GREAT SAINTS

Close encounters of a special kind of Padre Pio with the Virgin Mary. The Rosary.  Padre Pio had an astonishingly unconditional, total, perennial, unwavering love for the Virgin Mary. Painting of Madonna of Graces on the altar of the small original church Old church Padre Pio celebrating Mass in the original church The same original church Mosaic of Madonna of Graces on the wall of the apse of the new church He would call her in many different ways. Some of them:   Maria, Madonna, Mamma, Mammina, Madre, Madonnina, Madonnella, Signora, Vergine Maria, Madre Maria, Diletta Madre, Tenera Madre, Madre mia cara, Celeste Madre, Madre di Misericordia, Bianca Signora, Maria Santissima, Mamma mia, Madre Immacolata, Santissima Vergine, Cara Madre, Mamma dolcissima, Madonna Mia, Mamma nostra, Dolce Signora, Vergine Santa, Madonna delle Grazie. Padre Pio and the Madonna of Fatima Father Tarcisio Zullo asked Padre Pio: 'Father, is t...

. What Lucifer said:- . "I want to conquer the earth for myself. In the meantime, I make a rich booty. I am filling up my kingdom. I take whatever I can take, I must convince you of this". . "The majority have abandoned the Nazarene. How foolish! Those still faithful are a small flock". . "I took Judas with me! He is always at my service. He is damned. He could have saved himself, but he has not followed the Nazarene". . "The enemies of the Church belong to us". . "O, if you had an idea of how things stand below! The visionary children of Fatima have seen it. If you had an idea..... you would be on your knees day and night at the tabernacle. I had to say it because the High Lady compels me to". The 'High Lady' refers to Our Lady. . Fr Renz asks Lucifer - "You are responsible for heresies, eg those of Kung!". Lucifer replies - " Yes and we have still more". . Lucifer said - "The priests should say tha...

Close encounters with Padre Pio in the Confessional Padre Pio spent most of his day hearing confessions. From 1918 to 1923 he heard confessions fifteen to nineteen hours a day. During the 40's and 50's about eight hours a day. In 1962, 83.035 women and 19.837 men  registered for confession with Padre Pio: an average of about 273 per day. In 1967 Padre Pio confessed about 15.000 women and 10.000 men. An average of 70 people per day. People would come to him from all over the world. He heard the confessions in the old church, even after the new church was built.   Women waiting their turn to confess       Padre Pio in the confessional of women.    Padre Pio's confessional as it has been preserved.        Padre Pio confessing a child Padre Pio confessing a man. For the women there was a confessional. The men confessed in the old sacristy. The average confession...