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THE LIFE OF PADRE PIO (translated in 10 languages)   
The life of Padre Pio (English)
Zycie "Ojca Pio" (Polish) *

La vida de Padre Pio (Spanish)
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Das Leben des Paters Pio (German)
La vie de Père Pio (French) *
Fader Pios liv  (Swedish)
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Het leven van Vader Pio (Dutch) *  
A vida do Padre Pio (Portuguese)

Isä Pion elämä (Finnish)  *  
La vita di P. Pio (Italian)
 





 
Padre Pio's own voice  (with English translation)   
  
  
Angelus Domini (The angel of the Lord)

 
 Novena in preparation to the visit of Madonna di Fatima on August 5, 1959

   Visit to the very holy Sacrament, by St. Alphonsus M.
Liguori

   Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary

   Visit to the Most Holy Mary, by St. Alphonsus M. Dè Liguori

   Padre Pio's exhortation after a sermon on the Cross

   Padre Pio's exhortation after a sermon on Jesus Crucified

   Padre Pio's exhortation after a sermon on the Mass





Original video of last Mass and other videos with introductions
     (English comment).  
 
 
     The last Mass of Padre Pio

   Speech at the Grand opening of "Casa Sollievo" on May 5, 1956

   Padre Pio waving at the window

   Pio voting in the Italian elections.

   Padre Pio meeting the faithful in the hallway and on the veranda.





Padre Pio's life
1. Padre Pio child (age 0-15, 1887-1902); 
2. novice, priest (16-27, 1903-14);  
3. military service; Raffaelina  
Cerase; Lucia Fiorentino (28-31, '15-'18);  
4. wounds stigmata (31-4, '18-'21);   
5. Hospital "Casa
 Sollievo della Sofferenza"; Barbara Ward;   
6. Mary Pyle;    
7. prophecy;
  
8. perfume, healing;  
9. radiance, ecstasy, levitation, bilocation;   
10. Purgatory,  Heaven, two years reprieves,
 Angels, devils;    
11. Mass, confession, virtues, defects, quotes, prayer, Mary, rosary, Catholic  Church;   
12. personality, health, fevers, tears, eating, sleeping,  poesy, humor;  
13. (age 35-72,  '22-'59) investigations, isolation, reinstatement;  
14. routines: cell, altar, confessional, prayer,  visitors, friends;  
15. (age 73-81, '60-'68) investigations, restrictions,  last years, last day, video  last Mass;  
16. Padre Pio PERFECT VICTIM.
(June 2013)



Padre Pio
in pictures, videos, and live voice   (September 2012)  
1. Introduction, Pietrelcina, priest, military service.
2. Prayer, Angelus, St. Mary of Graces, Fatima, Rosary, Mass, Sacraments, Confessions.
3. Cell, hallway, St. Francis Hall, meetings in other parts of the convent, children, voting, words of wisdom.
4. The last years, the last Mass, Death, exhumation, blessed, saint, the new St. Pio church, mosaics.


* 1000 images of Padre Pio (Dec.2012)
1. Introduction, childhood in Pietrelcina.
2. Sant'Elia a Pianisi, Campobasso, San Marco la Catola, Serracapriola, Montefusco, Gesualdo, Benevento.
3. Pietrelcina, Piana Romana, Foggia, Military service in the Italian Army.
4. San Giovanni Rotondo, Transverberation, Stigmatization, after the wounds.

5. Hospital "Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza", Barbara Ward,  "Holy Family" in Pietrelcina, Mary Pyle.
6. The original convent and church of St. Mary of the graces. Facial expressions of Padre Pio.

7. The new church of St. Mary of the graces. Many pictures of people meeting Padre Pio.
8. The new church of St. Pio, by Renzo Piano. The Monumental Via Crucis by Francesco Messina.
 
9. Monuments to Padre Pio around the world. Padre Pio's quotes in stone.



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A finger food bio of Padre Pio (bocconcini) 
1 Child in Pietrelcina, novice, friar, soldier in the Italian Army.

