Sunday, December 30, 2012

Becoming a Child of Padre Pio - Worth it and then some!

The below link is for the Padre Pio foundation.  Great, awesome stuff.  Then again, St. Padre Pio was a rather exceptional saint - one of the "Saints of the saints" as it were.

http://www.padrepio.com/



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Padre Pio promised not to enter Paradise until all his spiritual children have entered.
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What is a spiritual child of Padre Pio? In Padre Pio's own words: "Once I take a soul on, I also take on his entire family as my spiritual children. If one of my spiritual children ever goes astray, I shall leave my flock and seek him out." These promises are capped by the "Great Promise" of Padre Pio which he repeated many times: I will ask the Lord to let me remain at the threshold of Paradise, and I will not enter until the last of my spiritual children has entered."

There are five conditions for becoming Padre pio's spiritual child:

!) To live intensely a life of divine grace.

2) To prove your faith with words and actions, living a true Christian life.

3) To desire to remain under the protection of St. Padre Pio and to want to enjoy the fruits of his prayers and sufferings.

4) To imitate Padre Pio's virtue, particularly his love for Jesus Crucified, for the Most Blessed Sacrament, for the Madonna, for the Pope, and for the entire Church.

5) To be animated by a sincere spirit of charity towards all.

If you have not already done so you can ask St. Padre Pio in your heart to be his spiritual child, or you can be formally enrolled. One way to do this is by requesting either the Padre Pio Foundation of America, or the National Centre for Padre Pio to enroll you. See Contact Info below:

Padre Pio Foundation of America
463 Main Street, Cromwell, CT. 06416
Tel: 860-635-4996 Website: www.padrepio.com

National Centre for Padre Pio, Inc.
2213 Old Route 100
Barto, PA. 19504
Tel: 610-845-3000 Website: www.padrepio.org

You may also enroll by writing the Friary directly. It is customary to include a small donation

Our Lady of Grace Capuchin Friary
71013 San Giovanni Rotondo
(FG) Italy

What is a spiritual child of Padre Pio? In Padre Pio's own words: "Once I take a soul on, I also take on his entire family as my spiritual children. If one of my spiritual children ever goes astray, I shall leave my flock and seek him out." These promises are capped by the "Great Promise" of Padre Pio which he repeated many times: I will ask the Lord to let me remain at the threshold of Paradise, and I will not enter until the last of my spiritual children has entered."

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