Just as the school year began, my husband and I went to Padre Pio’s center in Libis Quezon City. I remembered asking numerous things-some trivial others were note worthy. I remembered asking Padre Pio to bless the books that I am writing, to give me a fruitful school year, to bless our family and our loved ones with good health, I also remembered asking Padre Pio to bless us with a child and intercede for us to be able to work abroad. Among the many other things I asked, this was what I least expected to be answered, afterall, both my husband and I have stable jobs. After a few weeks after , one of my prayers was answered. An opportunity came for us to be able to work overseas and constantly after that, we can still feel Padre Pio’s intercession. Every step of the application process was easy for me and my husband. There was never a document that became impossible to process and all the people whom we worked with during the application were all accommodating and I know it’s because the Lord is working through Padre Pio.
I would like to share the blessing which the Lord through the intercession of Padre Pio gave to us. I first heard about Padre Pio in a documentary at National Geographic. I heard about his miraculous healings and intercessions. A week after that, I read about the trip of Tintin Bersola, Julius Babao and Ricky Lo to the Padre Pio shrine in Italy and the testimonials they gave. I searched the internet and came across so many blogs which published numerous testimonials about Padre Pio and realized that there was a Padre Pio center in the Philippines. From then on, I turn to Padre Pio’s intercession every time I need some guidance and divine intercession.
I brought my mother and my aunt to see Padre Pio and their encounter was the same us ours.. It was always a long drive but it was worth it. For some reasons, every time we are at the center, we felt the heaviness and worries of our hearts melt away and in my heart of hearts I know, that Padre Pio heard their heart’s desires.
I always look forward to visiting the center again. I know I had to come back to the place to say thank you and to ask for his intercession again. I said “Lord alam kong ikaw ang nagbigay ng opportunity na ito and kung para po to sa amin, salamat po at tuluyan mo po kaming i-bless para po mapangyari naming ang will ninyo”.
We left the Padre Pio center yesterday with a novena and a rosary at hand, which we will be bringing with us as we leave.I hope that those who will read this, will know more about Padre Pio and will get to experience his powerful intercession. I remembered one of the anecdotes of Padre Pio which read “How can I say no to a prayer when my Lord answers all prayers”.
For those who would want to visit Padre Pio Center, here's the complete address:
St. Pio of Pietrelcina Chapel
(of the Philippine Centre for St. Pio of Pietrelcina, Inc.)
RER Compound, 188 E. Rodriguez, Jr. Avenue (C-5), Bagumbayan,
Quezon City, Metro Manila 1110 Philippines
We just installed a safety gate to the apartment door where we live. It locks automatically once its closed and secures itself with a latch that operates automatically as well. Today my mother and myself got locked out as i left the gate swinging and the keys were in the house! Non coincidentally, my eyes gazed over a small stick of a broken branch. It was still green and bendy. I tried reaching the automated lock through a physically impossible to reach crevice but had no luck with it. Then i looked at the picture of Pàdre Pio through the crevices of the grill as the door inside was open and the pattern of the safety gate is see through. I said a quick prayer to Pàdre Pio to open the door. In less than 5 seconds my mother who was standing outside with me tried to use the bendy twig and the door opened! We both knew it eas Pàdre Pio who opened the door. To test the lock again we went inside and used the stick, it was IMPOSIBLE to move the automatic latch with the stick and the stick appeared feeble and weak. Then I tried to open it from outside. My mom guided me towards the lock as i couldnt see the insides of the door. Even though the stick was in the socket where the latch is to be pushed, i couldn't open the lock. I applied a lot of force but ended up hurting my hand. A small ice pack and prayers to Pàdre Pio were made. My mom touched his blessed pic to my hand and my knee which was hurting since a long time
ReplyDeleteThe knee has stopped hurting instantly and my hand seems to be okay now! A miracle took place and my heart joyfully Praises and thanks GOD and my dear loving Pàdre Pio who is always there for a miserable sinner like myself. Praise GOD thank you JESUS praise you HOLY SPIRIT, AVE MARIA! and thank you Padré Pio! :-) GOD bless thw readers as well :-) amen