The Healing Prayer of Padre Pio (And More Prayers for Miracles)

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Saint Padre Pio was a devout monk, priest, and man of God who famously bore the stigmata, or the marks of Christ on the cross that manifested as wounds on Pio’s hands. Today, people pray to Padre Pio to grant them grace and to ask God for healing on his behalf. We’ve compiled the most profound prayers to say to Padre Pio, including his most powerful healing payer, as well as a quick biography of the holy man.

What do you pray to Padre Pio for?

Pray to Padre Pio for healing and miracles to end suffering: Loving Father, touch me now with your healing hands, for I believe that your will is for me to be well in mind, body, soul and spirit. Cover me with the most precious blood of your Son, our Lord, Jesus Christ from the top of my head to the soles of my feet.

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The Most Powerful Healing Prayer of Padre Pio

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  1. Padre Pio is known as the patron saint of healing and suffering because he bore the stigmata—the wounds of Christ—on his hands and feet. Throughout his life, he accepted the stigmata as a blessing, and used it to motivate himself to heal others. Praying this prayer calls upon that healing power. [1]
    • Heavenly Father, I thank you for loving me. I thank you for sending your Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ, to the world to save and to set me free. I trust in your power and grace that sustain and restore me.
      Loving Father, touch me now with your healing hands, for I believe that your will is for me to be well in mind, body, soul and spirit. Cover me with the most precious blood of your Son, our Lord, Jesus Christ from the top of my head to the soles of my feet.
      Cast anything that should not be in me. Root out any unhealthy and abnormal cells. Open any blocked arteries or veins and rebuild and replenish any damaged areas. Remove all inflammation and cleanse any infection by the power of Jesus’ precious blood.
      Let the fire of your healing love pass through my entire body to heal and make new any diseased areas so that my body will function the way you created it to function. Touch also my mind and my emotion, even the deepest recesses of my heart.
      Saturate my entire being with your presence, love, joy and peace and draw me ever closer to you every moment of my life. And Father, fill me with your Holy Spirit and empower me to do your works so that my life will bring glory and honour to your holy name. I ask this in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.
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Novena to the Sacred Heart of Jesus

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  1. This is said to be Padre Pio’s favorite prayer, said by him every day. By saying this prayer yourself, you make a powerful offering to God and ask him for a miracle , and to grant grace to someone in your life. Between each stanza, say an Our Father, Hail Mary, and a Glory Be.
    • I. O my Jesus, You have said, “Truly I say to you, ask and it will be given you, seek and you will find, knock and it will be opened to you.” Behold, I knock, I seek and ask for the grace of [person you’re praying for].
    • II. O my Jesus, You have said, “Truly I say to you, if you ask anything of the Father in my name, He will give it to you.” Behold, in Your name, I ask the Father for the grace of [person you’re praying for].
    • III. O my Jesus, You have said, ‘Truly I say to you, heaven and earth will pass away but my words will not pass away.’ Encouraged by Your infallible words, I now ask for the grace of [person you’re praying for].
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    • O Sacred Heart of Jesus, for whom it is impossible not to have compassion on the afflicted, have pity on us poor sinners and grant us the grace which we ask of You, through the Sorrowful and Immaculate heart of Mary, Your tender mother and ours.
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Padre Pio's Prayer for After Communion

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  1. It’s said that Padre Pio said this prayer after communion at every mass, as a way to welcome God into his body and receive the grace from the Eucharist. Saying this prayer after you receive communion yourself can help you be more receptive to grace and take that grace with you throughout your day.
    • Stay with me, Lord, for it is necessary to have you present so that I do not forget you. You know how easily I abandon you. Stay with me, Lord, because I am weak, and I need your strength, so that I may not fall so often. Stay with me, Lord, for you are my life, and without you, I am without fervor. Stay with me, Lord, for you are my light, and without you, I am in darkness. Stay with me, Lord, to show me your will. Stay with me, Lord, so that I hear your voice and follow you. Stay with me, Lord, for I desire to love you very much, and always be in your company. Stay with me, Lord, if you wish me to be faithful to you. Stay with me, Lord, for as poor as my soul is, I want it to be a place of consolation for you, a nest of love. Amen. [2]
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Prayer for Padre Pio’s Intercession

