INTO THE WILD!!!
(via lajoiedevivre)
why is she so pretty idgi.<3
TRUE. Two of my friends (Hello George and Josef) are in love with this girl because of Vampire Diaries. I have yet to start watching the show!
SHIT. I CAN’T EVEN. O_O Nina, you just made my day. :D
One of my favorite photos of John Lennon :)
Dakota Fanning (her sister Elle Fanning) has an early party for her 16th birthday, Feb 20th
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Today is the Feast Day of Padre Pio of Pietrelcina
Today, September 23, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast of Padre Pio of Pietrelcina. He is known as the first stigmatized Priest in the history of the Church. Stigmata are bodily marks, sores, or sensations of pain in locations corresponding to the crucifixion wounds of Jesus, such as the hands and feet.
Francesco, named in honor of St. Francis of Assisi, was born to Giuseppa and Grazio Forgione, peasant farmers, in the small Italian village of Pietrelcina on May 25, 1887. From his childhood, it was evident that he was a special child of God. Francesco was very devout even as a child, and at an early age felt drawn to the priesthood. He became a Capuchin novice at the age of sixteen and received the habit in 1902. Francesco was ordained to the priesthood in 1910 after seven years of study and became known as Padre Pio.
On September 20, 1918, Padre Pio was kneeling in front of a large crucifix when he received the visible marks of the crucifixion, making him the first stigmatized priest in the history of Church. The doctor who examined Padre Pio could not find any natural cause for the wounds. Upon his death in 1968, the wounds were no longer visible. In fact, there was no scaring and the skin was completely renewed. He had predicted 50 years prior that upon his death the wounds would heal. The wounds of the stigmata were not the only mystical phenomenon experienced by Padre Pio.
The blood from the stigmata had an odor described by many as similar to that of perfume or flowers, and the gift of bilocation was attributed to him. Padre Pio had the ability to read the hearts of the penitents who flocked to him for confession which he heard for ten or twelve hours per day. Padre Pio used the confessional to bring both sinners and devout souls closer to God; he would know just the right word of counsel or encouragement that was needed. Even before his death, people spoke to Padre Pio about his possible canonization. He died on September 23, 1968 at the age of eighty-one. His funeral was attended by about 100,000 people.On June 16, 2002, over 500,000 Padre Pio devotees gathered in Rome to witness Pope JohnPaul II proclaim Padre Pio, Saint Pio of Pietrelcina. The Padre Pio Foundation and many benefactors traveled to Rome, San Giovanni Rotondo, Pietrelcina, Piana Romana and many other holy places to celebrate Padre Pio’s Canonization.
Personally, I was lucky to venerate the first class relic of Padre Pio when I was assigned on a Parish dedicated to him last 2005, when I was about to enter the College Seminary from the Minor Seminary.
On his feast day, let us ask the intercession of Padre Pio that God may always guide and protect us and help us during the times of our suffering.
