Prayer of St. Pio of Pietrelcina after Holy CommunionStay with me, Lord, for it is necessary to have     You present so that I do not forget You.      You know how easily I abandon You.

Stay with me, Lord, because I am weak      and I need Your strength,      that I may not fall so often.

Stay with me, Lord, for You are my life,      and without You, I am without fervor.

Stay with me, Lord, for You are my light,      and without You, I am in darkness.

Stay with me, Lord, to show me Your will.

Stay with me, Lord, so that I hear Your voice      and follow You.

Stay with me, Lord, for I desire to love You      very much, and always be in Your company.

   Stay with me, Lord, if You wish me to be faithful to You.

   Stay with me, Lord, for as poor as my soul is,         I want it to be a place of consolation for You, a nest of love.

   Stay with me, Jesus, for it is getting late and the day is coming to a close, and life passes;         death, judgment, eternity approaches. It is necessary to renew my strength,         so that I will not stop along the way and for that, I need You.         It is getting late and death approaches,        I fear the darkness, the temptations, the dryness, the cross, the sorrows.         O how I need You, my Jesus, in this night of exile!

   Stay with me tonight, Jesus, in life with all it’s dangers. I need You.

   Let me recognize You as Your disciples did at the breaking of the bread,         so that the Eucharistic Communion be the Light which disperses the darkness,         the force which sustains me, the unique joy of my heart.

   Stay with me, Lord, because at the hour of my death, I want to remain united to You,         if not by communion, at least by grace and love.

   Stay with me, Jesus, I do not ask for divine consolation, because I do not merit it,         but the gift of Your Presence, oh yes, I ask this of You!

   Stay with me, Lord, for it is You alone I look for, Your Love, Your Grace, Your Will, Your Heart,         Your Spirit, because I love You and ask no other reward but to love You more and more.

   With a firm love, I will love You with all my heart while on earth          and continue to love You perfectly during all eternity.    Amen

 Prayer for the Intercession of St. Pio of Pietrelcina 

Dear God, You generously blessed Your servant,    St. Pio of Pietrelcina, with the gifts of the Spirit.    You marked his body with the five wounds    of Christ Crucified, as a powerful witness    to the saving Passion and Death of Your Son.    Endowed with the gift of discernment,    St. Pio labored endlessly in the confessional    for the salvation of souls.    With reverence and intense devotion    in the celebration of Mass,    he invited countless men and women    to a greater union with Jesus Christ    in the Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist.

Through the intercession of St. Pio of Pietrelcina,    I confidently beseech You to grant me    the grace of (here state your petition).    Amen.

   Glory be to the Father... (three times).

Efficacious Novena To The Sacred Heart Of Jesus(This novena prayer was recited every day by Padre Pio for all those who asked his

prayers)O my Jesus, You have said, ‘Truly I say to you, ask and it will be given you, seek and you will find, knock and it will be opened to you.’ Behold, I knock, I seek and ask for the

grace of...

Our Father... Hail Mary... Glory be to the Father... Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place all my trust in you.

II. O my Jesus, You have said, ‘Truly I say to you, if you ask anything of the Father in my name, He will give it to

you.’ Behold, in Your name, I ask the Father for the grace of...

Our Father... Hail Mary... Glory be to the Father... Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place all my trust in you.

III. O my Jesus, You have said, ‘Truly I say to you, heaven and earth will pass away but my words will not pass away.’

Encouraged by Your infallible words, I now ask for the grace of...

Our Father... Hail Mary... Glory be to the Father... Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place all my trust in

you.

O Sacred Heart of Jesus, for whom it is impossible not to have compassion on the afflicted, have pity on us poor sinners and grant us the grace which we ask of You, through the Sorrowful and

Immaculate heart of Mary, Your tender mother and ours.

