Prayer to St. Pio of Pietrelcina

MANILA, Philippines - For Carlo and other people in the same situation, the following prayer to Padre Pio (courtesy of movie writer Ed de Leon, a Padre Pio devotee who attributes his recovery from a debilitating stroke to the saint) might be of help:

Prayer to Saint Pio of Pietrelcina

Teach us, we pray, humility of heart,

so that we may be counted

among the little ones of the Gospel

to whom the Father promised to reveal

the mysteries of His Kingdom.

Help us to pray without ceasing,

certain that God knows what we need

even before we ask Him.

Obtain for us the eyes of faith that will help us recognize

in the poor and suffering, the very face of Jesus.

Sustain us in the hour of trouble and trial and, if we fall,

let us experience the joy of the sacrament of forgiveness.

Grant us your tender devotion to Mary, mother of Jesus and our Mother.

Accompany us on our earthly pilgrimage

toward the blessed Homeland,

where we too hope to arrive

to contemplate forever the Glory of the Father,

the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.