The pain caused by this wound which He inflicts on me and the sweetness which accompanies it are so intense that I cannot even begin to describe it. However. . . this pain and this sweetness are completely spiritual, although… — Pio of Pietrelcina Copy Share Image
Our Lord loves you and loves you tenderly; and if He does not let you feel the sweetness of His love, it is to make you more humble and abject in your own eyes. — Pio of Pietrelcina Copy Share Image
The Church is the house of God. It is forbidden for men to enter with bare arms or in shorts. It is forbidden for… — Pio of Pietrelcina Copy Share Image
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… — Pio of Pietrelcina Copy Share Image
Pray with perseverance, with faith, with calmness and serenity. — Pio of Pietrelcina Copy Share Image
Stop entertaining those vain fears. Remember it is not feeling which constitutes guilt but the consent to such feelings. Only the free will is… — Pio of Pietrelcina Copy Share Image
The greatest act of faith is that which rises to your lips in total darkness together with the sacrifices, sufferings and wholehearted efforts of… — Pio of Pietrelcina Copy Share Image
By the virtue of modesty the devout person governs all his exterior acts. With good reason, then, does St. Paul recommend this virtue to… — Pio of Pietrelcina Copy Share Image
We are the administrators of our money. We will have to give God an account of the use we make of it up to… — Pio of Pietrelcina Copy Share Image
It is true that God's power triumphs over everything, but humble and suffering prayer prevails over God Himself. — Pio of Pietrelcina Copy Share Image
We must know how to confide. There is the fear of God and the fear of a Judas. Too much fear makes one labour… — Pio of Pietrelcina Copy Share Image
