SAINT PIO OF PIETRELCINA
  • Padre Pio
  • His prayers
  • Prayers to Padre Pio
  • Resources
    • About Padre Pio
  • Archive

PPPG Bloggers

coming full circle

1/26/2021

0 Comments

 
Let the world turn topsy turvy, everything be in darkness and Mount Sinai all aflame, covered with lightning, thunder — God is with you. But if God lives in the darkness and Mount Sinai is all aflame, covered with lightning, thunder, and noise, will we not be safe near Him?
                                                                                                            - St. Pio of Pietrelcina
 
A half century has passed since Padre Pio left us and yet his words still reverberate true in these topsy turvy Covid times. Cathedrals remain closed, victims cough thunderously, young people silently descend into darkness but “will we not be safe near Him?”
 
Father Elton Fernandes, SJ, gently guided our PPPG members to choose hope when he led last month’s (January 9th, 2021) Zoom prayer meeting on “How we can hear Christ’s voice more clearly in our lives.” First and foremost, “test the spirits,” he counseled. For our world is drowning in noise and news so it would behoove us all to dedicate time to discern.
Picture

Read More
0 Comments

seeking discernment

1/25/2021

0 Comments

 
​In the January PPPG prayer meeting, Fr. Elton Fernandes, SJ of Taipei Ignatian Spirituality Centre guided us on how to hear Christ’s voice more clearly?
 
It was such an excellent talk. Father Elton explained thoroughly on how God speaks to us, that His voice is often very subtle and need to be discerned. He pointed out the two keys of discernment: consolation and desolation and then he ended the talk with the process of discernment. He also gave many examples from our daily lives.

Picture

Read More
0 Comments

BRINGING OUT THE BEST IN OTHERS

1/1/2021

1 Comment

 
​For almost fifty years, I turned to our Blessed Virgin Mary for all my needs. Then I had an intimate encounter with our Lord Jesus. After that, I continued to pray the rosary but it was Jesus with whom I most related.
 
One day when I was praying in front of the tabernacle, I felt a desire to go the statue of our Lady. It was as though Jesus was telling me, ‘go to her.’ On doing so I experienced peace and a great comfort. After a while I felt a desire to go before the statue of St. Joseph. This time it was as though Mary was telling me to visit with him. From then on my triangular relationship was with Jesus, Mary and Joseph.
 
I recall that throughout my life while I showed reverence to other saints, I hardly ever kept a devotion to or actively sought out their intercession. Encouraged under the guidance of our parish priest, I developed an admiration for St. Therese of Lisieux, Blessed Mother Teresa of Kolkata and St. Jean Marie Vianney. 
A Padre Pio Prayer Group (PPPG) Blog

Read More
1 Comment

the first visit full of grace

12/1/2020

8 Comments

 
My dog Lulu is a certified Therapy Dog, and she is assigned to do pet therapy at a local hospital. She has the best job on Earth visiting anyone of us who want the therapeutic moment from her. Working or being in the hospitals could be stressful, or especially when our loved ones are being treated. This is where therapy dogs can help us release the stress, lower our blood pressure, and help us cope with the day.
​
The first time my dog Lulu and I started our visitation, I discovered the most rewarding experience that I would remember for the rest of my life. Lulu and I were walking passed the Intensive Care Unit waiting area, some people reacted and patted Lulu, it was nothing out of the ordinary. We were about to move on when this older lady ran up to us and asked Lulu to visit her husband who was in the ICU. In her right hand she was holding a paper cup, probably a coffee or tea to energize her while in the hospital attending to her husband. She said: “You must visit my husband; my husband loves dogs.” We were not supposed to be in the ICU area, so this lady must obtain permission from the doctor if dog visitation was allowed. 
A Padre Pio Prayer Group (PPPG) Blog
This photo belongs to Ms. B. Liew and she gave us full permission to publish this photo, Lulu at 'Work".

Read More
8 Comments

Grace Abounds all the More

11/2/2020

0 Comments

 
​“How long, O Lord?”.   After seven months of lockdowns, quarantines, masking, distancing, and various other restrictions, it seems that the opening line of Psalm 13 might have been (and/or still is) on millions and billions of peoples’ minds – mine for sure!  St. Paul lets us in on a hopeful and inspiring message which could be read as a wise response to this question in Romans 5:20:  “where (evil) abounds, grace abounds all the more!”; adapting this hopeful quote to our present circumstances:  where pandemics abound, Grace abounds all the more!  Great way to shift our perspectives on the trials stemming from the pandemic, huh?  It sure ain’t easy to make that shift, though!  Padre Pio could help:  he once said:  “Our Lord sometimes (allows) you (to) feel the weight of the cross. This weight seems unbearable but you carry it because in His love and mercy, the Lord helps you and gives you strength.”  He lavishes us with His Grace.
 
Alone but Not Lonely…
A Padre Pio Prayer Group (PPPG) Blog

Read More
0 Comments

The ceremony of the Rosary

10/6/2020

0 Comments

 
The ceremony of the Rosary prayer was established to unite us with Mary so that the Church can always enjoy her protection. On the 7th of October the Group meets for a catechesis and for the Rosary ceremony. The rosaries are blessed and the commitment to the recitation of the Rosary is renewed.


