Minute Meditations

In suffering Francis felt especially close to Jesus. Not that he wanted to punish himself or that he took delight in pain, but in illness he saw a weakness that was strength.

Francis prayed day and night that God would give all people the courage to be themselves instead of what others expected them to be.

At times the spirit is willing and the flesh weak, but God wants the spirit more than anything else.

Peace is simplicity of heart, serenity of mind, tranquility of soul, the bond of love.

The earthly existence of Padre Pio was abundantly full of mysterious phenomena and events.

Padre Pio was perfectly aware of the day when he would die.