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Padre Pio. Pio of Pietrelcina (born Francesco Forgione; 25 May 1887 – 23 September 1968), widely known as Padre Pio ( Italian for 'Father Pius'), was an Italian Capuchin friar, priest, stigmatist, and mystic. He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church, celebrated on 23 September. [ 2]
Spiritual communion. Spiritual communion is a Christian practice of desiring union with Jesus Christ in the Eucharist. It is used as a preparation for Mass and by individuals who cannot receive Holy Communion. [1] This practice is well established in Lutheran, [2] Anglican, and Methodist churches, as well as in the Catholic Church, where it has ...
There is also controversy over whether the twentieth-century saint and stigmatist Padre Pio endorsed and taught on the future Three Days of Darkness, as the authenticity of the alleged words of Saint Pio are disputed. [7] The authenticity of Anna Maria Taigi's purported description of the events in the prophecy has itself attracted doubt. [1]
Redemptive suffering. Redemptive suffering is the Christian belief that human suffering, when accepted and offered up in union with the Passion of Jesus, can remit the just punishment for one's sins or for the sins of another, or for the other physical or spiritual needs of oneself or another. In Christianity, it is a tenet of Catholic theology ...
Naples, Italy. Died. 19 November 1970. (1970-11-19) (aged 88) Naples, Italy. Dolindo Ruotolo (6 October 1882, Naples, Italy –19 November 1970, Naples, Italy) was an Italian Catholic priest. [1] He is a candidate for beatification and the Catholic Church has granted him the title "Servant of God". [2]
Réflexions sur la sainteté et la doctrine du Bienheureux Liguori (Paris, 1823) [1] Pio Bruno Pancrazio Lanteri, or simply Bruno Lanteri (12 May 1759 – 5 August 1830), was a Catholic priest and founder of the religious congregation of the Oblates of the Virgin Mary in the Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia in northwestern Italy in the early 19th ...
Christian meditation is a form of prayer in which a structured attempt is made to become aware of and reflect upon the revelations of God. [1] The word meditation comes from the Latin word meditārī, which has a range of meanings including to reflect on, to study, and to practice. Christian meditation is the process of deliberately focusing on ...
The Sanctuary of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina ( Italian: Santuario di San Pio da Pietrelcina ), also called Shrine of Padre Pio or Padre Pio Pilgrimage Church, is a Catholic shrine in San Giovanni Rotondo, Province of Foggia, Italy, owned by the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin and dedicated to the Italian Capuchin friar, priest, stigmatist, and ...