Quotes from Padre Pio

Do you not see the Madonna always beside the tabernacle?

Pray, hope, and don't worry. Worry is useless. God is merciful and will hear your prayer.

The longer the trial to which God subjects you, the greater the goodness in comforting you during the time of the trial and in the exaltation after the combat.

Pray, hope, and don't worry. Worry is useless. God is merciful and will hear your prayer.

Have courage and do not fear the assaults of the Devil. Remember this forever; it is a healthy sign if the devil shouts and roars around your conscience, since this shows that he is not inside your will.

Prayer is the best weapon we have; it is the key to God's heart. You must speak to Jesus not only with your lips, but with your heart. In fact on certain occasions you should only speak to Him with your heart.

Joy, with peace, is the sister of charity. Serve the Lord with laughter.

The life of a Christian is nothing but a perpetual struggle against self; there is no flowering of the soul to the beauty of its perfection except at the price of pain

The longer the trial to which God subjects you, the greater the goodness in comforting you during the time of the trial and in the exaltation after the combat.

The most beautiful act of faith is the one made in darkness, in sacrifice, and with extreme effort.

Do you not see the Madonna always beside the tabernacle?

Through the study of books one seeks God; by meditation one finds him.