Just some of the miraculous stories of Padre Pio that a Facebook friend, Susan Kroeger shared the other day.
My sister Judy and I visited the Padre Pio Shrine in Barto Pennsylvania on September 15, 16 on way down to visit my sister Nancy in Virginia.
Bought a couple books of testimonies of people who had contact with him. Can’t stop reading.
Here is short clips of how mightily Jesus worked through him.
He died September 23, 1968.
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Padre Pio’s feast day was yesterday. Susan Kroeger compiled these stories! Enjoy:
Stories of St Padre Pio from Facebook
PROPHECIES & MIRACLES OF PADRE PIO IN HIS DAILY LIFE
𝗕𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗱
A young woman came from Benevento to ask a grace for her husband who had become totally blind. Padre Pio said that her husband’s only hope for salvation was to stay blind, as a punishment for beating his father.
The poor woman reported it to her husband. He was resistant at first, and then revealed that when he was sixteen years of age he had severely beaten his father with an iron rod.
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲
A woman from Pesaro, the wife of a workman, testified that she brought her deaf-and-dumb daughter to Padre Pio. He cured her instantly. In an outburst of gratitude the woman took a gold chain from the child’s neck, the only object of value that she owned, and gave it to Padre Pio for the Virgin.
When she returned home she told everything to her husband. He flew into a rage at the offering she had made to Padre Pio. He said that she should have chosen some other article rather than the gift that he himself had made to his daughter.
The next morning they found the chain on the bedside table.
𝟯𝟮 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝘀
Father my daughter is sick. “And you are much sicker than your daughter.” “No, no, I’m feeling very well.” “How can you be well if you have so many sins on your conscience? I see at least 32 of them.”
𝗞𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴
A man told Padre Pio: “My wife every night kneels in front of your picture and asks for your blessing.” “Yes, I know. And you laugh at her when she does that.” That was true.
𝗡𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝘂𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿
In 1944 Joe Asteria was assistant chaplain in the Fifteenth Army Air Force. He was of the same Neapolitan origin as Padre Pio. He was fluent in Italian, and often translated for the other GI’s.
One day Padre Pio told him that five people needed a ride back to Foggia. Joe refused because it was prohibited to transport civilians in military vehicles.
Padre Pio said: “Remember this. Anytime I ask you to do something for me, it will work out. You need to have no fear.” Joe was convinced, and allowed the two men, two women, and a little child in his military jeep.
On the road Joe saw two Military Police Officers. They looked into the jeep and passes right on. At that moment the air become filled with the perfume of Padre Pio. As they continued, they encountered many MP’s but Joe was never pulled over. The perfume was smelled until the five Italians were dropped off safely.
𝗣𝗮𝗱𝗿𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗼
On December 30, 1937 Padre Pio was praying in the choir with Padre Atanasio Leonardo da Teano and other friars. Suddenly he said: “Let’s pray for our Provincial Padre Bernardo d’Alpicella who is in agony.” Nobody knew that he was sick.
The day after they were told that Padre Bernardo had suddenly died.
𝗕𝘂𝘇𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴
A woman whose husband was ill kept getting more and more agitated during Mass, thinking that with that entire crowd she wouldn’t be able to tell Padre Pio about her husband. At the end of the Mass people rushed in the sacristy and she was far away from him. Padre Pio, looking at her from afar, said: “When will you stop buzzing in my ear? Do you think I am deaf? I have understood. Go home and everything will be all right.”
𝟮𝟱 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀
Padre Pio was praying in thanksgiving after Mass when he was approached by brother Costantino. He told him that a man in a hurry was asking to confess to Padre Pio. Padre Pio told him to wait a bit. After a while brother Costantino returned to Padre Pio with the same request.
Padre Pio: “He has had the Lord wait for 25 years before deciding to confess, and he cannot wait five minutes for me.”
Fra Constantino went back to the man who told him: “I am a chauffeur, and people are waiting for me in the car, I need to see Padre Pio, it has been twenty five years since my last confession.”
𝗦𝘄𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗲𝘀𝗲
A poor woman had been given some excellent Swiss cheese and she wanted to give some to Padre Pio. She made a little package and gave it to Pietruccio the blind, telling him that she was poor, and wanted it delivered to Padre Pio.
