Now we've heard that Padre Pio's mass was something incredible.
It was something very special.
It was like no other mass on Earth.
And it was actually as if Padre Pio was walking with our Lord at Calvary, at his crucifixion.
It was being made present again.
And this is according to the witnesses who were at the mass.
How would Padre Pio now go about completing this picture?
Let's have a look at how he'd make his Thanksgiving.
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And on this channel, we have a series of short stories on the life of our great Saint Padre
Pio.
He was a Capuchin friar.
He was a mystic, a tremendous miracle worker.
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Padre Pio often used this particular expression, and he said it would be easier for the world
to exist without the sun than without the holy mass.
It was the importance how critical the mass is to all of us.
And Padre Pio believed fully that Jesus was...
He was truly present in the sacrifice of the mass, body, blood, soul, and divinity.
And of course, this was during the celebration of the mass.
And this great gift, our Lord coming to him in the mass, it certainly inflamed his own
heart with this very deep, and sincere, and abiding love of God.
He also said at times during the mess, "I am consumed by the fire of divine love and
my face seems to burn."
That's how the intensity of our Lord's love for him was during the mess.
And this was visible for people to see.
Now, let us imagine for a moment that Padre Pio has just been consumed by this profound
fire of divine love.
Then what does he do after that?
Is just a disconnect, and he goes back to life as normal?
Or is it more like a flame that slowly burns down and affects the rest of his day?
Let's take a look at Padre Pio's Thanksgiving that he prayed after receiving Holy Communion.
And just a personal note.
We can see here that Padre Pio says 14 times, "Stay with me Lord."
We see our saint's reliance on divine assistance, and his tremendous acts of humility in this.
And this is how he begins.
"Stay with me Lord, because I am weak and I need your strength that I might not fall
so often."
He's a Saint and he talks of falling, but he needs our Lord's help.
"Stay with me Lord, for you are my life, and without you, I am without meaning."
And a third time, he says, "Stay with me Lord, for you are my light, and without you, I am
in darkness."
And he reiterates, "Stay with me, Lord, to show me you will.
Stay with me so that I can hear your voice and follow you.
And stay with me Lord, for I desire to love you ever more, and to be always in your company."
And then the seventh time he says, "Stay with me Lord, if you wish me to be always faithful
to you."
He continues.
"Stay with me Lord, for as poor as my soul is, I wish it to be a place of consolation
for you at dwelling of your love."
And then on the ninth time, he says, "Stay with me lord, stay with me Jesus, for it is
getting late and the days are coming to a close, and the life is passing.
Death judgment and eternity are drawing near.
It is necessary to renew my strength so that I will not stop along the way.
For that, I need you.
It is getting late and death approaches.
I fear the darkness, the temptations, the dryness, the cross, the sorrows.
Oh, how I need you, my Jesus, in this night of exile."
And then the 10th time Padre Pio says, "Stay with me Jesus, because in the darkness of
life with all its dangers, I need you.
Help me to recognize you as your disciples did at the breaking of the bread, so that
the Eucharistic Communion be the light which disperses darkness, the power which sustains
me, the unique joy of my heart."
Again, he says, "Stay with me Lord, because at the hour of my death, I want to be one
with you.
And if not by communion, at least by your grace and love.
Once again, "Stay with me Jesus.
I do not ask for divine consolations because I do not deserve them, but I only ask for
the gift of your presence.
Oh yes.
I ask this of you."
And then a final time Padre Pio says, "Stay with me Lord, for I seek you alone.
Your love, your grace, and your will, your heart, your spirit, because I love you.
And I ask for no other award, but to love you more and more with a strong, active love.
Grant that I may love you with all my heart while on Earth, so that I can continue to
love you perfectly throughout all eternity, dear Jesus."
And with that, he completes his Thanksgiving.
But we can see how important it is.
He's emphasizing these points, trying to draw Jesus to stay on with him for the remainder
of the day.
And so when we've all received communion, we should also make a Thanksgiving.
Perhaps we can use this one as our model.
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