--- title: "12 Prayer Quotes By Pio of Pietrelcina" description: "12 Prayer quotes by Pio of Pietrelcina. Plus more from Pio of Pietrelcina and more Prayer sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb8/pio-of-pietrelcina-7187_hope_pray-hope-don-t-worry-1530_1530.png" --- > [Pray, hope, don't worry.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pio-of-pietrelcina/pray-hope-don-t-worry/) [Pio of Pietrelcina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pio-of-pietrelcina/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb8/pio-of-pietrelcina-7187_hope_pray-hope-don-t-worry-1530_1530.png) > [We must empty purgatory with our prayers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pio-of-pietrelcina/we-must-empty-purgatory-with-our-prayers/) [Pio of Pietrelcina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pio-of-pietrelcina/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6e5/pio-of-pietrelcina-7187_empty_we-must-empty-purgatory-with-our-prayers_1273394.png) > [Pray, Hope, and Don't Worry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pio-of-pietrelcina/pray-hope-and-don-t-worry/) [Pio of Pietrelcina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pio-of-pietrelcina/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3bb/pio-of-pietrelcina-7187_catholic_pray-hope-and-don-t-worry-10600_10600.png) > [Prayer is the oxygen of the soul.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pio-of-pietrelcina/prayer-is-the-oxygen-of-the-soul/) [Pio of Pietrelcina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pio-of-pietrelcina/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a23/pio-of-pietrelcina-7187_catholic_prayer-is-the-oxygen-of-the-soul-2409199_2409199.png) > [In books we seek God; in prayer we find him. Prayer is the key which opens God's heart.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pio-of-pietrelcina/in-books-we-seek-god-in-prayer-we-find-him-prayer-is-the-key-which/) [Pio of Pietrelcina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pio-of-pietrelcina/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9bb/pio-of-pietrelcina-7187_book_in-books-we-seek-god-in-prayer-we-find-h_2549287.png) > [Prayer is the best weapon we possess. It is the key that opens the heart of God.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pio-of-pietrelcina/prayer-is-the-best-weapon-we-possess-it-is-the-key-that-opens-the/) [Pio of Pietrelcina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pio-of-pietrelcina/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/230/pio-of-pietrelcina-7187_heart_prayer-is-the-best-weapon-we-possess-it_1783388.png) > [Pray with perseverance, with faith, with calmness and serenity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pio-of-pietrelcina/pray-with-perseverance-with-faith-with-calmness-and-serenity/) [Pio of Pietrelcina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pio-of-pietrelcina/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/181/pio-of-pietrelcina-7187_calmness_pray-with-perseverance-with-faith-with-c_85017.png) > [Pray, hope and don't worry. Anxiety doesn't help at all. Our Merciful Lord will listen to your prayer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pio-of-pietrelcina/pray-hope-and-don-t-worry-anxiety-doesn-t-help-at-all-our-merciful/) [Pio of Pietrelcina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pio-of-pietrelcina/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/18b/pio-of-pietrelcina-7187_anxiety_pray-hope-and-don-t-worry-anxiety-doesn_899741.png) > [It is true that God's power triumphs over everything, but humble and suffering prayer prevails over God Himself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pio-of-pietrelcina/it-is-true-that-god-s-power-triumphs-over-everything-but-humble-and/) [Pio of Pietrelcina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pio-of-pietrelcina/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/456/pio-of-pietrelcina-7187_god_it-is-true-that-god-s-power-triumphs-ove_338282.png) > [Ahead! Courage! In the spiritual life he who does not advance goes backward. It happens as with a boat which always must…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pio-of-pietrelcina/ahead-courage-in-the-spiritual-life-he-who-does-not-advance-goes/) [Pio of Pietrelcina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pio-of-pietrelcina/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/515/pio-of-pietrelcina-7187_ahead_ahead-courage-in-the-spiritual-life-he-w_593938.png) > [Go to the Madonna. Love her! Always say the Rosary. Say it well. Say it as often as you can! Be souls…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pio-of-pietrelcina/go-to-the-madonna-love-her-always-say-the-rosary-say-it-well-say-it/) [Pio of Pietrelcina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pio-of-pietrelcina/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/122/pio-of-pietrelcina-7187_catholic_go-to-the-madonna-love-her-always-say-th_778765.png) > [The sacred gift of prayer is in the right hand of our Savior, and according to the measure that you empty yourself…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pio-of-pietrelcina/the-sacred-gift-of-prayer-is-in-the-right-hand-of-our-savior-and/) [Pio of