Thought n° 1 Thursday 1 January Through divine grace we are at the beginning of a new year. God alone knows whether we shall reach the end of it, so we should spend it in reparation for the past and in preparing for the future with good resolutions. Good works go hand in hand with…

Thought n° 365 Wednesday, December 31  The palm of glory is reserved only for those who fight bravely to the end. Let us therefore begin our holy battle this year. God will assist us and crown us with an eternal triumph (Epist. IV, p. 879). Padre Pio

Thought n° 364 Tuesday 30 December It is difficult to become saints. Difficult but not impossible. The road to perfection is long, just as long as a lifetime. Consolation is rest along the way, but as soon as your strength is restored, you must get up diligently and continue the race. Padre Pio 

Thought n° 363                Monday 29 December And yet, once our last hour has come, and our hearts have ceased to beat, everything will be finished for us and the time to merit as well as to demerit. We will present ourselves to Christ the Judge just as death…

Thought n° 362 Sunday 28 December The worldly, engulfed in their affairs, live in obscurity and error, nor do they try to learn about God, or give a thought to their eternal salvation, or try to find out about the coming of that longed-for Messiah who was awaited by men and prophesied and predicted by…

Thought n° 361 Saturday 27 December Jesus calls the poor and simple shepherds by means of angels to manifest Himself to them. He calls the learned men by means of their science. And all of them moved interiorly by grace hasten to adore Him. He calls all of us with divine inspirations and He communicates…

Thought n° 360 Friday 26 December From the time of his birth Jesus points out our mission, which is to despise what the world loves and seeks. Padre Pio 

Thought n° 359 Thursday 25 December Live joyfully and courageously, at least in the upper part of the soul, amidst the trials in which the Lord places you. Live joyfully and courageously, I repeat, because the Angel who foretells the birth of our little Saviour and Lord, announces singing, and sings announcing that he brings…

Thought n° 358 Wednesday 24 December Don’t let your zeal be bitter, fussy, aggravating or a cause of uneasiness, but let it be free from all defects: Let it be sweet, benevolent, gracious, peaceful and uplifting. Ah, who cannot see the dear little Infant of Bethlehem in the event for which we are preparing? Who…

Thought n° 357 Tuesday 23 December Faith also guides us and we follow securely in its light the way which leads to God, His homeland, just as the holy Magi, guided by the star, symbol of faith, reached the desired place. Padre Pio