Thought n° 14 Tuesday 14 January Never fall back on yourself alone, but place all your trust in God. Padre Pio 

Thought n° 13 Monday 13 January Temptation is a sure sign the soul is very pleasing to the Lord. Padre Pio

Thought n° 12 Sunday 12 January When the soul grieves and is afraid of offending God, it does not offend Him and is very far from committing sin. Padre Pio 

Thought n° 11 Saturday 11 January Do not halt in seeking the truth, in discovering God. Be docile to the influence of grace, following its inspiration and attraction. Do not be ashamed of Christ and His doctrine. Padre Pio!

Thought n° 10 Friday 10 January Don’t let the many snares of this infernal beast frighten you. Jesus, who is always with you, and who will fight with and for you, will never permit you to be tricked and overcome. Padre Pio 

Thought n° 9 Thursday 9 January Once I showed the Padre a very pretty branch of hawthorn in bloom, and pointing out to him the beautiful white flowers, I exclaimed: ‘How beautiful!’ ‘Yes’ said the Padre, ‘but the fruits are more beautiful than the flowers.’ In this way he made me understand that good works…

Thought n° 8 Wednesday 8 January In all that you do always be humble, guarding jealously the purity of your heart and the purity of your body; these are the two wings which will raise us to God and make us almost divine. Padre Pio!

Thought n° 7 Tuesday 7 January We must always strictly observe these two virtues: kindness with our neighbours and holy humility with God. Padre Pio 

Thought n° 6 Monday 6 January Love does not tolerate delay and immediately upon arrival, the Magi did everything within their power to make Him known; He who had conquered their hearts through the influence of grace, wounding them with the kind of charity which must overflow, because it cannot be contained in the small…

Thought n° 5 Sunday 5 January ‘Let us begin today, my brothers, to do good, because up to now, we have done nothing.’ These words, which the Seraphic Father, St. Francis, in his humility applied to himself, should be made ours, at the beginning of this new year. We truly have done nothing to date,…