[Siobhan]

You have no idea how deeply this post moves me. Bless you, dear Antoninus for posting it and for pinging me to it.

May Padre Pio intercede for us when our bishops meet in Dallas.

Padre Pio ping!

[Antoninus]

Padre Pio died right on the cusp of the "Renewal" movement which has subsequently swept the Church. One wonders what a man who so reverently loved the mass would have made of the "new" mass, particularly as it exists in the US.

I think we should pray to St. Pio for a TRUE renewal in the American Church. Hopefully, the scent of roses will be hanging over the bishops in Dallas...