September 23: PADRE PIO: Marked by Christ
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September 23: PADRE PIO: Marked by Christ

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 23, 20266 min
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Padre Pio carried the actual wounds of Christ's Crucifixion in his own body for fifty years — and spent his life hearing confessions. In 1918, while deep in prayer, Padre Pio received the stigmata — real wounds matching Christ's Crucifixion that never healed for five decades. Embarrassed by the attention, he quietly offered his suffering to God while spending enormous hours hearing confessions, calling the sacrament "the soul's bath." "The soul's bath." Padre Pio's challenge doesn't have to end when the episode does. Our free Family Pack has a saint calendar, feast-day activity pages, and family disc...

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Suddenly a vision of Jesus, bloody with the wounds of his passion, stood before him.

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wounds appeared on his hands, his feet, and his sides,

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Welcome back to the Catholic Sproust podcast where we know that every day is a feast day. Today is September 23rd, so join us for St. Padre Pio and the Wounds of Love. Padre Pio knelt in prayer, deep in conversation with God and his eyes fixed on a crucifix. Suddenly a vision of Jesus, bloody with the wounds of his passion, stood before him.

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Padre Pio silently begged Christ that he might share in this suffering. wounds appeared on his hands, his feet, and his sides, wounds that matched exactly where Jesus had been pierced on the cross. The wounds bled, they throbbed in pain, and yet the humble friar rejoiced

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that he had been given the privilege of sharing this with Jesus. Welcome back Sprouts! Today is September 23rd, the feast of Saint Padre Pio, an Italian Capuchin friar who carried the very wounds of Christ on his body. This is known as the stigmata. Stay tuned as we find out how he lived with something so extraordinary and

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