Lent with Padre Pio: Easter Sunday
Franciscan Media
April 20, 2025
As we celebrate Sunday, let us remember to move forward in the spirit of Padre Pio—caring for and serving others so that they may come to know Christ.
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Lent with Padre Pio: Second Thursday
Franciscan Media
March 20, 2025
When he first received the stigmata—wounds similar to those borne by Christ—Padre Pio begged that the outward signs of it be taken away.
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Lent with Padre Pio: Second Wednesday
Franciscan Media
March 19, 2025
Following Padre Pio’s death, Pope Paul VI told the Capuchin friars that what made Padre Pio such an important person to so many was his devotion to prayer and suffering.
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Lent with Padre Pio: Second Tuesday
Franciscan Media
March 18, 2025
The day after Padre Pio’s beatification, Pope John Paul II spoke to the pilgrims in Rome for the ceremony. He spoke of the many blessings the humble friar bestowed upon people.
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Lent with Padre Pio: Second Monday
Franciscan Media
March 17, 2025
Throughout his life, every time Padre Pio encountered something challenging, he leaned into God and found a way to reroute it into something good.
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Lent with Padre Pio: Second Sunday
Franciscan Media
March 16, 2025
During the time when Padre Pio was under investigation and unable to say Mass, hear confessions, or communicate with his spiritual director, he spent his days patiently waiting—and praying.
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Lent with Padre Pio: First Saturday
Franciscan Media
March 15, 2025
For Padre Pio, dwelling on things that we can no longer control or change is not worth our time.
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