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About this book
Padre Pio died on September 23, 1968, his funeral attended by over 100, 000 people. During the fifty-eight years he was a priest, his monastery at San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy, became a mecca for pilgrims from all over the world. Born Francesco Forgione on May 25, 1887 in the town of Pietrelcina in southeastern Italy, Padre Pio joined the Capuchin Order in 1903 and was ordained in 1910. On September 20, 1918 he received the sacred wounds of Christ, the stigmata, which he bore the rest of his life. Renowned for the stigmata, which modern medical science could not explain, Padre Pio also possessed other unusual qualities, such as bilocation, celestial perfume, reading of hearts, miraculous cures, remarkable conversions, and prophetic insight. Although he did not leave his monastery and was under obedience not to write or preach, this humble Capuchin monk became world famous for his piety, his counsel, and his miracles. He was universally regarded as a saint in his own time. Pope John Paul II beatified Padre Pio of Pietrelcina on Sunday, May 2, 1999 in St. Peter's Basilica Square before a throng of 650, 000 devotees of this famed 20th-century stigmatist. His faithful followers now look forward with anticipation to his canonization."Remember that God is within us when we are in His grace, and outside of us when we are in sin." -Padre Pio
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Preface to the Tenth Edition
- Introduction
- Chapter I. His Life
- Chapter II. His Work
- Chapter III. His Perfume Odor
- Chapter IV. Bilocation
- Chapter V. Conversions Reported by Alberto del Fante
- Chapter VI. Miracles
- Chapter VII. Writing About Padre Pio
- Chapter VIII. Cures
- Chapter IX. Spiritual Maxims of Padre Pio
- Chapter X. Letters to His Spiritual Children
- Chapter XI. Medical Reports
- Chapter XII. Casa Sollievo Della Sofferenza
- Addendum. Padre Pio’s Death and Funeral
- About the Author