A message of hope revealed through the testimonies of countless people!
The life of a saint who fully embodies God's will for salvation

Padre Pio of Pietrelcina attracted people's attention from the moment he received the stigmata of Jesus, but God's plan of salvation through him began even before that.
Padre Pio, who enjoyed prayer and mass as a child and spent a lot of time in the church, wanted to become a praying monk.
It seems that God showed greater will to Father Pio.
Many of the things that Padre Pio did were extraordinary, from moments of suffering including the five holy images, to the astonishing appearances in two places at the same time, to miracles of healing that are difficult to explain medically and scientifically.
But Father Pio's teachings were simple and clear.
Stay close to God in prayer.
This book contains his life, in which he prayed ceaselessly and became one with God even in the midst of suffering and suffering.
This book, which continues with ‘Testimonies of Brothers,’ ‘Testimonies of Neighbors,’ and ‘Testimonies of Precious Relationships,’ is a living record of Father Pio.

All three doctors came to the same conclusion.
'Father Pio's stigmata are a phenomenon that cannot be explained by science, and they cannot be explained by natural causes.' They said that it was impossible for Father Pio's stigmata to have been wounds caused by hysteria.

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His wound was very deep and completely penetrating.
There was a scab above and below the wound, and if you washed the back of your hand and palm clean, you would be able to see things through the hole.
But the reason why the hole was not visible was because of the clotted blood on the palm.
When I was taking care of Father Pio, I only washed his face.
He washed his wounds himself, except when he was about to die, and later Father Onorato helped him.
But at some point, the wound disappeared.
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The bleeding continued in the abdomen.
Other investigators report that the bed sheets were often covered in blood.
Father Pio even wrote a letter to his spiritual director saying that if God had not supported him when he received the stigmata, he would have died.
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I have seen the wounds on his hands and sides several times.
Not only I, but anyone who attended the Mass he celebrated could see the wounds on his hands.
When the Host was lifted in the hand during the Eucharistic liturgy, the bloody hand was more visible than the Host itself.
There was dried scab on his hand, and blood flowed from the wound.
In fact, the wound was in the middle of the palm, and clotted blood covered the entire hand.
Madame Sanguinetti, who helped found Casa, the 'House of Alleviation of Suffering,' said that when Padre Pio raised his hand to bless, she saw light through the hole in the wound in his hand.
Father Pio washed the wounds with camphor solution in his room.
He washed his hands and sides himself, but Father Onorato washed his feet.
I have never seen a wound on a foot.
His feet were always swollen.
It felt like there was a melon in my sock.
One foot was more swollen than the other.
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He got up very early in the morning, cleaned his wounds, and began to pray the rosary.
And he meditated.
After that, we celebrated mass.
The mass was short when he returned.
It was only half an hour.
But when I was feeling good, Mass took up to two hours.
After Mass, he gave us the sacrament of confession for several hours.
I've spent quite a bit of time in confession myself, but people have only come to me to confess.
But they didn't just come to him to confess, they came with all kinds of problems.
Should I be hospitalized? Should I have surgery? Should I quit my job and pursue another? He always answered each person honestly and calmly.
I know how difficult this is.
Because the confessor must focus on each and every penitent.
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Father Pio emphasized attending Mass and receiving Holy Communion every day.
He also encouraged those who live a deeply spiritual life to meditate for 30 minutes on the mysteries of our faith, especially the Eucharist.
This is why we started this ‘prayer meeting’.
Another reason for creating the 'Prayer Group' was to enable spiritual children to pray for His will and for the Pope's will.
He said that if we do this, we will be able to live a deep spiritual life.

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Father Pio once said:
“The more we turn to God, the more valuable our soul becomes.
“We must cultivate our souls by filling our inner selves with the things God desires.” This is his thought.
His mission was to suffer for the salvation of mankind.
Just as Jesus' suffering had great value in saving humanity, Father Pio also willingly chose the path of suffering.
In 'The Passion of Jesus' we come to realize that Padre Pio was a theologian and philosopher.
He lived carrying the cross for 58 years.
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The doctor sighed deeply, covered my left eye, held out his fingers, and asked, “How many fingers do I have outstretched?”
I said, “Five outlines.”
“Okay, how many this time?” I got the number right again.
He looked into my right eye again.
Then he was surprised.
I confirmed that there was a new pupil inside it.
He asked, “Who are the people you see in your eyes?” and I answered, “Father Pio and Our Lady full of grace!”
Then he said, “Now I believe what you say!”
He was an atheist.
He who understood nothing and believed nothing said, “Now I believe.
Believe it or not.
“Because this happened right before my eyes,” he said.

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