Pope John Paul II had a particularly profound admiration for him, describing Padre Pio as “a man of prayer and suffering,” and highlighting his role in the Church as a spiritual guide.
In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that ... After a time of silence, all join in prayers of intercession and in the Lord's Prayer. Then the leader invites: Pray now for God's ...
Pope Francis is scheduled to declare saints: Blessed Giuseppe Allamano ... she wrote a pamphlet called “Pious Union of Prayers to the Holy Spirit” to spread devotion to the Spirit, especially in the ...
Then the prayer leader began the Kol Nidrei service with the annual proclamation: “By the decree of the heavenly court, and by the decree of the earthly court — we declare it permitted to pray ...