Lent with Padre Pio: First Friday

"When Padre Pio's parents took him to the Capuchin monastery at the age of 15 to see if their son could enter, the friars said he had to have more schooling before being considered. Padre Pio returned to his hometown and received private tutoring to help him meet the necessary requirements to enter the monastery. Eventually, he was accepted. 

"Throughout his life, though, it was his prayer life, not his intellect, that sustained him. God, for him, was not a foreign figure to learn about, but more a companion to be encountered daily on his faith journey. . . ."

Franciscan Media is offering a special Lenten series of meditations, "Lent with Padre Pio." The mediation for the First Friday is as follows:

Franciscan Media: Lent with Padre Pio: First Friday