Dear Brothers and Sisters:
I have been collecting quotes from many of our beloved saints for some time, and this morning the first one below came into my inbox. Self I says: “These are too good to keep to myself.”
So, here is a collection of Padre Pio quotations for your reflection:
Some people are so foolish that they think they can go through life without the help of the Blessed Mother. Love the Madonna and pray the Rosary, for her Rosary is the weapon against the evils of the world today.
True and substantial devotion consists in serving God without experiencing any sensible consolation. This means serving and loving God for His own sake.
The storms that are raging around you will turn out to be for God’s glory, your own merit, and the good of many souls.
You must speak to Jesus, not only with your lips, but also with your heart; actually, on certain occasions, you should speak with only your heart.
FEAR WITHOUT LOVE BECOMES COWARDICE,
LOVE WITHOUT FEAR BECOMES PRESUMPTION.
If we want a harvest, planting is not so important as sowing the seeds in a good field. When these become plants, great care must be taken that the tender little plants are not suffocated by weeds.
Where there is no obedience there is no virtue, where there is no virtue there is no good, where there is no good there is no love, where there is no love, there is no God, and where there is no God there is no Paradise.
Be careful never to become discouraged when you see yourself surrounded by spiritual infirmities. If God lets you fall into some weakness, it is not to abandon you, but only to establish in you humility and make you more careful in the future.
Where there is no love, put love and you will find love.
Prayer is the best weapon we have; it is the key to God’s heart. You must speak to Jesus not only with your lips but with your heart. In fact, on certain occasions, you should only speak to Him with your heart.
May the Heart of Jesus be the center of the universe, the sun of every heart, the goal of every aspiration, the object of every desire.
Pray, hope and don't worry. Anxiety doesn't help at all. Our Merciful Lord will listen to your prayer.
The life of a Christian is nothing but a perpetual struggle against self; there is no flowering of the soul to the beauty of its perfection except at the price of pain.
Don't spend your energies on things that generate worry, anxiety and anguish. Only one thing is necessary: Lift up your spirit, and love God.
Some people are so foolish that they think they can go through life without the help of the Blessed Mother.
Love the Madonna and pray the Rosary, for her Rosary is the weapon against the evils of the world today. All graces given by God pass through the Blessed Mother.
Always stay close to this Heavenly Mother; because she is the sea to be crossed to reach the shores of Eternal Splendor.
My past, O Lord, I entrust to Your mercy; my present, to Your love; my future, to Your providence.
The most beautiful act of faith is the one made in darkness, in sacrifice, and with extreme effort.
You must speak to Jesus, not only with your lips, but also with your heart; actually, on certain occasions, you should speak with only your heart.
Prayer is the best armor we have, it is the key which opens the heart of God.
Yes, I love the cross, the cross alone, because I always see it behind Jesus’ shoulders.
Stay with me, Lord, because I am weak and I need Your strength, that I may not fall so often.
Stay with me, Lord, for You are my light, and without You, I am in darkness.
Stay with me, Lord, so that I hear Your voice and follow You.
A single act of love for God in times of aridity is worth more than a hundred in moments of tenderness and consolation.
Make hay while the sun shines. Do not put off till tomorrow what you can do today. It is easy enough to be wise after the event, besides, who can assure us that we will be alive tomorrow? Let us listen to the voice of our conscience, to the voice of the royal prophet: "Today, if you hear the voice of the Lord, do not turn a deaf ear." Let us arise and make use of the fleeting moment which alone is ours.
Saint Pio of Pietrelcina, pray for us.
