Our Lady of Good Counsel

1st Communion Class

Third Grade 2012
 SAINT PADRE
PIO
Faith
Abraham’s sacrifice of Issac is used
throughout Holy Scripture as proof
of his faith. Isaac carried the wood
for his own sacrifice as Jesus carried
his own Cross. Saint Pio showed his
own imitation of Christ by sharing
this sacrifice of Calvary.
Holy Communion
 Saint Padre Pio
“Live in such a way that you
may be able to repeat at
every moment with the
apostle St. Paul: ‘Be
imitators of me, as I am of
Jesus Christ’’’. Live in
such a way that the world
will be forced to say of
you: ‘Here is Christ’.”
Padre Pio
June 16, 2002 became St. Pio
A very extraordinary but yet humble man…..

 Special person to all who

known him or heard about
him
 Very dear to Almighty
God
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for PADRE PIO, Inc.
 Jesus loved this man so
much that He gave him
some unusual gifts.
STIGMATA
 Church of Padre Pio
 Born on May 25th, 1887
 Village of Pietrelcina, in
Southern Italy
 Named Francesco by his
parents Grazio and Maria
Guiseppa Forgione
 Early age chose to follow
St. Francis of Assisi
 Showed His love for the
ways of God
PEOPLE OF PADRE PIO
A Capuchin Priest
 Entered the Capuchin
Order
 Francesco entered the
novitiate, chose name of
Pio (Pius)
 Called Fra Pio, or
Brother Pio
 Always saying the Rosary
at any free moment
 Deeply devoted to Mary
and Joseph
Devotion to the Cross
 A Wonderful Gift
 While praying after
Mass, Jesus gave
Padre Pio the wounds
He suffered on the
cross. The hands, feet,
and side were just like
those of Jesus, when
He suffered for our
sins.
 San Giovanni Rotanda

o A cherished wish of Padre Pio to build a hospital in San

Giovanni Rotanda
o All people would be welcome, even those who were poor
and unable to pay.
o It is a huge modern hospital in Southern Italy.
Pictures of Padre Pio
First Holy Communion with Bishop Joseph Martino