Thought n° 197 Wednesday 16 July To see suffering makes me very unhappy! I would gladly stab myself in the heart to take away suffering from someone! Yes, this would be easier for me! Padre Pio 

Thought n° 196 Tuesday 15 July I beseech you, by the meekness of Jesus, and by the bowels of mercy of the heavenly Father, never to slacken on the path of virtue. Keep on running and don’t ever make up your mind to stop, for you know that to stand still on this path is…

Thought n° 194 Sunday 13 July Remember Jesus, ‘meek and humble of heart’. ‘Be angry and don’t sin’ is of the saints. I have never regretted being gentle, but I have had qualms of conscience and had to confess when I was a bit severe. But when I say gentleness I do not mean permissiveness….

Thought n° 193 Saturday 12 July Charity, wherever it comes from, is always the daughter of the same mother, that is, Providence. Padre Pio 

Thought n° 192 Friday 11 July To lack charity is to wound the pupil of God’s eye. What is more delicate than the pupil of the eye? To lack charity is like sinning against nature. Padre Pio 

Thought n° 191 Thursday 10 July Even when reprimanding one must be courteous and gentle. Padre Pio 

Thought n° 190 Wednesday 9 July By all means seek solitude, but do not lack charity with your neighbour. Padre Pio 

Thought n° 188 Monday 7 July The enemy is very strong and all things considered it seems that victory must smile on him. Alas! Who is to save me from the hands of so strong and powerful an enemy who allows me not a moment’s freedom day or night? Is it possible that the Lord…

Thought n° 187 Sunday 6 July Make a particular effort to practise sweetness and submission to the will of God, not only in extraordinary matters, but even in the little things that occur daily. Make these acts not only in the morning, but also during the day and in the evening, with a tranquil and…

Thought n° 186 Saturday 5 July The most beautiful credo is the one that bursts forth from your lips in darkness, in sacrifice, in pain, in the supreme effort of an unbending will for good; this is what dispels, like a flash of lightning, the gloom of your soul, it is what leads you to…