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    Say this prayer when you want to pray for someone else’s health. When you pray for a saint’s intercession, you’re asking them to talk to God on your behalf, or you’re asking God to lend you the gifts of that saint to use for yourself. This is a powerful prayer of intercession that requests healing for yourself or a loved one.
    • O God, You gave Saint Pio of Pietrelcina, Capuchin Priest, the great privilege of participating in a unique way in the Passion of Your Son, grant me through his intercession the grace of [the person you’re praying for], which I ardently desire; and, above all, grant me the grace of living in conformity with the death of Jesus, to arrive at the glory of the resurrection. [3]
    • Then, say 3 Glory Be’s: Glory be to the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
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    I think prayer is the foundation for any religious practice. Our relationship with the divine, our connection to our soul and spirit? I think it all begins with prayer.

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    Alternate version: This prayer emphasizes the effort and hard work Padre Pio put into healing others, and commits yourself to putting in effort, through good works and charity, so that you or a loved one might be healed:
    • Dear God, You generously blessed Your servant, St. Pio of Pietrelcina, with the gifts of the Spirit. You marked his body with the five wounds of Christ Crucified, as a powerful witness to the saving Passion and Death of Your Son. Endowed with the gift of discernment, St. Pio labored endlessly in the confessional for the salvation of souls. With reverence and intense devotion in the celebration of Mass, he invited countless men and women to a greater union with Jesus Christ in the Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist. Through the intercession of St. Pio of Pietrelcina, I confidently beseech You to grant me grace. Amen.
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Padre Pio’s Prayer for Mercy

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  1. Even with all his good works and charity, Padre Pio knew that he must stay humble and remember that everything we do relies on God’s mercy. This prayer is a way of humbling yourself in order to open yourself up to God’s gifts.
    • O Lord, we ask for a boundless confidence and trust in Your divine mercy, and the courage to accept the crosses and sufferings which bring immense goodness to our souls and that of Your Church. Help us to love You with a pure and contrite heart, and to humble ourselves beneath Your cross, as we climb the mountain of holiness, carrying our cross that leads to heavenly glory. May we receive You with great faith and love in Holy Communion, and allow You to act in us as You desire for your greater glory. O Jesus, most adorable Heart and eternal fountain of Divine Love, may our prayer find favor before the Divine Majesty of Your heavenly Father.
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Who was Padre Pio?

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  1. He was born in Italy and joined the order of Capuchin monks when he was just 15 years old, where he took the name Pio, after St. Pius I. In 1910, he became a priest, further devoting his life to God. He was canonized into sainthood in 2002 by Pope John Paul II. [4]
    • He was also briefly drafted into the Italian army in 1925, but was dismissed for his poor health.
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    Padre Pio bore the stigmata, or the wounds of Christ on the cross. When he became a priest in 1910, it’s said that Padre Pio also received the stigmata. The stigmata is the manifestation of Christ’s wounds on the cross—many observers attest that Padre Pio displayed wounds on his hands and feet. It went away for a time, but returned in 1918, and stayed with him until he died. [5]
    • Padre Pio was also said to be able to bilocate, or to be in 2 places at once.
  3. Because of his wounds, Padre Pio is closely associated with healing. He also constructed a hospital, Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, which is still operating today. [6] People all over the world traveled to see Padre Pio and ask for his intercession and healing, just as they pray to him today.
    • Many people quote him as saying, “Pray, hope, and don’t worry. Worry is useless.”
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      1. ↑ https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-of-the-day/saint-pio-of-pietrelcina/
      2. ↑ https://aleteia.org/2018/01/10/when-were-depressed-or-feeling-blue-this-prayer-from-padre-pio-is-a-way-to-reach-out
      3. ↑ https://olqm.net/ministries/st-padre-rio/st-padre-pio-prayers/
      4. ↑ https://www.britannica.com/biography/Padre-Pio
      5. ↑ https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-of-the-day/saint-pio-of-pietrelcina/
      6. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20210921025524/https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/38906/the-hospital-on-a-hill-padre-pios-earthly-work

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