FRIDAY OF THE TWENTY FIFTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME (Year II)
ST PIO OF PIETRELCINA, P. (Memorial) White Francesco Forgione, Padre Pio of Pietrelcina, entered the novitiate of the Capuchin friars at age 15, and was ordained at age 22 in 1910. While praying before a cross, he received the stigmata, the first priest ever to be so blessed. He would hear confessions by the hour, … [Read more…]