Pietrelcina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pio-of-pietrelcina/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ced/pio-of-pietrelcina-7187_empty_the-sacred-gift-of-prayer-is-in-the-righ_2548098.png) ## Other authors on Prayer - [Lailah Gifty Akita 184 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/prayer/lailah-gifty-akita/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-edward-mckendree-bounds-31884.jpg) Edward McKendree Bounds 146 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/prayer/edward-mckendree-bounds/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-charles-spurgeon-22605.jpg) Charles Spurgeon 143 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/prayer/charles-spurgeon/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-oswald-chambers-72884.jpg) Oswald Chambers 108 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/prayer/oswald-chambers/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-mother-teresa-69278.jpg) Mother Teresa 83 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/prayer/mother-teresa/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b016/author-mahatma-gandhi-62675.jpg) Mahatma Gandhi 65 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/prayer/mahatma-gandhi/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b017/author-mark-batterson-64088.jpg) Mark Batterson 64 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/prayer/mark-batterson/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b017/author-martin-luther-64750.jpg) Martin Luther 59 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/prayer/martin-luther/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b003/author-raymond-d-longoria-jr-8343.jpg) Raymond D. Longoria Jr 58 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/prayer/raymond-d-longoria-jr/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b015/author-leonard-ravenhill-59718.jpg) Leonard Ravenhill 55 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/prayer/leonard-ravenhill/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b003/author-alastair-reid-10454.jpg) Ole Hallesby 53 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/prayer/ole-hallesby/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b014/author-john-piper-52106.jpg) John Piper 53 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/prayer/john-piper/) ## More by Pio of Pietrelcina > [Pray, hope, don't worry.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pio-of-pietrelcina/pray-hope-don-t-worry/) [Pio of Pietrelcina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pio-of-pietrelcina/) > [Pray, Hope, and Don't Worry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pio-of-pietrelcina/pray-hope-and-don-t-worry/) [Pio of Pietrelcina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pio-of-pietrelcina/) > [The Church is the house of God. It is forbidden for men to enter with bare arms or in shorts. It is forbidden for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pio-of-pietrelcina/the-church-is-the-house-of-god-it-is-forbidden-for-men-to-enter-with/) [Pio of Pietrelcina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pio-of-pietrelcina/) > [In the spiritual life, he who does not advance goes backwards.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pio-of-pietrelcina/in-the-spiritual-life-he-who-does-not-advance-goes-backwards/) [Pio of Pietrelcina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pio-of-pietrelcina/) > [Every Holy Mass, heard with devotion, produces in our souls marvelous effects, abundant spiritual and material graces which we, ourselves, do not know...It is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pio-of-pietrelcina/every-holy-mass-heard-with-devotion-produces-in-our-souls-marvelous/) [Pio of Pietrelcina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pio-of-pietrelcina/) > [Pray with perseverance, with faith, with calmness and serenity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pio-of-pietrelcina/pray-with-perseverance-with-faith-with-calmness-and-serenity/) [Pio of Pietrelcina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pio-of-pietrelcina/) > [Stop entertaining those vain fears. Remember it is not feeling which constitutes guilt but the consent to such feelings. Only the free will is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pio-of-pietrelcina/stop-entertaining-those-vain-fears-remember-it-is-not-feeling-which/) [Pio of Pietrelcina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pio-of-pietrelcina/) > [The greatest act of faith is that which rises to your lips in total darkness together with the sacrifices, sufferings and wholehearted efforts of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pio-of-pietrelcina/the-greatest-act-of-faith-is-that-which-rises-to-your-lips-in-total/) [Pio of Pietrelcina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pio-of-pietrelcina/) > [By the virtue of modesty the devout person governs all his exterior acts. With good reason, then, does St. Paul recommend this virtue to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pio-of-pietrelcina/by-the-virtue-of-modesty-the-devout-person-governs-all-his-exterior/) [Pio of Pietrelcina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pio-of-pietrelcina/) > [We are the administrators of