Lent with Padre Pio: Second Thursday

"All of us have things in our lives that we would rather not have to deal with or face. They might be uncomfortable or too much to bear. When he first received the stigmata, Padre Pio begged that the outward signs of it be taken away. And while they originally did - though the pain did not - the marks eventually came back. He often said that he would have preferred to suffer in silence and became frustrated with those he felt were only seeking him out to see the markings. 

"Still, he continued to minister to others despite the pain and struggle of bearing the wounds of Christ."

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

Franciscan Media: Lent with Padre Pio: Second Thursday