Thought n° 4 Saturday 4 January Oh how precious time is! Blessed are those who know how to make good use of it, because, on the day of judgment, all will have to render a strict account of it to the supreme Judge. Oh, if only all could understand how precious time is, undoubtedly everyone…

Thought n° 3 Friday 3 January Make hay while the sun shines. Do not put off till tomorrow what you can do today. It’s easy enough to be wise after the event, besides, who can assure us that we will be alive tomorrow? Let us listen to the voice of our conscience, to the voice…

Thought n° 2 Thursday 2 January Let us say to ourselves with the full conviction of telling the truth, ‘My soul, begin today to do the good works which to this day you have not done.’ Let us be moved by the presence of God. Let us often say to ourselves, ‘God sees me, and…

Thought n° 1 Wednesday 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° 366 Tuesday 31 December The palm of victory is reserved only for those who fight up to the end. Therefore let us begin this year our holy battle. God will assist us and crown us with eternal triumph. Padre Pio!

Thought n° 365 Monday 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° 364 Sunday 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 finds us. Our cries of supplication, our…

Thought n° 363 Saturday 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° 362 Friday 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° 361 Thursday 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!