Hail, Holy Queen... St. Joseph, foster father of Jesus, pray for us

Prayer to the Sacred Heart of Jesus 

     O Sacred Heart of Jesus,      filled with infinite love,

     broken by my ingratitude,      pierced by my sins,      yet loving me still;

     accept the consecration      that I make to You

     of all that I am      and all that I have.      Take every faculty

     of my soul and body      and draw me,      day by day,

     nearer and nearer      to Your Sacred Heart,

     and there,      as I can understand the lesson,

     teach me Your blessed ways. Amen.

Prayer of Pope John Paul II to St. Pio of PietrelcinaPope John Paul II recited this prayer

on the occasion of the canonization of Padre Pio, June 16, 2002

   Teach us, we pray, humility of heart,    so that we may be counted    among the little ones of the Gospel    to whom the Father promised to reveal    the mysteries of His Kingdom.    Help us to pray without ceasing,    certain that God knows what we need    even before we ask Him.    Obtain for us the eyes of faith that will help us recognize    in the poor and suffering, the very face of Jesus.    Sustain us in the hour of trouble and trial and, if we fall,    let us experience the joy of the sacrament of forgiveness.    Grant us your tender devotion to Mary,    mother of Jesus and our Mother.

   Accompany us on our earthly pilgrimage

   toward the blessed Homeland,    where we too, hope to arrive to contemplate forever    the Glory of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.    Amen

St. Francis Prayer Before a Crucifix 

     Most high, glorious God,     cast Your light into the darkness     of my heart.     Give me right faith,     firm hope,     perfect charity     and profound humility,     with wisdom and perception,     O Lord, so that I may do     what is truly Your holy will.     Amen

An Act of ConsecrationPadre Pio prayed this Act of Consecration on the first Saturday of every month.

O Mary, Virgin most powerful and Mother of mercy, Queen of heaven and Refuge of sinners, we consecrate ourselves to your Immaculate Heart. We consecrate to

you our very being and our whole life; all that we have, all that we love, all that we are. To you we give our bodies, our hearts and our souls; to you we give our

homes, our families, our country. We desire that all that is in us and around us may belong to you, and may share

in the benefits of your motherly benediction.

And that this act of consecration may be truly efficacious and lasting, we renew this day at your feet

the promises of our Baptism and our first Holy Communion. We pledge ourselves to profess

courageously and at all times the truths, of our Holy Faith,and to live as Catholics who are duly submissive

to all the directions of the Pope and the Bishops in communion with him. We pledge ourselves to keep the commandments of God and His Church, in particular to keep holy the Lord's day. We likewise pledge ourselves to make the consoling practices of the Christian religion,

and above all, Holy Communion, an integral part of our lives, in so far as we shall be able to do so.

Finally, we promise you, O glorious Mother of God and loving Mother of all, to devote ourselves

whole-heartedly to your service, in order to hasten and assure, through the sovereignty of your Immaculate Heart, the coming of the kingdom of the Sacred Heart of your adorable Son, in our own hearts and in the hearts of all, in our country and in all the world, as in heaven, so on earth.

Amen.

The AngelusThe Angel of the Lord declared unto Mary, and she

conceived of the Holy Spirit.

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with Thee. . . .

Behold the handmaid of the Lord.May it be done unto me according to Your word.

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with Thee. . . .

And the word was made flesh,and dwelt among us.

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with Thee. . . .

Pray for us, oh holy Mother of God,that we may be made worthy of the

promises of Christ.

Let us pray: Pour forth, we beseech Thee, O Lord, Thy grace into our hearts. That we to whom the Incarnation of

Christ, thy Son, was made know by the message of an angel, may by His passion and cross, be brought to the glory of His resurrection, through the same Christ Our

Lord. Amen.

Visit to the Most Blessed SacramentPadre Pio recited this prayer daily. It was written by St. Alphonsus Liguori.

O my Lord Jesus Christ, who for the love You bear mankind, remain night and day in this Sacrament, all full of tenderness and love, expecting and receiving all those who come to visit You: I believe that You

are present in the Sacrament of the altar; I adore You from the depths of my own nothingness and thank

You for all the favors You have bestowed upon me; and especially for having given me Yourself in this

Sacrament, and Your holy Mother Mary as my Advocate; and for having called me to visit You in

this church. I pay homage this day to Your most loving Heart and this I intend to do for three

intentions: first, in thanksgiving for this great gift; secondly, in reparation for all the insults You have

received from Your enemies in this Sacrament; thirdly, by this visit I intend to adore You in all

places upon the earth, where You are least adored and most neglected in Your Sacrament.

