Two
of the greatest mystics of the past century have been St. Pio of
Pietrelcina, and Luisa Piccarreta. The four books of Padre Pio's
letters astonish readers for their
spiritual wisdom and depth, as well as practical advice. The thirty-six books of Luisa
Piccarreta's revelations, and her other works, continue to be mined
by both clergy and laity alike who wish a deeper understanding of the
Divine Will of God.
Although Luisa and Padre Pio knew
about and esteemed one another, it is not certain just how or when
they became aware of each other, since there is no record that they
ever met in person, at least not by natural means. They were
contemporaries, and spent their lives in the same province of Puglia,
or Apulia, in the southeast of Italy along the Adriatic Coast. They
lived most of their lives only about 50 miles apart, with Luisa
confined to her bed in Corato, and Padre Pio to his monastery in San
Giovanni Rotondo. As word of the sanctity of each spread among the
pious Catholics of the Italian South, it seems inevitable that they
would have been told about each other from among the many visitors
that besieged them.
I have researched as thoroughly as
possible all the available facts, stories and information that I have
been able to find regarding the relationship between these two
amazing mystics, Padre Pio and Luisa Piccarreta. I would like to use
the word "saints" for both, and I join with many in praying
that this new year will see the Servant of God Luisa Piccarreta
declared Venerable by the Church, if not Beatified.
To read the surprising story about
their spiritual friendship, please click Here.
Regretting the state of the Roman Catholic Church, no one takes into account that St. Peter's barge reached the shores of the God's Kingdom on the earth. This is not a church crisis, it is a breakthrough! Below are the words of Jesus Christ to the servant of God Luisa Piccarreta (d. 1947):
ReplyDelete„The world Finds itself in the precise situation that existed when I (Jesus) was about to come upon the earth. All were in expectation of a Great Event, of a New Era; as in fact did come to pass. And so it is now. With the Great Event which must come to pass – the New Era in which the Will of God is done on earth as in Heaven – all are in expectation of this New Era, weary of the present, but without knowing what this New Thing will be – this change – as they did not know it when I came upon the earth.”
„The Theme which your Jesus asks of you is the Most Noble Theme that can exist: that is of the Eternal Will… When I speak to you of My Divine Will, which is My whole Self, there goes out from Me a Life, which is the Greatest Gift which exists. I AM eager to see if men are capable of receiving It….This Knowledge will be a Powerful Magnet which will draw creatures. It will bring them to Receive the Inheritance of My Divine Will; and it will at last bring to light the Second Generation of the Sons of Light, the Sons of the Divine Will. Be attentive, My Daughter (Luisa), because you will be the spokesman, the bell, which will call together this generation of My Predilection, so ardently desired by Me.”