Prayer
God’s Self-Offering
The love of Jesus Christ that leads to his willing embrace of the crucified earthly destiny that appeared before him is both a model for how we are called to love and a revelation of God’s self-offering of control out of love.
Control, Surrender, Loss
If love is the free surrender of one’s control, then suffering is the involuntary taking of that control away.
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Lent with Padre Pio: Good Friday
Padre Pio was investigated by the Vatican regarding his claims of the stigmata and many suggested that he was inflicting the wounds on himself.
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Lent with Padre Pio: Holy Thursday
Though he did not eat very much, Padre Pio found great nourishment in receiving the Eucharist, just as we should.
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Lent with Padre Pio: Wednesday of Holy Week
Padre Pio was fully aware of his flaws. Often he would write to his spiritual adviser and others lamenting his lack of patience or acceptance of God’s will.
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Lent with Padre Pio: Tuesday of Holy Week
While things were not always as he wished, Padre Pio accepted what the Lord had asked of him.
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Lent with Padre Pio: Monday of Holy Week
Each of us has a special role to play in the life of the Church. Our task is to prayerfully discern what that role is.
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