our money. We will have to give God an account of the use we make of it up to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pio-of-pietrelcina/we-are-the-administrators-of-our-money-we-will-have-to-give-god-an/) [Pio of Pietrelcina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pio-of-pietrelcina/) > [It is true that God's power triumphs over everything, but humble and suffering prayer prevails over God Himself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pio-of-pietrelcina/it-is-true-that-god-s-power-triumphs-over-everything-but-humble-and/) [Pio of Pietrelcina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pio-of-pietrelcina/) > [We must know how to confide. There is the fear of God and the fear of a Judas. Too much fear makes one labour…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pio-of-pietrelcina/we-must-know-how-to-confide-there-is-the-fear-of-god-and-the-fear-of/) [Pio of Pietrelcina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pio-of-pietrelcina/) > [Peace is the simplicity of heart, serenity of mind, tranquility of soul, the bond of love.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pio-of-pietrelcina/peace-is-the-simplicity-of-heart-serenity-of-mind-tranquility-of-soul/) [Pio of Pietrelcina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pio-of-pietrelcina/) > [Time spent in honor of God for the salvation of souls is never badly spent.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pio-of-pietrelcina/time-spent-in-honor-of-god-for-the-salvation-of-souls-is-never-badly/) [Pio of Pietrelcina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pio-of-pietrelcina/) > [It is necessary to be strong, in order to become great: that is our duty. Life is a struggle, which we cannot avoid. We…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pio-of-pietrelcina/it-is-necessary-to-be-strong-in-order-to-become-great-that-is-our/) [Pio of Pietrelcina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pio-of-pietrelcina/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/prayer/pio-of-pietrelcina/#itemlist", "name": "12 Prayer Quotes By Pio of Pietrelcina", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Pray, hope, don't worry.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Pio of Pietrelcina" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pio-of-pietrelcina/pray-hope-don-t-worry/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb8/pio-of-pietrelcina-7187_hope_pray-hope-don-t-worry-1530_1530.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb8/pio-of-pietrelcina-7187_hope_pray-hope-don-t-worry-1530_1530.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb8/pio-of-pietrelcina-7187_hope_pray-hope-don-t-worry-1530_1530.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Pray, hope, don't worry.” — Pio of Pietrelcina", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We must empty purgatory with our prayers.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Pio of Pietrelcina" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pio-of-pietrelcina/we-must-empty-purgatory-with-our-prayers/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6e5/pio-of-pietrelcina-7187_empty_we-must-empty-purgatory-with-our-prayers_1273394.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6e5/pio-of-pietrelcina-7187_empty_we-must-empty-purgatory-with-our-prayers_1273394.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6e5/pio-of-pietrelcina-7187_empty_we-must-empty-purgatory-with-our-prayers_1273394.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“We must empty purgatory with our prayers.” — Pio of Pietrelcina", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Pray, Hope, and Don't Worry", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Pio of Pietrelcina" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pio-of-pietrelcina/pray-hope-and-don-t-worry/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3bb/pio-of-pietrelcina-7187_catholic_pray-hope-and-don-t-worry-10600_10600.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3bb/pio-of-pietrelcina-7187_catholic_pray-hope-and-don-t-worry-10600_10600.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3bb/pio-of-pietrelcina-7187_catholic_pray-hope-and-don-t-worry-10600_10600.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Pray, Hope, and Don't Worry” — Pio of Pietrelcina", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Prayer is the oxygen of the soul.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Pio of Pietrelcina" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pio-of-pietrelcina/prayer-is-the-oxygen-of-the-soul/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a23/pio-of-pietrelcina-7187_catholic_prayer-is-the-oxygen-of-the-soul-2409199_2409199.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a23/pio-of-pietrelcina-7187_catholic_prayer-is-the-oxygen-of-the-soul-2409199_2409199.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a23/pio-of-pietrelcina-7187_catholic_prayer-is-the-oxygen-of-the-soul-2409199_2409199.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Prayer is the oxygen of the soul.” — Pio of Pietrelcina", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "In books we seek God; in prayer we find him. 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