My Jesus, I love You with my whole heart. I repent of having in the past so many times displeased Your

infinite goodness. I intend, with the help of Your grace never more to offend You in the future; and at the present, wretched as I am, I consecrate myself wholly to You. I give You, and utterly renounce, my entire will, all my affections, all my desires, and all that I possess. From this day forth, do with me and with all that is mine whatever is pleasing in Your sight. I ask and desire

only Your holy love, final perseverance and the perfect fulfillment of Your will.

I commend to You the souls in purgatory, especially those who were most devoted to this Blessed Sacrament and to the Blessed Virgin Mary.

I commend to You in like manner all poor sinners. Finally, my dear Savior, I unite all my affections with those of Your most loving Heart, and thus united I offer them to Your eternal

Father, and I pray to Him in Your name graciously to accept and answer them for love of You.

A Prayer for Trust and Confidence in God's Mercyby St. Pio of Pietrelcina

O Lord,    we ask for a boundless confidence    and trust in Your divine mercy,    and the courage to accept    the crosses and sufferings    which bring immense goodness    to our souls and that of Your Church. Help us to love You    with a pure and contrite heart,    and to humble ourselves beneath Your cross,    as we climb the mountain of holiness,    carrying our cross that leads to heavenly glory. May we receive You    with great faith and love in Holy Communion,    and allow You to act in us as You desire    for your greater glory.

O Jesus, most adorable Heart    and eternal fountain of Divine Love,    may our prayer find favor before    the Divine Majesty of Your heavenly Father.

Act of Contrition 

     O my God,      I am heartily sorry      for having offended Thee,      and I detest all my sins      because of Thy just punishments,      but most of all      because they offend Thee, my God,      who art all good      and deserving of all my love.      I firmly resolve,      with the help of Thy grace,      to sin no more      and to avoid the near occasions of sin.    Amen

Hail Mary

 

                        Hail Mary,                      Full of Grace,               The Lord is with thee.       Blessed art thou among women,             and blessed is the fruit                 of thy womb, Jesus.                        Holy Mary,                     Mother of God,             pray for us sinners now,               and at the hour of death.                            Amen.

Hail Holy Queen

   Hail Holy Queen, Mother of Mercy,    our life, our sweetness and our hope.    To you do we cry,    poor banished children of Eve.    To you do we send up our sighs,    mourning and weeping    in this valley of tears.    Turn then, O most gracious advocate,    your eyes of mercy toward us.    And after this our exile    show unto us    the blessed fruit of your womb, Jesus.    O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary.    Pray for us, O holy Mother of God,    that we may be made worthy    of the promises of Christ.    Amen.

Regina Coeli

 

Queen of heaven, rejoice,            alleluia: For He whom you merited to bear,            alleluia,Has risen, as He said,            alleluia.Pray for us to God,            alleluia.Rejoice and be glad, O Virgin Mary,            alleluia.For Our Lord hath risen indeed,            alleluia.

Memorare 

     Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary,      that never was it known      that anyone who fled to your protection,      implored your help,      or sought your intercession,      was left unaided.      Inspired by this confidence,      I fly unto you, O Virgin of Virgins,      my Mother.      To you do I come,      before you I stand,      sinful and sorrowful.      O Mother of the Word Incarnate,      despise not my petitions,      but in your mercy hear and answer me.    Amen

Prayer After The Rosary

   O God, whose only begotten Son,    by His life, death and resurrection,    has purchased for us    the rewards of eternal salvation;    grant, we beseech Thee, that,    while meditating upon these mysteries    of the most Holy Rosary    of the Blessed Virgin Mary,    we may imitate what they contain    and obtain what they promise,    through the same Christ our Lord,     Amen.    May the Divine Assistance    remain always with us,    and may the souls of the faithful departed,

   through the mercy of God,    rest in peace.      Amen

Prayer to the Blessed Virgin 

             Oh Mary,   conceived without sin,            pray for uswho have recourse to thee.

