This prayer is said every day for thirty days, entrusting to Saint Padre Pio a matter that seems hopeless in human terms. In place of the three dots, name your request.
Opening prayer
Saint Padre Pio, every day you stood at the altar and carried to God the sorrows of the people who came to you. Today I too come — with a matter that is beyond my strength: …
Take it into your prayer and place it in the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus. Help me to pray faithfully and patiently for these thirty days, even when it seems that nothing is changing. Amen.
First petition — for faith
Saint Padre Pio, all your life you listened to God and accepted His will, even when it was hard. Teach me, too, to trust God more than my own calculations, and intercede for me in the matter of …
Our Father… Hail Mary… Glory Be…
Saint Padre Pio, pray for us.
Second petition — for love
Saint Padre Pio, in the confessional and at the altar you gave yourself to people every day out of love for God. For the sake of that love, obtain for me from the Lord the grace of …, which I ask with trust.
Our Father… Hail Mary… Glory Be…
Saint Padre Pio, pray for us.
Third petition — for strength in suffering
Saint Padre Pio, you did not run from the cross, and you taught the suffering to see in it not abandonment but God's closeness. When I am in pain and afraid, support me and intercede for my intention …
Our Father… Hail Mary… Glory Be…
Saint Padre Pio, pray for us.
Fourth petition — for hope
Saint Padre Pio, you said: “Pray, hope and don't worry” — and you gave hope back to those who had already lost heart. Be with me in my anxieties … and do not let me lose trust in God's love.
Our Father… Hail Mary… Glory Be…
Saint Padre Pio, pray for us.
Fifth petition — through the wounds of Christ
Saint Padre Pio, for fifty years you bore the wounds of Christ in your body and gave your life in thanksgiving to the Lord for His love for us. You know how weak we can be. Bring my request to the Lord … and obtain for me the strength to accept His answer.
Our Father… Hail Mary… Glory Be…
Saint Padre Pio, pray for us.
Closing prayer
My God, from the depths of my heart I bow before You. I thank You for the graces You bestowed on Your faithful servant, Saint Pio of Pietrelcina. Through his intercession I ask: if it is in accordance with Your holy will, grant me the grace of …, which I need so much. And if Your plan is different, give me the peace to accept it with trust. Amen.
Our Father… (three times)
Hail Mary… (three times)
Glory Be… (three times)
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