Pietruccio put the little package in his pocket and when, as usual, accompanied Padre Pio to his room, he forgot about it. While he was leaving, Padre Pio said: “Give me what you have in the pocket, otherwise that woman will start crying “I’m poor; I’m poor.”
𝗗𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗿
A Dominican friar came in casual dress, with pants and pullover, not wanting to be recognized. Padre Pio passing by told him: “Go home, and come back in your Dominican habit.”
𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗯 𝗚𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀
Padre Pasquale Cataneo was on the bus from Foggia to San Giovanni Rotondo. He was thinking: “This spiritual life at times seems like to climb glass.”
When Padre Pio saw him: “So then, this spiritual life seems like trying to climb glass?”
𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲
Giuseppe Cassano from San Giovanni Rotondo decided to get married on September 12 and went to Padre Pio to tell him the news. Padre Pio: “No, you will get married on September 8.”
Back at home the mom told him: Son, you can’t marry the 12th because your cousin has already chosen that date for her wedding. We might have to choose the 8th.” Joseph then told his mom that Padre Pio had already told him.
𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗶
On June 3, 1963 Pope John XXIII died. The friars kept pestering Padre Pio about the Conclave, until he said: “It’s going to be Montini. Now will you be quiet?” On June 23, 1963 Montini was elected Pope Paul VI.
𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗵𝗶𝗺 𝗣𝗶𝗼
Kneeling while Padre Pio was passing in the hallway, a man told him: “Father, My wife is expecting. What name should we give to the boy?” “Call him Pio”. The man replied: “And if it is a girl?” “Call him Pio”, insisted Padre Pio. It was a boy.
Two years later the same man made a similar request, and Padre Pio said: “Call him Francesco.” It was also a boy.
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝗲𝗿
The photographer Modesto Vinelli testified that he used to see Padre Pio almost daily and take pictures of him. One day at the end of 1918 Padre Pio told him: “Modesto, we have fifty years ahead of us.”
He was also taking pictures on the day of the 25th anniversary, in 1943. Padre Pio told him: “Modesto remember that we still have 25 years to go.”
On September 20, 1968, Padre Pio told him: “Modesto, the fifty years are over.”
Padre Pio died three days later. Modesto lived until 1983.
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗻
A policeman was on duty near Padre Pio during an official function. Padre Pio took him apart and told him: “Go home to your parents. In a week you are going to die.”
“But I’m perfectly healthy” the man replied. “You will be even better in a week” Padre Pio insisted. The man listened to the advice, went on leave, and once at home he told his parents what Padre Pio had said. A week later he suddenly had a heart attack and died.
𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲
During the building of the convent and church of the Holy Family in Pietrelcina, the builders had shortage of water. They decided to ask Padre Pio for help. At that time Padre Pio was in San Giovanni Rotondo.
He was shown the blueprint of the construction site. He placed his finger on a spot and said: “Dig five meters from here, and you will find all the water you need.”
They did, and the abundant water was used for building, but also for the needs of the town.
𝗟𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗵
Filippo De Capua’s wife pregnancy was not going well, and the specialists in Napoli and Foggia had said that either the mother or the child will die at delivery. Filippo asked Padre Pio for prayers.
Padre Pio said: “Neither the mother nor the child will die.”
The days passed and Filippo started doubting. He asked Padre Costantino to remind Padre Pio about his wife.
Padre Pio: “Tell him that if something happens, it will be as a result of his lack of faith. It is not yet written in the decrees of God. But if something happens, it will be for his lack of faith.”
Things went well just as Padre Pio had said.
𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝘄 𝗔 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗲
Nicola La Banca was a childhood friend of Padre Pio. When he was adult and married, one day he had a terrible toothache. His wife Filomena, pointing to a framed picture of Padre Pio on the wall, suggested him to pray his childhood friend.
Nicola was so mad at the idea, that he threw a shoe at the picture. Years later he happened to confess to Padre Pio. Padre Pio: “Anything else?” “No. I told you all my sins.” Padre Pio: “How about when you threw me a shoe?”
𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀
Silvio Scocca was on a train with a bag of candies that he intended to give to Padre Pio. He became hungry and opened the bag, and ate some of the candies.
When he gave the bag to Padre Pio, he said: “How did the ones that you ate on the train taste?”
Power of God 
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