In family life have strong convictions, smile in the face of self-denial and in the constant sacrifice of your whole self. Leggi tutto »

May the Lord bless you and render the family yoke less heavy for you. Always be good. Remember that there are difficult duties in wedlock that only divine grace can facilitate. Always be worthy of this grace and the Lord will preserve you unto the third and fourth generation. Leggi tutto »

-  L’ombra del Signore -

Dagli scritti di Padre Pio:

Ti prego e ti esorto a non abbandonare mai il proseguimento delle sante risoluzioni che hai fatte, perché Iddio che te le ha messe in cuore, te ne dimanderà conto: e per ben conservarle, sta’ sempre presso il Salvatore, perché la sua ombra è salutifera per la nascita e la conservazione di tali frutti. Io lo supplico a tenerti con la sua santa mano, acciocché mai ti diverti dalla santa e dritta strada che egli ti ha mostrato. Ad un cuore valoroso nessuna cosa è impossibile. ( Ep. IV,259) Leggi tutto »

I beseech you, for the love of God, do not fear God, because He doesn’t want to do you any harm at all. Love Him a great deal because He wants to do you a great deal of good. Walk simply, with certainty in your resolutions, and reject the reflections of spirit concerning your suffering, treating them as cruel temptations. Leggi tutto »

I see that all the seasons of the year can be found in your souls. Sometimes you feel the winter of much sterility, distractions, restlessness and boredom; sometimes the dews of the month of May with the perfume of holy little flowers (penance); sometimes the heat of the desire to please our divine Leggi tutto »

Not only do I find nothing wrong in your returning the visits to your acquaintances, but I consider it to be an absolute duty. Mercy is useful in all situations and is adaptable to everything in accordance with the circumstances, except when it involves sin. By all means return the visits and you will also have the reward of obedience and the Lord’s blessing.

(Letters III,p.431)