grail in Valencia. Pictures from the SaintCast in San Giovanni Rotondo

Paul and his youngest daughter Laura explore the wonders of La Citta' Eterna. The first installment takes us to beautiful St. Peter's basilica. More to follow from such saintly places as Assisi, Lucca, Venice, and San Giovanni Rotondo. Funny Italian cartoon, Italy vs. the rest of Europe