Thought n° 352 Monday 18 December As regards your reading there is very little to be admired and hardly anything by which to be edified. It is absolutely necessary for you to add to such reading that of the holy books (Sacred Scripture) so highly recommended by all the holy Fathers of the Church. I…

Thought n° 351 Sunday 17 December You must cultivate this well-formed heart, carefully, and spare nothing which could be useful to its happiness. Even though in every season – that is, at every age – you can and must do this, your present age is the most suitable.

Thought n° 350 Saturday 16 December To fear losing yourself in the arms of divine Goodness, is stranger than the fear of an infant held tightly in its mother’s arms. Padre Pio! 

Thought n° 349 Friday 15 December He who attaches himself to the earth remains attached to it. It is better to detach oneself little by little instead of all at once. Let us always think of Heaven. Padre Pio!

Thought n° 348 Thursday 14 December It is by means of trials that God binds to Him the souls He loves. Padre Pio! 

Thought n° 347 Wednesday 13 December To doubt is the greatest insult to Divinity. Padre Pio! 

Thought n° 346 Tuesday 12 December Fear is an evil worse than evil itself. Padre Pio! 

Thought n° 345 Monday 11 December Thank God and gently kiss his hand which strikes you; it is always the hand of a Father who strikes because He loves you. Padre Pio!

Thought n° 344 Sunday 10 December In short, don’t philosophize on your defects; don’t reply but carry on firmly. No, God could not lose you when, in order to avoid losing Him you persist in your resolutions. Let the world turn upside down, let everything be in darkness, in smoke, in confusion, but God is…

Thought n° 343 Saturday 9 December God is served only when He is served as He wishes to be. Padre Pio!