Testimonials – Overcoming Alcoholism – Padre Pio Devotions

A non-profit organization that strives to rehabilitate those who are addicted and in dire need selected my old friend Timothy to receive special assistance out of millions of homeless people.

They located distant family members he was unaware he had, sent him to rehab, and gathered a significant amount of money for him.

After that, he was taken in by his relatives. He now has a job, an apartment, and lives close to them. His new existence has brought him happiness.

Through Padre Pio’s intercession, I give all credit to the all-powerful, all-loving God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, whose odds of this happening and my learning about it are beyond imagination.

Jim Stewart

Grabbing the icon of St. Pio, she placed it on her stomach and prayed for his assistance. She then drifted off to sleep.

When she awoke, the doctor was at her bedside, doing an examination. All of the kidney stones had vanished, according to a test.

The doctor was taken aback. He was shocked by what had transpired. Mama Fe was discharged from the hospital after no surgery was required.

I am aware that St. Pio, who is very close to Mother Mary, Jesus, and God, was able to bring about this healing. I’m grateful for everything, St. Pio.
Celestino Petallar

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The church was directly next to an outdoor arcade where the Mass was celebrated. I figured that the reason it was outside was to make room for everyone.

Padre Pio was only a few steps away from Tom and me, who were in the very front row. Even though his vestments had very long sleeves, I could plainly see Christ’s wounds on his hands as he raised them during Mass. His celebration of Mass was lovely in its devotion.

He said the Mass slowly and focused intently on the prayers. It appeared that he was “somewhere else.” He seemed to be in heaven to me.

We had no doubt that he was communicating with God. I had a gut feeling that he was a saint. On May 25, 1957, Father Tom Kirby and I were ordained in the Pittsburgh diocese.

This was a memorable day because Padre Pio’s birthday falls on May 25. I commemorated 50 years in the priesthood this year, in 2007.

Although I never had the opportunity, I would definitely return to San Giovanni Rotondo. What a lovely experience that was.

Ernest Paone, Father

I had a great urge to visit Padre Pio’s shrine in San Giovanni Rotondo at the beginning of 2000. I was thinking about how I wanted to go.

A black background with the Facebook logo in blue and whitecontinuously, so around the end of October of that year, I finally decided to travel. I was still perplexed as to why I felt compelled to go there.

Early in September of the same year, my grandson received a stage four cancer diagnosis of neuroblastoma. There was no recognized treatment for this extremely aggressive type of cancer. At the time, he was three and a half years old. This news completely upset us.

I live in Dublin, Ireland, and my grandson was in England. I took a plane to England to stay with the family and assist with caring for his elder sister.

I got in touch with Cathy Kelly, the owner of the Padre Pio Information Centre in Victoria, London, and she graciously let me bring my grandson’s glove to the hospital. In good faith,

I gave Cathy my passport, knowing that she would give it back to me after I gave the mitten back. I begged Padre Pio to preserve my grandson, who had the mitten on his head the entire night.

At London’s Royal Marsden Cancer Hospital, my grandson underwent surgery. He had only four months to live after a golf-ball-sized malignant tumor was removed from his brain.

In addition, he received radiation and chemotherapy for his spine and brain. According to the doctor, one of the potential effects of this medicine would be stunted growth if he survived.

However, the physician did not think he would live. When I brought the mitten back to Cathy Kelly’s office the next day, I was completely overtaken by a potent rose scent that seemed to stay forever.

I was crying, feeling upset, and wondering what it was all about. It was an indication that Padre Pio had heard my plea, according to Cathy.

That’s when I realized Padre Pio would take care of this youngster. I now had a purpose to travel to San Giovanni Rotondo, and I was at the chapel door when it opened at five in the morning.

I remained at Padre Pio’s grave until eight in the morning, praying, talking to him, and pleading with him to heal our grandchild.

I promised Padre Pio that I would help our grandchild if he got better. I honestly had no idea how I would assist Padre Pio at the time, but I knew I would somehow manage.

I had told Padre Pio that I would help him, so when I got back from San Giovanni Rotondo, I founded the Padre Pio Devotions in Malahide, Dublin.

We first conducted the devotions at the Carmelite Monastery in Seapark, Malahide, but due to the high attendance after six years, we had to relocate to a larger chapel. We are currently at Seabury, Malahide, Dublin, in the Sacred Heart Church.

Every month on the first Friday, we get together. With the help of an organist and choir, we begin with Eucharistic Adoration. Fr. Angelus, a Capuchin priest, then celebrates Mass and bestows a Padre Pio mitten on the congregation. Fr. Angelus tells us beautiful anecdotes about Padre Pio during his sermon, and our church is always full with 300 to 400 people.

Our Prayer Group members purchased a stunning statue of Padre Pio at San Giovanni Rotondo last September.

For our Padre Pio Devotions, which have been going on for fourteen years, it was shipped to Dublin. I plan a journey to Italy in September each year.

For the past fourteen years, I have been doing this every year. Rome, Assisi, Cascia, the Holy House of Loreto, Lanciano, the site of the first Eucharistic Miracle, Mount St. Angelo, the location of the appearance of St. Michael the Archangel, San Giovanni Rotondo, and other places have all been visited with us. Every year, we typically have a group of about fifty people.

We visit every location connected to Padre Pio at San Giovanni Rotondo, including his cell, his old tomb, the lovely new tomb where his body is visible, the hospital, the friary, and the English office, where we watch a movie of Padre Pio and receive a blessing along with some of his artifacts. We also go to the Holy Face shrine at Manopello.

At the age of 19, our grandson is 5 feet 11 inches tall and is in excellent health.

For this kindness as well as the numerous other favors Padre Pio has shown our Prayer Group members throughout the years, we will always be grateful. It’s incredible how Padre Pio manipulates you in so many ways to get you to work for him.

Even before I realized that my grandson was sick, he first contacted me when I had a great desire to travel to San Giovanni Rotondo.

I never thought I would plan the pilgrimages to Italy or the Padre Pio Devotions in Dublin, but I truly enjoy doing this. You have to put in a lot of effort for Padre Pio.

He is a wonderful friend of ours!
Handley, Noreen