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Words of Light: Inspiration from the Letters of Padre Pio
Author(s): Padre Pio (Author), Father Raniero Cantalamessa (Introduction)
- Publisher: Paraclete Press
- Publication Date: February 1, 2009
- Language: English
- Print length: 206 pages
- ISBN-10: 1557256438
- ISBN-13: 9781557256430
Book Description
The world was startled in 2007 by revelations that Mother Teresa of Calcutta's spiritual life was full of serious doubts and personal suffering for nearly 50 years. The other great saint of the last half century - Padre Pio - offers similar revelations of his own in this enlightening collection of short excerpts from his letters.
- Fr. Raniero Cantalamessa, from the Introduction
Many books have been written on the life and works of Padre Pio, but
Words of Light is not a book about what others think or say about him. Here, he speaks for himself. If you are interested in the complexities and challenges of contemporary faith, you will benefit from these short teachings, counsels, and recollections culled from some of Padre Pio's most personal writings. In these letters I quickly discovered the same states of soul that were described by the great mystics. Padre Pio's own 'dark night' was in no way inferior to that described by John of the Cross, and equally the 'living flame' of his love for God dazzles the reader and allows them to catch a glimpse of another world.- Fr. Raniero Cantalamessa, from the Introduction
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About the Author
Padre Pio (1887-1968) was born Francesco Forgione, lived most of his life as a Fransiscan Capuchin friar in Italy, and was canonized by Pope John Paul II in 2002. He became famous for his piety, for his counsel to pilgrims, and for the stigmata visible in his hands. He is widely recognized as the most venerated Catholic saint of the last century.
