⚜ This is how Padre Pio died ,
According to nurse who was with him
Gelsomino Del Guercio ⚜
The only words the friar repeated were
⚜ “Jesus, Mary, Jesus, Mary.”
On the night between September 22 and 23, 1968, in cell number 1 of the convent of San Giovanni Rotondo where Padre Pio lived, another man was also there.
His name is Pio Miscio, a nurse at Casa Sollievo (“House of Relief”), and it was his shift at the hospital.
He ran to the convent with Dr. Giovanni Scarale, with the respirator that was supposed to help the saint of Pietrelcina to breathe.
Thus, another name was added to the list of those who were present at Padre Pio’s death.
“Padre Pio died in the arms of Dr. Scarale,” says Miscio, with emotion. Once Padre Pio had died, Miscio continued his rounds through the unit to carry out his work as the nurse on duty
(Tele Radio Padre Pio, February 23).
As soon as Padre Pio had died, the nurse was called by a nun to return to the hospital, since he was the only nurse on shift in his unit. On the way, Miscio met a journalist who wanted news about the friar.
“I said to him … what should I tell you, right now I can’t manage to think of anything.” Miscio was shocked by Padre Pio’s death.
Pio Miscio and Doctor Scarale are currently the only two people still alive who were present at St. Pio’s death.
⚜ Dear Padre Pio,
Finally, your pain experience of 50 years caused by the stigmata of the Lord ended.
And it was with great joy and feasting in heaven that you were welcomed by our Holy Mother and the Holy Triune God.
Padre Pio, please pray for all those on their deathbeds that like you, they will look forward to seeing Jesus, and Mary.
Heaven is such a lovely place where there is no more suffering but only eternal great joy.
Be with us too when our time comes. Be among those who will fetch us and bring us home.
⚜ In Jesus’ loving Name, we pray. Amen.
His Holiness Pope Leo XIV is the true, real, valid and only Roman Pontiff, Vicar of Christ in earth, and Pope of the one true Catholic Church.
Father, we pray for your protection and guidance over our Holy Father, Leo.
In the late 19th century, French woman Marie-Barthélemyle faced certain death. She suffered from an extremely aggressive case of gas gangrene in her left leg🇻🇦
The flesh was rotting, turning black, and emitting a terrible odor. Doctors said the infection had entered her bloodstream, amputation was pointless, and she had only hours to live.
With no medical hope left, her family wrapped her leg in cloths soaked in the miraculous spring water from the Grotto of Lourdes. They prayed fervently for the intercession of Our Lady of Lourdes and Saint Bernadette Soubirous.
What happened next defies explanation:
Within one hour, the unbearable pain completely vanished. By the next morning, the foul odor was gone.
When the bandages were removed, doctors witnessed something astonishing: the black, dead, gangrenous tissue had completely disappeared. In its place was smooth, pink, perfectly regenerated skin, with no scarring or trace of infection.
This extraordinary healing was documented and recognized by the Lourdes Medical Bureau as scientifically inexplicable.
Lourdes has recorded thousands of reported cures since the apparitions to Saint Bernadette in 1858, with the Church officially recognizing 70+ as miraculous after rigorous medical scrutiny. Stories like this remind us of the power of faith, prayer, and God’s mercy through Our Lady’s intercession.
“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find...” (Matthew 7:7)
Catholic Bishop Osório Citora Afonso in Mozambique, was shot and assissinated inside his home today.
Pope Leo XIV mourns the loss of his brother bishop.
Pope Leo XIV encourages young people to marry and create families:
"Marriage is also a vocation. Do not be afraid of marriage and of forming a family."
Father Mark Moore, a Catholic priest of the Diocese of Steubenville, has died at the age of 49 after a battle with cancer.
Image: Athens Catholic Community
❤️ At the hour of my death, when I’m about to stand before Almighty God…
If I could choose only one person to pray for me, it would be the Blessed Virgin Mary because she is closest to her Son.
This beautiful teaching shows why:
The Angel Gabriel did not say “Hi, Mary.”
He greeted her with the royal salutation reserved for nobility:
“Hail, full of grace!” (Lk 1:28)
Elizabeth, filled with the Holy Spirit, cried out:
“Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!” (Lk 1:42)
The entire first half of the Hail Mary is Sacred Scripture, word for word.
And the second half:
“Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death” is the Church’s confident cry to the Queen of Heaven and our tender Mother.
Who else would you want interceding for your soul in that moment?
👉🏽Pray the Rosary today.
👉🏽Trust Our Lady.
👉🏽She never abandons her children.
Let the feast begin!
Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims are in Fatima tonight to pay homage to the great White Lady of Peace!
Our Lady of Fatima, pray for the whole world!
I’m happy-crying while watching. 🥺
“The Eucharist is the bread that gives strength. It is the most eloquent proof of His love and the most powerful means of fostering His love in us. He gives Himself every day so that our hearts as burning coals may set afire the hearts of the faithful.” St. Damien, Molokai