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Prayers
 "Prayer is the best
weapon we possess, the key that opens the heart of God."
1. A Prayer to obtain the
glorification of Padre Pio
O Jesus, full of grace and charity, victim for sinners so impelled by love for us
that you willed to die on the cross, I humbly beseech you to glorify in heaven and on
earth the Servant of God, Padre Pio of Pietrelcina, who generously participated in your
sufferings, who loved you so much and laboured so faithfully for the glory of your
heavenly Father and for the good of souls.
With confidence I beseech you to grant me, through his intercession, the grace of
… which I ardently desire.
Glory be to the father … (three times).
2. Efficacious
Novena to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
The following novena prayer was recited every day by Padre
Pio for all those who asked his prayers. The faithful are invited to recite it daily, so
as to be spiritually united with the prayer of Padre Pio.
O my Jesus, you have said: "Truly I say to you, ask and it will be given you, seek
and you will find, knock and it will be opened to you." Behold I knock, I seek and
ask for the grace of ……
| Our Father… Hail Mary… Glory
be to the Father… Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place all my trust in you. |
O my Jesus, you have said "Truly I say to you, if you ask anything of the Father
in my name, he will give it to you." Behold in your name I ask the Father for the
grace of….
| Our Father… Hail Mary… Glory
be to the Father… Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place all my trust in you. |
My Jesus, you have said "Truly I say to you, heaven and earth will pass away but
my words will not pass away." Encouraged by your infallible words I now ask for the
grace of …
| Our Father… Hail Mary… Glory
be to the Father… Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place all my trust in you. |
O Sacred Heart of Jesus, for whom it is impossible not to have compassion on the
afflicted, have pity on us miserable sinners and grant us the grace which we ask of you,
through the Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary, your tender Mother and ours.
| Say the Hail, Holy Queen and add: St
Joseph, foster father of Jesus, pray for us. |
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3. Way of the Cross
Padre Pio declared that, after the Mass and the Rosary, the Way of the Cross was the
most acceptable devotion to Almighty God, and great graces would be granted to those who
made it devoutly, in atonement for their sins and the sins of the world.
Consider each station of the cross. At each station meditate on the sufferings of Jesus
and your Beloved Mother. Put you own intentions into each station and pray the
following:
We adore Thee O Christ and we bless Thee, because by Thy Holy Cross Thou hast redeemed
the World
Jesus Christ, Son of the Living God Have mercy on us.
Immaculate Heart of Mary, pray for us now, and at the hour of our death. Amen.
Dear Jesus, by the merits of your Passion and Cross, we present to you all our
petitions………"
Glory be to the Father ........
(In thankgiving)
4. Lift up your cross
| Lift up your cross, Carry it high
Carry it nigh
To the place where He died
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Your Salvation is tied To this cross -
When you die,
He Himself will your bonds untie
S.M.L |
5. A Pilgrimage Prayer
| Dear Saint Anthony Always guide us
Through our lives
Please stay beside us.
Keep us healthy
And safe from harm:
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Teach us to be just and calm Show us the right path to
choose
Help us find the things we lose.
Hold us, keep us in your care we are.
Dear St. Anthony of Padua. |
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. The following reflection is from Stella Lilley's
book "on the road with Padre Pio".
7. The Padre Pio Prayer Groups Hymn -
Stay with me Lord (Resta Con Me)
Stay with me Lord, Thou know’st how Thee I can forget,
Stay with me Lord, Thou know’st without Thy strength I fall
Stay with me Lord, for without Thee my fervour fails,
Stay with me Lord, Thou art my light, Thou art my Life
Chorus: Resta con me,* O nostro Signore, Resta con me.*
Stay with me Lord, and show to me Thy holy will,
And let my soul a place of consolation be,
Stay with me Lord, for I desire to follow Thee,
Stay with me Lord, that I may always stay with Thee
Stay with me Jesus, now for it is getting late,
Stay with me Lord, the day is ending life will pass
Stay with me Lord, so I don’t falter on the way
Stay with me Lord, I need Thee now as journey ends
Stay with me Lord, since death is near remain with me
Unite my soul at last with Thee, through grace and love
Stay with me then, thou undeserving, comfort me
And grant me then the gift of knowing Thou are near
Stay with me Lord, for Thee alone I seek and love,
I ask Thy love, Thy grace, Thy heart, Thy holy will
Stay with me Lord, for Thee I love and Thee alone,
I ask no more… to love Thee now, and evermore.
RESTA CON ME* ( pronounced "may")
"The prayers of the Saints in heaven and of the
just on earth are a perfume which never will be lost."