Padre Pio > Quotes

“Pray, hope, and don't worry. Worry is useless. God is merciful and will hear your prayer.”
― Padre Pio

“My past, O Lord, to Your mercy; my present, to Your love; my future to Your providence.”
― St. Padre Pio

“Have courage and do not fear the assaults of the Devil. Remember this forever; it is a healthy sign if the devil shouts and roars around your conscience, since this shows that he is not inside your will.”
― Padre Pio

“Prayer is the best weapon we have; it is the key to God's heart. You must speak to Jesus not only with your lips, but with your heart. In fact on certain occasions you should only speak to Him with your heart.”
― Padre Pio, Padre Pio: In My Own Words

“Joy, with peace, is the sister of charity. Serve the Lord with laughter. ”
― Padre Pio

“The life of a Christian is nothing but a perpetual struggle against self; there is no flowering of the soul to the beauty of its perfection except at the price of pain”
― Padre Pio

“The longer the trial to which God subjects you, the greater the goodness in comforting you during the time of the trial and in the exaltation after the combat.”
― Padre Pio

“The most beautiful act of faith is the one made in darkness, in sacrifice, and with extreme effort.”
― Padre Pio

“Do you not see the Madonna always beside the tabernacle?”
― Padre Pio

“Fear also seizes Him, and His spirit languishes in mortal sadness.”
― St. Padre Pio, The Agony of Jesus

“Through the study of books one seeks God; by meditation one finds him.”
― Padre Pio

“Pray, Hope and Don't Worry, worry is useless God is Merciful and will hear your prayers.”
― St. Padre Pio of Peitrelcina

“An Angel can illuminate the thought and mind of man by strengthening the power of vision and by bringing within his reach some truth which the Angel himself contemplates.”
― St. Padre Pio

“Console yourself, I repeat, that as long as you are afraid that you do not love God, and as long as you fear to offend him, you laready love him and no longer offend him.”
― Padre Pio, Padre Pio: In My Own Words

“You are trying to measure, understand, feel and touch this love which you have for God, but, my dear sister, you must accept as certain that the more a soul loves God the less it feels this love.”
― Padre Pio, Padre Pio: In My Own Words

“Stay in the boat in which our Lord has placed you and let the storm come. You will not perish. It appears to you that Jesus is sleeping, but let it be so. Don't you know that if he sleeps, his heart vigilantly watches over you? Let him sleep, but at the right time he will awaken to restore your calm. Scripture tells us that dearest Saint Peter was frightened, and trembling, he exclaimed: 'Oh Lord, save me!' And our Lord, taking him by the hand, replied: 'Oh man of little faith, why did you doubt?' My daughter, observe this holy apostle. He walks with dry feet on the water; the waves and winds do not submerge him, but the fear of the winds and waves discourages and disheartens him. Fear is an evil worse than the evil itself. Oh daughter of little faith, what do you fear? Isn't he watching over you? You are walking on the sea and you find the wind and waves, but isn't it enough to be with Jesus? What is there to fear? But if fear takes you by surprise, cry out aloud: 'Oh Lord, save me!' He will stretch out his hand to you; hold on to it tightly and joyfully walk on the stormy sea of life.”
― Padre Pio, Padre Pio: In My Own Words