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5 things you probably didn’t know about Saint Pio of Pietrelcina and his guardian angel

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CENTRAL EDITORIAL, Sep. 22 / 06:09 pm (ACI) .- Saint Pio of Pietrelcina, the priest of the stigmata, had a very close relationship with his guardian angel.

Here are 5 facts, according to tradition, that you may not have known about Padre Pio and the angels.

1.- he thought everyone could see him

According to the Work of the Holy Angels, a Catholic association that propagates this devotion and with its own statutes approved by the Holy See, it is said that when he was very young, Padre Pio began to have visions of his guardian angel, Jesus and Mary. His mother even said that he thought that everyone could see them.

2.- Together against the devil

On occasions, the devil smeared the letters that came to him from his confessor and following the advice of his guardian angel, when a letter arrived, before opening it, the holy friar sprinkled it with holy water and thus could read them. “.

However, one time Padre Pio was being beaten by the devil and called out to his guardian angel several times, but to no avail. Later, when the angel appeared to comfort him, Padre Pio angrily asked him why he had not come to his aid. The angel replied: «Jesus allows these assaults of the devil because his compassion makes you agreeable to him and he would like you to resemble him in the desert, in the garden and on the cross» (Letter I, 113).

3.- He translated the letters

If he received a letter written in French, the guardian angel acted as translator. Padre Pio once wrote: “if the mission of our Guardian Angel is important, mine is certainly broader, because he must also act as a teacher in the translation of other languages” (Letter I, 304).

4.- I woke him up and prayed with him

The Holy Capuchin friar narrated: “At night, when my eyes close, I see the veil lowered and paradise open before me; and, comforted by this vision, I sleep with a smile of sweet happiness on my lips and with a great tranquility on my forehead, waiting for my little companion of my childhood to come and wake me up, and thus raise morning lauds together. to the beloved of our hearts” (Letter I, 308),

5.- He spoke with other guardian angels

«If you need me,» the Saint repeated to his spiritual children, «send me your guardian angel.» One day Fr. Alessio Parente (Capuchin Friar Minor) approached Padre Pio with some letters in hand to ask him some questions and the priest was unable to attend to him.

Later on, the priest with the stigmata called him and said: “Have you not seen all those Angels that were here around me? They were the Guardian Angels of my spiritual children who came to bring me their messages. I had to give them the answers quickly.”

´´´´´´The revered Padre Pio of Pietrelcina always recognized and appreciated the role of «messenger» of the Guardian Angel and therefore recommended his devotion.
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