Padre Pio’s Spiritual Advice

I tell you, my friends, don't be afraid of those who kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do. But I will warn you whom you should fear. Fear him, who after he has killed, has power to cast into Gehenna. Yes, I tell you, fear him. Aren't five sparrows sold for two assaria coins? Not one of them is forgotten by God. But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Therefore don't be afraid. You are of more value than many sparrows. I tell you, everyone who confesses me before men, him will the Son of Man also confess before the angels of God; but he who denies me in the presence of men will be denied in the presence of the angels of God.

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	Padre Pio’s Spiritual Advice

Author: o. Pio,
Love One Another! 15/2010 → The Main Topic

“Do not ask why you are suffering; do not seek the answer (to this question), but go resolutely forward. Jesus will not allow any harm to come to you or allow you to perish, so long as you do not become engrossed in yourself and linger over your decisions. So, hold your head high! Though the world turn upside down, though darkness cover everything, and the world be ablaze and in chaos, nothing should fill your soul with anxiety, for God is with you and His strength will hold you up in battle…”

“Let us remember that suffering is the lot of chosen souls. We must bear it like Christians. God, the giver of every grace and gift leading to salvation, ordains it. It is the requirement, the condition of glory. And so, let us lift up our hearts and trust in God alone. Let us humble ourselves beneath the powerful hand of God. Let us accept in obedience to His will every suffering, to which He, the tender Father, wills to subject us, that He may exalt us in the hour of His visitation. May our one concern be to ‘love God and be pleasing to Him in all things,’ worrying about nothing, for we must know that God will always watch over and care for us, more than we could ever imagine it.”

Padre Pio da Pietrelcina; Epistolario, vols. 1-4, edited by Frs. Melchior da Pobladura & Alessandro da Ripabottoni, San Giovanni Rotondo, 1973-1974.

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The above article was published with permission from "Love One Another!" in June 2016.

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