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<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://www.citatepedia.com/comments.php?id=370242" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Life of St. Padre Pio of Pietrelcina (in verse)</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0"><a href="http://www.citatepedia.com/comments.php?id=370242" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none">A baby boy was born<br>To peasants, one fine morn; <br>And christened Francesco, <br>A day after birth, Oh! </a></div><div style="margin:10px 0"><a href="http://www.citatepedia.com/comments.php?id=370242" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none">Much pious was the lad, <br>In world so very bad; <br>He prayed a lot in life, <br>And didn’t mind any strife! </a></div><div style="margin:10px 0"><a href="http://www.citatepedia.com/comments.php?id=370242" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none">He loved to be a priest, <br>And work for Jesus Christ; <br>And loved the cassock brown<br>Of Capuchins in town! </a></div><div style="margin:10px 0"><a href="http://www.citatepedia.com/comments.php?id=370242" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none">He talked with Christ each day, <br>And guardian angel Fay; <br>And Mother Mary too –<br>His duty well, to do! </a></div><div style="margin:10px 0"><a href="http://www.citatepedia.com/comments.php?id=370242" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none">He joined the Friary, <br>As per his wish-diary; <br>And took his priestly vows, <br>In Capuchin’s main House! </a></div><div style="margin:10px 0"><a href="http://www.citatepedia.com/comments.php?id=370242" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none">He lived a humble life, <br>Despite his sickness rife; <br>And saw Christ in his dreams: <br>All crucified, it seems! </a></div><div style="margin:10px 0"><a href="http://www.citatepedia.com/comments.php?id=370242" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none">He chose the suff’ring way; <br>And so, in illness lay; <br>He took the prayer-key, <br>Opening Eternity! </a></div><div style="margin:10px 0"><a href="http://www.citatepedia.com/comments.php?id=370242" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none">God gave him unique gifts, <br>And spiritual uplifts; <br>He wrought miracles great, <br>And kept soul like clean slate.</a></div><div style="margin:10px 0"><a href="http://www.citatepedia.com/comments.php?id=370242" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none">He was a good preacher; <br>He was a good teacher; <br>And said the Holy Mass; <br>Heard confessions, Alas! </a></div><div style="margin:10px 0"><a href="http://www.citatepedia.com/comments.php?id=370242" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none">He loved the Holy Cross; <br>Christ Jesus was his boss; <br>He prayed the Rosary<br>Fervently to Mary.</a></div><div style="margin:10px 0"><a href="http://www.citatepedia.com/comments.php?id=370242" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none">He lived to ripe old age, <br>And turned to be a sage; <br>They saw him in places<br>Afar, with love’s gazes.</a></div><div style="margin:10px 0"><a href="http://www.citatepedia.com/comments.php?id=370242" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none">He used to tell others: <br>Pray, Hope – sisters, brothers; <br>And don’t worry at all: <br>God lifts you if you fall.</a></div><div style="margin:10px 0"><a href="http://www.citatepedia.com/comments.php?id=370242" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none">‘Confess your sins’, he said; <br>‘Fill soul with grace instead; <br>Avoid Almighty’s rod, <br>And take more souls to God.’</a></div><div style="margin:10px 0"><a href="http://www.citatepedia.com/comments.php?id=370242" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none">Christ’s stigmata, he had: <br>The wounds painfully bled; <br>But just before his death, <br>They healed with his last breath! </a></div><div style="margin:10px 0"><a href="http://www.citatepedia.com/comments.php?id=370242" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none">Christ’s stigmata, He bore, <br>For fifty years or more; <br>The crucifix, he held<br>All life, as God’s love welled! </a></div><div style="margin:10px 0"><a href="http://www.citatepedia.com/comments.php?id=370242" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none">Close to his heart, the Cross –<br>Yes, Jesus was his boss! <br>His love of God was great; <br>For sins, he had a hate.</a></div><div style="margin:10px 0"><a href="http://www.citatepedia.com/comments.php?id=370242" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none">A poor friar, he was, <br>And toiled for divine cause; <br>Despite a not good health, <br>But virtues – his one wealth! </a></div><div style="margin:10px 0"><a href="http://www.citatepedia.com/comments.php?id=370242" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none">God made him ‘Blessed’ soon, <br>And canonized him – boon<br>To Capuchin’s order, <br>That spread his good odor! </a></div><div style="margin:10px 0"><a href="http://www.citatepedia.com/comments.php?id=370242" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none">Even the earth, may be, <br>Without the sun surely; <br>But Holy Mass is one<br>Sacrifice of God’s Son! </a></div><div style="margin:10px 0"><a href="http://www.citatepedia.com/comments.php?id=370242" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none">Lovingly dedicated to St. Padre Pio</a></div><div style="margin:10px 0"><a href="http://www.citatepedia.com/comments.php?id=370242" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none">Copyright by Dr John Celes 5-20-2008</a></div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><a href="http://poems.citatepedia.com/">poem</a> by <strong><a rel="author" href="http://authors.citatepedia.com/by.php?a=John+Celes">John Celes</a></strong></div>