2 In San Giovanni Rotondo: Transverberation, Stigmata, Examinations.
3 Life in San Giovanni Rotondo, restrictions, ministry.
4 Padre Pio and temptation, devil, confession; meditation, prayer, rosary

5 Meeting Padre Pio: hallways, confessional, spiritual children, hospital "Casa Sollievo".

6 More restrictions. Last years. Death. Blessed. Saint. The Capuchin friars helping Padre Pio.

7  The holy Mass of Padre Pio. Extasy. Gift of tears.
8 Padre Pio in his own words about God, Jesus, Holy Spirit, Mary, Guardian Angel
9 The new spectacular church and golden crypt were Padre Pio rests in the peace of the Lord.
10 Golden crypt mosaics of the life of Padre Pio.

11  Golden crypt mosaics of the life of Jesus.
12  Golden crypt mosaics of the life of St. Francis of Assisi.
13 Padre Pio's first class relics with certificates of authenticity.
14 Original painting and original icon of Padre Pio




Close Encounters of the special kind with PADRE PIO    
1 Meetings in the hallways, the backyard, the veranda.
2 Around the world in person or with the perfume, without leaving the convent.
3 Close encounters of Padre Pio with the souls in Purgatory.
4 Close encounters of Padre Pio with American servicemen, Mary Pyle, ad other Americans.
5 Close encounters with Padre Pio in the confessional.
6 Close encounters of Padre Pio with the Virgin Mary. The Rosary.   
7 Close encounters of Padre Pio with Jesus: the Stigmata / Wound.
8 Close encounters with Padre Pio: The Mass.
9 Close encounters with Padre Pio: about himself, God, Jesus, the Holy Spirit, the Church.
10 Close encounters with Padre Pio: Spiritual Children, Prayer Groups.
11 Close encounters with Padre Pio: child, novice, soldier, priest.
12 Close encounters with Padre Pio: first inquisition; hospital "Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza".

13 Close encounters with Padre Pio: most famous picture, blessings, children, at the ballots.
14 Close encounters with Padre Pio: second inquisition, last years, last Mass, death, funeral.
15 Close encounters with Padre Pio: Padre Pio and the Capuchin friars.
16 Close encounters with Padre Pio: Padre Pio's resting places.
16a Close encounters with Padre Pio: Mosaics of the life of Padre Pio.
18 Close encounters with Padre Pio: Mosaics of the life of Jesus.
19 Close encounters with Padre Pio:Mosaics of the life of St. Francis.


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Prayers with Padre Pio; prayers to Padre Pio.




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Padre Pio and Cleonice: 101 Q&A (Jan 2013)  
  

Sainthood; Biography; Pictures. 

SANDY
    

* Padre Pio: Time line; words; facts; (July 2012) (PDF)    

PADRE PIO: "MY LIFE FOR EACH OF YOU" ( with 7000+ pictures)

1. Francesco Forgione in Pietrelcina age 0-15       
2. Novice in Morcone; student in Sant'Elia a Pianisi, San Marco  La Catola,   Serracapriola, Montefusco, Gesualdo; priest in Benevento      
3. Ministry in Pietrelcina, invisible wounds, Venafro;  years 1910-16   
4. Military service; Foggia; Roma; years 1915-18  
     
5. Seraphic College, Transverberation, Stigmata      
6. Examinations of the wounds (Romanelli, Bignami, Festa), Gemelli       
7. Inquisition by the Holy Office (Lemius, Rossi), Deliberation by the Holy Office; transfer plan, confinment; Indult. Years 1919-39      
8. Hospital "Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza"
; Barbara Ward.   
9. Mary Pyle "Maria l'Americana"    
10. Spiritual children;  Cleonice Morcaldi; Prayer Groups    
11. Prodigies: Prophecy    
12. Prodigies: Bilocation
     
