Best Padre Pio Quotes & Sayings

Have courage and do not fear the assaults of the Devil. Remember this forever; it is a healthy sign if the devil shouts and roars around your conscience, since this shows that he is not inside your will. — Padre Pio

Prayer is the best weapon we have; it is the key to God's heart. You must speak to Jesus not only with your lips, but with your heart. In fact on certain occasions you should only speak to Him with your heart. — Padre Pio

The most beautiful act of faith is the one made in darkness, in sacrifice, and with extreme effort. — Padre Pio

Pray, hope, and don't worry. Worry is useless. God is merciful and will hear your prayer. — Padre Pio

My past, O Lord, to Your mercy; my present, to Your love; my future to Your providence. — Padre Pio

We must empty purgatory with our prayers
St Padre Pio — Charlie Gillen

Do you not see the Madonna always beside the tabernacle? — Padre Pio

The longer the trial to which God subjects you, the greater the goodness in comforting you during the time of the trial and in the exaltation after the combat. — Padre Pio

Which grave are we in?" she said.
"The oldest." She felt Eddie's puzzlement.
"That can't be possible. He looks like he was just buried."
"There must be something at work in the chemistry of the island that's preserving his body. It's like the incorruptibles, bodies that weren't preserved in any special way that don't decay. Catholic saints like Bernadette and Padre Pio are said not to have decomposed even though they died a long, long time ago. Environmental factors can cause a kind of mummification."
Jessica said, or thought, "This is bizarre. I'm getting a lesson on mummification while in the coffin of a dead man. — Hunter Shea

The life of a Christian is nothing but a perpetual struggle against self; there is no flowering of the soul to the beauty of its perfection except at the price of pain — Padre Pio

Saint Padre Pio was hearing the confession of a man who was leading a very bad life. Padre Pio warned him that if he didn't change his immoral living, he would end up in hell. The man answered Padre Pio: "I don't believe in hell!" Padre Pio immediately retorted, "You will when you get there! — Andrew Apostoli

Joy, with peace, is the sister of charity. Serve the Lord with laughter. — Padre Pio