Novena to St. Padre Pio

Day 4

10 min

Sign of the Cross

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

In nómine Patris, et Fílii, et Spíritus Sancti. Amen.

Novena to St. Padre Pio

Opening prayer:

St. Padre Pio, faithful servant of God and bearer of the wounds of Christ, you who spent yourself for sinners at the altar and in the confessional, draw near to me now. Obtain for me a deeper love of Jesus and confidence in His mercy. Amen.

Read the meditation and offer the intention of the day.

Day 4: The confessional

Day after day Padre Pio sat for long hours hearing confessions, reading hearts with a gaze that pierced excuses and softened the proud. He labored that no soul might leave the tribunal of mercy without true sorrow. Pilgrims came from across the world to kneel before him, and many felt the searching tenderness of Christ the Good Shepherd, who seeks the lost sheep and rejoices to carry it home upon His shoulders.

O Padre Pio, tireless minister of God's mercy in the confessional, obtain for me the gift of true contrition. Open my eyes to my sins, soften my hardened heart, and lead me to the sacrament of pardon with humility and trust, that I may rise renewed in the grace of God. Amen.

Today's intention:

For the grace of a sincere and contrite confession of my sins.

Pray one Our Father, one Hail Mary, and one Glory Be.

Our Father

Our Father, who art in heaven,

hallowed be thy name.

Thy kingdom come.

Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread,

and forgive us our trespasses,

as we forgive those who trespass against us.

And lead us not into temptation,

but deliver us from evil.

Amen.

Pater noster, qui es in cælis,

sanctificétur nomen tuum.

Advéniat regnum tuum.

Fiat volúntas tua, sicut in cælo et in terra.

Panem nostrum quotidiánum da nobis hódie,

et dimítte nobis débita nostra,

sicut et nos dimíttimus debitóribus nostris.

Et ne nos indúcas in tentatiónem,

sed líbera nos a malo.

Amen.

Hail Mary

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

Blessed art thou amongst 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 our death.

Amen.

Ave María, grátia plena, Dóminus tecum.

Benedícta tu in muliéribus,

et benedíctus fructus ventris tui, Iesus.

Sancta María, Mater Dei,

ora pro nobis peccatóribus,

nunc et in hora mortis nostræ.

Amen.

Glory Be

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be,

world without end.

Amen.

Glória Patri, et Fílio, et Spirítui Sancto.

Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper,

et in sǽcula sæculórum.

Amen.

Closing prayer:

St. Padre Pio, who taught us to pray, to hope, and not to worry, intercede for me before the throne of God. Win for me the grace I seek and, above all, the will to belong wholly to Christ. Amen.

Sign of the Cross

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

In nómine Patris, et Fílii, et Spíritus Sancti. Amen.