13. Prodigies: Healing      
14. Prodigies: Perfume, Radiance, Ecstasy, Levitation      
15. Prodigies:   Purgatory, Heaven, Two years reprieve, hell, Angels, devil       
16. Padre Pio's Mass and Confessions        
16a Padre Pio and the Virgin Mary, Prayer, Rosary, Fatima 
18 audio - video of:  Angelus, "Finestrella", Visit, Consecration, Fatima   novena 
   
19. Padre Pio and  St. Francis Hall, Hallways (video),
friars, Children; weddings, evening prayers, Visit to the Blessed Sacrament (audio)   
20. Padre Pio Voting, letters, mail, elm tree, lancet arch, veranda, rattan chair, garden, plays    
21. Padre Pio daily: 2 Cells, 2 Churches, 2 Sacristies, 2 Confessionals, 2 Prayer spots, 2 Refectories, 12 Altars  
22. Personality, Health, Fevers, Tears, Eating, Sleeping, Discipline; Gloves, Bloody shirts, Shoes, Grooming  
23. Poetry;   Humor   
24. Quotes, Suffering, Virtues, Defects, Catholic Church, Francis, John, Paul, Who 

25. Full ministry, Investigation, Restrictions, Years 1940 - 1968
 
26. Last Day, video of last Mass, last hours, Funeral (with video)  
27. Padre Pio PERFECT VICTIM 
 
28. Miracles of Lina De Martino in 1995, and Matteo Pio Colella in 2000 
29. San Pio church 2004, Exhumation 2008, Exposition 2009, Pope Benedict 2009, silver casket 2009, transfer to crypt 2010  
30 Gold crypt, Mosaics.    
(September 2013) (Google translation in 80 languages)  



PADRE PIO: heavenly facts and words of wisdom
(PDF 2014)

1 Prophecy: how did Padre Pio know? Supernatural insight and special input from Above.

2 Bilocations: how did Padre Pio get there? Close to town and across the oceans.

3 Healings: how do they happen? God’s interventions beyond the humanly thinkable.

4. Perfume: where did it come from? Anywhere, in the most unespected situations.

5 Radiance: skin and clothes glowing like Moses on Mt. Sinai and Jesus on Mt. Tabor.

6 Ecstasy: Padre Pio’s interaction with Jesus, Virgin Mary, St. Francis, Guardian Angel.

7 Levitation: defying gravity when there is a special compelling need to fulfill.

8 Padre Pio and his obedient Guardian Angel in action: chores and frequent flights.

10 Purgatory: Padre Pio’s deep knowledge, frequent sightings. TWO YEARS REPRIEVES.

11 Padre Pio and the Virgin Mary; the Rosary; prayer; Lourdes and Fatima.

12 Padre Pio everyone’s father, the good shepherd, at the door of Heaven.

13 Padre Pio and the Catholic Church: “Always obedient to our gentle Mother”.

14 Padre Pio: his life and mission, his blood, his suffering, the Heavenly secrets.

15 Padre Pio and atheism, doubt, hypocrisy, coincidences, self-esteem, egocentrism.

16 Padre Pio and the preciosity of time, nosiness, gossiping, dressing, the Universe.

17 Padre Pio’s purity, defects, manners. suffering by proxy.

19 CONFESSION: many, fast, severe: it was like the Judgement. Some “go away”.

20 Padre Pio’s PERSONALITY in the words of witnesses.

21 Padre Pio’s frail health, unexplained high fevers, gift of tears.

22 Padre Pio’s eating, drinking, sleeping needs and habits, “discipline”.

23 Padre Pio’s poetical little literary gems.

24 Humor of Padre Pio: His quips, funny anecdotes, amusing stories and jokes.

25 Padre Pio the priest: PERFECT VICTIM on the altar and in the confessional.

26 Padre Pio and Francis of Assisi side by side.

27 Padre Pio and the Apostle Paul.

28 Padre Pio and St. John of the Cross.

29 Who is Padre Pio
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