Every year I come to thank Padre Pio for his intercession. I began this devotion to Padre Pio when i was in International College and one summer I came along with one Friar for two days. I immediately fell in love with the spirituality and personality of Padre Pio. I bought some books on his life and began reading them immediately. The love and devotion increased over the period of years for Padre Pio. I began to pray to him and would just ask him how was it possible for him to be so intimately connected and in communion with him. As i went on reading, i discovered that doing the will of God in our life puts us in communion with Him. When totally surrender to the Person of Jesus one becomes like Jesus to others. I was facinated by the spirituality of Padre Pio and at that time in 1995 i was studying Franciscan spirituality in Rome. I began to make comparisons between St. Francis and Padre Pio and i found that both had same inklings towards the Lord of the Creation. When i returned to Province in India and i came to know that in Bombay city there is a group of Prayer of Padre Pio. I attended one of their prayer meetings and was surprised that many people were healed through his intercessions. That day i spoke about the life and miracles in the Life of Padre Pio. I could not continue to instruct them as i was appointed far away from Bombay city. But the Lord brought me bad to Bombay as a pastor of our parish and i continued going to this prayer group. It was a good experience sharing with them the spirituality of Padre Pio.
Padre Pio kneeling before the Crucifix of San Damiano. Praying intensely in order to feel one with him.A beautiful scenery of Giovanni Rotondo
This year there is no snow. It is not even cold, it is about 11degree only.
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