OTOH, I predict it'll be ten minutes after Pio's canonization that some psycho will claim he was molested by Pio in the early 20th century. < /sarcasm>
The Church is doing the right thing. THIS is great news, I am filled with joy!
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How cool is that!?!?! Wish we could go.
Those of you who are not familar with Padre Pio should do some research on the man -- even the current pope, while still a priest in Poland, made a special pilgrimage to see Padre Pio while he was still alive.
But more important than all the infinite number of miracles ascribed to him was that he truly loved the Lord Jesus with all his heart, soul and mind.
She was in the Church, and saw him from the balcony. And to this day, whenever she talks about it, there's one thing that she swears she will never forget for the rest of her life:
The overwhelming smell of roses.
Back when I was agnostic, that always bugged me. I always wondered if someone wasn't pumping something into that church, because if you knew her and could see her face when she told it, you'd understand my mom just could *NOT* lie like that.
"Padre Pio of Pietrelcina, Italy"
counsels, Exortations, Taken from his writings and lectures, Save this booklet, It can be of great help and comofort of need. Free! Not to be sold!
The man who prints these books met Padre Pio while in the Army in 1956, it is there where he bought the booklet, and contiued to do so handing them out to people until he started priniting them himself after he retired as a plumber. I hand them out to all the time, especially at abortion clinics. Available in English, Italian and Spanish.
30 booklets $5.00
90 booklets $10.00
600 booklets $30.00
Vincent Falco
4514 Sheridan Avenue
Miami Beach FL 33140
305.673.8403
Make Check to Vncent Falco.
This man does this for free and makes no money selling the booklets, the booklets must be given away and not sold.
"Padre Pio of Pietrelcina, Italy"
Counsels, Exortations, Taken from his writings and lectures, Save this booklet, It can be of great help and comofort of need. Free! Not to be sold!
The man who prints these books met Padre Pio while in the Army in 1956, it is there where he bought the booklet, and contiued to do so handing them out to people until he started priniting them himself after he retired as a plumber. I hand them out to all the time, especially at abortion clinics. Available in English, Italian and Spanish.
30 booklets $5.00
90 booklets $10.00
600 booklets $30.00
Vincent Falco
4514 Sheridan Avenue
Miami Beach FL 33140
305.673.8403
Make Check to Vncent Falco.
This man does this for free and makes no money selling the booklets, the booklets must be given away and not sold.
"Padre Pio of Pietrelcina, Italy"
Counsels, Exortations, Taken from his writings and lectures, Save this booklet, It can be of great help and comofort of need. Free! Not to be sold!
The man who prints these books met Padre Pio while in the Army in 1956, it is there where he bought the booklet, and contiued to do so handing them out to people until he started priniting them himself after he retired as a plumber. I hand them out to all the time, especially at abortion clinics. Available in English, Italian and Spanish.
30 booklets $5.00
90 booklets $10.00
600 booklets $30.00
Vincent Falco
4514 Sheridan Avenue
Miami Beach FL 33140
305.673.8403
Make Check to Vncent Falco.
This man does this for free and makes no money selling the booklets, the booklets must be given away and not sold.
(I notice the moderators are swiftly moving most threads on any "Catholic" issues to the "Religion Forum" ghetto. Will any other FReepers of good will join me in asking them to apply such censorship evenly, or knock it off?)
I think a large part of my conversion were stories about Padre Pio and Fatima, they got me just interested enough to start asking questions.