Thought n° 146 Monday 26 May Have you ever seen a field of fully ripened grain? You will see that some ears are tall and vigorous; while others are bent to the ground. Try to take the tall one, the most vain, you will see that it is empty; if instead you take the low…

Thought n° 145 Sunday 25 May Science, my son, for all its greatness is nevertheless a small thing; and less than nothing compared to the formidable mystery of the Divinity. You must take another road. Cleanse your heart of every earthly passion, humble yourself in the dust and pray! In this way you will certainly…

Thought n° 144 Saturday 24 May I confess in the first place, that for me it is a great misfortune to be unable to express and pour out this ever-active volcano which burns me up, and which Jesus has placed in this very small heart. It can all be summed up as follows: I am…

Thought n° 143 Friday 23 May Do the penance of remembering, with sorrow, your offences committed against God; the penance of being constantly good, the penance of fighting against your defects. Padre Pio

Thought n° 142 Thursday 22 May You are not unaware of the fact that I desire to die and to love God; either death or love, given that life without this love is worse than death. Oh my daughters, help me! I am dying and in agony at all times. Everything seems to be a…

Thought n° 141 Wednesday 21 May Do your best to conform always and in everything to the will of God, in all eventualities, and do not fear. This is the sure path to Heaven. Padre Pio 

Thought n° 140 Tuesday 20 May Jesus who reigned in Heaven with his most holy humanity received from the womb of the Virgin, wanted his mother to be reunited to Him not only with her soul but also with her body and share fully in his glory. And that was right and just. That body…

Thought n° 139 Monday 19 May After Jesus Christ’s ascension to Heaven, Mary longed continually with burning desire to be reunited with Him. To be without her divine Son was a very harsh exile. Those years of separation from Him were for her a most slow and painful martyrdom of love that consumed her slowly….

Thought n° 138 Sunday 18 May Mary’s holy soul, like a dove set free, left her saintly body and flew to the bosom of her Beloved. Padre Pio 

Thought n° 137 Saturday 17 May Father, today is the feast of Our Lady of Sorrows: say something to me. Answer: Our Lady of Sorrows loves us. She gave birth to us in suffering and love. May you never forget Our Lady of Sorrows and may her sufferings be engraved in your heart: may she…