                 Amen

Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel

 

 

  St. Michael the Archangel,             defend us in battle. Be our defense against          

        the wickedness and snares of the Devil.                   May God rebuke him, we humbly pray,         

  and do thou,              O Prince of the heavenly hosts,         

  by the power of God,            thrust into hell, Satan,            and all the evil spirits,         

        who prowl about the world                 seeking the ruin of souls.     

         Amen.                 

Padre Pio’s Prayer to the Guardian Angel 

                                Angel of God,                                  my guardian,                          to whom the goodness                  of the Heavenly Father entrusts me.                                     Enlighten,                           protect and guide me                                now and for ever.                                           Amen

A Prayer to Jesusby St. Pio of Pietrelcina

  Oh my Jesus,      give me Your strength      when my weak nature rebels      against the distress      and suffering of this life of exile,      and enable me to accept everything      with serenity and peace.      With my whole strength I cling to Your merits,      Your sufferings, Your expiation, and Your tears,     so that I may be able to cooperate with You      in the work of salvation.      Give me strength to fly from sin,      the only cause of Your agony,      Your sweat of blood, and Your death.     Destroy in me all that displeases You      and fill my heart with the fire of Your holy love      and all Your sufferings.      Clasp me tenderly, firmly, close to You      that I may never leave You alone      in Your cruel Passion.      I ask only for a place of rest in Your Heart.      My desire is to share in Your agony      and be beside You in the Garden.      May my soul be inebriated by Your love           and fed with the bread of Your sorrow.    Amen.

A Prayer to Jesusby St. Pio of Pietrelcina

     Lord, God of my heart,      You alone know and see all my troubles.      You alone are aware that all my distress      springs from my fear of losing You,      of offending You,      from my fear of not loving You      as much as I should love and desire to love You.      If You, to whom everything is present      and who alone can see the future,      know that it is for Your greater glory      and for my salvation      that I should remain in this state,      then let it be so.      I don’t want to escape from it.      Give me the strength to fight      and to obtain the prize due to strong souls.

A Prayer

by St. Pio of Pietrelcina 

             May Jesus comfort you              in all your afflictions.              May He sustain you in dangers,              watch over you always with His grace,              and indicate the safe path              that leads to eternal salvation.              And may He render you always              dearer to His Divine Heart              and always more worthy of Paradise.    Amen

A Spiritual CommunionPadre Pio celebrated Mass daily and at various times during the  day, he would pause and pray,making a spiritual communion. 

My Jesus,    I believe that you are truly present    in the Most Blessed Sacrament.    I love You above all things    and I desire to possess You within my soul.    Since I am unable at this moment    to receive You sacramentally,    come at least spiritually into my heart.    I embrace You as being already there,    and unite myself wholly to You.    Never permit me to be separated from You.   Amen

A Prayer by St. Pio of Pietrelcina

                May your heart always be                 the temple of the Holy Spirit.                May Jesus always be the helmsman                of your little spiritual ship.                 May Mary be the star                 which shines on your path                 and may she show you                 the safe way                to reach the Heavenly Father.                         Amen

Divine Praises

    Blessed be God.    Blessed be his Holy Name.    Blessed be Jesus Christ,     true God and true man.    Blessed be the name of Jesus.    Blessed be his most Sacred Heart.    Blessed be his most Precious Blood.    Blessed be Jesus in the     most Holy Sacrament of the Altar.    Blessed be the Holy Spirit,    the Paraclete.    Blessed be the great Mother of God,     Mary most holy.    Blessed be her holy and Immaculate Conception.    Blessed be her glorious Assumption.    Blessed be the name of Mary,     Virgin and Mother.    Blessed be Saint Joseph,     her most chaste spouse.    Blessed be God     in his angels and in his saints.