How To Become A Spiritual Child Of Padre Pio

According to Padre Pio, “When I adopt a soul, I adopt the entire family as spiritual children.” This is something I am aware of. My son has always been drawn to him, and his love for him has only grown stronger. He constantly responds, “My favorite Saint is…” when asked who it is “Padre Pio!” exclaims the priest.

Our family has chosen this magnificent Saint as our patron because of my son's devotion to him.

What were Padre Pio's miracles?

Padre Pio was accompanied by stories of miracles everywhere he went. Those who prayed with him described him as a prophet, a healer, and a levitator. The monastery's monks went even further, claiming that Padre Pio had routinely accomplished bi-location miracles (being in two different places at one time). Being in one spot wasn't enough for him because his schedule was so packed.

The most well-known and remarkable of Padre Pio's miracles was something known as the stigmata marks. The stigmata are bodily wounds that develop on a person in the same spots where Christ's crucifixion wounds were (nail holes in the hands and feet, and a spear wound in the side). On September 20, 1918, Padre Pio mysteriously obtained these wounds after praying to share in Christ's suffering.

The stigmata are one of Catholicism's holiest symbols, reserved for only the most devout. The stigmata, for example, was worn by Saint Francis. Because the stigmata is such a precious sign, the Catholic Church scrutinizes stigmata claims with great care. Padre Pio was the first ordained priest to acquire the marks, which satisfied all of the conditions for a miraculous appearance. He lived the rest of his life as a “men of prayer and suffering,” as Pope Paul VI put it.

How is Padre Pio connected to faith and healing?

Pio was claimed to have foreseen the confessions penitents would make to him. In his cell, he allegedly struggled with the devil. The Church recognized two of his miracles in giving him sainthood: the healing of an 11-year-old kid in a coma and the medically inexplicable recovery of a woman with lung disease.

Is Padre Pio the patron saint?

Many people remember Saint Padre Pio as a devout priest and stigmatist. Saint Padre Pio's life and works have inspired many admirers in the Roman Catholic Church from all over the world. He is also renowned as the patron saint of civil defense volunteers, teenagers, and stress treatment.

What is Padre Pio best known for?

Pio of Pietrelcina (May 25, 1887, Pietrelcina, Italy—September 23, 1968, San Giovanni Rotondo; canonized June 16, 2002; feast day September 23) was an Italian priest and Roman Catholic saint. He was canonized in 2002 by Pope John Paul II, who praised him for his charity and piety.

How do I pray for the Holy Spirit for healing?

Dear Lord, it is my intention to give everything that I am and all that I strive to be to you. I welcome Your Holy Spirit to reside within me by opening the deepest recesses of my heart. My life, heart, mind, body, soul, and spirit are all available to you. My past, present, and future troubles are all surrendered to you. I request that You rule over every part of my existence. I release everything of my hurt, pain, concern, uncertainty, fear, and anxiety to You, and I pray that You cleanse me. I surrender everything to Your loving care.

Lord, please speak to me clearly. Allow me to hear Your voice by opening my ears. Allow me to converse with You more fully by opening my heart. I'd like to feel Your warm embrace. Close the doors that must be closed and open the doors that must be opened. Please lead me along the straight and narrow path that leads to eternal life. Amen.

What is the most powerful Catholic prayer for healing?

I believe in Your ability to sustain and repair me via Your strength and grace. Touch me today, Loving Father, with Your healing hands, for I believe it is Your intention for me to be healthy in mind, body, soul, and spirit. From the top of my head to the soles of my feet, cover me with the Most Precious Blood of Your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ.

Is Padre Pio saint of healing?

Three years after Pio's death, Pope Paul VI addressed the Capuchin superiors, saying about him:

Look at how well-known he was, and how large his worldwide fan base was! But why is that? Is it possible that it was because he was a philosopher? Is it because he's wise? He was able to do so because he had resources at his disposal? Because he meekly said Mass, heard confessions from dawn to dark, and was–it is difficult to say–one who bore our Lord's wounds. He was a man who prayed a lot and suffered a lot.

The Holy See gave the archbishop of Manfredonia permission to launch an investigation on whether Pio should be canonized in 1982. The probe took seven years to complete. Pio was designated a Servant of God in 1990, the first step toward canonization. However, the examination did not result in the Church publicly clearing him of his earlier ‘excommunication' or the charges that his stigmata were not of a supernatural nature. Furthermore, Pio's stigmata were notably left out of the required investigations for canonization in order to prevent roadblocks to a successful conclusion.

The Congregation for the Causes of Saints began debating Padre Pio's life in 1990, and Pope John Paul II pronounced him venerable in 1997. The impact of his life on others was then discussed. A purported cure of an Italian woman, Consiglia de Martino, related with Padre Pio's intercession was researched. On the advice of the Congregation, Pope John Paul II blessed Padre Pio in 1999. The Capuchins were able to achieve widespread acceptance of the controversial saint in society thanks to a media onslaught.

On June 16, 2002, John Paul II named Padre Pio a saint after further assessment of his merits and abilities to accomplish good long after his death, including discussion of another healing credited to his intercession. The canonization ceremony in Rome drew an estimated 300,000 people.

What stigmata means?

In Christian mysticism, stigmata refers to bodily marks, scars, or sufferings that correspond to those experienced by the crucified Jesus Christ—that is, on the hands, feet, around the heart, and occasionally on the head (from the crown of thorns) or shoulders and back (from carrying the cross and scourging). They're frequently associated with religious ecstasy. A stigmatic person may have one or more of these wound marks, which may be visible or invisible to others, for a short or long period of time. The presence of stigmata, according to the Roman Catholic Church, is a symbol of mystical unity with Christ's suffering, and a genuine stigmatic must have lived a life of heroic virtue.

Who is the patron saint of healing?

The patron saint of healing is Saint Raphael the Archangel. His name literally means “God heals” in Hebrew. Raphael is mentioned in the Old Testament Book of Tobit as a healer of the mind, body, and spirit. Invoking his strong intercession in our daily lives is possible.