Padre Pio Lenten Reflection: Tuesday of Holy Week

"Padre Pio spoke often of the physical attacks he endured from Satan, many of which left him visibly bruised and beaten. He also expressed great discomfort at bearing the outward signs of the stigmata because of the attention it drew to him. He endured multiple investigations by Church officials and even the Vatican and was subject to constant speculation regarding the authenticity of his stigmata.

"While things were not always as he wished, Padre Pio accepted what the Lord had asked of him. . . ."

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

Franciscan Media: Lent with Padre Pio: Tuesday of Holy Week