Here is the download the complete prayer:
en-the_ceremony_of_the_rosary_handout_.pdf
File Size: 322 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File

Picture
0 Comments

The beautiful hands of a priest

10/1/2020

1 Comment

 
Our Catholic Church encourages the faithful to receive frequent Holy Communion. Since the pandemic especially during the full lock down, Holy Masses are offered without attendances and we can participate from home via live streaming without Holy Communion being received. We are asked to make an Act of Spiritual Communion originally written by St. Alphonsus de Liguori. Although it is a beautiful prayer, nothing can be compared to receiving the actual Host.
​
Currently in Vancouver, the BC Local Health Authority has only started to re-open businesses in stages and so religious gathering is now yet allowed, although with seats limitation we can come to Mass again. There are new rules or regulations being applied at Church, and if we can attend Masses, we are happy to comply. I could not wait for the day when I could attend Mass.  When that day came, when that moment to receive Communion was upon me, I was full of joy walking towards the altar to receive once again in my hand the Holy Host.  
A Padre Pio Prayer Group (PPPG) Blog

Read More
1 Comment

when love is truth

9/22/2020

1 Comment

 
Sometimes we have this need to pray where we would like to be in solitude. We can experience solitude taking a quiet walk in the forest; we can journey great distances like a pilgrim; we can even separate ourselves from a crowd and take a moment to be alone. Of course, there is the Church where we can place ourselves in front of the Blessed Sacrament and unite ourselves with Jesus, heart to heart.
​
This past summer I went to San Giovanni Rotondo to pray before St. Padre Pio’s relics. Even though the crypt had people sitting on the pews, kneeling before the St. Padre Pio’s remains, and standing in prayer, the crypt felt incredibly silent while packed with prayer. Silent prayer. The people arrived with petitions, thanksgiving, and acts of veneration. God has given us a Saint – a Saint in our midst to strengthen us and to guide us. St. Padre Pio does what every Saint is meant to do: lead us to greater sanctity by their intercession and the power of the Holy Spirit.

Like each of us, each saint has a story. The story of the Saint is shaped by two fundamental principles: Truth and Love. The prayers from the Vigil of St. Padre Pio (Sept 22) focus precisely on these qualities of the life of the Saint: to burn with love, to be driven by truth.
Fr. David's Blog on Padre Pio

Read More
1 Comment

What I Learn From COVID-19

9/1/2020

0 Comments

 
It has been a difficult time. Who would think this invisible tiny virus could turn our world upside down? More than 12m people have now tested positive for Covid-19 worldwide. More than 500,000 have died. Schools and shops are closed. Gatherings are limited or not allowed. People are scared to go to restaurants for dine-in. Travels are banned. As a result, almost all our economic activities are halted, people are losing their jobs. For the time being, our new normal includes staying home as much as possible, keeping physical distance from each other and wearing face masks.
A Padre Pio Prayer Group (PPPG) Blog

Read More
0 Comments

call for holiness - Part 2

7/31/2020

0 Comments

 
Study with devotion.  Fr. Ho gave gave some recommendable books to start like "Conversations with God" by St. Jose Maria Escriva, "Divine Intimacy" 4 volumes Fr. Gabriel of St. Mary Magdalene (the Ignatius Press).

3. ENERGY/ PRAYER.  Find time to pray and meditate. Pray the rosary and mediate on the mysteries asking our Blessed Mother to pray for us "NOW" and in the "HOUR" of our death.  This is the bigger challenge we need to face, to take time to sit STILL, mediate, pray and converse with GOD.

​Find time to do meditation, to know God in the morning and do examination of conscience in the evening for all  our sins of commission and our sins of omission. What is my vice to correct, my virtue to improve?  (Sin is a habit so is virtue.)  Is my will aligned to HIS will, so HIS will be done on earth as it is in heaven?   Pray persistently, pray consistently knowing GOD is our father. 
A Padre Pio Prayer Group (PPPG) Blog

Read More
0 Comments
<<Previous

    Authors

    PPPG Bloggers the faithful members of St. Mary's Padre Pio Prayer Group

    list by titles

    Blessings from PPPG
    God's Providence
    Path of Suffering
    Stay with Me, Lord
    Your Story is God's Story
    ​Solo Dios Basta
    ​Suffering
    ​The Journey Home from Rome

    Generosity is Love in Action
    ​
    The Thankful Leper
    ​Me and PPPG
    ​
    When the going gets tough
    ​June 16, 2002
    ​
    Message from Archbishop Miller
    ​Call for Holiness-Part 1
    ​Call for Holiness-Part 2
    ​
    What I learn from COVID19
    ​
    When Love is Truth
    ​
    The Beautiful hands of a Priest
    ​The Ceremony of the Rosary
    ​
    Grace abounds all the more
    ​The first visit full of grace
    ​Bringing Out the Best in Others
    Seeking Discernment

    Coming Full Circle

    Archives

    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019

    LIKE US

    on FACEBOOK

    Picture

    Categories

    All
    Blessed Mother
    Blessings
    Canonization
    Catholic Poem
    Consecration
    Divine Providence
    Feast
    Generosity
    Gratitude
    Holiness
    Holy Communion
    Padre Pio's Prayers
    Pandemic
    Relic
    Rosary
    Sainthood
    Silent Prayer
    St. Terese Of Ávila
    Suffering
    Testimony
    Volunteering

    RSS Feed

Padre Pio
His prayers
Prayers to Padre Pio
© SaintPadrePio.ca
  • Padre Pio
  • His prayers
  • Prayers to Padre Pio
  • Resources
    • About Padre Pio
  • Archive